| Description | Crank Engines. (3 items).
437. William Sims, London (I). Jun. 1811. 3 items.
36 horse power double-acting crank engine, with 30¾ inch cylinder, 6 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.
Reverse plan and sections of the engine and boiler houses and boilers. All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 644. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 86.
For William Sims. Ropery, Commercial Road, London. Engine Order Book No. 7 calls the firm "Messsrs. Sims" while the Catalogue of Old Engines gives the firm as "William Sims & Sons".
See also: 4/93 (Engine Order Book No. 7). |