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Walter Peters, Manchester, 1802

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/232

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MS 3147/5/232
Title
Walter Peters, Manchester, 1802
Date
1802
Description

Sun and Planet Engines. (6 items).

232. Walter Peters, Manchester (WP). Apr., Sep. 1802. 6 items.
14 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 20¾ inch cylinder, 4 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.

Reverse general view and plan of the engine and boilers, longitudinal section of boiler; reverse plan and sections of the engine and boiler houses and framing (one of the drawings is on the back of a crossed out coloured section of the engine house etc. for P. & A. McCandlish); parallel motion - reverse drawing. All the drawings bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 455. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 12.

For Walter Peters. Cotton mill, Shooter's Brook, Manchester.

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Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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