| Description | Bell Crank Engines (1 item).
6 horse power bell crank engine, with 16 inch cylinder, 2 foot stroke.
Reverse plan and sections of the engine and boiler, engine platform, framing etc. (4 drawings on 1 sheet, marked "Barrow Lees & Co. Sent to Mr. Watt at Manchester"). The sheet bears a letter code.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 480. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 252.
For Barrow Lees & Co. Werneth Colliery, near Oldham, Lancashire. According to the List of Engines made at Soho, the engine was erected in 1802. However the Drawings Day Book notes that these drawings were sent to James Watt Jr. in Manchester in Aug. 1803.
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