Victoria Tether Boat Engine, UK, Early 1900's
The following is an excerpt from a letter written by Jim Hampton to the John Goodall for MEW magazine, October 9, 1995.
“The mounting lugs and the tiny bevel gear tell us the engine is of the type that was developed by members of the Victoria Model Steamer Club. The Victoria Club was probably the foremost club in the world at that time and it was there the IC engine first challenged and beat the then dominant steamers. The engines were mounted horizontally in the hull with the crankshaft vertical, starting being accomplished with a suitable key. The flywheel pointed downward in the hull where the tiny bevel gear meshed with a similar gear on the long propeller shaft which ran under the engine.”
Courtesy of Paul and Paula Knapp
Miniature Engineering Museum
Victoria Tether Boat Engine, UK, Early 1900's
The following is an excerpt from a letter written by Jim Hampton to the John Goodall for MEW magazine, October 9, 1995.
“The mounting lugs and the tiny bevel gear tell us the engine is of the type that was developed by members of the Victoria Model Steamer Club. The Victoria Club was probably the foremost club in the world at that time and it was there the IC engine first challenged and beat the then dominant steamers. The engines were mounted horizontally in the hull with the crankshaft vertical, starting being accomplished with a suitable key. The flywheel pointed downward in the hull where the tiny bevel gear meshed with a similar gear on the long propeller shaft which ran under the engine.”
Courtesy of Paul and Paula Knapp
Miniature Engineering Museum