Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2020 NYINC Auction 20-22 Jan 2020
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According to the Catalogue of ship models and marine engineering in the South Kensington Museum, there are a series of models in brass of Governors for land and marine steam engines, and other inventions by Thomas Silver of Philadelphia circa 1876. Apparently after winning this award, Silver had moved to Philadelphia and began working on designs. The catalog also notes that "These governors designed by Thomas Silver of Philadelphia are intended principally for controlling the marine engines of screw steamships and preventing what is technically known as 'racing.' They were adopted for use by the British Admiralty in 1869."
Estimate: $150.00- $300.00