Samuel Greg & Co., Bollington, 1832, 1846, 1856

Side Lever Boat Engines for Land (13 items).

1045a. Samuel Greg & Co., Bollington (OH). May, Jun. 1832, Jul. 1846, Dec. 1856. 13 items.
60 horse power side lever boat engine for land, with 42 inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke.
Also gas lighting apparatus.

Direct copy general plan of the engine and boiler houses, gearing room, situation of retorts and purifying house, mill etc.; reverse plan of the engine house, side view of the engine, plan of stones over the tunnel, cross-section of engine house, view of stones in engine house looking from gearing room (coloured drawing), plan of the boiler house, longitudinal section of boiler house, cross-section of the boiler house; sketch of end of fly wheel shaft, sent by Wren & Bennett; sketch of fly wheel shaft, sketch of crank shaft and fly wheel - sketches by William Bennett, sent to the Foundry; note from Hollins Hunt to Gilbert Hamilton (not dated) with sketch plan of position of injection pipes. The reverse drawings bear letter codes.
Also the following later items: sketch of working gear parts brought by Hiram Wilcox, Jul. 1846; sections and plans of new nozzles - partially coloured original and reverse drawings, Dec. 1856.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 857. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 208.

For Samuel Greg & Co. Lowerhouse Mill, Bollington, Cheshire. The firm bought a second 60 horse boat engine in 1835 [see Portfolio 5/1045b]. The Bollington mill was later run by William Greg.

See also: Incoming Correspondence.