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Title
Comet Flywheel and Anvil
Date
1912
Medium
cast iron
Measurements
H 200 x W (?) x D (?) cm (E)
Accession number
G84_GB_S021
Acquisition method
gift of R. and W. McMurrich
Work type
Readymade
Owner
West Dunbartonshire Council
Custodian
West Dunbartonshire Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
C (Scotland)
Unveiling date
1912
Listing date
14/05/71
Access
at all times
Inscription description
in the centre of the flywheel: FLYWHEEL OF THE ORIGINAL ENGINE / OF THE / "COMET" / PRESENTED TO THE TOWN COUNCIL OF HELENSBURGH IN / AUGUST 1912 / ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMET CENTENARY / BY / MESSRS. R. & W. McMURRICH / WHOSE GRANDFATHER WAS BLACKSMITH TO / HENRY BELL; on the anvil: ANVIL / USED BY / HENRY BELL / PRESENTED TO THE TOWN COUNCIL OF HELENSBURGH IN / AUGUST 1912 / ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMET CENTENARY / BY / MESSRS. R. & W. McMURRICH / WHOSE GRANDFATHER WAS BLACKSMITH TO / HENRY BELL