| Description | Independent Beam (Crank) Engines (3 items).
975. W. & P. Playne & Co., Minchinhampton (DS). Mar. 1820. 3 items.
14 horse power independent crank engine, with 22 inch cylinder, 3 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.
Reverse plan of the engine and boilers, side view of the engine, cross-section of the boilers, cross-section of the engine house, longitudinal section of boiler. All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 738. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 238.
For W. & P. Playne & Co. Textile mill, Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire. The firm had earlier bought a 14 horse crank engine [see Portfolio 5/454], in 1823 they bought a 10 horse independent engine [see Portfolio 5/987], and in 1827 they bought a 6 horse independent engine [see Portfolio 5/1350e].
See also: 4/95 (Engine Order Book No. 9). |