Krauss, Mohr & Company Toy Steam Engine
date: label: date made
content: early 20th century
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This Krauss, Mohr & Company toy steam engine was made in Germany during the early 20th century. The model consists of a boiler (non-functional, real boiler is dome on top), steam whistle, and two 5-inch flywheels.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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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.328989
label: catalog number
content: 328989
label: accession number
content: 278175
objectType: label: Object Name
content: toy, steam engine and boiler
label: Object Name
content: steam engine and boiler, toy
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron, wood, brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: boiler-from catalog card: 11 1/2 in x 5 in; x 29.21 cm x 12.7 cm
label: Measurements
content: flywheels-from catalog card: 5 in; x 12.7 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17 1/4 in x 6 1/2 in x 12 7/8 in; 43.815 cm x 16.51 cm x 32.7025 cm