| Description | Pumping and Canal Engines. (16 items).
582. Robert Reid Cunningham, Saltcoats. Aug., Sep., Nov., Dec. 1800, Feb. 1801. 16 items.
Single-acting engine, with 56 inch cylinder, 7 foot stroke, chain connection.
Coloured original and reverse general view of the engine, plans and front view of the engine; reverse plan and sections of the engine house and cistern; exhaustion nozzle - reverse drawing; plan of the cylinder, air pump, condenser etc. - original and reverse drawings; plans and sections of the cylinder lid and bottom, piston etc. - 2 sheets of reverse drawings (1 is a later copy); working gear - coloured original and reverse front and side views (the reverse drawing is marked "GEL a copy for W. Botfield…13 Apr. 1801" and "GPQ finished drawing for Botfield… 15 Sep. 1801". All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 378. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 292.
For Robert Reid Cunningham. Colliery, Saltcoats, Ayrshire.
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