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Nasmyth's Steam Hammer, 1845-1855
SCM - Hand and Machine Tools
steam hammer
Nasmyth, James
Patricroft, Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
1845-1855

Nasmyth steam hammer, c. 1850 (Installed at Royal Mint)   [More Info]


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Globuscope Panoramic Camera
NMeM - Photographic Technology
panoramic camera
Globus Limited
New York
1982

Globuscope 1000 360 degree panoramic camera for 35mm film by Globus Ltd., 44 West 24th Street, New York, 1982. Serial No 4091, Patent No 4,241,985. Motorised.   [More Info]


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LNER steam locomotive 'Mallard' 4-6-2 A4 Pacific class, No 4468, 1938
NRM - Locomotives and Rolling Stock
steam locomotive
Gresley, Sir Nigel; London & North Eastern Railway
Doncaster railway works, Doncaster, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1938

Steam locomotive and tender, No 4468 ‘Mallard’, Class A4 Pacific, 4-6-2, designed by Nigel Gresley for LNER, built at Doncaster in 1938; length over buffers: 71' 3/8"; width: 9'; weight: 102 tons; 19 cwt; (total weight 165 tonnes 7 cwt); area 50.3m square. Driving wheel diameter 6 feet, 8 inches.   [More Info]