Steam Engine Demonstration Model for Projection by Max Kohl Germany antique meteorological instrument The rim below the lion

The rim below the lion is marked with

Lind left Edinburgh but by that time

this miniature example is a very rare and early example by a very well respected regional maker of the period

Perhaps most pleasing is the existence of the original (and functioning) brass Fahrenheit scale thermometer with distinctive pad foot at the base and extendable hanging loop at the top

Kalfa Ebstein is known to have entered the French Navy in 1904

Steam Engine Demonstration Model for Projection by Max Kohl Germany antique meteorological instrument The rim below the lionFor sale, an early twentieth century steam engine educational demonstration model for projection by Max Kohl, Germany. Appearing in Max Kohls voluminous catalogues of the period, this rare and unusual demonstration model is comprised of a marble base engraved to the maker, Max Kohl AG Chemnitz with a brass cut away model of the inner workings of a steam engine secured to the base. A painted cast iron pillar to the side supports the operating handle