| Description | Pumping and Canal Engines. (26 items).
Single-acting engine, with 44 inch cylinder, 8 foot stroke, chain connection.
General view of the engine, ground plan of the engine house and boilers and condenser cistern, front view of the engine house and boiler, shaded plan of the first floor with extensive notes.
Another set of drawings: general view of the engine with alternative design for the plug tree pasted on, ground plan of the engine house and boilers and condenser cistern, front view of the engine house and boiler, plan of the beam, section of the engine house and foundations. [These drawings are similar to those above, but they generally have fewer notes and dimensions written on, and they do not have a note of the scale.
Smaller scale drawings: general view of the engine with no plug tree shown, ground plan of the engine house and boilers and condenser cistern marked "No. 2", front view of the engine house and boiler marked "No. -" [number torn away], plan of the first floor with extensive notes marked "No. 8", section of the engine house and foundations [?], plan of the beam, unmarked ground plan of the engine house and boilers and condenser cistern.
Sections and plans of the cylinder, condenser, boxes, steam pipes etc., marked "No. 7", with 2 unmarked sheets of the same drawings bearing very slight detail differences; plan of cylinder lid and bottom, piston, steam pipes, condenser, boxes etc. - similar to the previous drawings; plans and sections of the cylinder and stuffing box; plans and sections of the cylinder and stuffing box and plan of the beam on the same sheet - unmarked drawings; working gear - side view with extensive notes by Watt, coloured plan and side view, sketch plan; rough sketch plan of boiler.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 2 [in the Drawing Office Index only]
Catalogue of Old Engines p. 284.
For Peter Coleville. Torryburn, Fife. Often spelt "Colevile".
Published references: J. H. Andrew, "The Valve Gear of Coleville's Engine" (unpublished note, 1989); Dickinson & Jenkins, p. 118-9, p. 175 fig. 20 - valves, 179-81, 198, 207-9, plates XX - general view of the engine, XXI - ground plan (smaller scale version), XLVIII - working gear.
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