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Category
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Place
Material
Date

Columnar Engine, 1862

1862

Model of a pair of side-lever engines from the H.M.S. 'Dee', (1832)

1832-1851

Model, press for cutting out coin blanks

circa 1808

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

1815

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

1807

Model of lifting screw

1833-1890

Diagonal Oscillating Engine

Indenture of apprenticeship to the firm of Maudslay Sons and Field

1836

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

1827

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

1807

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

1832

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

1865-1870

Wood model

1846

Model of Henry Maudslay's table engine, 1807

1807

Model of Fields cycloidal paddle wheel

1833-1890

Model of disconnecting crank

1850-1862

Stern model, demonstrating an arrangement for lifting auxilliary screw propellers

1850-1890

Working patent model

1839-1858

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

[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

[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

[Blueprints (3)] HMS 'Conflict', 'Teazer' & 'Wizard'. Boilers / Maudslay Sons & Field Limtd, Engineers, London. [nd. Scale 1 1/2" : 1']

Blueprints (3) HMS 'Conflict'

nd.

[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

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

nd

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 1:12, 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

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

Two mahogany bearing pillar shims and one mahogany engine bed shim, from working model of engines of S.S. 'Harbinger'

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 1:12, 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 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

Working model, scale 1:16, of the twin cylinder engines of the H.M.S. 'Devastation' (1841), inside hull frame model, by Maudslay Sons and Field, Lambeth, London, England, 1841-1851

Model of engines of H.M.S. 'Devastation' (1841), inside hull frame model

1841-1851

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 diagonal direct-acting type engines of the S.S. 'Harbinger' (1851), on a mahogany hull base, by Maudslay Sons and Field, Lambeth, London, England, 1851-1852

Working model of engines of S.S. 'Harbinger'

1851-1852

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

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 1:12, 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 1:18, of the engines of the wooden battleship the HMS 'Marlborough' (1855) on mahogany hull base, by Maudslay Sons and Field, London, England, 1855-1900

Model of screw engines of H.M.S. 'Marlborough'

1855-1900

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

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

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

Filter for boiler feed water. With label.

Filter for boiler feed water. With label.

1893

Die stock and set of seven dies 3/8" to 5/8", made and used by Henry Maudslay, c. 1800

Die stock and set of seven dies 3/8" to 5/8"

circa 1810

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

Rolling mill

1882

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

[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

Working model, scale 1:12, of the oscillating engines from the paddle steamer the 'Mersey' (1859), with paddles, Maudslay, Sons and Field, Lambeth, London, England, 1859-1890

Model of engines of P.S. 'Mersey'

1859-1890

Working model, scale 1:12, of the 1350 horse power horizontal return connecting type twin cylinder engines, as used on the HMS 'Agincourt' (1862), model made by Maudslay, Sons and Field Limited, Lambeth, London, England, mounted on ships hull model, made by South Kensington Museum (Workshops), South Kensington, London, England, 1862-1890

Working model, of the horizontal return connecting type twin cylinder engines of H.M.S. 'Agincourt'

1862-1890; 1900