| Description | Independent Beam (Crank) Engines (7 items).
1015. Davidsons Barkly & Co., Jamaica (JI). Feb., Jun., Jul. 1841. 7 items.
10 horse power independent crank engine, with [19¾ inch cylinder, 2½ foot stroke,] parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.
Reverse plan of the engine and boiler showing shafts, side view of the engine, cross-section of the engine and boiler, longitudinal section of the boiler; connecting machinery - coloured original and reverse drawings (copies made in Feb. 1843). All the drawings bear letter codes.
Also "Different views of Connecting Machinery required to render available the power of either a Water Wheel or Steam Engine to the same mill as circumstances may require agreeably to the annexed specification" - partially coloured original sent by Davidson Barkly & Co., Feb. 1841, with copy [the original is marked "altered afterwards" and the copy is marked "This arrangement abandoned…"
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 851. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 230.
For the Drax Hall Estate, Jamaica. Sugar plantation engine ordered by Davidsons Barkly & Co. of Lime St., London.
See also: 4/95 (Engine Order Book No. 9).
Incoming Correspondence. |