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GHR-KE-2004-00004 Registered

Steam road roller

Tolliver & Sons, Ipswich · Date unknown · Made in United Kingdom

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-2004-00004
Object
Steam road rollerVerified
Category
Machinery, engine or vehicle
Maker
Tolliver & Sons, IpswichVerified
Serial number
Recorded by the registry · not shown publicly
Date
Date unknownUnknownApplicant-submitted
Made in
United Kingdom
Current location
Malindi, Kenya
Registered
14 Aug 2004

Physical description

Verified

Steam road roller by Tolliver & Sons, with locomotive-type boiler. Used in Malindi for much of its working life.

Height
3,367 mm
Width
1,947 mm
Depth
6,142 mm
Weight
12.2 t

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials
Wrought iron, cast iron, steel, brass fittings
Condition
Fair — Some damage, losses or later repairs.Verified
Condition notes
Losses to the surface and one replaced component.

Marks and inscriptions

“TOLLIVER & SONS · No. ••••”

Provenance and custody history

Applicant-submitted

Andreas Christodoulou, 1934: Acquired for use in Malindi. Juma Said, 1959: Passed by inheritance. Tesfaye Akinyi, 1979: Bought privately. Neema Mollel, 1983: Inherited by the current custodian.

  1. 1929
    Tolliver & Sons Manufacture · United Kingdom
    Made and numbered ••••.
    EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
  2. 1934
    Andreas Christodoulou Acquisition · Malindi
    Acquired for use in Malindi.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Inventory entry
  3. 1959
    Juma Said Inheritance · Malindi
    Passed by inheritance.
    VerifiedSource: Family account
  4. 1979
    Tesfaye Akinyi Sale · Malindi
    Bought privately.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Letter
  5. 1983
    Neema Mollel Inheritance · Malindi
    Inherited by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Deed of gift
  6. 2004
    Neema Mollel Registration · Malindi
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Inherited, 1983 — Tesfaye AkinyiVerified

Inspections and verification

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