boiler for model steam engine
Datecirca 1850
Inventory NumberDW0894b
ClassificationSteam Engine Model
Subject
Maker
French
?
Cultural Region
Dimensions26 × 53.1 × 21.7 cm (10 1/4 × 20 7/8 × 8 9/16 in.)
Material
Accessoriesmodel steam engine (DW0894a)
DescriptionGas fired boiler with a semi-circular tank (4.75" x 4.75" x 17.5"). Long wooden strips of insulation run the length of the tank, secured by three brass bones. The tank is mounted on a rectangular wood base with four round feet, to match the model engine. There is a brass valve at one end of the tank and a brass valve with piping on the top at that end of the tank.
Signedunsigned
Curatorial RemarksAlthough the maker of this model and boiler is not known, the objects were acquired in France and may be of French origin.
FunctionGas fired boiler is to operate a model steam engine for demonstration purposes.
ProvenanceDavid Wheatland purchased from Alain Brieux, Paris, July 13, 1962 (lot 7/13).
Crosby Steam Gage & Valve Company
Date: c. 1880s - 1930s
Accessories: one tablet indicator diagram cards titled: INDICATOR DIAGRAM / TAKEN WITH THE CROSBY STEAM ENGINE INDICATOR. 1 x 7.6 x 17.s cm
Object number: 2013-1-0005
Crosby Steam Gage & Valve Company
Date: circa 1897
Accessories: small corked glass bottle containing "watch oil"; screwdriver; elbow; mahogany handled stopcock
Object number: 1996-1-0251
August Klein
Date: circa 1875
Accessories: booklet (dance card) with pencil catch attached to base
Object number: DW0480
William N. Weeden
Date: circa 1885
Object number: 1998-1-0055
Charles-Louis Chevalier
Date: circa 1820
Accessories: (b) glass cup (stored separately on same shelf); (c) long, Y-shaped brass tube (tied to pump)
Object number: DW0822a-c
Crosby Steam Gage & Valve Company
Date: circa 1896
Object number: 1996-1-0256
James W. Queen & Company
Date: circa 1890
Object number: 2007-1-0060