| Description | Independent Beam (Crank) Engines (3 items).
917. W. P. Litt & Steele, Jamaica (ZCM). Jul., Sep. 1815. 3 items.
8 horse power independent crank engine, with 17? inch cylinder, 2½ foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.
Reverse cross-section of the engine and boiler, plan of the engine and boiler, side view of the engine, longitudinal section of the boiler; sketch plan of the engine, boiler and mill made by William Murdock from a drawing sent by Litt & Steele. The reverse drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 690. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 224.
For W. Shand, Parnassus Estate, Clarendon, Jamaica. Sugar plantation engine ordered by W. P. Litt & Steele of 50 Lime St., London.
See also: 4/94 (Engine Order Book No. 8). |