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Samuel Walker & Co., Holmes, 1781, 1782

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/548

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MS 3147/5/548
Title
Samuel Walker & Co., Holmes, 1781, 1782
Date
Sep., Oct. 1781, Jan.-Apr., Jun. 1782
Description

Single-acting engine, with 40 inch cylinder, 8 foot stroke, chain connection.

Reverse general view of the engine; ground plan, section and outside view of the engine house (the section is marked as a reverse copy); reverse plan and sections of the boiler; condenser - 2 sheets of drawings; cylinder, gudgeon, plans and sections of nozzles, eduction pipe; working gear - side view and view from the lever wall (partially coloured reverse drawings), plan of the lower working gear (reverse drawing), plan and side view of the top working gear.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 25. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 268, 286.

For Samuel Walker of Masbrough and company of Masbrough. Holmes Iron Works, near Rotherham. The engine was later converted into a blowing engine, and Henry Hazleton listed in both sections of the Catalogue of Old Engines.

See also: Engine Agreements, Incoming Correspondence.

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Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Physical description
14 Items
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/55a5c06e-611a-42d0-baf3-e44c76a54745/

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Samuel Walker & Co., Holmes, 1781, 1782