| Description | Independent Beam (Crank) Engines (11 items).
860. Taddy Tomlin & Co., London (ZS). Jul. 1811, 1835, Jun., Aug. 1841, Sep. 1842. 11 items.
10 horse power independent crank engine, with 19¾ inch cylinder, 2½ foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod. Power increased to 13 horse 1835.
Also Brunton's Supplementary Boiler, 4 horse engine.
Reverse side view of the engine and cross-section of the boiler (partially shaded), plan of the engine and boiler, longitudinal section of the boiler, cross-section of the engine house (4 drawings on 1 sheet). The drawings bear letter codes.
Also coloured plans and sections of 12 horse cylinder, 1835.
Addition of a 24 horse boiler, Jun. & Aug. 1841: plan and elevation of the engine and 12 and 24 horse boilers - reverse drawing; Brunton's Supplementary Boiler - coloured reverse and duplicate drawings; feed apparatus for the 24 horse boiler - partially coloured reverse drawing made in the London office and reverse drawing made at Soho; plan and sections of boiler and boiler house; bow for manhole covers of supplementary boiler. Some of these drawings bear letter codes.
Steam pipes, Sep. 1842: pipes to connect the 4 horse engine with the 12 and 24 horse boilers; partially coloured plan and elevation showing both engines, both boilers and pipes. These drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 658. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 242.
For Taddy Tomlin & Co. Snuff manufactory, Minories, London. The engine was fitted with a 22½ inch cylinder in 1835 which, according to Engine Order Book No. 8, increased the power to 13 horses. A 24 horse boiler was installed in 1841, and in 1842 a small 4 horse engine was connected to the boilers. The maker of this small engine is unknown.
See also: 4/94 (Engine Order Book No. 8). |