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Ransomes, Sims & Jeffries traction engine - DM 3048
Ransomes, Sims & Jeffries
(manufacturer)
7hp single cylinder slide valve steam traction engine, unnamed, built by Ransomes, Sims & Jeffries Ltd, Ipswich, 1921. Builder’s no. 31,136, vehicle registration no. DM 3048. This engine spent most of its working life, from 1921 to late 1960s on the estate of Lord Mostyn at Mostyn, Flintshire. It was used primarily as a stationary engine to drive a sawbench. It has a single cylinder slide-valve engine and is also fitted with a winch. Restored by Amgueddfa Cymru in 1991.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
72.61I
Historical Associations
Association Type: Place name
Place: Mostyn
Creation/Production
Acquisition
purchase, 26/7/1972
Measurements
Length
(mm): 5487
Width
(mm): 2388
Height
(mm): 3455
Weight
(tons): 12
Material
Metal
Asbestos, white - Chrysotile
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