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A Scratch Built Steam Powered Horizontal Beam Engine
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for sale €1,463     $1,588
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A Scratch Built Steam Powered Horizontal Beam Engine

1900 - 1920
Description

A vintage circa 1920 model Stuart beam engine. The model is of a good size and has the original green and red paint . It is driven by a single cylinder and a large size fly wheel . Brass mounted fittings and standing on a wooden base. Very good condition. Signed on base

27.5 cm height

34 cm width

17cm depth

£1250

Contact 07970119030

Physical Dimensions
Height
27.5cm (10.83")
Width
34cm (13.39")
Depth
17cm (6.69")
Declaration

Devonshire Antiques has dated this Model Beam Steam Engine to the 1920s.

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SA793847
Description
A vintage circa 1920 model Stuart beam engine. The model is of a good size and has the original green and red paint . It is driven by a single cylinder and a large size fly wheel . Brass mounted fittings and standing on a wooden base. Very good condition. Signed on base

27.5 cm height

34 cm width

17cm depth

£1250

Contact 07970119030

Height
27.5cm (10.83")
Width
34cm (13.39")
Depth
17cm (6.69")
Date of Manufacture

Devonshire Antiques has dated this Model Beam Steam Engine to the 1920s.

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A scratch-built model horizontal beam steam engine featuring a green painted body, red spoked flywheel, brass linkages, and steel mounting base.
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Archive I A scratch-built model horizontal beam steam engine featuring a green painted body, red spoked flywheel, brass linkages, and steel mounting base.

A Scratch Built Steam Powered Horizontal Beam Engine

Archive II A scratch-built model horizontal beam steam engine featuring a green painted body, red spoked flywheel, brass linkages, and steel mounting base. View II
Archive III A scratch-built model horizontal beam steam engine featuring a green painted body, red spoked flywheel, brass linkages, and steel mounting base. View III
Archive IV A scratch-built model horizontal beam steam engine featuring a green painted body, red spoked flywheel, brass linkages, and steel mounting base. View IV
Archive V A scratch-built model horizontal beam steam engine featuring a green painted body, red spoked flywheel, brass linkages, and steel mounting base. View V
Archive VI A scratch-built model horizontal beam steam engine featuring a green painted body, red spoked flywheel, brass linkages, and steel mounting base. View VI
Archive VII A scratch-built model horizontal beam steam engine featuring a green painted body, red spoked flywheel, brass linkages, and steel mounting base. View VII
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Devonshire Antiques
Telephone 07970 119030 or 01822 612475
Location
19 Market St
Tavistock
Devon
United Kingdom

By appointment only.
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A scratch-built model horizontal beam steam engine featuring a green painted body, red spoked flywheel, brass linkages, and steel mounting base.
A scratch built steam powered horizontal beam engine
Ref: SA793847
A scratch-built model horizontal beam steam engine featuring a green painted body, red spoked flywheel, brass linkages, and steel mounting base.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectModel Engines
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleVictorian Industrial
  • MaterialCast Iron, Brass, Steel
  • ColourGreen & Red
  • MotifsSpoked flywheel, Pivoting beam, Brass cylinder, Painted cast base
  • SizeH 27.5 cm (11 in) x W 34 cm (13 in) x D 17 cm (7 in)

This 1920 vintage model Stuart beam engine is styled in the Victorian Industrial manner and constructed from cast iron, brass, and steel. The piece exhibits an original green painted finish on the heavy base and cylinder, a contrasting red spoked flywheel, a pivoting overhead beam, brass linkages, and a steel mounting base. General surface wear appears across the painted iron surfaces. The dimensions are 27.5 cm high, 34 cm wide, and 17 cm deep. Suitable for display in an industrial loft or study, the engine fits neatly on a bookshelf or desk as a decorative mechanical conversation piece. The weighted metal construction allows stable placement on flat surfaces indoors without requiring permanent installation.

FAQs

A horizontal beam steam engine model is a scaled-down representation of early industrial steam engines, designed to replicate the mechanical motion of full-sized stationary engines used during the Industrial Revolution.

These engineering models are traditionally crafted using cast iron, brass, steel, and copper, often mounted on wooden bases with hand-machined linkages and painted finishes.

Authentic examples feature precision hand-machined or cast components, genuine wear on moving joints, period-correct fasteners such as square or slotted head screws, and functional mechanical linkages.

A model steam engine functions as an industrial statement piece when displayed on a dark wood bookshelf, mantelpiece, or executive desk within a study or library setting.

Dust regularly with a soft brush, apply a light coat of microcrystalline wax to painted and iron surfaces to prevent oxidisation, and use specialised oil on mechanical pivots to preserve movement.
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