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Parallel Motions, 1846, 1851, 1877, 1881, 1882, 1887, 1889, 1894 (18 items).

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/7/29

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MS 3147/7/29
Title
Parallel Motions, 1846, 1851, 1877, 1881, 1882, 1887, 1889, 1894 (18 items).
Date
1846 - 1894
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29. Parallel Motions. 1846, 1851, 1877, 1881, 1882, 1887, 1889, 1894. 18 items.
Parallel motions and parts of parallel motions for various engines.

Polsdias [?] Downs Mine:
Parallel motion for 70 inch engine - partially coloured tracing, Jun. 1846.

Birmingham Water Works:
Parallel motion for inner and outer end of beam for 72 inch engine with 10 foot stroke - partially coloured reverse drawing, Feb. 1851.

South Staffordshire Water Works:
Parts of parallel motion - rough drawing, not dated [possibly for engine RZ, circa Nov. 1870].

Birmingham Water Works (Selly Oak):
Cylinder end parallel motion - coloured tracing, Oct. 1877.

Pode Hole, Deeping Fen Drainage:
Parallel motion and bows for air and cold water pumps - partially coloured tracing, Jun. 1881.

Great Yarmouth Water Works (Ormesby Pumping Station):
General arrangement of parallel motion, pump end - coloured tracing marked "Not adopted", Sep. 1882.
Details of parallel motion, cylinder end - tracing, Sep. 1882.
Details of links for parallel motion, pump end - coloured tracing marked "Not adopted", Oct. 1882.
Details of radius rods, parallel rods and brackets for radius pins - coloured tracing marked "not adopted", Oct. 1882.
Details of links for parallel motion, cylinder end - coloured tracing marked "Not adopted", Nov. 1882.
Details of radius rods, parallel rods, crosshead and bow gudgeon, cylinder end - coloured tracing marked "Not adopted", Nov. 1882.

Calcutta Water Works (75 horse engine, Tallah station), India:
Sketch of bottom end of main links - coloured drawing, not dated [1887].

Buenos Ayres Water Works (engine IN):
General arrangement of parallel motion - coloured tracing marked "not adopted", Mar. 1889.
Links [?] - partially coloured tracing, Mar. 1889.

Bristol Water Works:
Details of parallel motion - copy on blueprint paper, Aug. 1889 (2 copies).

Newark Water Works (engine HK):
Details of brasses, gibs and cotters for parallel motion - partially coloured tracing, Jan. 1894.

Part of parallel motion [?] - tracing, not titled or dated.

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Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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Parallel Motions, 1846, 1851, 1877, 1881, 1882, 1887, 1889, 1894 (18 items).