POWERHOUSE COLLECTION

Model mobile steam crane

Object No. B661

Model, travelling jib crane with steam engine and boiler, metal / wood, maker unknown, [England or Australia], c 1900.

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Summary

Physical Description

Model, travelling jib crane with steam engine and boiler, metal / wood, maker unknown, [England or Australia], c 1900. The model features a timber-lagged vertical boiler with water gauge and water cock, a twin cylinder steam engine driving a winch, and a timber jib with rope and metal hook. The boiler, engine and jib are mounted on a platform which can rotate. Beneath this, another platform supports the structure on four flanged railway wheels. Thus the crane can travel, swivel and hoist a load.The model is finished in black, green and polished brightwork.

DIMENSIONS

Height

570 mm

Width

150 mm

Depth

510 mm

PRODUCTION

Notes

The travelling jib crane model was made in c. 1900.

SOURCE

Credit Line

Purchased 1940

Acquisition Date

10 December 1940

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