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Taylor Weston & Co., Manchester, No. 2, 1800, 1801

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/227

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Title
Taylor Weston & Co., Manchester, No. 2, 1800, 1801
Date
1800 - 1801
Description

Sun and Planet Engines. (13 items).

227. Taylor Weston & Co., Manchester, No. 2. (A). Dec. 1800, Jul., Aug. 1801. 13 items.
20 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 23¾ inch cylinder, 5 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron connecting rod.

Coloured original and reverse general view and plan of the engine and boilers, longitudinal section of boiler; reverse plan and sections of the engine and boiler houses, framing and cistern for Arrowsmith & Pennington, Dec. 1800; reverse plan of the engine and boiler houses, framing and cistern; working gear - coloured original drawings. All the drawings bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 442. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 14.

For Taylor Weston & Co. Cotton mill, Manchester. This engine was originally ordered by Messrs. Arrowsmith & Pennington of Hindley, near Wigan, for a mill at Ormskirk. Engine Order Book No. 3 notes that the engine was transferred to Taylor Weston & Co. on 28 Jul. 1801.

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Taylor Weston & Co., Manchester, No. 2, 1800, 1801