From the MEWS archive, this portable steam plant by Mike Dean was photographed at a Sandown Park exhibition. It is a model of a late 19th  century general purpose engine used as a power source in a variety of industries and in agriculture.

It is approx 1:6 scale, to Anthony Mount’s design of the VERTO type built by Woodroffe & Co, Staffordshire.

The single flue boiler has a working pressure of 60psi and has a cross-tube firebox and ceramic gas-fired  burner. Safety valve is spring loaded with a dummy weight arm.

Wheels are built-up with pre-shaped spokes set into a slotted hub, all held together by the wheel rim.