| Description | Components and Parts of Land Engines. (108 items).
1372. Cylinders. 1770s-1856, not dated. 108 items.
1770s/1780s:
Unmarked section and plans of a cylinder etc., with note on the scale in James Watt's hand.
Plans of a 47 inch cylinder, with a drawing of a steam pipe and regulator box attached, not dated.
Plans of top and inner bottom of a cylinder - reverse drawing, not dated.
Plan of the outer bottom of a cylinder - reverse drawing, not dated [the same cylinder as the above].
Section and plans of a 70 inch cylinder, with notes in James Watt's hand, not dated.
Plan and section of a cylinder lid for Mr. Munday & Co., not dated.
1790s:
19? inch cylinder and piston marked "No. 912" - partially coloured drawing, Mar. 1791 [according to the Drawings Day Book this was for Bradley].
16 inch cylinder and piston marked "No. 58" - partially coloured drawing, Mar. 1791 [according to the Drawings Day Book this was for Bradley].
16 inch cylinder and piston marked "Cylinder 64 58" - partially coloured reverse drawing, Mar. 1795.
23¼ inch cylinder and piston marked "Drawing of cylinder 2911" - partially coloured reverse drawing, Mar. 1795 [copy made in 1820].
21¼ inch cylinder and piston marked "Cylinder 2562" - partially coloured reverse drawing, Apr. 1795.
25¼ inch cylinder and piston marked "Cylinder 3461" - reverse drawing, Jul. 1795.
Piston cover and cylinder lid for the Revolution Mill - press copy sketches, Jul. 1795.
63 inch cylinder marked "Cylinder order WC to Coalbrookdale" - reverse drawing, Aug. 1795.
21¼ cylinder marked "Cylinder BW" - reverse drawing, Aug. 1795.
Section of cylinder and air pump of 4 horse engine with 4 foot stroke - reverse [?] drawing, Aug. 1795.
21¼ inch cylinder marked "Cylinder BW2" - original and reverse drawings, Oct. 1795.
Standard size cylinders, 1796-1797 [see also drawings in 1811]:
14 and 16 horse engines - partially coloured drawing, Apr. 1796.
6 and 8 horse engines - partially coloured drawing, Apr. 1796.
10 and 12 horse engines - partially coloured drawing, Apr. 1796.
35 to 40 horse engines - partially coloured drawing, May 1796.
28 to 32 horse engines - partially coloured drawing, May 1796 [originally made for 26 to 30 horse engines).
50 horse engines - partially coloured drawing, May 1796.
3, 4 and 5 horse engines - partially coloured drawing, Jan. 1797.
40 inch cylinders for Homfray & Co., Feb. 1798 and the Clyde Iron Works, Mar. 1800 (reverse drawing) [2 drawings stuck together].
40 inch cylinder and piston - reverse drawing, Dec. 1799.
Plans of cylinder, air pump, condenser etc. Barrow Lees & Co. (40 inch), Dec. 1799 and Mr. Houstoun (33 1/3 inch), Jan. 1799 - "fair copy" of reverse drawings made in 1827.
1800s:
Cylinder tops and bottoms and pistons etc. for 52, 46 and 48 inch engines - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings, Aug. 1802.
Cylinder and steam case for a 20 horse engine - shaded drawing, Feb. 1806.
Cylinder and slide valve case for 8 and 10 horse bell crank engines - coloured reverse drawing, Feb. 1806.
Cylinder, steam case etc. for 8 and 10 horse beam engines - partially coloured drawing, Mar. 1807.
Cylinder for "36 diameter, 7 foot stroke, slide valve" engine [53 horse] - partially coloured drawing, Apr. 1807 [see also drawings of 1811].
Cylinder and steam case for "6 foot stroke J. Rennie" [30, 32 and 36 horse engines] - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings, Jun. 1807.
Cylinder for "6 foot stroke sliding valve engines" [30, 32 and 36 horse engines] - partially coloured reverse drawing, Sep. 1807.
Cylinder etc. for "5 feet stroke sliding valve engines" [16 and 20 horse engines] - partially coloured drawing, Oct. 1807 [see also drawings of 1811].
Cylinder etc. for "4 feet stroke slide valve engines" [14 horse engines] - partially coloured drawing, Dec. 1807 [see also drawings of 1811].
Cylinder etc. for "7 feet stroke slide valve engines 40, 45 horse" - partially coloured
drawing, Jun. 1808 [see also drawings of 1811].
1810s:
54 inch cylinder and steam case - partially coloured original and partiall coloured reverse drawings, May 1810.
Small sketch of 40 horse cylinder for William Leader & Co., Jun. 1810.
54 inch cylinder and steam case - partially coloured reverse drawing, Oct. 1810 [new version with alterations made Jan. 1811].
48, 50 inch cylinder and steam case - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings, Oct. 1810.
Reverse copies of standard cylinder sizes, Aug. & Sep. 1811:
Copies from 1796-1797 originals:
14, 16, 18 and 20 horse engines - partially coloured reverse drawing, Aug. 1811.
3,4, 5, 6, 8 10 and 12 horse engines - partially coloured reverse drawing, Aug. 1811.
35 and 40 horse engines - partially coloured reverse drawing, Aug. 1811.
22, 24, 26, 28, 30 and 32 horse engines - partially coloured reverse drawing, Aug. 1811.
50 horse engines - partially coloured reverse drawing, Sep. 1811.
Copies from 1807-1808 originals:
"5 feet stroke sliding valve engines" [16 and 20 horse engines] - partially coloured reverse drawing, Aug. 1811.
"4 feet stroke slide valve engines" [14 horse engines] - partially coloured reverse drawing, Aug. 1811.
"7 feet stroke slide valve engines 40, 45 horse" - partially coloured reverse drawing, Aug. 1811.
"36 diameter, 7 foot stroke, slide valve" engine [53 horse] - partially coloured reverse drawing, Sep. 1811.
Sketch plans of cylinders showing panels, flanches etc., not dated [circa 1812?]:
44 inch cylinder.
46 and 58 inch cylinder, marked "Double QQ" [engine for the Nantyglo Iron Works, 1812].
2 plans of a 60 inch cylinder.
Cylinder 48 inch diameter double with steam case - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings, Nov. 1812.
Sketch of steam case for new independent 14 horse engine, 24 Nov. 1812, with note by William Creighton attached.
Steam case and cylinder for new 6 horse engines, Sep. 1813.
Cylinder bottom, new 6 horse engines, Sep. 1813.
Rough drawing of cylinder and steam case for 20 horse engine, 1815.
Rough drawing of cylinder for 12 horse independent engine, with a note by Richard Lewis attached, Dec. 1816.
Cylinder and steam case for 60 inch single-acting engine - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings, Sep. 1817.
42 inch cylinder and steam case - partially coloured reverse drawing, Jul. 1818.
30 horse cylinder lid - partially coloured drawing, Oct. 1818, with note by William Creighton attached.
Sketch of 14 horse cylinder for Mr. Lee, Jul. 1819.
Cylinder and steam case for 36 inch single-acting engine with 7 foot stroke - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings, Sep. 1819.
1820s:
Sketch section of the cylinder lid of 36 horse engine DD [for George Cheetham], not dated [circa 1820].
Cylinder, steam case etc. for 30 horse engine with 5 foot stroke - coloured reverse drawing, 1822.
Cylinder, steam case etc. for 66 inch engine with 9 foot stroke - rough drawing and partially coloured reverse copy, Apr. 1823.
Plan of cylinder for new 80 horse engine with 7 foot stroke, not dated [Sep. 1823].
Section of cylinder for 44 inch diameter 7 foot stroke 80 horse engine - partially coloured reverse drawing, Sep. 1823.
Sketch of steam case for 20 horse independent engines, Jun. 1825.
14 horse cylinder and nozzles for La Compagnie d'Ourscamp - coloured reverse drawing, Aug. 1828.
1830s:
Sketch of 50 horse cylinder to suit 40 horse framing, Aug. 1834.
45 horse cylinder and steam case for 53 horse nozzles for W. Marling & Son, Mar. 1836.
45 horse cylinder, nozzles and working gear (nozzles being from the 53 horse patterns shortened) for W. Marling & Son, Jul. 1836.
Steam case, cylinder etc for 50 horse engines with 6 foot strokes - coloured original and coloured reverse drawings, Oct. 1836.
Cylinder and steam case for 60 horse engine, 7 foot stroke to suit enlarged nozzles - partially coloured reverse drawing, Jan. 1838.
Cylinder and steam case for 30 horse engine, 5 foot stroke to suit enlarged nozzles - partially coloured reverse drawing, May 1839.
1840s:
Cylinder without steam case, 6 foot stroke, 40 horse engine - partially coloured drawing, Oct. 1844.
Cylinder without steam case, 7 foot stroke, 60 horse engine - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings, Oct. 1844.
Cylinder and steam case, 70 horse engine, 7 foot stroke - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings, Jun. 1845.
1850s:
Cylinder for 30 horse engine, 5 foot stroke - partially coloured reverse drawing, Apr. 1850.
Cylinder, steam case etc., 16 horse on 14 horse framing for Biddle & Bishop - partially coloured drawing, Dec. 1851.
Slide valve, 16 horse on 14 horse framing for Biddle & Bishop - coloured drawing, Nov. 1853.
Tracing of a cylinder lid for 50 horse engine with 6 foot stroke for Park Gate Iron Works - sent by S. Beale & Co., 26 May 1856.
Undated Items:
2 memoranda re proportions and dimensions of cylinders.
Sketch of alteration of "bottom branches" for 64 inch cylinders.
"½ Plans" of 8 and 10 horse cylinders - partially coloured drawing.
Sections of cylinder lids showing bolts etc.
Small pencil sketch of cylinder for an 80 horse engine, 7 foot stroke.
Section of a 32 inch cylinder - partially coloured tracing.
3 unmarked sections of cylinders. |