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An unusual finely engineered 7¼in. gauge display model of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway 0-2-2 locomotive and tender "Rocket",
built by A.E. Kirk from plans by the Science Museum, with brass bound oak lagged riveted steel boiler with copper fire tubes where fitted, the firebox cut away to reveal stays and fire grate and with fittings including regulator, spring and weight and lever safety valves and pressure gauge mounted on the chimney. Chassis details include twin inclined cylinders with centrally mounted valve chests, gab valve gear, correct crossheads and guides, barrelled connecting rods with gibbed and cottered big and little ends, wooden driving wheels with separate spokes and fellies, bolted on tyres and metal hubs and working leaf springs. Other details include square headed nuts and bolts, copper pipework with flanged joints and fine rivet detail. Tender details include bolted oak frame, working leaf springs, oak water barrel with filler cap and water valve, the whole finished in polished brightwork and varnish -- 22½ x 33in. (57 x 85cm.) Show track with fish-bellied rail
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built by A.E. Kirk from plans by the Science Museum, with brass bound oak lagged riveted steel boiler with copper fire tubes where fitted, the firebox cut away to reveal stays and fire grate and with fittings including regulator, spring and weight and lever safety valves and pressure gauge mounted on the chimney. Chassis details include twin inclined cylinders with centrally mounted valve chests, gab valve gear, correct crossheads and guides, barrelled connecting rods with gibbed and cottered big and little ends, wooden driving wheels with separate spokes and fellies, bolted on tyres and metal hubs and working leaf springs. Other details include square headed nuts and bolts, copper pipework with flanged joints and fine rivet detail. Tender details include bolted oak frame, working leaf springs, oak water barrel with filler cap and water valve, the whole finished in polished brightwork and varnish -- 22½ x 33in. (57 x 85cm.) Show track with fish-bellied rail
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