| Description | 20 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 23¾ inch cylinder, 5 foot stroke, parallel motion.
Reverse general view of the engine, reverse plans and sections of the engine and boilers, ; reverse ground plan of the engine house, coloured original and reverse longitudinal section of engine house and framing, reverse cross-section of the engine house with cistern drawings on the same sheet; plan of the engine and boiler houses marked "See James Lawson's letter 2 Jul. 1796 & J. S.'s answer"; coloured elevation of the outside of the mill, with location of engine pencilled in, and plan of millwork and machinery showing engine. All the drawings except the last 2 items bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 259. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 6.
For Nussey & Co. Woollen mill, Birstall, Leeds.
Published references: Tann, p. 28 - elevation and plan of the mill.
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