| Description | Bell Crank Engines (3 items).
6 horse power bell crank engine, with 16 inch cylinder, 2 foot stroke.
Reverse cross-section of the engine house, longitudinal section of the engine house, plan of the engine and boiler houses, longitudinal section of the boiler, view of the platform to carry the fly wheel shaft, cross-section of the engine and boiler houses (drawings on 2 sheets, copies made in 1820); sketch plan and elevations of the premises showing proposed site of engine. The reverse drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 614. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 256.
For William Bingley & Son. Iron works, Birmingham. The engine was used for grinding gun barrels etc.
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