| Description | 8 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 16 inch cylinder, 4 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 - reverse drawings with highly decorated captions; partly coloured reverse plans and section of the engine house; parallel motion - coloured original and reverse drawings; working gear - coloured original and reverse front and side views; coloured section of engine house, well and mill showing floors; ground plan of the premises. All the engine drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 151. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 38.
For Miller How & Co. Often mis-spelt "Howe". Cotton mill, Leicester. According to the Catalogue of Old Engines the firm became Swinburne How & Co. in 1801, and William Cox in 1802. The engine was repaired in 1805.
See also: Incoming Correspondence.
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