| Description | Crank Engines. (5 items).
511. J. Hoth, St. Petersburg (RM). Jun. 1831, Jul. 1834. 5 items.
30 horse power double-acting crank engine, with 29 inch cylinder, 5 foot stroke, parallel motion, [cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod].
Reverse plan and sections of the engine and boiler houses, chimney and boiler, plan of the tunnel; sketches of piston, columns etc. marked "Measurements taken by J. Shakespeare of Mr. Hoth's 30 horse engine"; coloured plan of the works dated Jun. 1831, showing rope-walk, location of winding machines, River Neva, proposed location of the engine, sections of sheds etc. The reverse drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 882. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 80.
For J. Hoth, ordered by Baring Bros. of London. Rope works, St. Petersburg, Russia. |