| Description | 8 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 16 inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke, parallel motion.
Includes reverse general view of the engine marked "From Ecton", 2 coloured original plans and reverse copies, reverse plans and sections of the engine and boiler houses, framing; parallel motion - coloured original and reverse copy marked "From John James"; working gear - coloured original plans, reverse plans marked ""From John James" and front and side views; section of the mill showing floors; plan showing location of water wheel and shafts.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 104. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 52, 58.
For George, Richard and Alexander Burden of Langwith [?]. Cotton mill, Mansfield. The engine was re-purchased by Boulton & Watt in 1795, and according to the catalogue of Old Engines it was sold to Wetherell & Co. for their bark and cork mill in Seville, Spain.
See also: Portfolio 5/120, Engine Agreements, Incoming Correspondence. |