| Description | 21 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 24½ inch cylinder, 5 foot stroke, parallel motion.
Includes reverse general view of the engine and boilers, coloured original plans and sections of the engine and boilers, with alternative boiler layouts pasted on; framing and cistern - coloured original and reverse drawings; reverse plans and sections of the engine and boiler houses and part of the mill; parallel motion - coloured original and reverse drawings; working gear - coloured original and reverse side and front views; reverse drawing of double stop pipe and socket part, marked "Not executed". All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 178. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 36.
For Abraham Illingworth. Cotton mill, Stockport. Illingworth was declared bankrupt in 1793. According to a letter from Peter Ewart, this, the larger of his two engines, was never set to work. It was later worked by Illingworth's assignees.
See also: Engine Agreements, Incoming Correspondence. |