| Title | Spring beams, entablature beams, cross beams, main gudgeons and plummer blocks, 1807, 1808, 1810, 1812, 1829, 1833, 1837, 1843, not dated |
| Description | Components and Parts of Land Engines. (24 items).
1402. Spring Beams, Entablature Beams, Cross Beams, Main Gudgeons and Plummer Blocks. 1807, 1808, 1810, 1812, 1829, 1833, 1837, 1843, not dated. 24 items.
1800s:
Cross beams for Glasgow Water Works, Jan. 1807.
Flooring beams, plummer blocks and beams under them, regulating radius blocks for 20 horse engines, Nov. 1807.
Flooring beams, plummer blocks and beams under them, regulating radius blocks for 14 horse engines - reverse drawing, Nov. 1807.
Flooring beams, plummer blocks and beams under them, regulating radius blocks for 30 horse engines - original and 2 reverse drawings, Feb. 1808 [ the reverse drawings have details of the parallel motion added on].
[Used for 32 horse engine R, Robert Hamilton.]
Spring beams for 6 foot stroke engines - sketch, Feb. 1808 ["abstract" of the above drawing].
1810s:
Spring beams, main plummer blocks and beams under them, regulating radius blocks for 40 to 53 horse engines - original and partially shaded reverse drawings, Dec. & Sep. 1810.
Main gudgeon and plummer blocks, entablature beam and columns, spring beams and columns for 48 to 54 inch cylinders - partially shaded reverse drawing, Dec. 1810.
Entablature frame for 14 horse engines, Sep. 1812.
1820s:
Main plummer blocks, spring beams, cross beams and entablature for 80 horse engine with 7 foot stroke for Andrew & George Murray - partially shaded drawing, May 1829.
Old 40 horse spring beams to be altered as for 37 horse engine, for French Walls - press copy drawing, Jul. 1829.
1830s:
Spring beams, main plummer blocks and beams under them, regulating radius blocks for 50 horse engine with 6 foot stroke - coloured drawing, Aug. 1833.
Spring beams, main plummer blocks and beams under them, regulating radius blocks for 80 horse engine with 7 foot stroke - coloured original and coloured reverse drawings, Aug. 1833.
Entablature and spring beams and main plummer block for 100 horse engine with 8 foot stroke - partially shaded reverse drawing, Aug. 1837.
Main gudgeon and plummer blocks, spring and entablature beams and columns, catch pins and straps for single-acting 36 inch engine with 7 foot stroke - partially shaded drawing, Apr. 1837.
1840s:
Spring beam etc. for 40 horse engine with 6 foot stroke - partially shaded original and partially shaded reverse drawings, May 1843.
Not dated:
Note and sketch by William Creighton re new entablature beams for 48, 50 and 54 inch cylinders.
Sketch of "Intablater Beams New Plan" for 16 to 45 horse engines.
2 drawings of entablature beams.
For gudgeons and plummer blocks see also Portfolio 5/1384 (Gudgeons and Plummer Blocks). For entablature beams, see also Portfolio 5/1403 (Columns and Entablature Beams, Pillars and Plates). |