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Ref NoMS 3147/5/929
TitleCampbell Harper & Baillie, Demerara, 1816
LevelFile
Date1816
DescriptionIndependent Beam (Crank) Engines (2 items).

929. Campbell Harper & Baillie, Demerara (ZCD). May 1816. 2 items.
10 horse power independent crank engine, with 19¾ inch cylinder, 2½ foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.

Reverse side view of the engine, plan of the engine and boiler, cross-section of the engine and boiler, longitudinal section of the boiler. Both sheets bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 702. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 224.

For Charles Bean, Demerara. Sugar plantation engine ordered by Campbell Harper & Baillie of 8 Old Jewry, London. The engine was originally allocated to Samuel Greg & Co., but they countermanded their order and the engine was transferred to Campbell Harper & Baillie.

See also: 4/94 (Engine Order Book No. 8).
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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