Base Frames

Base frames, bed plates etc. for various engines.

Georgetown Water Works:
Foundation plate for 20 horse power engine - partially coloured tracing, Nov. 1863.

Inlet Station, Buenos Ayres Water Works, Argentina:
Base frame - 2 partially coloured drawings, Aug. 1873 (drawings also used for Lahore Water Works, Aug. 1878 and Colne Valley Water Works).

Portsmouth Dockyard Extension:
Details of lower framing - partially coloured drawing, Dec. 1873.

Metropolitan Drainage, Western Pumping Station:
Base frame for Auxiliary Engine - partially coloured drawing, Aug. 1874.

R. & H. Green, New Graving Dock:
Base frame for pumping engine - partially coloured drawing, Jul. 1876.

Farnell & Watson:
Base frame for new 15 horse engine - partially coloured drawing, Sep. 1876.

Courage & Co.:
Base frame for 60 horse engine - partially coloured drawing, Oct. 1876.

W. C. Stiff:
Base plate for circular saw - partially coloured drawing, Jan. 1877.

Slough Sewerage:
Details of base frames - partially coloured drawing, Oct. 1878.

John Darlington:
Base frame - partially coloured drawing, Sep. 1880.

Devala Moyar Gold Mining Co. (John Darlington):
Engine frame for 20 horse engines - partially coloured drawing, Dec. 1880 (drawing also used for the Glenrock Mining Co. 20 horse engines, Oct. 1881, the British Electric Light Co., Jan. 1882, Mexican Mints, May 1882, John Arschagouni, Galata, 25 horse engine, Apr. 1883).

Mersey Salt & Brine Co.:
Detail of base frame, Dec. 1881.

Indian State Railways:
Details of base frame for coupled compound vertical engines - partially coloured drawing and partially coloured tracing copy, Apr. 1882.

Calcutta Water Works, Mullick's Ghat, India:
Details of base frame for pumping engines - partially coloured drawing, Sep. 1882.

W. C. Stiff:
Detail of base frame for 8 inch vertical engine - tracing, Jan. 1883.

Burdwan Water Works, India:
Detail of base frame - partially coloured drawing, Jun. 1883 (2 copies).

Calliope Graving Dock, Auckland, New Zealand:
Details of base frames, guides and guide blocks - partially coloured drawing, Feb. 1886.

Isle of Dogs Drainage:
Details of base frame, May 1886; details of base frame - drawing on blueprint paper, May 1886.

Alfred Hickman:
Details of base frame for 90 inch blowing engine IR, Oct. 1889.

Bombay Dock, India:
Base frame for main engines - partially coloured drawing, Feb. 1890.

Bombay Mint, India:
Base frame for compound vertical engine - partially coloured drawing, Feb. 1890.

Rio de Janeiro Drainage, Brazil:
Details of base frames (Reid's patent) - 2 partially coloured drawings, Jan. 1891; sketch showing position of foundation bolts in base frames - partially coloured drawing, Feb. 1891; sketch showing position of manhole doors in base frames - partially coloured drawing, Mar. 1891.

Thomas Wethered & Sons:
Details of base frame for vertical engine - partially coloured drawing, Feb. 1891. [See also 7/2c.]

West Ham Sewage Works:
Details of base frame - partially coloured drawing and copy on blueprint paper, Apr. 1891.

York Sewerage Works:
Details of base frame and standards - partially coloured drawing and copy on blueprint paper, Aug. 1891.

Indian Midland Railway:
Details of cylinder base frame for Machine Shop and Saw Mill Engines, Nov. 1891; details of cylinder base frame and pedestal under crank shaft block for Boiler and Smith Shop Engines, Nov. 1891 (2 copies). [See also 7/2b.]

Great Grimsby Water Works:
Bed plate for compound beam engine (Watney's patent altered) - partially coloured drawing (not dated, circa Jan. 1893?).

Southwark & Vauxhall Water Works, Streatham Works:
Details of bell crank lever pedestals - partially coloured drawing, Feb. 1894. [See also Portfolio 7/2e.]

? (order no. 1360):
Details of base frame for engine, details of base frame for low pressure cylinder and high lift pump - 2 partially coloured drawings, Feb. 1899.

All the drawings bear letter codes.

See also: Portfolio 6/8 (bed plates etc.).