| Title | 8 Horse Independent Engines (ZCL, DL, DM, DN, EE, EI)., 1816, 1817, 1820 |
| Description | Six 8 horse power independent crank engines, with 17? inch cylinders, 2½ foot strokes, parallel motions, cast iron beams, cast iron connecting rods.
Reverse side view of the engine, plan of the engine and boiler, cross-section of the engine and boiler, longitudinal section of the boiler. The drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 702. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 226, 244.
These drawings were used for six separate engines. Henry Hazleton assigned a portfolio number to each engine despite the fact that there were no individual drawings for the engines. The engines were as follows:
Gordon Murphy & Co. (ZCL) [Hazleton's Portfolio 938].
Engine ordered by Gordon Murphy & Co. The original drawings for this engine were made in Feb. 1816.
Thomas & William March, Bahia (DL) [Hazleton's Portfolio 939].
Sugar plantation [?] engine ordered by Thomas & William March of 6 Winchester St., London. The original drawings for this engine were made in May 1816.
A. M. Pedra Son & Co., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (DM) [Hazleton's Portfolio 940].
Sugar plantation [?] engine ordered by A. M. Pedra Son & Co. of 12 New Broad St., London. The original drawings for this engine were made in Jun. 1816.
A. M. Pedra Son & Co., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (DN) [Hazleton's Portfolio 941].
Sugar plantation [?] engine ordered by A. M. Pedra Son & Co. of 12 New Broad St., London. The original drawings for this engine were made in Jun. 1816.
Jos. Denison & Co., Demerara (EE) [Hazleton's Portfolio 942].
For Mr. Labelmoridiere, Plantation La Bonne Mère, Demerara. Sugar plantation engine ordered by Jos. Denison & Co. of London. The original drawings for this engine were made in Mar. 1817.
Gibbs Son & Bright, Demerara (EI) [Hazleton's Portfolio 943].
For Demerara. Sugar plantation [?] engine ordered by Gibbs Son & Bright of Bristol. The original drawings for this engine were made in Mar. 1820. The power was increased to 10 horses in 1845.
See also: 4/94 (Engine Order Book No. 8 - Engine ZCL).
4/95 (Engine Order Book No. 9 - Engines DL, DM, DN, EE, EI). |