| Description | 10 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 17½ inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke, parallel motion.
Reverse general view of the engine, front view of the engine and cross-section of boiler, ground plan of the engine and boiler, longitudinal section of boiler (on 1 sheet); reverse edge view of the rotative motion and fly wheel and outside view of boiler, plan of the cylinder and boiler tops (on 1 sheet). All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 242. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 10.
For Thomas Owen and John Bower of Altrincham and company. Cotton mill, Manchester. According to the Catalogue of Old Engines, the concern went bankrupt and the engine was sold to a Mr. Thelfall in 1798.
See also: Engine Agreements, Incoming Correspondence. |