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GHR-KE-1998-00005 Registered

Stationary steam engine

Harrow & Dale, Leeds · 1945 · Made in United Kingdom

Overall view, as received1 of 1

Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-1998-00005
Object
Stationary steam engineVerified
Category
Machinery, engine or vehicle
Maker
Harrow & Dale, LeedsVerified
Serial number
Recorded by the registry · not shown publicly
Date
1945Documented (invoice, certificate or archive record)Verified
Made in
United Kingdom
Current location
Kenya (precise location withheld)
Registered
4 Aug 1998

Physical description

Verified

Stationary steam engine by Harrow & Dale, with original works plate. Used in Nairobi for much of its working life.

Height
3,277 mm
Width
2,155 mm
Depth
5,650 mm
Weight
6.2 t

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials
Wrought iron, cast iron, steel, brass fittings
Condition
Fair — Some damage, losses or later repairs.Verified
Condition notes
Some later repairs and replaced fittings.

Marks and inscriptions

“HARROW & DALE · No. ••••”

Provenance and custody history

Unverified claim

Lakshmi Iyer, 1957: Recorded in an inventory at Nairobi. before 1978: Custody in this period is not documented. Tegan Fletcher, 1989: Passed by inheritance. Ebrima Ceesay, 1991: Inherited by the current custodian.

The custody history is incomplete

There is a period for which no custodian is documented. Gaps are shown in the timeline rather than filled by assumption.

  1. 1945
    Harrow & Dale Manufacture · United Kingdom
    Made and numbered ••••.
    VerifiedSource: Maker’s records
  2. 1957
    Lakshmi Iyer Acquisition · Nairobi
    Recorded in an inventory at Nairobi.
    Unverified claimSource: Family account
  3. before 1978
    Custody not documented Note
    Custody in this period is not documented.
    Unverified claim
  4. 1989
    Tegan Fletcher Inheritance · Nairobi
    Passed by inheritance.
    VerifiedSource: Accession register
  5. 1991
    Ebrima Ceesay Inheritance · Nairobi
    Inherited by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Bill of sale
  6. 1998
    Ebrima Ceesay Registration · Nairobi
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
  7. 2018
    Ebrima Ceesay Succession · Nairobi
    Gift from Halima Omondi.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision SUC-KE-2018-0001
Acquired by current custodian
Inherited, 1991Verified

Inspections and verification

No physical inspection has been carried out. Facts marked Verified were confirmed from documentary evidence.