| Description | 6 horse power sun & planet engine, with 14¾ inch cylinder, 3 foot stroke, parallel motion.
Coloured original and reverse general view of the engine, plans and sections of the engine and boiler (6 drawings on 1 sheet); cistern and framing - reverse drawings; sketch ground plan of engine and boiler house showing connection to millwork and large mill wheel, sent by Matthews Holt & Co. All the drawings except the last item bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 293. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 30.
For John Mathews and Thomas Holt the elder. Colour manufactory, Liverpool. Often mis-spelt "Matthews". According to the Catalogue of Old Engines the concern became James Rogerson & Co. in 1803, and was insolvent circa 1805.
See also: Engine Agreements, Incoming Correspondence. |