| Description | Crank Engines. (7 items).
356. McWilliams & Co., Bangor, Ireland (SS). Nov. 1804, Apr., Oct. 1805. 7 items.
14 horse power double-acting crank engine, with 20¾ inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke, parallel motion, [cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod].
Also pipes for steam heating [or fire extinguishing?], 1805.
Reverse plan and sections of the engine and boiler houses, drawings of cistern; plan and section of the mill and engine house marked "Brought by Mr. Coats 8 Apr. 1805"; reverse sketch plan and sections of the engine and boiler houses and mill, showing steam pipes leading into the mill, with sketch of pipe passing through floor beam on the back; press copy sketch of pipes, 11 Oct. 1805. All the drawings except those of the mill and pipes bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 526. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 78.
For McWilliams & Co. Cotton mill, Bangor, Ireland. The Catalogue of Old Engines gives the firm as "Hannay McWilliams & Co." The firm's millwright was Victor Coats. |