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J. D. H. van Liender, for Mr. Boon, Holland, 1797, 1798

Catalogue reference: MS 3147/5/261

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This record is a file about the J. D. H. van Liender, for Mr. Boon, Holland, 1797, 1798 dating from 1797 - 1798.

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MS 3147/5/261

Title

J. D. H. van Liender, for Mr. Boon, Holland, 1797, 1798

Date

1797 - 1798

Description

Crank Engines. (5 items).

261. J. D. H. van Liender, for Mr. Boon, Holland. Dec. 1797, Feb., Apr. 1798. 5 items.
4 horse power double-acting crank engine, with 12? inch cylinder, 3 foot stroke, parallel motion.

Reverse general view of the engine and boiler, reverse plans and sections of the engine (5 drawings on 1 sheet); reverse plan and sections of the framing and condenser; reverse plan and section of the framing and boiler, and "sketch shewing the manner of fixing on the windmill arms", Feb. 1798 (misdated as 1797); working gear - reverse front and side views; reverse sketch showing the application of the governor and throttle valve. All the drawings bear letter codes.

Original Portfolio or 'Book' No. 295. Catalogue of Old Engines p. 80.

For Mr. - Boon, ordered by John Daniel Huichelbos van Liender of The Hague. Distillery, Holland. In his letter of 12 May 1797, van Liender writes that the engine is required by a friend of his who wants it for grinding malt and rye for a distillery.

See also: Incoming Correspondence (from van Liender).
Published references: Dickinson & Jenkins, p. 222-3, plate LXXXI - governor & throttle valve.

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J. D. H. van Liender, for Mr. Boon, Holland, 1797, 1798