Model of the lighthouse on the Maplin Sands

Made:
1838-1887 in United Kingdom
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Whole model, scale 1:24
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Whole model, scale 1:24
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Whole model, scale 1:24
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Whole model, scale 1:24, of the Maplin Sands lighthouse (1838-9) patented by Alexander Mitchell, on cut-away diorama showing the screw-pile system in the sand bed under the sea on a wood base, unsigned, England, 1838-1887

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Category:
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Object Number:
1899-41
Materials:
wood (unidentified), glass, cotton (fibre), metal (unknown), paint, plaster and complete
Measurements:
overall: 985 mm x 562 mm x 562 mm,
type:
model - representation and lighthouse
credit:
Wells, E.