Model of a ca 1856 Wilcox Steam Boiler
date: label: date made
content: 1856
notes: label: Description
content: In 1856 Stephen Wilcox introduced the first boiler with inclined tubes connecting water spaces at the front and rear with steam and water space above. Such a design was a forerunner of Babcock & Wilcox boilers that continued to serve well into the 20th century.
place: label: place made
content: United States: Ohio, Akron
topic: label: Subject
content: Model
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
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content: Engineering, Building, and Architecture
label: Exhibition
content: Power Machinery
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Babcock & Wilcox
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MC.323492
label: catalog number
content: 323492
label: accession number
content: 251001
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Boiler, Steam
label: Object Name
content: boiler, steam, model
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 13 in x 12 in x 22 in; 33.02 cm x 30.48 cm x 55.88 cm