Engine, Corliss / model

Description

Model of a patent Corliss engine, horizontal and non-condensing, scale 2 inches to 1 foot, made from designs by Messrs Douglas and Grant of Kirkcaldy, 1876

Museum reference

T.1876.52.2

Collection

Technology

Object name

Engine, Corliss / model

Production information

Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art, Workshop, Model makers
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe
Douglas and Grant, Designers
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1876

Materials

Metal, Wood

Associations

Eponym: Corliss
Owners of designs: Douglas and Grant
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Energise (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

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Collection Story

On display

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