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Omoa Iron Works, Lanarkshire, 1801, 1802

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/684

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MS 3147/5/684
Title
Omoa Iron Works, Lanarkshire, 1801, 1802
Date
1801 - 1802
Description

Vacuum and Blowing Engines (10 items).

Double-acting engine, with 42 inch cylinder, 8 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam.

Coloured original and reverse general view and plan of the engine, view of the hot water pump beam; reverse sections and plans of the engine house; wall plate - reverse drawing (with drawings of gland and plate for Carron Iron Works on the same sheet); working gear - coloured original and reverse front and side views; parallel motion - coloured original drawing; reverse plan and sections of the boiler; sketch plan showing locations of old engine and furnaces and proposed new engines and furnaces, with notes on the power of engine required. All the drawings except the last item bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 419. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 270.

For Morton Dalrymple. Omoa Iron Works, near Hamilton, Lanarkshire.

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Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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Omoa Iron Works, Lanarkshire, 1801, 1802