| Description | Steam Boat Engines (18 items).
1219. Giuseppe Camozzi, Lake Como Steamer Il Falco della Rupe (KM). Jun. 1840, May, Jun., Dec. 1841, Feb. 1842. 18 items.
18 horse power side lever boat engine.
Plan of the engine deck beams and longitudinal section of engine room - partially coloured reverse drawing made in the London office; cross-section of the boat and engine - reverse drawing made in the London office, marked "See a corrected drawing…"; sections and plan of boiler - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings; cross-section of the boat and engine, plan of the engine sleepers - reverse drawings made in the London office; upper headstock frame - partially shaded original and direct copy; paddle wheel - partially shaded original and reverse drawing; steam, feed and blow out pipes etc. - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings; sketch of engine and paddle wheel, sketch of brackets - rough sketches sent to the Foundry; printed song about the boat (in Italian); letter (in Italian) from Giuseppe Camozzi, dated Como, 15 Feb. 1842, docketed "Expresses his satisfaction with the 18 h. engine & his vessel on the Lake of Como, named the Il Falco della Rupe", with press copy translation (4 sheets); printed advertisement about the boat (in Italian). Most of the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 934. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 322.
For Giuseppe Camozzi, Lake Como, Italy. The boat was initially referred to as the "Lake of Como steamer". |