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Walker & Co., Limerick, Ireland, 1814

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/870

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MS 3147/5/870
Title
Walker & Co., Limerick, Ireland, 1814
Date
1814
Description

Independent Beam (Crank) Engines (3 items).

870. Walker & Co., Limerick, Ireland (Y). Nov. 1814. 3 items.
14 horse power independent crank engine, with 22 inch cylinder, 3 foot stroke, parallel motion, cast iron beam, cast iron connecting rod.

Reverse plan of the engine house and boiler, longitudinal section of the engine house and boiler, cross-section of the engine, cross section of the boiler. The drawings bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 672. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 236.

For Walker & Co. Limerick, Ireland. Note that the Catalogue of Old Engines confuses this engine with the 8 horse engine ZI for Henry Walker & Co. of Fermoy [see Portfolio 5/859].

See also: 4/94 (Engine Order Book No. 8).

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Walker & Co., Limerick, Ireland, 1814