| Description | Independent Beam (Crank) Engines (1 item).
963. Ambrose Humphreys, Jamaica (EX). Oct. 1818. 1 item.
10 horse power independent crank engine, with 19¾ inch cylinder, 2½ foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.
Reverse cross-section of the engine house and boiler showing connection to mill work, longitudinal section of the boiler. The sheet bears a letter code.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 730. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 228.
For Orange Hill, Jamaica. Sugar plantation engine ordered by Ambrose Humphreys of Harpur St., Red Lion Square, London. The plan and side view of the engine which were used for Humphreys' engine were taken from a set of standard 10 horse sugar plantation engine drawings. Maintenance of the engine was later taken over by Hibbert & Co.
See also: Portfolios 5/966, 5/1019c. |