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Ref NoMS 3147/3/337/ 7
TitleLetter. Thomas Wilson (Chacewater) to James Watt [Soho]
LevelItem
Date23 November 1777
DescriptionSummarised “Comments on the size of the new cylinder, 63 inches. Sends section and plan of Chacewater engine house. Cylinder is 72 inches diameter, 1¼ inches thick. Send bed for beam gudgeon, remarks on other parts of engine and boilers. Steam pipes 12 inches diameter. Water engine at work. Consumption of coal with Bouge’s boiler. Seven engines required, also three for North Downs.”
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FormatItem
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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