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David Dickson, Clocksbriggs, 1809

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/852

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MS 3147/5/852

Title

David Dickson, Clocksbriggs, 1809

Date

1809

Description

Independent Beam (Crank) Engines (3 items).

852. David Dickson, Clocksbriggs (ZQ). Aug. 1809. 3 items.
10 horse power independent crank engine, with 19¾ inch cylinder, 2½ foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.

Reverse plan of the engine house and boiler showing water wheel and connecting shaft, cross-section of the boiler, longitudinal and cross-sections of the engine house, longitudinal section of the boiler (5 drawings on 2 sheets); sketch elevation and plan of the proposed engine house showing water wheel, with engine pencilled in (marked "came with letter of 8 Aug. 1809"). The reverse drawings bear letter codes.

Original portfolio or 'Book' No. 640. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 242.

For David Dickson. Flax mill, Clocksbriggs, near Forfar.

See also: 4/93 (Engine Order Book No. 7).
Incoming Correspondence (from E. S. Hutton).

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David Dickson, Clocksbriggs, 1809