| Description | 12 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 19ΒΌ inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke, parallel motion.
Reverse general view of the engine, plans and sections of the engine and boiler (6 drawings on 1 sheet); reverse plan and sections of the engine and boiler houses and framing, with cistern drawings on the same sheet. All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 305. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 12.
For John Gatley. Cotton mill, Market St. Lane, Manchester. Gatley originally ordered a 10 horse power engine, and Southern duly entered the details of this in his List of Books. Gatley changed his order to a 12 horse engine in Sep. 1798.
See also: Engine Agreements, Incoming Correspondence. |