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Late Nineteenth Century Stationary Steam Engine Model
Jason Clarke Antiques
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Late Nineteenth Century Stationary Steam Engine Model

19th century
Description

For sale, a late Nineteenth Century Stationary Steam Engine Model.

This fabulous scratch built example is presented on its original painted wooden base with cup handles to either end and built upon a heavy steel plate.

The engine is comprised of a single cylinder driving a ten inch cast iron flywheel with a Watt regulator. The flywheel in turn drives a water feed pump with an adjustable eccentric which assits in regulating and pumping water through a feed water heater situated at the back of the engine. This heater would be filled with water and heated by the exhausted steam from the back of the main cylinder running through pipes in the centre of the tank. The heated water would then be pumped back to the boiler thus providing a source of heated water to top it up and reducing the requirement for cold water to be added to the system. This latter function would of course lead to greater efficiency for the engine overall and is seldom seen on most extant model examples.

The engine has not been aesthetically restored in terms of its paintwork, although the components have been stripped, cleaned throughout and provided with replacement gaskets. It has also been checked and run on compressed air.

An early and interesting example circa 1880

Physical Dimensions
Height
29cm (11.42")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Depth
38cm (14.96")
Declaration

Jason Clarke Antiques has dated this Antique Steam Engine Model to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA775762
Description
For sale, a late Nineteenth Century Stationary Steam Engine Model.
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This fabulous scratch built example is presented on its original painted wooden base with cup handles to either end and built upon a heavy steel plate.
Jason Clarke Antiques
fig 1. Late nineteenth-century stationary steam engine scale model with a large flywheel, brass valves, and copper piping mounted on a painted rectangular plinth.
fig 1. Late Nineteenth Century Stationary Steam Engine Model

The engine is comprised of a single cylinder driving a ten inch cast iron flywheel with a Watt regulator. The flywheel in turn drives a water feed pump with an adjustable eccentric which assits in regulating and pumping water through a feed water heater situated at the back of the engine. This heater would be filled with water and heated by the exhausted steam from the back of the main cylinder running through pipes in the centre of the tank. The heated water would then be pumped back to the boiler thus providing a source of heated water to top it up and reducing the requirement for cold water to be added to the system. This latter function would of course lead to greater efficiency for the engine overall and is seldom seen on most extant model examples.

fig 2. Late nineteenth-century stationary steam engine scale model with a large flywheel, brass valves, and copper piping mounted on a painted rectangular plinth.
fig 2. Late Nineteenth Century Stationary Steam Engine Model

The engine has not been aesthetically restored in terms of its paintwork, although the components have been stripped, cleaned throughout and provided with replacement gaskets. It has also been checked and run on compressed air.

An early and interesting example circa 1880

Height
29cm (11.42")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Depth
38cm (14.96")
Date of Manufacture

Jason Clarke Antiques has dated this Antique Steam Engine Model to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA775762
Jason Clarke Antiques
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Late nineteenth-century stationary steam engine scale model with a large flywheel, brass valves, and copper piping mounted on a painted rectangular plinth.
Late Nineteenth Century Stationary Steam Engine Model
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A late nineteenth-century stationary steam engine model is a scale representation of industrial steam engines used during the Victorian era. These models were constructed for technical demonstration, educational instruction, sales representations, or by skilled apprentice engineers showcasing their craft.

These models were predominantly manufactured using cast iron for the frame and flywheel, turned brass for cylinders, valves, and oil cups, and copper tubing for steam lines. Bases were typically constructed from painted cast metal, slate, or hardwood timber.

Authentic models display hand-fitted components, period-correct thread sizes, natural surface oxidisation on metal fittings, and signs of age on painted finishes. Machining marks from vintage lathes and hand-filing on non-functional surfaces also indicate genuine nineteenth-century origin.

An engineering model functions as a focal sculpture on an office desk, library bookshelf, or mantelpiece. It pairs well with industrial loft aesthetics, dark wood furniture, and scientific brass instruments.

Dust metal and wooden surfaces regularly with a soft, dry microfibre cloth. Avoid abrasive liquid polishes that remove natural patina; instead, apply a light coat of microcrystalline wax or mineral oil to bare iron and steel parts to prevent corrosion.
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