| Description | 18 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 23¾ inch cylinder, 5 foot stroke, parallel motion.
Includes reverse general view of the engine, coloured original and reverse plans and sections of the engine and boiler; framing and cistern - reverse drawings; parallel motion - coloured original and reverse drawings marked "BQH for Messrs. Walker's, Leeds 20 Sep. 1793, CAU for Walker Colliery 15 May 1795, CDC for Messrs. Roberts & Co. 1 Jun. 1795"; working gear - coloured original front and side views; socket and pipe - reverse drawing. All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 196. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 42.
For Mr. - Naylor, Robert and Michael Castle and John Ames of Bristol. Distillery, Bristol. Naylor did not actually sign the engine agreement due to ill health. By 1795 the firm had become Michael Castle & Co.
See also: Engine Agreements, Incoming Correspondence. |