A well engineered 3 inch scale model of a Burrell agricultural traction engine ‘Bill’

A well engineered 3 inch scale model of a Burrell agricultural traction engine ‘Bill’, built by Mr W.J. Riley of Stoke-on-Trent to the Plastow design, the silver soldered copper boiler with fittings including regulator, sight glass, water gauge, pressure gauge, safety valves, blower, injector, Pickering style speed governor, whistle, clack and other valves, the engine detail including single cylinder of approximately 2 inch bore by 2 1/4 inch stroke, fitted cylinder drain cocks operated from the driving position, cross-head guide with brass lubricator, ratchet mechanical lubricator, Stephenson’s link reverse, eccentric driven feed pump and by-pass, two road speeds and spoked flywheel, the chassis detail including spoked and straked wheels with painted brass hub caps, cable drum with fairleads, hand brake and footboard with tool box, finished in lined red and black paintwork with polished brightwork and brass banding to the boiler barrel; together with a 3 inch scale model of a belt-driven circular saw-bench, based on a model from the 1850’s, from drawings by Plastow, with fitted guards, on a shaped stand.

Boiler history: Built by Stuart Turner, No.1685. Hydraulic test pressure 200 p.s.i. Working pressure 100 p.s.i.. With original test certificate dated 4th April 1990.