| Description | 8 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 16 inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke, parallel motion.
Coloured original general view of the engine and boiler, coloured original plans and sections of the engine and boiler; framing and cistern - reverse drawings; parallel motion - coloured original drawing; working gear - coloured original front and side views. All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 329. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 10.
For John Watson and company. Cotton mill, Preston. In 1796-1797 the firm was Watsons Myers & Russell. They also operated an engine erected by Bateman & Sherratt, for which they bought an air pump from Boulton & Watt. They began to make enquiries for this engine in Dec. 1798.
See also: Engine Agreements, Incoming Correspondence. |