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Ref NoMS 3147/5/222
TitleRobert Fall & Co., Westbarns, 1801
LevelFile
Date1801
Description12 horse power sun & planet engine. Engine not built.

Reverse plan and sections of the engine and boiler houses, framing and cistern. Both the drawings bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 429. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 398.

For Robert Fall & Co. Flax mill, Westbarns, near Dunbar. According to the correspondence in Business Letter Book Nov. 1800-Jul. 1801, Robert Fall & Co. ordered a 12 horse power engine on 9 Feb. 1801, and presumably Book 429 was opened accordingly. However Engine Order Book No. 3 notes that the engine was suspended, but gives no date.
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FormatItems
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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