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EXPERIMENTS BOOK - Steam and Gas Engines.
Catalogue reference: TR RAN/ET1/2
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This record is a file about the EXPERIMENTS BOOK - Steam and Gas Engines. dating from 1884 (10 Jan)-1886(26 Feb).
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- TR RAN/ET1/2
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Title (The name of the record)
- EXPERIMENTS BOOK - Steam and Gas Engines.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1884 (10 Jan)-1886(26 Feb)
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Description (What the record is about)
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Most entries have detailed technical data of trials and run with varying format according to the engine and the nature of the tractor runs concerned. Contents:
i. 1884(10-23 Jan) Petroleum burning 10 HP Stone Breaker portable steam engine. 13 trials with various sketches. pp 1-5
ii. 1884(23 May)-1885(24 Feb) 12 HP compound portable steam engine. 31 trials with a summary of trial averages. pp 7-20.
iii. 1884(13-26 Nov) "D" portable steam engine. 9 runs with a summary of run averages. pp 21-26.
iv. 1885(22 Jun-3 Jul) 3½ NHP "Otto" gas engine. 8 trials. pp 27-28.
v. 1885(22-23 Jun) Williamson, Malam and Ireland's gas engine. 3 trials with detailed remarks. pp 29-30.
vi. 1885(12 and 17 Nov) 25 HP compound horizontal stationary steam engine on wrought iron girder frame. 2 trials. p 31.
vii 1886(1-26 Feb) Compound portable steam engine - 7 x 11¼ x 14" stroke. A continuation of ii. Trials 32-41. pp 32 and 35-6
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Museum of English Rural Life
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- Bound vol
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/1550ad98-61d6-46c1-bc31-8f65800a96fc/
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TR RAN/ET1
Records of Experiments and Trials
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This record is held at Museum of English Rural Life
Within the fonds: TR RAN
RANSOMES, SIMS & JEFFERIES LTD.
Within the sub-fonds: TR RAN/ET
Technical Records - Experimental and General Reference
Within the series: TR RAN/ET1
Records of Experiments and Trials
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EXPERIMENTS BOOK - Steam and Gas Engines.