| Description | 6 horse power sun & planet engine, with 14 inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke, parallel motion.
Reverse general view of the engine, reverse ground plan of the engine; framing and cistern - reverse drawings. All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 194. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 22.
For John Abraham. According to the Catalogue of Old Engines, this engine was for a tannery, Tottenham Court Road, London. However the printed particulars of its sale in 1798 describe it as working corn and bark mills. Abraham's estate was placed in the hands of trustees in 1798.
See also: Incoming Correspondence (including letters from Edward Smith). |