Smeaton's Apparatus for Determining the Efficiency of Water Wheels

Made:
1988 (model); 1752 (original) in England
maker:
John Smeaton
Facsimile model, scale 1:1

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Facsimile model, scale 1:1
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Facsimile model, scale 1:1, of John Smeaton's Water Wheel apparatus for "An Experimental Enquiry concerning the Natural Powers of Water and Wind to turn Mills..." (Phil Trans. Vol L1, 1759), after the original made in 1752. Model by John Horniblow, England, 1988.

Details

Category:
Motive Power
Object Number:
1988-597
Materials:
mahogany, brass, string, wood and complete
Measurements:
overall: 1810 x 1265 x 900 mm
weight: 84kg
weight: 185.18927lbs
type:
waterwheels, experimental models and models
credit:
Horniblow, J.