A working scale model of a Hedley & Boyd compound steam engine.
Lot 406W
A working scale model of a Hedley & Boyd compound steam engine.
Sold for £4,000 (US$ 6,647) inc. premium
Auction Details
Lot Details
A working scale model of a Hedley & Boyd compound steam engine.
A copy of the original engine of 185hp fitted to the tug Regalia. Built by Mr Cuckow of Dartford c.1900 to a scale of 2ins to 1ft. Under an acrylic case. 18x18x20ins. (46x46x51cm)

Footnotes

  • The tug Regalia was built by R.Stevenson & Co. of Newcastle and launched in 1898 for Francis Deveraux Lambert, London. She was acquired by William Cory in 1911 and used as an inspection launch for the Company Directors. She was broken up in 1930.
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