Sectional model; Component model

Scale: 1:1. A model depicting a section of a girder, or beam, part of the frame of a vessel. Made entirely from unknown metal, it shows a cross section of the girder, one end with a flat t-shaped shoulder gradually tapering down into a narrower section which is then parallel and into a rounded bulbous end. The side of the section are painted black. One face of the section at the top is stamped "Butterley patent".

One of a set of three models: see SLR2321 and SLR2328.

Object Details

ID: SLR2320
Collection: Ship models
Type: Sectional model; Component model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
People: South Kensington Museum; Butterley, Mr
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 298 mm x 160 mm x 25 mm