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Hodgson & Son, London, 1814

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/883

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MS 3147/5/883
Title
Hodgson & Son, London, 1814
Date
1814
Description

Independent Beam (Crank) Engines (4 items).

883. Hodgson & Son, London (ZAV). Mar., Apr. 1814. 4 items.
6 horse power independent crank engine, with 16 inch cylinder, 2 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod, A frames.

Reverse plan of the engine and boiler, cross-section of the engine house, cross-section of the boiler, longitudinal section of the engine and boiler; sheet of notes on sugar and treacle apparatus and rough sketch plan and elevation of the premises, 8 Mar. 1814 (with press copy plan and section of the engine and boiler dated Apr. 1814 stuck on); shaft and ?, Apr. 1814. The reverse drawings bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 689. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 242.

For Hodgson & Son. Sugar refinery, London. This engine was originally made for B. Benyon of Shrewsbury, but he countermanded it in Jan. 1814.

See also: 4/94 (Engine Order Book No. 8).

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