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Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies 4 NHP portable steam engine, Serial No 18053
Object type
Portable engines
Object number
1986.0037.0119.001
Description
A Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies 4 NHP, portable steam engine, Serial No 18053. The cylindrical steam engine boiler and large flywheel high up on the left side are painted green. The front panel, including the short exhaust stack and the arch shaped firebox at the rear, is painted black. It has an undercarriage of four red painted spoked metal wheels, and the front two are smaller than those at the rear. A two-rung ladder is fixed to right side. The fire box has two red painted rectangle metal plates with serial number and agent information embossed on them. There is an oval red and gold painted metal panel with the serial number on it on the side of the top of the boiler. There are brass and grey metal fittings on the top and side of the engine many of which have numbers and manufacturer names on. The door of the firebox has manufacturer information embossed on it.
Collection name
Department of Home Affairs collection
Manufacturer
Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Agricultural Engineers
Restorer
Canberra Society of Model and Experimental Engineers Inc
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Place of restoration
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date made
1900 - 1920
Approximate
Date of restoration
1981
User
Mr McGregor
Associated organisation
Horse Era Museum
This engine was once part of the Horse Era Museum collection at Watson in Canberra
Place used
Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Place used
Watson, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Materials
Cast iron, Steel, Brass, Paint - non specific
Dimensions
Length: 3295mm
Width: 1840mm
Height: 2310mm
Weight: 3000kg