| Description | Soho Foundry. (22 items). 1450. Soho Foundry - Lathes, Drills, Blowing Cylinder etc. Dec. 1796, Jan.-Apr., Jul., Nov. 1797, not dated. 22 items. Shafts, plummer blocks etc. for lathes, drilling machine etc. Shafts for the little piston lathe - reverse drawing, 24 Jan. 1797 [according to the Drawings Day Book this drawing was made on 5 Dec. 1796]. Plummer blocks for various shafts - reverse drawing, 6 Dec. 1796. Plummer blocks for the little piston lathe, 19 Jan. 1797. Shaft, socket and clutch for the piston lathe - reverse drawing, 1 Feb. 1797. Poppets etc. for valve lathe - 2 reverse drawings, 22 Feb. 1797. Plummer block for the long horizontal shaft - reverse drawing, 13 Mar. 1797. Wheels for the drilling machine - reverse drawing, 21 Apr. 1797 [the drawing was actually made on 14 Mar. and taken to the Foundry on 22 Apr.]. Parts of the great shaft lathe - reverse drawing [with a press copy drawing worm gear stuck on the back], 15 Mar. 1797. Elevation and sections of the situation of the long horizontal shaft - original and reverse drawings, 24 Mar. 1797. Section of drilling machine - original and reverse drawings, 26 Apr. 1797. Section of drilling machine (showing full height of the drills drive mechanism - slightly different design to the above), not dated [circa Apr. 1797]. Frame etc. for small drill in the fitting shop - original and reverse drawings, 17 Jul. 1797. Drill frame - reverse drawing, not dated [1797]. Drills in the Fitting Shop (elevation showing pullies and belts etc.) - original and reverse drawings, 21 Jul. 1797. Worm gear - press copy sketch, 30 Nov. 1797. Elevation and plan of the Foundry blowing cylinder - reverse drawing, not dated [1790s]. Elevations of crane, not dated [1790s - marked on the back "Foundry Crane - Mr. Ewart"]. Drawings of various parts of machinery at Soho Foundry, 1796-1797. These drawings show the original machinery of the Foundry. See also: Portfolio 5/706d (drawing of blowing cylinder). |