| Description | Pumping and Canal Engines. (14 items).
595. Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Co., Stourport (FF). Jan., Feb., Apr.-Jul., Dec. 1804. 14 items.
Single-acting engine, with 44 inch cylinder, 8 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam.
Coloured original and reverse general view of the engine and pump, plan of the engine, boiler and pump; reverse plan and sections of the engine house and boiler (the front view shows a second boiler and is marked "Sketch sent 9 Jan. 1807"); sketch of the pump working barrel and clack sent to the Foundry; bucket and clack - reverse drawing; regulating gear - front and side view marked "From Gear made at Foundry"; plan of the wharves, basin etc. and proposed site of the engine at Stourport, 25 Jan. 1804, sent by T. Dadford, with a sketch section of the docks and basin attached; plan of the site of the engine showing surrounding land, basins etc. marked "came from Mr. Perry 11 Apr. 1804"; plan of the site of the engine, larger scale than the previous plan, showing surrounding land, kilns etc., with sketch plan of the engine and boiler attached, marked "Copied from a plan sent by Mr. Perry 11 Apr. 1804"; note by T. Dadford about the water level in the basins, 26 Jun. 1804. The coloured original and reverse drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 507. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 136.
For the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, Stourport.
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