| Description | Crank Engines. (5 items).
341. John Brierly, Stalybridge (S). Jul. 1803. 5 items.
14 horse power crank engine, with 20¾ inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke, parallel motion, [cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod]. Slide valves and new parallel motion added 1819.
Coloured original and reverse plan and sections of the engine and boiler houses, framing and cistern. All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 501. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 90.
For John Brierly. Cotton mill, Stalybridge. Often spelt "Brierley". According to the Catalogue of Old Engines, the firm became Brierly & Lees in 1811. |