| Description | Crank Engines. (7 items).
349. Crombleholme & Crompton, Manchester (W). Apr., May, Jul. 1804. 7 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 plan and sections of the engine and boiler houses and framing; small sketch of boiler ends; letter from Crombleholme & Crompton dated Manchester, 19 Jul. 1804, with sketch plan of 2 boilers; original portfolio cover, with press copy sketch plan of the engine house and sheet of calculations stuck inside. The drawings of the engine house bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 514. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 92.
For Crombleholme & Crompton. Dye-house, Manchester. Often spelt "Crumbleholme & Crompton". |