| Description | 14 horse double-acting sun & planet engine, with 20¾ inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke, parallel motion, 12 horse nozzles. Iron beam added 1805.
Includes coloured original and reverse general view of the engine, coloured original and reverse plans and sections of the engine, boiler, framing, cistern, engine house; parallel motion - coloured original and reverse copy; working gear - coloured original.
Original Book (Portfolio) No. 339. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 12.
For Peter Drinkwater. Cotton mill, Manchester. This engine replaced Drinkwater's original 8 horse engine [see Portfolio 5/44 above]. |