Toy Beam Engine
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This toy beam engine was made by an unknown manufacturer during the early 20th century. The toy is driven by a spring in its tin base. The engine consists of a vertical valve and walking beam shafted to a flywheel.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
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content: Family & Social Life
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content: Engineering, Building, and Architecture
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content: Engineering Steam Toys and Models
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Maass, Eleanor A.. Greville Bathe's "Theatre of Machines": The Evolution of a Scholar and His Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of the Estate of Greville I. Bathe
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MC.329042
label: catalog number
content: 329042
label: accession number
content: 278175
objectType: label: Object Name
content: toy, steam engine
label: Object Name
content: steam engine, beam type, toy
label: Object Name
content: toy, steam engine and boiler
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: white metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: tin (base material)
label: Measurements
content: overall - from catalog card: 6 in; 15.24 cm
label: Measurements
content: flywheel - from catalog card: 3 1/2 in; x 8.89 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/4 in x 3 3/4 in x 5 7/8 in; 15.875 cm x 9.525 cm x 14.9225 cm