| Description | Pumping and Canal Engines. (12 items).
Single-acting engine, with 52 inch cylinder, 8 foot stroke, chain connection.
Set of numbered drawings: 1 - general view of the engine, 2 - ground plan of the engine and boiler, 3 - plan of the first floor of the engine and boiler, 4 - outside front view of the engine and boiler, 5 - outside front view of the engine, 6 - shaded back view of the engine house and boiler, 7 - plans and section of the cylinder, air pump etc. (2 copies), 8 - plan of the beam, chain link and piston rod cap; steam pipe and plan and section of the piston; plan and side view of the working gear, eduction pipe.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 10 [in Drawing Office Index only]
Catalogue of Old Engines p. 284.
For William and John Chapman of Newcastle upon Tyne, merchants, and John Allen of Westhouse, Northumberland, coal master, the lessees of the mine. Byker Colliery, St. Anthonys, Newcastle upon Tyne.
See also: Engine Agreements.
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