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Ref NoMS 3147/6/20
TitleCalcutta Water Works, India,
LevelItem
Datelate 19th cent
DescriptionVarious engines, pumps, components etc.
Sep., Dec. 1866, Jan.-Mar., Aug., Oct. 1867, Nov. 1880, Aug. 1882, Jun., Aug. 1887, Feb. 1888, 1890s

Plan and elevation of beam engines and pumps for the 50 and 100 foot lifts, plan and elevation of horizontal engines and pumps for the 25 foot lift - partially coloured drawings (not dated, early 1860s).

Pultah, Tallah, Wellington Square Stations, 1866-1867:
Suction and delivery valves for double acting pump, Pultah Station - partially coloured drawing.
Longitudinal section of engine house, transverse section of the engine house, Pultah Station - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings.
Transverse section of the engine house taken at the pump wells, transverse section of the engine house taken at air vessels looking towards the cylinders, cross-sections through the boiler house, Wellington Square Station - partially coloured reverse drawings.
Longitudinal section through the boiler houses at Pultah, Tallah and Wellington Square Stations - partially coloured reverse drawing.
Details of inlet pipes from reservoir to engine house, Wellington Square District - partially coloured drawing.
Delivery pipes from air vessels, Tallah Station - partially coloured tracing.
Bucket, foot and delivery valves, Pultah and Tallah Stations - partially coloured drawing.
Air pump and condenser, Tallah Station - partially coloured drawing.
Suction and air vessels, Pultah Station - partially coloured drawing.
Plan of suction and delivery pipes, Pultah Station - partially coloured drawing.
Revised arrangement of Suction Pipes, Pultah Station (plan showing engine and boiler houses, pipes, river etc.) - partially coloured drawing.
Details of suction pipes, Tallah Station - partially coloured drawing.

Miscellaneous Later Drawings:
New cam gear, Wellington Square - coloured drawing, Nov. 1880; main pumps, Mullick's Ghat - partially coloured drawing, Aug. 1882 (mis-dated as 1822); driving gear for governor, Tallah Station new engine, Jun. 1887; foot valve, Halliday St., Aug. 1887; Muntz's Metal savealls for D engine, Halliday St., Feb. 1888; arrangement of proposed new cylinders for Pultah Station - coloured drawing, not dated (1890s); original portfolio cover for drawings of new 75 horse engine for Tallah Station, with list of drawings taken by Mr. Armstrong stuck inside. All the drawings except the last 3 items bear letter codes.

For Calcutta Water Works, India.

See also: Portfolios 6/6 (base plate, Mullick's Ghat), 6/7 (cylinder and base plate, 1872), 6/45 (slide valves, Mullick's Ghat).
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Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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