Patent Model - Improvement in Governors for Steam-Engines
Maker and role
Robert Gardner, Patentee
Production date
Sep 16 1873
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Brass, metal, wood, felt
Measurements
12 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 6 1/2" (31.8 x 21.6 x 16.5cm)
Description
Gardner's invention "consists in the improvement of steam-engine governors", and he claims as new the "combination, with tube F having groove N, and movable on rod G, of the arm M, oscillating rod O, and governor drive-shaft Q..." (Patent Number 142,846)
Collection
Object number
61.47.509a-b
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