Record

Ref NoMS 3147/5/134
TitleNevins & Gatliff, Leeds. May - Aug 1796
LevelFile
DateMay - Aug 1796
Description16 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 21¼ inch cylinder, 5 foot stroke, parallel motion.

Coloured original and reverse general view of the engine and boiler, coloured original and reverse plans and sections of the engine and boiler showing well; reverse elevation and plan of the framing and boiler; framing and cistern - reverse drawings; parallel motion - coloured original drawing; top of connecting rod - coloured original drawing. All the drawings bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 254. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 6.

For Pim Nevins and Samuel Gatliff. Woollen mill, Hunslet, Leeds. Nevins & Gatliff appear to have initially ordered a 10 horse engine, as John Southern entered the details of a 10 horse in his List of Books. However the agreement is for an engine with a 21¼ cylinder, which is shown in the drawings.

See also: Engine Agreements, Incoming Correspondence.
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FormatItems
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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