Model - Babcock W.I.F. Type Boiler - Museum of Transport and Technology, New Zealand

Object detail

Accession number

2005.96

Maker

Visual Planning Systems Limited

Description

This is a model of a Babcock W.I.F. (Wrought Iron Frame) type boiler. Scale: 1½" = 12". The boiler is suspended from the green beams and columns. All the brick work around the firebox is just to keep the heat confined to the boiler. The brickwork plays no part in the structural integrity of the boiler. The model of the boiler would have been presented to the company who purchased the actual boiler from Babcock and Wilcox (NZ) Limited, Fort Street, Auckland.

Marks

MODEL BY / VISUAL PLANNING SYSTEMS LTD. / NEW BROADWAY / GREENFORD, MIDDX. Maker's Plate
MODEL OF / BABCOCK W.I.F. TYPE BOILER / WITH STYLE 6 TRAVELLING GRATE STOKER / NORMAL EVAPORATION: 14,000 LB./HR. / PRESSURE: 250LB./SQ.IN. / TEMPERATURE: 506°F / SCALE: 1½" = 12" / PRESENTED BY / BABCOCK & WILCOX (N.Z.) LTD. / FORT ST. AUCKLAND. Inscribed

Media/Materials

Organic/Vegetal/Wood
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Processed Material/Glass

Credit Line

Visual Planning Systems Limited. Model - Babcock W.I.F. Type Boiler, 2005.96. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Production place

Greenford Middlesex England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Industrial Heritage Technology

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Model - Babcock W.I.F. Type Boiler