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Beam Engine Cylinders

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/6/7

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MS 3147/6/7
Title
Beam Engine Cylinders
Description

Cylinders and parts of cylinders for beam engines.

William Scholefield & Co.:
Cylinder without steam case - coloured drawing, Dec. 1845.

Silverdale Iron Works:
Cylinder bottom for engine with 54 inch cylinder, 8 foot stroke - partially coloured reverse drawing, Jan. 1847 [see Portfolio 5/686 for main drawings].

80 horse engine, 7 foot stroke:
Cylinder and steam case - partially coloured reverse drawing, May 1847.

Brown Shipley & Co.:
Cylinder - partially coloured drawing, Apr. 1849.

New River Co., London:
Cylinder etc. - partially coloured reverse drawing, May 1854.

Gibraltar Dockyard:
Cylinder and slide valve for 16 horse engine with 3 foot stroke - partially coloured reverse drawing, Dec. 1856.

South Staffordshire Water Works:
Steam case etc. - partially coloured reverse drawing, Jan. 1857 [see also 6/85].

Dunstan & Barlow:
Cylinder, steam case etc. - partially coloured reverse drawing, May 1857.

Johann Liebieg & Co.:
Cylinder and slide valve for 25 horse high pressure engine with 3 foot stroke - partially coloured reverse drawing, Aug. 1857.

Calcutta New Mint, India:
Cylinder and steam case for 30 horse engine with 5 foot stroke - partially coloured reverse drawing, Jul. 1858.

Calcutta Mint, India:
New cylinder and steam case for old 40 horse engines - partially coloured reverse drawing, Nov. 1858 [see Portfolios 5/707a & c for original drawings]; new cylinder and steam case for old 24 horse engine - partially coloured reverse drawing, Jan. 1859 [see Portfolio 5/707c for original drawings].

Birkenhead Water Works:
Cylinder and steam case etc., air pump and condenser - 2 partially coloured reverse drawings, Sep. & Oct. 1861.

Labuan Coal Co.:
Cylinder and slide valve - partially coloured reverse drawing, Jul. 1862.

Metropolitan Drainage, London:
Cylinder and steam case - partially coloured reverse drawing, Nov. 1862.

T. Hollick:
Cylinder and nozzles - partially coloured drawing, Jan. 1863 (drawings also marked "Knowles").

Charrington Head & Co.:
Cylinder and slide valve for 50 horse engine - partially coloured reverse drawing, Aug. 1863.

Brades Steel Works:
Cylinder, cylinder cover, piston and rod - partially coloured drawing, Jul. 1867.

Stanton & Son:
Cylinder and steam case - partially coloured original and partially coloured reverse drawings, Mar. 1870.

Birmingham Battery & Metal Co.:
Cylinder cover - partially coloured drawing, Mar. 1870.

Calcutta Water Works, India:
Cylinder and base plate - partially coloured reverse drawing, Sep. 1872.

Birmingham Plate Glass Co.:
Back plate, slide valve etc. - partially coloured reverse drawing, Oct. 1872.

Metropolitan Sewage (Victoria), London:
Cylinder and steam case - partially coloured reverse drawing, Feb. 1873.

Cochrane & Co.:
Details of cylinder - coloured drawing, Mar. 1882.

All the drawings bear letter codes.

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Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Physical description
26 Items
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6315305d-52df-4939-ab9b-5d0e38065277/

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Beam Engine Cylinders