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'No dead centre' Steam Engine, 1887

Made:
1887-1893 in England
maker:
T & C J Coates
model of a two-cylinder Vertical Engine with triangular

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model of a two-cylinder Vertical Engine with triangular
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model of a two-cylinder Vertical Engine with triangular connecting rod. This type of 'no dead centre' engine was built by John Musgrave & Sons of Bolton, based upon a patent of 1887, scale 1:?

Details

Category:
Motive Power
Object Number:
1893-176
Materials:
steel, brass, copper, wood, paint and complete
type:
models and steam engines
credit:
purchased from John Musgrave & Sons Limited, Bolton

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