| Description | 24 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 25ΒΌ inch cylinder, 6 foot stroke, parallel motion.
Reverse general view of the engine and boiler, reverse plans and sections of the engine and boiler; reverse sections and plan of Sykes' engine house; parallel motion - reverse drawing.
Also sketch plan and section of new boiler, Aug. 1802; reverse plans and sections of boiler, Sep. 1802; plan and section of boiler, May 1803. All the drawings except the Aug. 1802 sketch bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 314. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 36.
For Thomas Hope. Cotton mill, Stockport. This engine was originally ordered by Joseph Sykes of Stockport. Sykes appears to have tenanted Hope's first engine, a 12 horse [see Portfolio 5/154] until Oct. 1798, when Hope took it back. At some point between Nov. 1798 and Mar. 1799, this engine was also assigned to Thomas Hope.
See also: Engine Agreements, Incoming Correspondence. |