| Description | 8 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 16 inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke, parallel motion.
Coloured original and 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 drawing; working gear - coloured original front and side views; press copy of list of materials to be supplied by Boulton & Watt (4 sheets); small sketch plan and elevation of the mill dated 6 Aug. 1793. All the drawings except the last 2 items bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 207. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 10.
For Ralph Kershaw. Cotton mill, Copster Hill, Oldham.
See also: Engine Agreements, Incoming Correspondence. |