| Description | 10 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 17 2/3 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; reverse plan and sections of the engine and boiler houses and framing. All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 374. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 58.
For the Newcastle Lead Co. Lead manufactory, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. According to the List of Engines made at Soho, the firm was also known as Thomas Walker & Co. According to the Catalogue of Old Engines, this was a 12 horse power engine. However, Engine Order Book No. 2, Southern's List of Books, the Drawing Office Index and the List of Engines made at Soho all list it as a 10 horse. |