| Description | 8 horse power sun & planet engine, with 16 inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke, parallel motion.
Reverse general view of the engine, front view, ground plan, plan of cylinder and boiler tops (4 drawings on 1 sheet); reverse plan and sections of the framing and cistern; plan and section of the premises showing engine, floors, millwork etc. marked "W. Stretton - Dayus' 1st plan"; later plan and section, Jun. 1800. All the drawings except those of the premises bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 381. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 28.
For W. T. Stretton. Brewery [?], Broad St., Carnaby Market, London. According to the List of Engines made at Soho, this engine was never erected at Stretton's premises, and was sold to Koops Tate & Co. (the Straw Paper Co.) in 1801. The List of Engines made at Soho says it was erected at Matthias Koops' Neckinger Mill, whereas it was actually installed at his new Chelsea Mill. In 1803 the engine was rented by William Dacie.
See also: Incoming Correspondence (letter from Thomas Cooper, 18 Apr. 1800). |