Record

Ref NoMS 3147/5/365
TitleWilliam Young, Burnt Island, 1805
LevelFile
Date1805
DescriptionCrank Engines. (4 items).

365. William Young, Burnt Island (P). Apr. 1805. 4 items.
14 horse power double-acting crank engine, with 20¾ inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke, parallel motion, [cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod].

Reverse plan of the engine house and boilers showing connection to grindstones, sections of the engine and boiler houses and boilers (one of the sections shows the connection to the grindstones). All the drawings bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 536. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 74.

For William Young. Distillery, Burnt Island, Fife. The Catalogue of Old Engines confuses this engine with a second 14 horse power engine [see Portfolio 5/416].
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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