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A BOILER-MAKERS MODEL OF A LOCOMOTIVE BOILER, with 209 fire-tubes, shown prior to riveting,
made circa 1865,

22 September 2015, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £1,000 inc. premium

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A BOILER-MAKERS MODEL OF A LOCOMOTIVE BOILER, with 209 fire-tubes, shown prior to riveting, made circa 1865,

The shell is double plated with lapping plates on all joints and they are held together by boilermaker's taper cottered pins. The firebox is gold plated to signify copper construction and the foundation ring is of the "S" type. There is no fire-hole ring.

Finally a Hawthorn Lesley-type dome is pierced for twin-lever-type safety valves, and the whole outside is japanned and wax polished. 6 1/2 ins (16cm) high x 12 ins (31cm) long

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