| Description | 8 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 16 inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke, parallel motion.
Coloured original and reverse general view of the engine, coloured original and reverse plans and sections of the engine and boiler; framing and cistern - reverse drawings; working gear - coloured original front and side views; letter from John Rennie to John Southern, dated London 9 May 1798, with sketch plan of the engine showing round copper boiler; press copy of letter from William Creighton to Richard Dayus, dated Soho 15 Jun. 1798, with plan and sections of boiler and seating. All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 301. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 24.
For William Coslett. Sugar manufactory, Great Garden St., Whitechapel, London. Frequently mis-spelt "Coslet".
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