| Description | Crank Engines. (7 items).
316. Hollins Oldknow Pearce & Co., Pleasley (HO). Aug., Sep. 1802. 7 items.
10 horse power double-acting crank engine, with 17 2/3 inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.
Coloured original and reverse general view of the engine, longitudinal section of the boiler, plan of the engine and boiler; reverse plan and sections of the engine and boiler houses and framing (the plan is marked "this plan not followed - see their letter of 18 Aug."). All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 471. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 106.
For Hollins Oldknow Pearce & Co. Cotton mill, Pleasley, near Mansfield. Sometimes spelt "Hollins Oldknow Pearsce & Co." The firm originally ordered an 8 horse engine. |