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Auction archive: Lot number 82

A finely detailed electric powered ½in:1ft scale display mod...

Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,567 - US$2,351
Price realised:
£1,440
ca. US$2,821
Auction archive: Lot number 82

A finely detailed electric powered ½in:1ft scale display mod...

Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,567 - US$2,351
Price realised:
£1,440
ca. US$2,821
Beschreibung:

A finely detailed electric powered ½in.:1ft scale display model of a house built Cornish pumping engine originally built by Harvey's of Hayle 1863
A finely detailed electric powered ½in.:1ft scale display model of a house built Cornish pumping engine originally built by Harvey's of Hayle 1863, modelled by J. R. Baker, with wood lagged brass-bound cylinder, cylinder head lubricator, rod driven gab and lever operated plug valves with seperate steam ways, the inlet pipe ending with a flange, the beam with wall mounted trunnions, simple parallel motion, metal braced wooden pump rod and rod driven condensate and bucket force pump. The engine is mounted within a cutaway simulated stone house with three floors with stairs and bannisters, external hand rails, windows and half roof with 240V supply to motor mounted within the wooden base, the whole finished in various colours -- 78.7 x 66cm. (31 x 26in.)

Auction archive: Lot number 82
Auction:
Datum:
25 Jan 2007
Auction house:
Christie's
25 January 2007, London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

A finely detailed electric powered ½in.:1ft scale display model of a house built Cornish pumping engine originally built by Harvey's of Hayle 1863
A finely detailed electric powered ½in.:1ft scale display model of a house built Cornish pumping engine originally built by Harvey's of Hayle 1863, modelled by J. R. Baker, with wood lagged brass-bound cylinder, cylinder head lubricator, rod driven gab and lever operated plug valves with seperate steam ways, the inlet pipe ending with a flange, the beam with wall mounted trunnions, simple parallel motion, metal braced wooden pump rod and rod driven condensate and bucket force pump. The engine is mounted within a cutaway simulated stone house with three floors with stairs and bannisters, external hand rails, windows and half roof with 240V supply to motor mounted within the wooden base, the whole finished in various colours -- 78.7 x 66cm. (31 x 26in.)

Auction archive: Lot number 82
Auction:
Datum:
25 Jan 2007
Auction house:
Christie's
25 January 2007, London, South Kensington
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