| Description | Boilers and Heating Apparatus (4 items).
1334c. Samuel Galton, Birmingham. Apr. 1804. 4 items.
Boiler and apparatus for steaming gun stocks.
Letter from Samuel Galton to James Watt, not dated, re improvements in the existing apparatus; sketch of the apparatus sent with the letter; cross-section of the boiler and trough etc., longitudinal section of the boiler and side view of the trough, plan of the boiler and trough - 3 reverse drawings on one sheet; draft cross-section and plan of the boiler and trough marked "Mr. Galton's stove". The sheet of reverse drawings bears a letter code.
For Samuel Galton. Gun manufactory, Birmingham. The apparatus was for steaming wooden gun stocks to drive out the sap. |