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An early 19th Century development model spirit fired Paddle Steamer engine
mounted in a wooden hull with planked sides, wood decking, foremast and metal paddle boxes. Engine details include domed top copper pot boiler with weight and lever safety valve and steam line to single cylinder horizontal small bore brass cylinder with centrally mounted valve chest, with eccentric driven feed plug valve, the piston rod with two crossheads joined by papallel rods, furthest from the cylinder with bar type guides and the conecting rod little end being a ball and socket joint with marine type big end, the crankshaft mounted behind the crosshead guides. Other details include two simple ferrous metal paddle wheels and burner (some old damage) -- 5 x 39in. (14.5 x 100.5cm.)
mounted in a wooden hull with planked sides, wood decking, foremast and metal paddle boxes. Engine details include domed top copper pot boiler with weight and lever safety valve and steam line to single cylinder horizontal small bore brass cylinder with centrally mounted valve chest, with eccentric driven feed plug valve, the piston rod with two crossheads joined by papallel rods, furthest from the cylinder with bar type guides and the conecting rod little end being a ball and socket joint with marine type big end, the crankshaft mounted behind the crosshead guides. Other details include two simple ferrous metal paddle wheels and burner (some old damage) -- 5 x 39in. (14.5 x 100.5cm.)