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Wheal Crenver No. 2, 1786

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/1306

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MS 3147/5/1306
Title
Wheal Crenver No. 2, 1786
Date
1786
Description

Cornish Mine Engines (2 items).

1306. Wheal Crenver No. 2. Apr. 1786. 2 items.
Single-acting engine, with 60 inch cylinder, 9 foot stroke, chain connection.

General view of the engine, plan of the engine and boiler, cross-section of the boiler - 3 reverse drawings on 1 sheet; section of oval tube of the boiler.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 70. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 302.

For Wheal Crenver. According to the List of Engines made at Soho, the engine was still working in May 1798.

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Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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Wheal Crenver No. 2, 1786