Original Maudslay oscillating marine paddle engine used on paddle ships and thames speed boats

Made:
1827 in Lambeth
patentee:
Joseph Maudslay
maker:
Maudslay, Sons and Field Limited
The original Oscillating Paddle Engine

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

The original Oscillating Paddle Engine
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Original Maudslay oscillating marine paddle engine used on paddle ships and thames speed boats, patented by Joseph Maudslay (c.1827), and constructed by Maudslay Sons and Field Limited, on metal base.

Details

Category:
Marine Engines
Object Number:
1857-76
Materials:
cast iron, brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal) and copper (alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 880 mm x 1000 mm x 510 mm,
type:
engine -power producing equipment
credit:
Joseph Maudslay