| Description | Independent Beam (Crank) Engines (1 item).
831. James Watt Jr., French Walls (JB). Aug. 1833. 1 item.
14 horse power independent engine, with 22 inch cylinder, 3 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.
Reverse longitudinal section of the engine, plan of the engine and boiler houses. The sheet bears a letter code.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 893. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 236.
For James Watt Jr. Tilt hammer engine, French Walls Iron Works, Smethwick, Staffordshire. Often referred to as the "French Walls Tilt Engine". The engine was built in 1830 and appropriated to Watt Jr. in 1833.
See also: 4/95 (Engine Order Book No. 9).
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