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The Commissioners of the Navy, Portsmouth, 1842—1845
Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/541/a
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- MS 3147/5/541/a
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Commissioners of the Navy, Portsmouth, 1842—1845
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1842
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Description (What the record is about)
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Crank Engines. (69 items).
541b. The Honourable the Commissioners of the Navy, Portsmouth (BE). Aug., Nov. 1856. 3 items.
80 horse power double-acting independent crank engine, with 44 inch cylinder, 7 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.Parallel motion for hot and cold water pumps - coloured original drawing; beam, gudgeons and plummer block - coloured original and reverse drawings. All the drawings bear letter codes.
Catalogue of Old Engines p. 152.
For the Honourable the Commissioners of the Navy. Rolling mill engine, Portsmouth Dockyard. This engine was designed to be similar to the first 80 horse engine above. It was ordered in Jul. 1855.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/b8bbc62a-521d-45fd-b2a5-d464b9c859e7/
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MS 3147/5
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This record is held at Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
Within the fonds: MS 3147
Boulton and Watt Collection
Within the sub-fonds: MS 3147/3
Correspondence and Papers
Within the series: MS 3147/5
DRAWINGS - MAIN SERIES
Within the sub-series: MS 3147/5/169
Walker Colliery, Newcastle upon Tyne
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The Commissioners of the Navy, Portsmouth, 1842—1845