| Description | Independent Beam (Crank) Engines (3 items).
856. John McCaul, Trinidad (ZA). Nov. 1810, Jun. 1813. 3 items.
10 horse power independent crank engine, with 19¾ inch cylinder, 2½ foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.
Reverse longitudinal section of the engine platform and cross-section of boiler, plan of the engine and boiler, cross-section of the engine platform, longitudinal section of the boiler; notes and sketches for replacement pump, pipes etc. Jun. 1813 (2 small sheets stuck together). The reverse drawings bear letter codes.
Original portfolio or 'Book' No. 640. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 218.
For Gordon & Montgomery, Sevilla Estate, Trinidad, West Indies. Sugar plantation engine ordered by John McCaul.
See also: 4/94 (Engine Order Book No. 8). |