Model, Horizontal Steam Steering Engine, late 19th century
date: label: date made
content: late 19th century
notes: label: Description
content: This brass model represents an engine invented in the late 19th century by Herbert Wadsworth of Avon, New York. Powered by steam, the engine steered ships by controlling the rudder. The engine included a rotary valve on the top and the center of the cylinder. The model was given to the Smithsonian in 1932.
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content: Work and Industry: Maritime
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content: Transportation
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content: Ship Models
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth, Avon, New York
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.310474
label: catalog number
content: 310474
label: accession number
content: 119413
objectType: label: Object Name
content: engine, steering, horizontal
label: Object Name
content: engine, steering, horizontal, model
label: Other Terms
content: engine, steering, horizontal; Maritime; Steam
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)