

Lot 576
A steam model torpedo boat destroyer 55x6.5x10in(140x17x25cm)
21 July 2007, 10:00 BST
Henley on ThamesSold for £624 inc. premium
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hull of hollowed bread and butter timber construction, painted grey, with three blade brass propeller and tiller steering controlled by a screw rack (rudder missing). Varnished timber decks and superstructure, with moulded metal whaleback foredeck, all removable to access boiler and engine. Gas fired copper boiler with steam dome and safety valve, level glass and pressure gauge to 120psi. Single cylinder steam engine by Stuart with slide valve and direct exhaust to the stern. 55x6.5x10in(140x17x25cm)