[Leica] Lord Nelson

[Peter Dzwig]

I don't know how common traction engines were - or are - outside the UK, 
but they are splendid examples of Victorian/Edwardian engineering. I 
think they may have been used in India (is that right, Jayanand?) and 
Australia. I guess throughout the Empire, perhaps

Steam powered and mobile they were used to provide a mobile and often 
temporary capability hauling heavy loads, powering threshers on farms, 
towing heavy loads of coal, iron and steel; rolling roads flat after 
repairs; and so on and on.

This is Lord Nelson on display at Goodwood in September. You can see 
that the wheels have had temporary tyres added to them over the metal 
tread pattern.

For scale the girl is about six or seven years old

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This is a close up of the flywheel and rear wheel

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Leica M3 Ilford Delta 100 Summicron f2.0 50mm 1/100th at f5.6

Sorry about the highlights on the canopy. No angle worked properly and 
they are too blown to recover much more.

Thanks for looking and as ever your C&Cs are much appreciated.

Peter
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Dr. Peter Dzwig