A live steam spirit fired model of the steam tug 'Flying Eagle', built by J. Arlet with anchors and winch, superstructure with glazed wheelhouse with helm, binnacle and telegraph, mast and rigging, hatch, ventilators, stayed funnel with safety valve extension pipe and hooter, engine room lights, tow hook and horses, tow rope, capstan, bollards, grating and two clinker built ship's boats, one with bottom boards, thwarts and oars, the other canvas covered, both in davits and other details. The hull, framed and diagonally planked with simulated planking is fitted with a horizontal water tube copper boiler with safety valve and filler plug and main steam line with displacement lubricator and main stop to twin vertical cylinder six pillar side rod engine with counterbalanced crankshaft, disc flywheel and shaft coupling to single shaft and four blade propeller spirit tank and burner. Finished in red, black, white and orange -- 16 x 31in. (40.7 x 78.7cm.). Stand and carrying box

Details
A live steam spirit fired model of the steam tug 'Flying Eagle', built by J. Arlet with anchors and winch, superstructure with glazed wheelhouse with helm, binnacle and telegraph, mast and rigging, hatch, ventilators, stayed funnel with safety valve extension pipe and hooter, engine room lights, tow hook and horses, tow rope, capstan, bollards, grating and two clinker built ship's boats, one with bottom boards, thwarts and oars, the other canvas covered, both in davits and other details. The hull, framed and diagonally planked with simulated planking is fitted with a horizontal water tube copper boiler with safety valve and filler plug and main steam line with displacement lubricator and main stop to twin vertical cylinder six pillar side rod engine with counterbalanced crankshaft, disc flywheel and shaft coupling to single shaft and four blade propeller spirit tank and burner. Finished in red, black, white and orange -- 16 x 31in. (40.7 x 78.7cm.). Stand and carrying box

More from Maritime

View All
View All