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William Hodgon & Co., Lake Ontario Steamer, 1815
Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/1213
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MS 3147/5/1213
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Title (The name of the record)
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William Hodgon & Co., Lake Ontario Steamer, 1815
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Date (When the record was created)
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1815
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Description (What the record is about)
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Steam Boat Engines (5 items).
1213. William Hodgson & Co., Lake Ontario Steamer (NN). Jan., May 1815, 5 items.
50 horse power vertical boat engine, with 38 inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke."Sketch of the framing and boilers for boat engines" - cross-section of boat, longitudinal section of boiler and framing, plan of engine and boilers - 3 partially coloured reverse drawings on 1 sheet (these drawings were also used for the steamer ordered by Gillespie Gerard & Co. [see Portfolio 5/1214]); plan of the engine and boilers and shafts etc., side view of the engine one boiler, end view of the engine and one boiler - reverse drawings; small sketch plan of boiler (also used for the steamer ordered by Gillespie Gerard & Co. [see Portfolio 5/1214]). All the drawings except the first and last items bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 682. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 310.
For Lake Ontario, Canada. William Hodgson & Co. of Sheffield were the agents. This was an unusual early type of boat engine first used for John Molson's Malsham in 1813-1814 [Portfolio 5/1240b], and used for this boat and the Lake Ontario steamer ordered by Gillespie Gerard & Co. [see Portfolio 5/1214]; the drawings for the two Ontario engines were placed in the same book. The piston drove two cranks and fly wheels by means of a cross-bar and long side rods. It was also connected to an air pump beam. The Catalogue of Old Engines erroneously describes this as a side lever engine.
See also: 4/94 (Engine Order Book No. 8).
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- Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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MS 3147/5
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This record is held at Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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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William Hodgon & Co., Lake Ontario Steamer, 1815