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Lot 575

A tinplate model steam tug
44x8x20cm(112x20x51cm)

21 July 2007, 10:00 BST
Henley on Thames

£400 - £600

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A tinplate model steam tug

hull of soldered tinplate, painted black to the waterline and red below, with a three blade propeller and tiller steering, controlled by a screw rack. Tinplate decks and superstructure, with lifts off to access the boiler and engine. Locomotive type boiler with twin funnels and steam exhausts, level glass, and pressure gauge to 120psi. Spirit burner with cutoff valve. Single cylinder steam engine by Stuart, with slide valve, condenser and gear driven lift pump. On a stand. 44x8x20cm(112x20x51cm)

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