Model of the PS 'Charlotte Dundas'
- Made:
- 1903 in South Kensington
- designer:
- William Symington
- specifier:
- Dundas of
- maker:
- Science Museum, Workshops
Whole model, scale 1:24, of the early paddlewheel steamboat the P.S. 'Charlotte Dundas' (1801), by the Science Museum Workshops, South Kensington, London, England, 1903. The model was based on a model lent to the Science Museum by W. H. Rankine. The actual P.S. 'Charlotte Dundas' (1801) was designed by William Symington and used on the River Forth and Clyde Canal.
Whole model (made in the Museum in 1903) of the 'Charlotte Dundas, c.1801. Scale 1:24 It would appear that at least two versions of the 'Charlotte Dundas were built in 1801/1802. This model, as most subsequent models, may incorporate aspects of more than one of the originals.
Details
- Category:
- Marine Engines
- Object Number:
- 1903-93
- Materials:
- tin (metal), wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy), metal (unknown), cotton (fibre) and paint
- Measurements:
-
overall: 630 mm x 730 mm x 225 mm, 8.705kg
- type:
- model - representation and boat