Original marine steam engine
- maker:
- William Symington and
- John Penn and Son
Symington's original experimental marine steam engine with two vertical cylinders (1788), designed by William Symington for Patrick Miller and tested at Miller's Dalswinton estate, later re-erected by John Penn and Sons in 1854 after having been acquired for the Museum
Details
- Category:
- Marine Engines
- Object Number:
- 1857-52/1
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), steel (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, lead (metal) and paint
- Measurements:
-
overall: 1855 mm x 2510 mm x 600 mm,
- type:
- steam engine - engine
- credit:
- Bennet Woodcroft Bequest
