{"product_id":"part-complete-york-bolton-steam-plant-stock-code-4889","title":"Part-complete York-Bolton steam plant","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003eThis is the major part of a  York-Bolton steam plant by Historic Models – these were very finely engineered  (and consequently expensive – they last listed at just under £3000 before  production stopped) models, depicting a Victorian engine house with gas-fired  boiler, horizontal mill engine coupled to a generator and lamp.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003eFor reasons unfathomable, this  one has, at some time, been dismantled. Parts missing include the gas canister  cover, gas valve block for the burner and valve manifold for steam and water  distribution. What remains is the finely-made Bolton mill engine, dynamo and  lamp, complete boiler with all fittings and base in polished brass on wood.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height:normal\"\u003eWhilst it could, with some  effort, be restored back to original, I would take this opportunity to create  something more authentic from the component parts. Whilst undoubtedly  well-engineered, the original model suffered from “spaghetti junction” type  plumbing which was both over-complicated and ill-formed (original engine houses  were piped up in lagged iron, usually straight runs with joints, rather than  sinuously curved copper pipe). The rather “blingy”etched and lacquered brass  base has always jarred, for an authentic look you should be thinking either  quarry tiles (humble village engine house) or flamboyant mosaic (great municipal  works – think Papplewick Pumping Station). Look at the engine house (link \u003ca href=\"\/products\/stock%20pages\/3371\/index.htm\"\u003e\/products\/stock%20pages\/3371\/index.htm\u003c\/a\u003e)  I had in a year or two back to get the general idea.\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54020162584917,"sku":"4889","price":795.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/4889-1.webp?v=1779911587","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/part-complete-york-bolton-steam-plant-stock-code-4889","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}