| Description | 6 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 14 inch cylinder, 6 foot stroke, parallel motion.
Includes coloured original and reverse general view of the engine, coloured original and reverse plans and sections of the engine and boiler; framing and cistern - coloured original and reverse drawings; reverse plans and sections of the engine house; parallel motion - coloured original and reverse drawing marked "Kendrew"; working gear - coloured original and reverse front and side view. All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 139. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 10.
For John and Samuel Simpson and John Barton. Cotton mill, Manchester. By 1796 the firm had become John Simpson & Co.
See also: Engine Agreements, Incoming Correspondence. |