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Brandram Bros. & Co., Rotherhithe, 1825

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/1035/a

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MS 3147/5/1035/a
Title
Brandram Bros. & Co., Rotherhithe, 1825
Date
1825
Description

Side Lever Boat Engines for Land (4 items).

1035a. Brandram Bros. & Co., Rotherhithe (VN). Mar.-May 1825. 4 items.
30 horse power side lever boat engine for land, with 31½ inch cylinder, 3 foot stroke.

Reverse plan of the engine and boiler houses, longitudinal section of the engine and cross-section of the boilers, cross-section of the engine house, plan of the tunnel, longitudinal section of the boiler; printed list of components and notes to the Foundry about shafts, pipes, wheels etc. (printed sheet and 5 small notes stuck together). The reverse drawings bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 794. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 206.

For Brandram Bros. & Co. Blowing engine, lead works, Rotherhithe, Kent. The firm bought a second 60 horse boat engine in 1846 [see Portfolio 5/1035b].

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Brandram Bros. & Co., Rotherhithe, 1825