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Rare Alco "Firefly" Portable Steam Generator, 1944

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Rare Alco "Firefly" Portable Steam Generator, 1944

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Rare Alco "Firefly" Portable Steam Generator, 1944
Arthur Lyon & Co. Ltd., London. In sturdy metal case designed for dropping by parachute behind enemy lines, with original instructions. - Note: The unit couples a Stuart Sirius twin-cylinder steam engine to a dynamo with regulator and delivers 8 volts at up to 4 amps for charging batteries of radio sets. The steam engine is designed for a pressure of 2 bar, with pressure gauge and ammeter. Very rare.

Tragbare Dampfmaschine und Stromgenerator Alco "Firefly", 1944
Arthur Lyon & Co. Ltd., London. Das Gerät koppelt eine Stuart-Sirius-Zweizylinder-Dampfmaschine an einen Dynamo mit Regler und liefert 8 Volt bei bis zu 4 Ampere zum Laden von Batterien von Funkgeräten. Die Dampfmaschine ist für einen Druck von 2 bar ausgelegt. Mit Druckmesser und Amperemeter, in stabilen Metallgehäuse, konstruiert zum Abwurf mit Fallschirm hinter den feindliche Linien, mit Original-Anleitung. - Sehr selten.

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Rare Alco "Firefly" Portable Steam Generator, 1944

Name: Rare Alco \"Firefly\" Portable Steam Generator, 1944
SKU: 151530293
Price: 2800 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €1,000 - €1,500

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