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Columnar Engine, 1862

1862

Piston and Rod, from Newcomen Pumping Engine 'Old Sarah'

1815

Model, press for cutting out coin blanks

circa 1808

Original Maudslay oscillating marine paddle engine used on paddle ships and thames speed boats

1827

Model of Henry Maudslay's table engine, 1807

1807

Model of Fields cycloidal paddle wheel

1833-1890

Model of the four-bladed screw propeller from HMS 'Lord Warden' (1865)

1865-1870

Diagonal Oscillating Engine

Wood model

1846

Indenture of apprenticeship to the firm of Maudslay Sons and Field

1836

Working patent model

1839-1858

Model of disconnecting crank

1850-1862

Model of lifting screw

1833-1890

Valve from a model of Maudslay's 1807 table engine (scale 1:24)

1807

Parts of steam table engine by Maudslay and Son and Field

Model of P.S. 'Lord W. Bentinck'

1832

Right angled pipe from a model of Maudslay's 1807 table engine (scale 1:24)

1807

Steam table engine, 24" stroke by Maudslay, Sons and Field, 1840 with fly wheel outer bearing, steam stop valve and also the original steam piston. This type of engine was patented by Henry Maudslay in 1807 and found widespread use in workshops and small factories where space was limited.

Table Engine by Maudslay, Sons and Field, 1840

1840

Flywheel from Maudslay, Sons & Field engine

Flywheel from Maudslay

Model of Maudslay's 1807 table engine (scale 1:24), made by Maudslay, Sons and Field Limited, Lambeth, London, 1807

Model of Maudslay's 1807 table engine (scale 1:24)

1807

Part sectioned working model, scale 1:16, of a pair of annular cylinder steam engines for driving a screw propellor, as patented by Joseph Maudslay in 1856, which were used on the steam yacht 'Hebe' (1856), made by Maudslay, Sons and Field Limited, Lambeth, London, England, 1856-1890

Working model, of a pair of annular cylinder engines of steam yacht 'Hebe'

1856-1890

Working model, scale 1:24, of one of the double-cylinder paddle wheel engines from the H.M.S. "Retribution" (1841), shown with sectioned paddle wheel, as patented by Maudslay Sons and Field's.

Model of double-cylinder paddle-wheel engines

1844-1858

Working model, scale 1:12, of the two-stage expansion engines of the White Star Liner "Britannic" (1874) in mahogany case and table stand (see note)

Model of engines of White Star Liner 'Britannic'

1874-1890

List of vessels fitted with marine engines [by] Maudslay, Sons & Field, Engineers, London. ['Vessels fitted with Paddle Wheels', covering years 1815 to 1889; 'Vessels fitted with Screw Propellers', covering years 1841 to 1896. See also ARCH : MAUD 22 (inv. no. 1992-719pt.) shelved as MSL 99]

List of vessels fitted with marine engines by Maudslay

1896

Model of an improved Poole's feathering paddle wheel (c.1830) with external crank for each float, the pin of which is controlled by a circular groove in a large ring, by Maudslay, Sons and Field, Lambeth, London, England, 1830-1890

Model of Poole's paddle wheel

1830-1890

Working patent model, scale 1:8, of double piston-rod steeple paddle engines (c.1839) shown in structure of a vessel, patented by Joshua Field and Joseph Maudslay, and made by Maudslay, Sons and Field, Lambeth, London, England, 1839

Working patent model, of double piston-rod steeple paddle engines

1839

Working model, scale 1:16, of a rope-driven arrangement for screw shaft, J. Maudslay's patent No. 9833 A.D.1843, with two-bladed propeller on wood base, by Maudslay Sons and Field, London, 1843-1862

Working model

1843

Wood model, scale 1:12, of Hermann Hirsh's patented four bladed screw propeller, mounted on a mahogany stand, by Maudslay Sons and Field, Lambeth, London, England, 1862-1889

Hermann Hirsh's patented four bladed screw propeller

1862-1889

Rolling mill, built by Maudslay, Sons and Field, London, 1882

Rolling mill

1882

Working model, scale 1:12, of a proposed modified twin-cylinder or 'Siamese' paddle wheel engine to suit the requirements of screw propulsion with one crank and representing only half of the engine (c.1850), on wooden base, by Maudslay, Sons and Field, Lambeth, London, England, 1850-1900

Working model

1850-1900

Working model, scale 1:48, of a mechanical reciprocating propeller fitted to a ship's stern, by Maudslay, Sons and Field, by Maudslay, Sons and Field, Lambeth, London, England, 1840-1850

Working model of a mechanical reciprocating propeller

1840-1850

Working model, scale 1:16, of Joseph Maudslay’s 1853 patent adjustable pitch screw propeller, fitted to vessel’s stern, on wood base, by Maudslay Sons and Field, Lambeth, London, England, 1853

Working model, of Joseph Maudslay’s 1853 patent adjustable pitch screw propeller

1853

[Photographs (5) of engines for Italian battleship Re Umberto 1885 (2), for HMS Sirius 1890 (1) and for HMS Blake 1890 (1), and quadruple air compressors for HMS Royal Arthur 1891 (1), all machinery built by Maudslay, Sons & Field, London]

Photographs (5) of engines for Italian battleship Re Umberto 1885 (2)

1885-1891

[Paddle-wheel arrangement drawing showing front and side elevations / Maudslay, Sons & Field. ca.1829]

Paddle-wheel arrangement drawing showing front and side elevations

circa 1829

[Analysis of engine performance re] deep sea trial of HMS 'Sirius', 1869 Aug 11/[Maudslay, Sons & Field. Endorsed, "Private, Copy sent to Admiralty"]

Analysis of engine performance re deep sea trial of HMS 'Sirius'

1869 Aug 11

Specification for an Iron Steam Vessel for sea and river service, adapted to receive a pair of side lever engines of 50hp each weight about 90 tons with water in boiler/[Maudslay, Sons & Field, c. 1839]

Specification for an Iron Steam Vessel for sea and river service

circa 1840

Apparatus to be fixed in front of a [2-wheeled] chaise/[Maudslay, Sons & Field. Sketch and brief description of a somewhat obscure device (for supporting the front of a two wheel chaise?) The device has a rack and pinion arrangement at one side] n.d.

Apparatus to be fixed in front of a 2-wheeled chaise

Principal dimensions etc. of the following screw steamers/[Maudslay, Sons & Field. c. 1851] [Lists 28 steamers beginning with Rattler]

Principal dimensions etc. of screw steamers

circa 1851

Working model, scale 1:16, of Joseph Maudslay's patented variable pitch two bladed screw propeller, by Maudslay, Sons and Field, Lambeth, London, England, 1848-1850

Working model of Joseph Maudslay's variable pitch screw propeller

1848-1850

Working model, scale 1:12, of the diagonal direct-acting type engines of the S.S. 'Harbinger' (1851), on a mahogany hull base, with two mahogany bearing pillar shims and one mahogany engine bed shim, by Maudslay Sons and Field, Lambeth, London, England, 1851-1852

Working model of engines of S.S. 'Harbinger', with two mahogany bearing pillar shims and one mahogany engine bed shim

1851-1852

Working model, scale 1:16, of the annular piston engines of the paddle steamer 'Princess Alice' (1843), shown in hull structure, with one paddle wheel and one paddle wheel cover on the opposing side, by Maudslay, Sons and Field, Lambeth, London, England.

Model of engines of P.S. 'Princess Alice'

1843-1900

Working model, scale 1:16, of the return connecting rod engines of the HMS 'Octavia' (1849), fitted to wood base resembling a the ship's hull, by Maudslay Sons and Field, Lambeth, London, England, 1860-1900

Model of screw engines of H.M.S. 'Octavia"

1860-1890

Filter for boiler feed water coming from condenser for 1 1/2" diam. pipe by Maudslay Sons and Field Ltd. 1893. S.757. Sectioned in Museum.

Filter for boiler feed water

1893

Portfolio of photographs of Marine Engines, Boilers & Machinery, 1892 / Maudslay, Sons & Field Ltd. 1892. [Volume of photographs and text re paddle engines, compound engines, locomotive boilers, air compressors, centrifugal pumping engines, coining presses, weighing machines, counting machines etc. Includes lists of vessels fitted with paddle wheels (1815-92) and screw propellers (1841-92)]

Portfolio of photographs of Marine Engines

1892

[Drawings etc. of ship engines and boilers, fitted by Maudslay and Company and Maudslay, Sons and Field. 55 drawings, mostly line drawings (with wash); three further drawings in this collection are housed at MSR 28. 9 folders. Listing available]

Drawings etc

1818-1855

[Ms. list] [Ves]sels [fitted with Steam Engi]nes and Paddle Wheels / [Maudslay So]ns and Field, [covering the years 1842 to 1892. 1 ms. card]

[Ms. list] [Ves]sels [fitted with Steam Engi]nes and Paddle Wheels / [Maudslay So]ns and Field

circa 1892

Description of a sliding-rudder fitted to the East India Co's steam vessel "Pluto"/ Maudslay, Sons & Field. [c. 1841] [Describing an improved rudder capable of being lowered into the water when the main rudder is above the water-line. The rudder fitted to the Pluto had proved perfectly manageable]

Description of a sliding-rudder fitted to the East India Co's steam vessel "Pluto"/ Maudslay

circa 1841

[Note on the course and timetable of a packet boat operating between Falmouth and Corfu/ Maudslay, Sons & Field, c. 185-?]

Note on the course and timetable of a packet boat operating between Falmouth and Corfu

circa 1850

Steam Table engine, 24" stroke, by Maudslay, Sons & Field, 1840, with flywheel, outer bearing, steam stop-valve; and also one original steam piston-valve, shaft coupling, piston, piston sleeves, piston rings, plumber block for drive & parcels of spares

Table Engine by Maudslay, Sons & Field, 1840.

1840

Two models in wood of Joseph Maudslay's rotary engine, 1852

Two models in wood of Maudslay's rotary engine

c1852

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