| Description | Independent Beam (Crank) Engines (5 items).
833. W. R. & S. Mitchell, Dry River Estate, Jamaica (JH). Sep., Oct. 1821, Oct. 1837, Jul. 1845. 5 items.
14 horse power independent crank engine, with 22 inch cylinder, 3 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.
Also lifting pumps.
Coloured section of lifting pumps marked "W. R. & S. Mitchell with their letter 10 Sep. 1821"; coloured section and plan of the pumps, 2 Oct. 1821.
Longitudinal section of the engine house, plan of the engine and boiler houses, cross-section of engine and boiler houses, longitudinal section of the boiler - reverse drawings, 2 Oct. 1837.
Also cylindrical boiler and seating - drawing made for A. Stewart & Westmoreland, 9 Jul. 1845.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 893. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 230.
For the Dry River Estate, Jamaica. Ordered by W. R. & S. Mitchell of Lime St., London. The Mitchells had previously ordered two 6 horse power engines for this estate [see Portfolio 5/790]. Maintenance of the Dry River engines was later taken over by A. Stewart & Westmoreland [see Portfolio 5/803].
See also: 4/95 (Engine Order Book No. 9). |