Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Reverse copy of the front view of the engine and cross-section of the boilers and seating. Note that the beam for working the fire extinguishing apparatus has been pencilled in.
This was a typical ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Edge view of the fly wheel. This drawing shows the shaft that powered the cotton spinning machinery.
This was a typical sun & planet engine for a cotton mill. It was ordered by John Pooley and his ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Reverse copy of the edge view of the fly wheel. This drawing shows the shaft that powered the cotton spinning machinery. Note that the cellar floor has been pencilled in for reference for installing the ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Plan of the engine taken above the cylinder and boiler tops.
This was a typical sun & planet engine for a cotton mill. It was ordered by John Pooley and his partners for their cotton mill in Hulme, ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Plan of the engine taken above the cylinder and boiler tops, February 1798.
This was a typical 'sun & planet' engine for a cotton mill. It was ordered by John Pooley and his partners for their cotton ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Longitudinal section of one of the boilers, February 1798.
This was a typical 'sun & planet' engine for a cotton mill. It was ordered by John Pooley and his partners for their cotton mill in Hulme, ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Reverse copy of the longitudinal section of one of the boilers, February 1798.
This was a typical 'sun & planet' engine for a cotton mill. It was ordered by John Pooley and his partners for their cotton ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Drawing of the working gear, February 1798.
This was a typical 'sun & planet' engine for a cotton mill. It was ordered by John Pooley and his partners for their cotton mill in Hulme, South Manchester ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Top end of the connecting rod, February 1798.
This was a typical 'sun & planet' engine for a cotton mill. It was ordered by John Pooley and his partners for their cotton mill in Hulme, South Manchester ...
Countermarked Cartwheel Penny (obverse)
This cartwheel penny was minted in 1797 at Matthew Boulton's Soho Mint. In 1812 it was countermarked to convert it into a workman's pass for the naval dockyards at Chatham in Kent.
Countermarked Cartwheel Penny (reverse)
This cartwheel penny was minted in 1797 at Matthew Boulton's Soho Mint. In 1812 it was countermarked to convert it into a workman's pass for the naval dockyards at Chatham in Kent.
Design for a medal cabinet by John Phillp
This watercolour is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). Phillp may have been Matthew Boulton's son but the evidence is inconclusive. He was ...
Design for board by John Phillp
Board bearing Boulton family coat of arms supported by mermaids on a shell with castle and ship in the background. It seems likely that this was a design for decoration of the Boulton family boat which ...
Design for buttons by John Phillp
Designs for three buttons showing a section all in reverse. These were probably designs for uniform buttons for one of the North Yorkshire Regiments.
The designs are from the Phillp album, a collection ...
Design for catalogue by John Phillp
This design for a catalogue by John Phillp includes part of the Boulton family coat of arms and is probably an alternative design for the catalogue of books, prints and maps in Matthew Boulton's library ...
Design for Hafod Friendly Society Token by John Phillp
The Hafod Friendly Society Token was ordered from Matthew Boulton by Colonel T Johnes who had created a model agricultural establishment and parkland at Hafod in Cardiganshire. The Welsh inscription ...
Design for Hilt by John Phillp
This pen and ink design for a hilt is inscribed LBV and Volunteers. It is from the Phillp album, a collection of watercolours and sketches by John Phillp (c.1778-1815). Phillp may have been Matthew ...
Design for platter by John Phillp
This is a design for a platter with a map of the United Kingdom in the centre and ovals around the outside containing images of kings. A detail shows inscriptions for Gulielmus I and Georgius III. Between ...