Accession No

2768

Brief Description

Henrici’s hot air motor, by Glaalenkamp, English, c. 1925

Origin

England; London; Finsbury Square; 19 and 21 Sun Street E.C.

Maker

A. Gallenkamp and Company Ltd.

Class

miscellaneous; mechanics

Earliest Date

1925

Latest Date

1925

Inscription Date

Material

metal (iron, steel, brass)

Dimensions

height 784mm; depth 310mm; breadth 295mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from Department of Botany, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, 09/1981.

Inscription

‘A. GALLENKAMP & CO. LTD
19 & 21 SUN STREET, FINSBURY SQUARE, LONDON E.C.’
‘HENRICI’S HOT AIR MOTOR YEAR 1880
FOR LABORATORY PURPOSES
1
40 H.P. 45M.M. PISTON’ (typed label)

Description Notes

Double ‘A’ support to 2 fly-wheels and driving wheel, linked to piston moving in central cast cylinder above metal casing. Iron, steel and brass, painted black and red.

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