| Description | Crank Engines. (6 items).
456. John & Richard Simpson, Manchester (C). Feb., Mar. 1815. 6 items.
53 horse power double-acting crank engine, with 36 inch cylinder, 7 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.
Reverse plan of the engine house, with "present engine house" marked; reverse plan of the engine house tunnel; reverse plan of the stairs, back view of the cylinder platform, section through the cistern; sections of the engine house; sketch plan of the engine and 3 boilers dated 9 Feb. 1815; original portfolio cover, with press copy sketch of proposed new engine, showing present engine. The reverse drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 677. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 94.
For John & Richard Simpson. Cotton mill [?], Manchester. The Drawing Office Index describes this as engine no. 2 for this concern - see Portfolios 5/60, 5/61 and 5/195 for earlier engines bought by John & Samuel Simpson and John Simpson & Co.
See also: 4/94 (Engine Order Book No. 8). |