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Framed Print of Smith's locomotive battery, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Smith's locomotive battery, 1862. This is a design for a small one-gun battery intended to travel on common roads. It. is the invention of F. Smith...The battery is proposed to be constructed of iron of sufficient thickness to resist the shot from such artillery as usually accompanies an army on the march'; its dimensions to be 24ft. in length, 12ft. in height, and 16ft. in width. These proportions, it is thought, will allow of its passing easily along turnpike roads whose minimum width is fixed by law at thirty feet. The battery is intended to be propelled by steam machinery...the inventor has devised a means of preventing accidents and consequent delays caused by the wheels that support the battery breaking through the crust of the road. He proposes to place behind the fore-wheels of the engine a horizontal roller of the entire width of the machine, measuring from outside to outside of the axle-boxes, so that, should the small wheels sink below a fixed limit, the weight of the engine is at once transferred to the larger bearing-surface of the roller...The battery will be armed with one rifled pivot-gun and twelve breech-loading rifles'. From Illustrated London News, 1862. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 35123219
Armaments Armoured Vehicle Battery Cannon Cannons Diagram Invention Locomotive Mobile Rifle Rifles Steam Steam Power Tank Tanks Vehicle
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 16cm x 24.4cm (6.3" x 9.6")
Estimated Product Size is 31cm x 36cm (12.2" x 14.2")
