| Description | Crank Engines. (13 items).
357. The Mold Twist Co. (T. & W. Bateman), Mold (B). Dec. 1804, Aug. 1805, Mar., Apr. 1836. 13 items.
30 horse power double-acting crank engine, with 28? inch cylinder, 6 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, [cast iron connecting rod].
Reverse plan of the engine house, boilers and part of mill, sections of the engine and boiler houses; bevel wheels - reverse drawing; small rough sketch plan of the engine.
Also the following drawings from repairs made in 1836: press copy drawings of new hot water cistern, waste water pipes, delivering valve, parts of valves, end of connecting rod, beam, pipes, parts of air pump etc.; coloured original end view and plan of 3 boilers, both marked "Wren & Bennett, millwrights, Manchester". All the drawings except the small rough sketch plan bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 527. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 104.
For the Mold Twist Co. Cotton mill, Mold, Wales (formerly in Cheshire). The firm was T. & W. Bateman, but was usually referred to as the Mold Twist Co. By the time of the 1836 repairs the mills had passed to Thomas Trueman & Co. |