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Brown Chalmers & Co., Aberdeen, 1802
Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/235
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- MS 3147/5/235
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Title (The name of the record)
- Brown Chalmers & Co., Aberdeen, 1802
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1802
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Sun and Planet Engines. (8 items).
235. Brown Chalmers & Co., Aberdeen (BC). Jul. 1802. 8 items.
20 horse power double-acting sun & planet engine, with 23¾ inch cylinder, 5 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.Coloured original and 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; working gear - coloured original front and side views; letter from Brown Chalmers & Co. dated Aberdeen, 1 Jul. 1802, with plan of the engine house; reverse plan of the engine house marked "for Mr. Rennie". All the drawings except the last 2 items bear letter codes.
Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 466. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 4.
For Brown Chalmers & Co. Paper mill, Aberdeen. The firm originally ordered a 12 horse power engine. According to the Catalogue of Old Engines, the mill was occupied by Black & Co. circa 1813.
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- Birmingham: Archives, Heritage and Photography Service
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Boulton and Watt Collection
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Correspondence and Papers
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Walker Colliery, Newcastle upon Tyne
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Brown Chalmers & Co., Aberdeen, 1802