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Hawkesbury Colliery, Bedworth, 1792, 1793

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/241/b

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MS 3147/5/241/b
Title
Hawkesbury Colliery, Bedworth, 1792, 1793
Date
1792 - 1793
Description

Sun and Planet Engines. (7 items).

241b. Hawkesbury Colliery, Bedworth. Jul., Sep. 1792, Jun. 1793. 7 items.
8 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 16 inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke, A frame.

General view of the engine, plans and sections of the engine and boiler; air pump and condenser; rotative wheels, front view of the working gear (shown in the framing), edge view of the flywheel (all three drawings are on 1 sheet); cylinder and piston. All the drawings are reverse copies and all bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 181. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 40.

For the proprietors of Hawkesbury Colliery, Bedworth, near Coventry, Warwickshire. Winding engine. The proprietor with whom Boulton & Watt usually dealt was Francis Parrott. This was the third engine for Hawkesbury Colliery. The first was a pumping engine with a 58 inch cylinder, in 1777 and the second was the small 3 horse power engine above. Note that this engine was often referred to as the "Bedworth New Engine".

See also: Engine Agreements.

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Hawkesbury Colliery, Bedworth, 1792, 1793