Record

Ref NoMS 3147/5/1390
TitleGovernors, 1788, 1790—1792, 1802, 1805, 1807, 1809, 1811—1814, 1823, 1824, 1832, 1841, 1856, not dated
LevelFile
Date1788 - 1856
DescriptionComponents and Parts of Land Engines. (32 items).

1390. Governors. 1788, 1790-1792, 1802, 1805, 1807, 1809, 1811-1814, 1823, 1824, 1832, 1841, 1856, not dated. 32 items.

1788:
"Centrifugal speed regulator" - drawing by John Southern, Nov. 1788.

1790s:
Governor, Sep. 1790.

Governor for engine BWS [Don Fernando de Torres] - reverse drawing, Feb. 1791.

Plan and elevation of the governor for engine BWS [Don Fernando de Torres] - reverse drawing, Jun. 1792.

1800s:
Governor for corn mill stones - direct copy and reverse drawings, Nov. 1802 [the original of this drawing was given to J. D. H. van Liender].

Sketch elevation and plan of the governor for the Soho rolling mill [Matthew Boulton], Dec. 1805.

Supports and wheels for governors for 20 horse engines - reverse drawing, Nov. 1807.

Governor and apparatus for 8 and 10 horse engines - coloured reverse drawing, May 1809.

Governor and support for 50 horse engines - reverse drawing, Dec. 1809.

1810s:
Governor for 24 to 36 horse engines - partially coloured drawing, Mar. 1811.

Governor for 40 to 53 horse engines - partially coloured reverse drawing, Mar. 1811.

Governor for 14 to 20 horse engines - partially coloured reverse drawing, Mar. 1811.

Parts of governor gearing for various powers of engine - partially coloured original and reverse drawings, Mar. 1811.

Governors etc. for 14 to 20, 24 to 36 and 40 to 53 horse engines - partially coloured drawing, Dec. 1812.

Governor and gearing for 6 horse engines - partially coloured reverse drawing, Sep. 1813 [copy made in Sep. 1827].

Governor and frame for 100 horse engines - reverse drawing, May 1814.
[Used for the Plate Glass Co., 1838.]

1820s:
Part of governor work for 20 horse engine - press copy sketch, Mar. 1823.

"Mr. Ewart's governor gearing as executed" - drawing by James Fairweather, Jul. 1824.

Views of the governor and its gearing for 80 horse engines - partially coloured drawing, Dec. 1824.

Parts of the governor gearing etc. for 80 horse engines - partially coloured reverse drawing, Dec. 1824.

1832:
Governor and gearing for 20 horse independent engines - partially coloured reverse drawing, Mar. 1832.

1841:
Governor, gearing and throttle valve gearing for 40 horse engine, Andrew & George Murray - partially coloured reverse drawing, Mar. 1841.

1856:
Details of governor and throttle valve gearing for 10 horse independent engines - partially coloured drawing, Oct. 1856.

Not dated:
Small sketch of a governor.

Sketch of a governor and throttle valve connection.

Sketch scheme for governor for 80 horse engines.

Governor and gearing etc. - partially coloured drawing, incomplete [?].

Tracing of the drawing of the "centrifugal speed regulator" drawing of Nov. 1788.

Tracing of the drawing of a governor of Sep. 1790.

Tracing of the drawing of a governor etc. of 20 horse engines of Dec. 1812.

Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
Add to My Items

    Showcase items

    A list of our latest and most exciting new items.