| Description | Crank Engines. (8 items).
373. Edward Sheppard, Uley (S). Dec. 1805. 8 items.
14 horse power double-acting crank engine, with 20¾ inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke, parallel motion, [cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod].
Coloured original and reverse plan and sections of the engine and boiler houses and boiler; rough sketch plan of the engine house and mill, showing millwork, shafts etc.; map of premises showing mill, engine house, pools, drying house. All the drawings except those of the premises bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio (Book) 549. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 110.
For Edward Sheppard. Woollen manufactory, Uley, Gloucestershire. Frequently spelt "Shepherd" on the drawings. |