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Robert Fall & Co., Westbarns, 1801
Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/222
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- MS 3147/5/222
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Title (The name of the record)
- Robert Fall & Co., Westbarns, 1801
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1801
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Description (What the record is about)
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12 horse power sun & planet engine. Engine not built.
Reverse plan and sections of the engine and boiler houses, framing and cistern. Both the drawings bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 429. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 398.
For Robert Fall & Co. Flax mill, Westbarns, near Dunbar. According to the correspondence in Business Letter Book Nov. 1800-Jul. 1801, Robert Fall & Co. ordered a 12 horse power engine on 9 Feb. 1801, and presumably Book 429 was opened accordingly. However Engine Order Book No. 3 notes that the engine was suspended, but gives no date.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 Items
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/5acff53b-3cbf-4f7e-87f0-e76f7e95b961/
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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
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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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Robert Fall & Co., Westbarns, 1801