Walking-Beam Steam Engine Model (with Boiler)
Richard Perkins Chatter, Cornwall, England
about 1850
Overall: 14 15/16 × 9 13/16 in. (38 × 25 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2002.1.35293
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Scientific Instrument
Research Area
Scientific Instrument
Scientific Instrument: Mechanics
Not on view
Provenance
Source unknown; catalogued into the Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, 2002.
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