According to the title page, this is "a brief description of SEAC on its dedication and demonstration and of the computer program at the National Bureau of Standards."
This is a model of the Stourbridge Lion, the first steam locomotive to operate in the Western Hemisphere, and one of the first to operate outside of Britain. The model was based on the replica locomotive built by the Delaware and Hudson in 1933. The model shows four wheel, horizontal boiler, vertical cylinders, walking beams, and a four-wheel tender.
The Stourbridge Lion was one of three locomotives built in Stourbridge, England, by Foster, Rastrick & Co. for the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. The Delaware and Hudson operated a short railroad at Honesdale, Pennsylvania, that connected nearby coal mines to the canal. On August 8, 1829, the Stourbridge Lion, was tested at Honesdale. Although it performed well, the seven-ton locomotive proved too heavy for the Delaware and Hudson’s lightly constructed track, and after a second test run on September 9, was permanently retired. Around 1845, the boiler was sold to a nearby foundry, where it powered a stationary steam engine until 1871. The boiler was donated to the Smithsonian in 1890. A walking beam, a cylinder, and four driving-wheel tires also survive in the Museum’s collection.
