Record

Ref NoMS 3147/5/359
TitleThomas Walker & Co., Cork, 1805
LevelFile
Date1805
DescriptionCrank Engines. (11 items).

359. Thomas Walker & Co., Cork (Y). Feb.-Apr. 1805. 11 items.
40 horse power double-acting crank engine, with 31½ inch cylinder, 7 foot stroke, parallel motion, [cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod].

Press copy sketch plans of the engine house showing various boiler arrangements; coloured original and reverse plan and sections of the engine and boiler houses, boilers, drawings of cistern; sketch drawings of eccentric working gear; letter from Alexander Johnston, dated Dublin, 20 Feb. 1805, with sketch plan of the premises and engine. All the drawings except the last 2 items bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 530. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 78.

For Thomas Walker & Co. Distillery, Cork.
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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