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Unidentified drawings of engines, 1770s—1790s
Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/1371
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This record is a file about the Unidentified drawings of engines, 1770s—1790s dating from 1770.
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- MS 3147/5/1371
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Title (The name of the record)
- Unidentified drawings of engines, 1770s—1790s
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1770
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Description (What the record is about)
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James Watt & Co. Drawings: Unused and Unidentified Engine Drawings. (31 items).
1371. Unidentified Drawings of Engines. 1770s-1800s. 31 items.
Drawings of various pumping, blowing and rotative engines.Untitled and undated plans and sections of engines and engine houses dating from the 1770s to the 1790s. The drawings include:
Various untitled drawings of early pumping engines.
Drawing of a pumping engine marked "Canal engine" by Henry Hazleton.
Drawing of a pumping engine marked "Richmond engine" by Henry Hazleton (this does not appear to be the Richmond Water Works engine).
Plans and sections of engines and engine houses, 1770s and 1780s.
Two coloured front views of a rotative engine.
Section of an unusual beamless pumping engine design.
Coloured elevation of a 24 inch sun & planet engine working a forge fly wheel [previously mis-identified as the rebuild of the Soho Foundry engine].
Coloured drawing of a tilt hammer. -
Held by (Who holds the record)
- Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6369028d-3a7e-4b79-85a0-8fb95456d59e/
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MS 3147/5
DRAWINGS - MAIN SERIES
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This record is held at Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Within the fonds: MS 3147
Boulton and Watt Collection
Within the sub-fonds: MS 3147/3
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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Unidentified drawings of engines, 1770s—1790s