| Description | 16 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 21ΒΌ inch cylinder, 5 foot stroke, parallel motion.
Includes coloured original and reverse general view of engine, coloured original and reverse plans and sections of engine and boilers showing engine and boiler houses; coloured original and reverse plans and sections of the engine and boiler houses; framing and cistern - reverse drawings; parallel motion - coloured original and reverse drawing marked "Messrs. Grimshaw & Co. CED 11 Jun. 1795" and "CAV 15 May 1795, CTC 2 Jun. 1796" (drawings for Benwell Colliery and Sir H. V. Tempest); working gear - coloured original and reverse front and side views; sketch plan of premises showing neighbouring streets, dated 23 Jul. 1792. All the drawing except the premises plan bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 183. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 14.
For Robert Duck and Charles Potts. Cotton mill, Manchester. By Feb. 1796 Robert Duck had become the sole owner.
See also: Engine Agreements, Incoming Correspondence. |