| Description | Independent Beam (Crank) Engines (3 items).
987. W. & P. Playne & Co., Minchinhampton (GT). May 1823. 3 items.
10 horse power independent crank engine, with 19¾ inch cylinder, 2½ foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.
Reverse plan of the engine house and boiler showing water wheel, longitudinal section of the engine, cross-section of the engine house and boiler, longitudinal section of the boiler. All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 755. 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], and a 14 horse independent engine [see Portfolio 5/975], and in 1827 they bought a 6 horse independent engine [see Portfolio 5/1350e].
See also: 4/95 (Engine Order Book No. 9). |