| Description | General Boat Engine Drawings (16 items).
1280a. Rough Sketches of Schemes for Boat Engines. 1814-1839. 16 items.
Rough sketches of various for boat engines of various types, including several sketches by William Creighton. Many are untitled and undated, but they include:
Section and plan of a beam engine marked "Boat Engines Scheme, 1814".
Side view of a beam engine with a 14 horse cylinder marked "Scheme for a Boat etc. Engine".
Side view of a bell crank engine marked "A Scheme for Boat Engine - W. C., Jun. 1815".
Side views of a bell crank engine, Nov. 1815.
Section of a boat showing engine with 24 inch cylinder, not dated.
Side view and plan of 20 horse engine, not dated.
Side view and plan of 24 horse engine, not dated.
Section of an engine with a 25½ inch cylinder, not dated.
Side view of a 60 horse pumping engine with 60 inch cylinder, 2 foot stroke, not dated.
"Scheme for engines in V..[?] as Dart", Nov. 1826.
Scheme for 100 horse engine, 1827-1828.
Scheme for wrought iron supports for shafts in place of headstocks, Sep. 1829.
"Scheme for Direct Engine for a Boat say about 20 horse size" - press copy sketch by James Brown, Apr. 1839.
Small sketch of boat engine belonging to Franics Ogden of Ohio, not dated.
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