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Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1851/P/3/5 |
Former Reference | D1851 B 17 |
Title | Engraving of beam engine |
Date | [early 19th Cent] |
Description | The appearance of the engine is similar to that of D5029/19/13 (Samuel Halls patent Improvements on Steam Engines, 1834). Scale 3/4 inch: 1 foot Notes on the drawing give the name "Baxter" and address "3 Charter House Square". The 1843 Kelly's Directory of London gives this as the address of George Baxter, "engraver, inventor and patentee of printing in oil colours". The document also bears a handwritten note "From Middleton". |
Extent | 1 item |
Level | Item |
Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
Archive Creator | Bryan Donkin Company Ltd of Chesterfield (1902-c1997), formerly of Bermondsey, Surrey (1803-1902), engineering firm |
Copies | A digital copy of this item can be viewed on the public computers at the record office |