| Description | Independent Beam (Crank) Engines (4 items).
884. George Gibbs & Son, Jamaica (ZAX). May, Jul. 1814. 4 items.
6 horse power independent crank engine, with 16 inch cylinder, 2 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod, A frames.
Reverse end view of the engine and cross-section of the boiler, plan of the engine and boiler (these drawings show the connection to the sugar mill), side view of the engine, longitudinal section of the boiler; plan of the engine, 2 boilers and sugar mill - partially coloured drawing copied from an original by John Rennie; elevation of the horizontal sugar mill - coloured drawing copied from an original sent by John Rennie. The reverse drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 689. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 222.
For Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquis of Sligo, Kelly Estate, Jamaica. Sugar plantation engine ordered by George Gibbs & Son of Bristol.
See also: 4/94 (Engine Order Book No. 8).
Incoming Correspondence (from John Rennie). |