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OCCRE STEPHENSON'S ROCKET - 1:24 SCALE MODEL KIT - WOOD & METAL - NEW OPENED BOX
$ 63.35
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ROBERT STEPHENSON'S ROCKET - UNASSEMBLED KITThis Buy It Now item is for a railway modelling kit by OcCre. It is 1:24 scale model of the ROCKET designed by Robert Stephenson in 1829. The box was opened. The clear plastic case is still taped shut - Photo 5.
It has assembly instructions coordinated with a booklet of colored photos of each step.
We consulted with OcCre and they have concluded based on pictures sent to them that no parts appear to be missing.
Their email, included with this item, also states that, if upon assembly there is a missing part(s), the purchaser is covered by the OcCre Customer Guarantee and the part(s) will be shipped free.
In 1829 the Liverpool and Manchester
Railway
held the Rainhill Trials to find the best locomotive for their line.
The winner, from a field of five entries, was George Stephenson and his
Rocket
. This
locomotive
, which only weighed 4.2 tons, had a multi-tubular boiler, almost 6 ft long with a diameter of 3 ft 4 in, that was of great efficiency in terms of heat transfer. The pistons, in the cylinders, which were set at an inclined position, were coupled up to 4 ft 8 in diameter drive wheels, and she was capable of reaching speeds of up to 25 mph.
Because of her characteristics, the
Rocket
was the first useful and practical
locomotive
in terms of transporting passengers and goods, launching a new age in the history of transport.
This item was donated to The Settlement Home for Children.
One hundred percent of the purchase price will directly benefit the young women who reside at the Home as well as our Foster & Adoption programs. Your purchase will change lives.
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Item will be carefully wrapped & packaged to assure safe arrival. Each sheet of punchouts, the aluminum strips & the wooden strips have been wrapped in tissue & empty spaces filled in with peanuts to prevent shifting during shipment.
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