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Lot 46

A MODEL OF A CENTRE-PILLAR BEAM ENGINE,
CIRCA 1845,

22 September 2015, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £6,250 inc. premium

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A MODEL OF A CENTRE-PILLAR BEAM ENGINE, CIRCA 1845,

The brass banded, mahogany-lagged single cylinder is 2.5" x 4.625" stroke and is fitted with a screw capped lubricator with valve, draincocks, an outward looking three part valve chest with valve driven by an adjustable lever and lift-off eccentric with cast brass stays and Gothic centre.

The beam is fitted with overtype parallel motion and gib and cottered barrelled cruciform connecting rod. It is supported on decorative gudgeon bearings and entablature mounted on a fluted column with decorative top and bottom and square pediment.

The crankshaft runs between four decorative plummer blocks and is fitted with an eccentric-driven feed pump, decorative flywheel with polished rim and brass hub covers.

The base is a series of complex castings with hollow panels and the outside bearing pedestals have mahogany infill panels.

Finished in green and cream with polished brightwork. 31 ins (78cm) high x 28 ins (71cm) wide

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