| Description | Components and Parts of Land Engines. (74 items).
1382. Parallel Motion. 1785-1858. 74 items.
1780s:
Thomas Allingham's motion - partially coloured drawing, May 1785.
Parallel motion for Albion Mill, May 1785.
Parallel motion for New River Head (pump end of beam), Jun. 1785.
Parallel motion for Nottingham engine [Timothy Harris], Jun. 1785.
Parallel motion for Chester engine [Walkers & Ley], Jun. 1785.
Motion for London Bridge (pump end), Jun. 1785.
Parallel motion for Felix Calvert, Feb. 1786.
Parallel motion for Chamberlain Goodwin & Co., Apr. 1786.
Parallel motion for James Haig & Co., Oct. 1786 [also marked "17 20"].
Parallel motion for a double-acting 16 inch engine with 4 foot stroke, Jan. 1787.
1790s:
Parallel motion for ? - coloured drawing [1790s? - half the drawing including the date and title is missing].
Parallel motion for 36 to 40 horse engines, Jan. 1792.
2 parallel motions for New River Head No. 2 - partially coloured drawing, Nov. 1793.
Parallel motion for 13 to 16 horse engines - partially coloured drawing, Jan. 1796.
Parallel motion for Mr. Tschoffen, Aug. 1796.
Parallel motion for 36 horse engine, Oct. 1797 [also used for John Addenbrooke, Aug. 1800].
Parallel motion for 22, 26, 28 and 32 horse engines - reverse drawing, Nov. 1797.
Parallel motion for 50 horse engine with 6 foot stroke - partially coloured reverse drawing, Jun. 1798.
Parallel motion for James Lees - coloured drawing, Aug. 1799.
1800s:
Parallel motion for T. W. & B. Botfield - reverse drawing, Jun. 1801 [used for Omoa Iron Works, London Dock Co., Tyne Iron Co.].
Parallel motion for 8, 10, 12 and 14 horse engines - reverse drawing, Jul. 1801 [used for Charles, Samuel & George Enderby, London Dock Co.].
Parallel motion for 28 to 32 horse engines - reverse drawing, Aug. 1801 [used for Daintry & Ryle].
Parallel motion for hot and cold water pumps for Andrew & George Murray - reverse drawing, Apr. 1802.
Parallel motion for 20 horse engines - reverse drawing, Oct. 1802 [used for James Lees, Forbes & Co., William Stirling & Sons, F. G. & J. Southam, George Houstoun, William Halliday & Co., Benyons & Bage, William Purnell & Co.].
Parallel motion for 28, 30, 32 and 36 horse engines, Oct. 1802 [used for Thomas Houldsworth, T. & H. Lodge, Pease Wray & Trigg, Richard Jackson].
Parallel motion for 8, 10, 12 and 14 horse engines - reverse drawing, Feb. 1803 [used for Thomas Scott & Co., Sir John Hope, Milner & Whitaker, C. & R. Puller].
Parallel motion of a 36 horse engine [originally made for Jackson] - coloured drawing marked "not wanted", Apr. 1804.
Parallel motion for 10, 12 and 14 horse engines, Oct. 1804.
Parallel motion for 16 to 20 horse engines, Nov. 1804.
Parallel motion for 28, 30 and 32 horse engines - reverse drawing, Nov. 1804.
Parallel motion for 48 and 52 inch cylinders - partially coloured reverse drawing, Mar. 1805.
Parallel motion for 40, 45 and 50 horse engines - coloured original, coloured reverse and uncloured reverse drawings, Mar. 1805 [the uncoloured reverse drawing was also used for engine TT, Cropper Benson & Co., 1817].
Parallel motion for ? - coloured drawing, Feb. 1806 [part of the drawing is missing].
Parallel motion for 58 and 60 inch cylinders - coloured original and coloured reverse drawings, Jun. 1806.
Parallel motion "for the 10 horse engine" - partially coloured reverse drawing, Mar. 1807.
Parallel motion for 36 to 40 inch engines with 8 foot stroke, Aug. 1807.
Parallel motion for 16 and 20 horse engines - partially coloured reverse drawing, Nov. 1807.
Parallel motion for 64 and 66 inch engines - coloured original and coloured reverse drawings, Jun. 1808.
Parallel motions for 42, 44 and 46 inch cylinders - 2 coloured original and 1 partially coloured reverse drawing, Dec. 1808.
Parallel motion for 12 and 14 horse engines - partially coloured reverse drawing, Dec. 1808.
Parallel motion for 54 and 56 inch single-acting engines - coloured drawing, Dec. 1809.
1810s:
Parallel motion for 54 and 56 inch single-acting engines - coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings, Jan. 1810.
Parallel motion for 48, 50 and 52 inch cylinders - 2 coloured original and 1 coloured reverse drawing, Nov. 1810.
Parallel motion for 16 and 20 horse engines - 2 partially coloured original drawings and 1 partially coloured reverse drawing, Jan. 1813.
Parallel motion for 20 horse engines, Jun. 1816.
Parallel motion for 40 horse engines with 6 foot stroke - coloured drawing, Jun. 1819.
1820s:
Parallel motion for 30 horse engines with 5 foot stroke - coloured reverse drawing, Jan. 1823 [used for B. Gott & Sons].
Parallel motion for 80 horse engines with 7 foot stroke - coloured reverse drawing, Nov. 1823.
Parallel motion for pumps of 80 horse engines - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings, May 1824.
Parallel motion for 60 horse engines with 7 foot stroke - coloured reverse drawing, May 1827.
1830s:
Parallel motion for 36 horse engines with 6 foot stroke - coloured reverse drawing, Mar. 1837.
Parallel motion for pumps of 80 horse engines [copy made from 1824 drawing] - coloured drawing, May 1838.
Parallel motion for hot and cold water pumps of 100 horse engines with 8 foot strokes - partially coloured reverse drawing, Jun. 1838.
Parallel motion for 36 to 40 inch engines with 8 foot stroke [copy of 1807 drawing], Nov. 1839.
1840s:
Parallel motion for 80 horse engines - coloured reverse drawing, Feb. 1847.
1850s:
Parallel motion (outer end) for the 30 horse engine at Calcutta New Mint - partially coloured reverse drawing marked "not made, plan altered", Sep. 1858.
Calculations and Memoranda:
Sheet of diagrams and notes by John Southern, not dated [1780s?].
Sheet of calculations marked "New Parallel Motion", not dated.
"List of Parallel Motion for 20 horse engine", not dated.
Diagram for parallel motions, Dec. 1824 [in William Creighton's hand].
List of "Parallel Motion drawings, Modern Kind", 1826 [in William Creighton's hand].
Table of dimensions of parts of parallel motions for double engines. |