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The Gourock Ropework Co., Port Glasgow, 1837, 1838

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/517

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MS 3147/5/517
Title
The Gourock Ropework Co., Port Glasgow, 1837, 1838
Date
1837 - 1838
Description

Crank Engines. (9 items).

517. The Gourock Ropework Co., Port Glasgow (TN). May, Aug. 1837, Mar. 1838. 9 items.
60 horse power double-acting crank engine, with 38¼ inch cylinder, 7 foot stroke, parallel motion, [cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod].

Longitudinal section and plan of the engine house - reverse and partially coloured direct copies, reverse sections of the engine house and connecting wheel race, plan of the tunnel; governor - coloured reverse drawing; press copy note about the flywheel; note from Hollins Hunt to Gilbert Hamilton dated 30 May 1837 about the air pump etc.; note from Hollins Hunt dated Soho Foundry, 26 Aug. 1837, announcing the completion of the cylinder; note from Richard Lewis to Henry Wright dated 24 Mar. 1838 about the air pump and condenser. The reverse drawings bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 912. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 76.

For The Gourock Ropework Co. Ropery, Port Glasgow.

See also: Incoming Correspondence.

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Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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The Gourock Ropework Co., Port Glasgow, 1837, 1838