| Description | Independent Beam (Crank) Engines (2 items).
914. Bryan Donkin & Co., Caledonian Canal (ZBV). Mar., Apr. 1815. 2 items.
10 horse power independent engine, with 19¾ inch cylinder, 2½ foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.
Plan of the engine and elevation of the wheels - drawing sent to Boulton Watt & Co. [?]; cross-section of the boiler, side view of the engine and boiler, end view of the engine, plan of the engine and boiler (4 drawings on 1 sheet) - reverse drawing. The reverse drawing bears a letter code.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 690. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 244.
For Bryan Donkin & Co. of Grange Rd., Bermondsey. The engine was mounted in a boat and worked a dredging machine for the Caledonian Canal.
See also: 4/94 (Engine Order Book No. 8). |