| Description | 16 horse power double acting sun & planet engine, with 21? inch cylinder, 5 foot stroke, parallel motion. Power increased to 20 horses 1798.
Coloured original and reverse general view of the engine and boilers, coloured original and reverse plans and sections of the engine and boilers; reverse plan and sections of the engine and boiler houses, framing and cistern - fair copies made in Sep. and Oct. 1827; parallel motion - coloured original drawing; working gear - coloured original front and side views; top of connecting rod - coloured original drawing. All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 280. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 14.
For McConnel & Kennedy. Cotton mill, Manchester. Frequently spelt "McConnell". The power was increased in 1798 by the addition of a cylinder from a 20 horse engine which had been made for Wilkinson Holdforth & Co. of Leeds. The redundant 16 horse cylinder was intended for James Lees in 1799 [see Portfolio 5/182] but was not given to him as he altered his order to a 20 horse. It was eventually used for a 16 horse crank engine for James Kennedy in 1800 [see Portfolio 5/291]. McConnel & Kennedy sold this engine in 1805 and replaced with a "very peculiar" crank engine [see Portfolio 5/303b].
See also: Engine Agreements, Incoming Correspondence.
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