| Description | Independent Beam (Crank) Engines (4 items).
1003. W. R. & S. Mitchell, Jamaica (HX). Sep. 1826. 4 items.
14 horse power independent crank engine, with 22 inch cylinder, 3 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.
Reverse plan of the engine house and boiler, side view of the engine and cross-section of the boiler, cross-section of the engine house, longitudinal section of the boiler; plan of the engine, boiler, mill and connecting machinery and longitudinal and transverse sections of the mill - coloured drawing by William Murdock. The reverse drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 821. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 230.
For the Moreland Estate, Vere, Jamaica. Sugar plantation engine ordered by W. R. & S. Mitchell of Lime St., London. The sugar mill machinery was made by George & John Rennie.
See also: 4/95 (Engine Order Book No. 9). |