| Description | Components and Parts of Land Engines. (12 items).
1405. Indicators, Counters and Barometers. 1830, 1836, 1851, not dated. 12 items.
2 untitled and unmarked drawings of counter, not dated [1780s?].
2 drawings of ? [counter?], not dated.
Sketch of an indicator (board and other components) - coloured drawing, Nov. 1830.
Sketch of an indicator (tube, spring etc.) - coloured drawing, Nov. 1830.
Sketch of an indicator (board and other components) - coloured drawing, Aug. 1836.
Sketch of an indicator (tube, spring etc.) - coloured drawing, Aug. 1836.
Sketch of a counter for pumping engines - partially coloured original and reverse drawings, Oct. 1851.
Sketch of a barometer - 2 coloured drawings, not dated.
1406. Pump Work. 1770s-1827, 1845, 1847, 1848, 1858, 1876, 1879, not dated. 68 items.
Plan of an engine, "east" and "south boilers" and pit pumps - 2 partially coloured drawings, not dated [1770s?].
Clack door piece, flanch and pipes for 13½ inch pumps, not dated [1780s?].
Flanch of the clack door for 13½ inch pumps, not dated [1780s?].
Section of a clack suitable for 17 inch working barrel, not dated [1780s?].
1790s:
Clack door piece for Matthew Boulton - reverse drawing, Feb. 1790.
Clack for Matthew Boulton - reverse drawing, Jul. 1790.
Plan and elevations of well, pumps, horse wheel etc. for Isaac Spooner - reverse drawing, Oct. 1790.
Pump for the Warwick & Birmingham Canal engine - partially shaded reverse drawing, Jun. 1794.
Parts of the pump for the Gloucester & Berkeley Canal - reverse drawing, Jul. 1794.
Section of pump for Gloucester & Berkeley Canal No. 2 - partially shaded original and partially shaded reverse drawings, not dated [1796].
1800s:
Pump, clack door etc. for Chelsea Water Works - partially coloured drawing, Oct. 1803.
30 inch pump, clack seat etc. for the Caledonian Canal, not dated [1804].
Section of 48 inch pump for Romney Marsh, Nov. 1804.
Sections and plans of 48 inch pump for Romney Marsh - partially coloured drawing, Oct. & Nov. 1804 [2 drawings on 1 sheet].
Sketches and dimensions of working barrel, clack door, clack seat piece etc. for 52 inch engine L [Somerset Coal Cana], Apr. 1805 [2 drawings stuck together].
1810s:
Sketch front and side views of pumps at London Dock worked by old 20 horse engine - 2 sketches, Aug. 1813.
Sketch of pump at Strand Bridge Water Works worked by a 10 horse engine, Aug. 1813.
Sketches and notes on pump rod and gudgeons for 48 inch engines W and XX [New River Head], not dated [circa 1814?].
Cast iron pump rods for various 50, 52 and 54 inch engines 1810-1812.
Pump rods for various engines 1806-1816.
Small sketch of clack seat pipe for 28 inch pump for Chatham Dockyard, not dated [1816?].
Sketch and notes on pump for Hugh McIntosh, Aug. 1816.
Working barrel, clack seats etc. for 64 inch engine XQ [Regent's Canal Co.] - partially shaded drawing, Jul. 1819.
Plan of pumps, air vesel etc. for 64 inch engines XQ and XR [Regent's Canal Co.] - partially shaded drawing, Jul. 1819.
Sketch of part of 24 inch pump for 64 inch engines XQ and XR [Regent's Canal Co.], not dated [1819].
Sketch side views of various pumps 1804-1819.
Small sketch of working barrel etc. for 42 inch engine XH [Portsmouth & Arundel Canal Co. No. 2], not dated [1819].
1820s:
Sketch of pump rod for 54 inch engine XF [Chelsea Water Works], Jul. 1821.
10 inch double pump for Lichfield Water Works - 6 sketches and small drawings, Jan. 1822.
Sketches of pumps for 53 horse engines L [Heath Son & Furze / La Compagnie d'Ourscamp] and C, Jul. 1822 [2 small sketches stuck together].
Small sketch of air vessel and top of the pump for 53 horse engine L [La Compagnie d'Ourscamp], not dated [1822].
Sketch of valve and cover for 22 inch pump for 36 inch engine YM [Southwark Water Works], not dated [1822].
Sketch of the base of a set of pumps by William Creighton, with note by William Buckle dated 9 Nov. 1826 attached.
Small sketch of top of the pump for 60 inch engine RK [East London Water Works], not dated [1826 / 1827].
1840s:
Pump for the Great Western Railway - coloured tracing sent to Boulton Watt & Co., Sep. 1845.
Elevations of pumps for the East Docks, Woolwich Dockyard - tracing, Apr. 1847.
Machinery and pumps for the Artesian Well at Northampton - 4 sheets of tracings made from drawings by Joseph Glynn, Nov. 1848.
1850s:
Valves at base of a pump [?] - coloured tracing sent to James Brown, Jun. 1858.
1870s:
"Pump rod cased with brass for Top Lift Park Lane pumps" - tracing sent by William Thornton, Castle Mill Works, Jun. 1876.
Delivery pipe for Birmingham Water Works - partially coloured drawing, Aug. 1879.
Not dated:
Elevations of a pump with a double barrel - original and reverse drawings marked "J. S. - John Southern?].
Elevation of a pump.
Section of pump pipe etc. - shaded drawing.
"Sketch of Lord Somer's pump at Eastnor Castle" - original and coloured reverse drawings, not dated [drawings made for Robert Smirke].
Part of the side of a pump pipe [?].
Sketch "Scheme for a Pump, Mr. Murdock."
Sketch section of engine house showing top of pump, working barrel, delivery pipe, arrangement of engine etc., [by William Creighton].
Sketches of pumps and air vessels of various water works engines [by William Creighton].
Sketches of pumps for Somerset Coal Canal, Manchester Water Works, Kennet & Avon Canal [by William Creighton].
Sketch of "pump rod 74 inch Camp Hill".
Section of a pump in a well - tracing.
Memoranda etc.:
Calculations and sketches for pump work for a 33 inch engine, not dated [in John Southern's hand - 1780s?].
Sketches and notes of various pumps for Holland, 1786-1806 [in William Creighton's hand].
Memorandum "Continuation of pump rods", 1826.
Portfolio cover marked "Sketches of Pump Work of Early Date" by Henry Hazleton.
1407. Blowing Cylinders and Apparatus. 1791, 1792, 1794, 1800, 1813, not dated. 7 items.
Blowing cylinder pipes for engine BWG [for Cadiz, Spain], Dec. 1791.
Regulating air cocks for engine BWG [for Cadiz, Spain], Oct. 1792.
Pipes for the blowing cylinder for Cliffe, Hodgson, Hunt & Thompson [Brades Iron Works], Oct. 1794.
Blowing cylinder and piston for Blaenvaon Iron Works - partially coloured drawing, 1800.
Sketch of nozzles and pipes for blowing ("exhausting") cylinder for George Mushet, Nov. 1813.
Pipes for a 3 foot blowing cylinder - reverse drawing, not dated.
Small sketch of a blowing cylinder for the Delffield Co., not dated.
For blowing cylinders see also 5/706d, Miscellaneous Blowing Cylinders.
Boilers and Components and Parts of Boilers for Land Engines.
1408. Boilers. Circa 1781, 1780s, circa 1785, 1794, 1819, 1822, 1842, not dated. 26 items.
Sketch for a boiler [in Matthew Boulton's hand], not dated [circa 1781? - see Boulton to Watt, 13 Nov. 1781, Correspondence & Papers 3/5/58]
"Boiler for Mr. Scott's engine", not dated [1780s].
"Smokeless Boiler executed in the Engine Yard at Soho after the Patent" - pencil sketch, not dated [circa 1785].
Boiler for the Gloucester & Berkeley Canal engine, Mar. 1794.
Sketch of boilers for McConnel & Kennedy, Mar. 1819.
Sketches of boilers for John Orrell, May 1819 and Jun. 1822 [2 sketches on 1 sheet].
Sections of Cornish steam engine boilers - partially shaded tracing by Joisah Human, Feb. 1842.
Sketch of a cylindrical boiler 30 horse size, Mar. 1842.
Sketch of a cylindrical boiler 30 horse size, Mar. 1842 [different design to the above].
Sketch of the fronts of Hornsey Boilers [Hornsey Water Works?] - not dated [1858?]
Not dated:
Section and calculations for a boiler for a 50 inch cylinder.
Cross-section of a 30 horse boiler (with uptake).
Section and calculations for a 30 horse boiler.
Plan and elevations of 3 boilers and pipes.
Sheet of pencil sketches of a tubular boiler.
"Boiler for blast engine" - partially coloured tracing.
Sections of a boiler - tracing marked "Fig. II".
7 untitled and undated drawings of various boilers.
Memoranda etc.:
Note of calculations of the amount of coal consumed by West Middlesex Water Works and East London Water Works engines, not dated [1810s?].
Pencil notes on the dimensions of bottom plates, not dated.
1409. Grate Bars, Bearer Bars, Damper Plates and Frames. 1787, 1791, 1799, 1829, not dated. 9 items.
Damper plate and frame for Wilkes No. 1, not dated [1786 / 1787].
Bearer bars, grate bars, fire place box, dead plate, fire door etc. for Peels Ainsworth & Co., May 1787.
Grate bars for engine ABCT [Robert Denison & Co.], Apr. 1791.
Damper plate for engine ABCT [Robert Denison & Co.] - partially coloured drawing, Apr. 1791.
Bearer bars for engine ABCT - reverse drawing, Aug. 1791.
Grate bars of various sizes - reverse drawing, Nov. 1799 [copy made in 1827]/
Note ordering grate bars and dampers for French Walls, Aug. 1829.
Sketch of grate and bars for McConnel & Kennedy, not dated.
Sketch of flat grates.
1410. Damper and Feed Apparatus. 1802, 1810, 1811. 5 items.
Feed apparatus and damper regulator for engines of various stroke lengths - coloured drawing, Dec. 1802 [copy made in 1827], with part of the original [?].
Damper and feed apparatus "for all sizes" -original and partially coloured reverse drawings, Aug. 1810.
Sketch of general order for damper pipes, Jan. 1811.
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