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Working gear parts, 1777, 1797, 1799, 1800, 1802, 1803, 1806, 1824, 1827, 1828, not...

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/1388

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MS 3147/5/1388
Title
Working gear parts, 1777, 1797, 1799, 1800, 1802, 1803, 1806, 1824, 1827, 1828, not dated
Date
1777 - 1828
Description

Components and Parts of Land Engines. (34 items).

1388. Working Gear Parts. 1777, 1797, 1799, 1800, 1802, 1803, 1806, 1824, 1827, 1828, not dated. 34 items.

1777:
Letter from Thomas Dudley to James Watt dated Bristol, 26 May 1777, with a partially coloured drawing of part of working gear for an engine for a Cornish mine.

Drawing of part of working gear for a Cornish mine engine, copied from Dudley's drawing above - partially coloured drawing, not dated [1777].

1790s:
Parts of working gear for 4 horse engine - reverse drawing, Aug. 1797.

Catches for working gear for 4 and 6 horse engines - partially coloured original and reverse drawings, Nov. 1799.

1800s:
Catches for 28 to 32 horse engines, not dated [1800s].

Catches for working gear for 14, 16, 18 and 20 horse engines - partially coloured reverse drawing, Feb. 1800.

Bolt etc. for bottom of working gear for 16 to 20 horse engines - reverse drawing, Aug. 1802.

Parts of working gear for 10 to 14 horse engines - 5 large sheets of reverse drawings, Feb. 1803.

Parts of working gear for 20 horse engines - coloured drawing, May 1806.

1820s:
Part of working gear for 66 inch engines with 9 foot strokes, Feb. 1824.

Parts of working gear for 64 inch engine SW [West Middlesex Water Works], Feb. 1827.

Parts of working gear for 36 inch single-acting engine - 9 sheets of drawings, Jul. 1827.

Parts of working gear for 48 inch cylinder - 4 sheets of drawings, Jul. 1828.

Not dated:
Hand for a 24 to 30 inch engine.

4 sheets of undated and untitled sheets of drawings of parts of working gear.

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Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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Working gear parts, 1777, 1797, 1799, 1800, 1802, 1803, 1806, 1824, 1827, 1828, not dated