| Description | Side Lever Boat Engines for Land (2 items).
1065. Thomas Houldsworth, Manchester (SB). Oct. 1825. 2 items.
20 horse power side lever boat engine for land, with 26¾ inch cylinder, 2½ foot stroke.
Reverse side view of the engine, plan of the engine, cross-section of the engine house, plan of the tunnel. Both sheets bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 811. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 204.
For Thomas Houldsworth. Textile mill, Manchester. Houldsworth bought this engine to assist the 40 horse crank engine he bought in 1822 [see Portfolio 5/475]. In 1847 he bought a 25 horse boat engine, coded NH, to further assist the 40 horse [see Engine Order Book 12].
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