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Hewas, 1793
Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/1284
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- MS 3147/5/1284
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Title (The name of the record)
- Hewas, 1793
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1793
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Description (What the record is about)
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Cornish Mine Engines (6 items).
1284. Hewas. Apr., Jul. 1793. 6 items.
Double-acting engine, with 45 inch cylinder, 8 foot stroke, parallel motion, separate air pump beam.General view of the engine and front view of the nozzles and cylinder etc., plan of the engine, side and end views of the parallel motion, plan of the parallel motion - reverse drawings; plummer blocks, gudgeons, saddle plates, regulating radius etc. - large sheet of reverse drawings; gudgeons and plummer blocks for the centre of T bob - reverse drawing. All the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 199. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 304.
For Hewas Mine, in the Parish of St. Mewan. The agreement was made by Edward Fox of Wadebridge on behalf of the adventurers. The name is frequently spelt as "Huyas". The engine was stopped in Jan. 1798 and sold to Treskow Mine, where it was still at work in May of that year.
See also: Engine Agreements.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/26559a36-2813-4119-83c0-6ca98a9242d0/
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MS 3147/5
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Within the fonds: MS 3147
Boulton and Watt Collection
Within the sub-fonds: MS 3147/3
Correspondence and Papers
Within the series: MS 3147/5
DRAWINGS - MAIN SERIES
Within the sub-series: MS 3147/5/169
Walker Colliery, Newcastle upon Tyne
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Hewas, 1793