| Description | Mints and Mint Engines (1 item).
6 horse power independent crank engine, with [16 inch cylinder, 2 foot stroke], parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.
Press copy drawing of shaft and levers for working the cold water pump. The drawing bears a letter code.
Catalogue of Old Engines p. 162.
For the Royal Mint, Tower Hill, London. This engine was made in 1829 but not appropriated to the Mint until 1840. The Drawing Office Index includes it, but says that no drawings were made.
See also: 4/95 (Engine Order Book No. 9).
Incoming Correspondence.
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