| Description | Pumping and Canal Engines. (3 items).
571. Crinan Canal Co., Argyleshire. May 1794. 3 items.
8 horse power crank engine, with 16 inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke, parallel motion. Engine formerly belonged to the Lancaster Canal Co.
Reverse general view of the engine, plan of the engine and boiler, front view of the engine and cross-section of the boiler, longitudinal section of the boiler; pump working barrel, clack door, plan of the bucket and bottom of the pump - reverse drawing. All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 217. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 134.
For the Crinan Canal Co. The engine was originally made for the Lancaster Canal Co. in 1793, but it was sold to the Crinan Co. in May 1794. The engine was sold to Leith Docks in 1802.
See also: Portfolio 5/645.
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