A circa 1910 Bing vertical boiler and inverted brass steam engine, water gauge flywheel, steam whistle, safety valve; maker's plate on outer boiler wall, mounted on cast-iron base, base 4.33 in. x 4.33 in. height 11.02 in., weight 1.40kg.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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