| Description | Crank Engines. (4 items).
331. George Houstoun, Johnstone (H). Apr., Oct. 1803. 4 items.
20 horse power double-acting crank engine, with 23¾ inch cylinder, 5 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.
Reverse general view and plan of the engine and boilers; reverse plan and sections of the engine house, boilers and framing. All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 489. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 74.
For George Houstoun. Cotton mill, Johnstone. According to the Catalogue of Old Engines, Houstoun ordered this engine for Messrs. MacMillan, and it was later tenanted by Kennedy Watts & Co. |