Record

Ref NoMS 3147/5/176
TitleT. L. Rupp & Co., Manchester, (RP). Nov. 1798, Jun., Jul. 1799.
LevelFile
DateNovember 1798 - July 1799
Description28 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 27? inch cylinder, 6 foot stroke, parallel motion.

Reverse general view of the engine, reverse plans and sections of the engine and boilers (many of the drawings appear to have rough alterations pencilled on); reverse plan and sections of engine and boiler houses and framing; parallel motion - reverse drawing; working gear - reverse front and side views; chimney - reverse drawing; cistern - reverse drawing marked "same as Pooley." All the drawings bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 320. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 14.

For Theophilus Lewis Rupp, Jonathan Scarth and Matthew Chitty Marshall of Manchester. Cotton mill, Hulme, Manchester. The firm later became Scarth Marshall & Co.

See also: Engine Agreements.
Extent11
FormatItems
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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