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Steam Hammer

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Title Working model
Dates c1870s
Full Description Model of the hammer made at Bridgewater Foundry, James Nasmyth's Works in Patricroft, Manchester.
First conceived as a means of making the paddle-shafts of the 'Great Eastern' vessel in 1839. The model incorporates the self-acting mechanism patented on 26 June 1847.

Scale: 1/8 of original size.
Archive Reference NAS/5
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