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A well engineered brass and stainless steel model of a three oscillating cylinder launch engine originally designed and built by Houghton and Day circa 1870,
modelled by Staines Bros London with cylinders 7/16in. bore x 1 5/16in. stroke mounted at 120 degrees to one another on a hexagonal pierced frame, studded stuffing boxes, the piston rods with a common crosshead, the crankshaft running in three main bearings, the outboard mounted on tapered columns with gear driven Watt-type governor with floor mounted linkage and butterfly valve, centrally mounted inlet manifold with equal length distribution pipes and other details, finished in polished brightwork, mounted on a brass plate on three turned feet -- 7 x 6½in. (17.7 x 16.5cm.)
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modelled by Staines Bros London with cylinders 7/16in. bore x 1 5/16in. stroke mounted at 120 degrees to one another on a hexagonal pierced frame, studded stuffing boxes, the piston rods with a common crosshead, the crankshaft running in three main bearings, the outboard mounted on tapered columns with gear driven Watt-type governor with floor mounted linkage and butterfly valve, centrally mounted inlet manifold with equal length distribution pipes and other details, finished in polished brightwork, mounted on a brass plate on three turned feet -- 7 x 6½in. (17.7 x 16.5cm.)
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