Object Details
- Description
- In 1856 Stephen Wilcox introduced the first boiler with inclined tubes connecting water spaces at the front and rear with steam and water space above. Such a design was a forerunner of Babcock & Wilcox boilers that continued to serve well into the 20th century.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Babcock & Wilcox
- 1856
- ID Number
- MC.323492
- catalog number
- 323492
- accession number
- 251001
- Object Name
- Boiler, Steam
- boiler, steam, model
- Measurements
- overall: 13 in x 12 in x 22 in; 33.02 cm x 30.48 cm x 55.88 cm
- place made
- United States: Ohio, Akron
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
- Engineering, Building, and Architecture
- Exhibition
- Power Machinery
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Model
- Record ID
- nmah_846111
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-8be9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
