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Drawing of multi flue marine steam boiler

1868

Improvements in the Arrangement & Combination of the Parts of Loco Engine

1841

Box for Watt's steam engine indicator and 2 line diagrams

[One of 820 civil and engineering drawings, chiefly of Bramah & Robinson. Drawing no. 1/23: 'Plan and Sections of a Tread Mill, by J. Bramah & Sons, Engineers, Pimlico, proposed for the Gaol at Norwich'. ca.1820. Line drawing with wash. Scale 1" : 4']

Plans and Sections of a Tread Mill ...

circa 1820
Engineering drawing of Blackwall Bridge, Darlington, c. 1832. Ink and wash, scale 1" : 10'. Longitudinal section and cross section of abutment walls. Bridge was "finished 1832 Cost of £2000". Title should probably read Blackwell Bridge.

Blackwall Bridge, Darlington

circa 1832
Engineering drawing of London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR) 4-coupled bogie tank engine by Thomas Whitelegg, dated 11 March 1907, ink and wash on paper, scale 1" : 1'. Bears stamp of Plaistow Works, No. 1434 and signature of Thomas Whitelegg. He was the LT&SR's Locomotive Carriage, Wagon and Marine Superintendent from 1879 to 1910.

Drawing of London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR) 4-coupled bogie tank engine

1907-03-11
[Engineering drawing] Newcastle-Gateshead Bridge / [Mott, Hay & Anderson, civil engineers, Caxton St.,] Westminster. 1930 Jan. [Colour lithographed, scale 1/4":1'. Drawing No. NG106, cross sections. See also inv. no. 1992-79 (MSP 51)]

Engineering drawing Newcastle-Gateshead Bridge

1930
[Drawing] General arrangement of No.12 Tunnelling Machine / D. Whitaker, Union St, Leicester. [nd. Dyeline, scale 3/4" : 1']

Drawing, General arrangement of No.12 Tunnelling Machine

1901-2000
[Engineering drawing] Turret Mounting for [ship's] 12 inch gun. 1913. [Drawn by V.A.K. Ink and wash, scale 1 : 24]

Turret mounting for 12 inch gun

1913
[Engineering drawing] Plan & Section of two Sets of Pumps for Pumping Water out of Mines [1840? Ink and wash, scale 1/2" : 1'. Bears "Clark Sunderland 1840" in manuscript, and stamp of Great Western Railway Engineer's Office, Paddington and number 31051. Drawing shows Standing Set and Sinking Set. It was one of several lots entered in auction catalogue under group heading "I.K. Brunel's office drawings and sketches of machinery"]

Engineering drawing Plan & Section of two Sets of Pumps for Pumping Water out of Mines

circa 1840
[Engineering drawing] Plunging pump. As used at the Thames Tunnel. 1825 Aug. [Line drawing, scale 1" : 8'. Bears stamp of Great Western Railways Engineer's Office, Paddington and number 31051. It was one of several lots in auction catalogue under group heading "I.K. Brunel's office drawings and sketches of machinery"]

Engineering drawing Plunging pump as used at the Thames Tunnel

1825
Lithograph of Goods Engine, Midland Railway. . No 56 in a long running supplement to The Engineer 1869-1881.

Goods Engine. Midland Railway. Mr Matthew Kirtley, Locomotive Superintendent

1872-06-07
Lithograph of 1st Class Carriage, Western Railway of France. No 118 in a long running supplement to The Engineer 1869-1881.

1st Class Carriage. Western Railway of France.

1880-02-27
Lithograph of Goods Engine, Paris Lyon and Mediterranean Railway. No 117 in a long running supplement to The Engineer 1869-1881.

Goods Engine. Paris Lyon and Mediterranean Railway. M E Marie, Engineer.

1880-01-02
Lithograph of 40 Feet Turntable, Battersea Yard, LB&SCR. No 54 in a long running supplement to The Engineer 1869-1881.

40 Feet Turntable. Battersea Yard. LB&SCR

1872-04-12
Lithograph of L&SWR Company's 7Ft Wheel Coupled Passenger Engine. No 26 in a long running supplement to The Engineer 1869-1881.

L&SWR Company's 7Ft Wheel Coupled Passenger Engine

1869-11-05
Lithograph of Goods Engine, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Constructed to the designs of Mr Barton Wright, Locomotive Superintendent, by the Vulcan Foundry Co, Newton-le-Willows. No 124 in a long running supplement to The Engineer 1869-1881.

Goods Engine... Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.

1881-12-02
Lithograph of Goods Engine, Midland Railway. No 56 in a long running supplement to The Engineer 1869-1881.

Goods Engine. Midland Railway. Mr Matthew Kirtley, Locomotive Superintendent

1872-06-07
Copy engineering drawing of a 18" cylinder goods engine for the East Indian Railway Company, no date.. Line drawing with wash, scale 1 1/2" : 1'. Bears numbers 1960 and No.2.

Drawing of a 18" cylinder goods engine for the East Indian Railway Company

circa 1842-circa 1952
Line drawing, partly with wash of 38 feet 6 inch bogie composite carriage for S.M. Railway [thought to be Southern Mahratta Railway, India] 2 July 1890, Scale 1" : 1'. Bears 'Tracing No.2713, Drawing No.589' and signature of C.P.Whitcombe, locomotive and carriage superintendent, S.M.Railway.

Southern Mahratta Railway (SMR) 38 feet 6 inch bogie composite carriage

1890-07-02
Technical drawing number ‘151446’, described as: ‘SWITCH BRACKET’, for Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, by Bristol Aerojet Ltd., Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘151446’

1962-1964
Technical drawing number ‘R.G. 2083’, described as: ‘FIN ATTACHMENT’, for Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, by Bristol Aerojet Ltd., Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘R.G. 2083’

1962-1964
Technical drawing number ‘151472’, described as: ‘MOUNTING BRACKET’, for Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, by Bristol Aerojet Ltd., Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘151472’

1962-1964
Technical drawing number ‘151451’, described as: ‘ARMING PLUG’, and technical drawing number ‘151452’ described as: ‘SAFETY PLUG’, for Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, by Bristol Aerojet Ltd., Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘151451’

1962-1964
Coloured black line print of drawing, (scale 1:8) of general arrangement of Great Central Railway 4-cylinder 4-6-0 passenger locomotive

Drawing, general arrangement, Great Central Railway 4-6-0 passenger locomotive

Drawing, no.16187, longitudinal section and plan of 4-6-4T Horwich-built locomotive

Drawing, no.16187

Drawing, no.16188, smoke box and footplate views and cross sections of 4-6-4T Horwich-built locomotive

Drawing, no.16188

Lithograph of Bogie Tank Locomotive, North Eastern Railway. No 95 in a long running supplement to The Engineer 1869-1881.

Bogie Tank Locomotive. North Eastern Railway. Designed by Mr E Fletcher. Messrs Neilson & Co, Glasgow, Engineers

1876-07-21
Lithograph of Goods Locomotive for the Bergisch-Mäkische Railway. No 81 in a long running supplement to The Engineer 1869-1881.

Goods Locomotive for the Bergisch-Mäkische Railway. Messrs Henschel & Son, Engineers, Cassell.

1874-12-04
Lithograph of Express Passenger Engine, North British Railway. No 106 in a long running supplement to The Engineer 1869-1881.

Express Passenger Engine. North British Railway. Mr D Drummond, Engineer.

1876-07-21
Lithograph of Express Passenger Engine, Great Northern Railway. No 47 in a long running supplement to The Engineer 1869-1881.

Express Passenger Engine, Great Northern Railway

1871-06-29
Lithograph of 1st Class Carriage, Western Railway of France, Under Framing. No 119 in a long running supplement to The Engineer 1869-1881.

1st Class Carriage. Western Railway of France. Under framing.

1869-1881
[Engineering drawing: Gates Rock and Ore Breaker / Gates Iron Works, Chicago. Drawn by A.H. Alexander, 11 Nov 1887. Line drawing with wash, scale 3" : 1'. Accompanied by promotional booklet (40p., Dec. 1888 edition), and a sheet (32 x 47cm.) bearing an engraved sectional perspective view and a lengthy ts. explanation. The actual rock and ore breaker, inv. no. 1891-218, was disposed of in ca.1930]

Engineering drawing: Gates Rock and Ore Breaker

1887
[Photo-reproduced line drawing] Pelton Wheel & Patent Oil Pressure Governor / Pitman, Cesar & Co. [ca.1916. The company were turbine manufacturers in Victoria Street, Westminster]

Photo-reproduced line drawing Pelton Wheel & Patent Oil Pressure Governor / Pitman

circa 1916
[Engineering drawing] Plan of Pulverising Mill at Morwelham [nd. Ink and wash, scale 1/4" : 1'. One of a series of lots given the general heading in the auction catalogue of "I.K. Brunel's Office Drawings and Sketches of Machinery"]

Plan of Pulverising Mill at Morwelham

1801-1900
[Copy engineering drawing] Doppeltwirkender Zweitakt-Schiffs-Dieselmotor. Normal-Leistung: 3000 P.S.e. Umdrehungszahl: 120 in der Minute. System Hennig. Patente angemeldet. [Scale 1 : 25. ca.1890-1920]

Copy engineering drawing, Doppeltwirkender Zweitakt-Schiffs-Dieselmotor

1890-1920
[Engineering drawing] Boilers for 1250 HP. 10 pieces. [1 sheet (on roll with others), line drawing, part with wash, 1 3/4 scale]

Engineering drawing Boilers for 1250 HP

1801-1900
Copy drawing of 4 coupled (0-4-0T) goods engine built by Avonside Engine Co. Ltd., c.1872. Line drawing with wash, scale 1 1/2" : 1'. Bears note 'Constructed by the Avonside Engine Co.Limited, Bristol (A.L.Sacre, Chief Engineer) to the designs of D McDowell Esq. for the Waterford and Central Ireland Ry. Co.'

Drawing of 0-4-0T locomotive for the Waterford and Central Ireland Railway

circa 1872
Drawings and plans for the Selby diversion of the East Coast Main Line opened in 1983. Includes; 12 bound portfolios of tendering engineering drawings for the Selby Coalfield Diversion of the East Coast Mainline circa 1977-1979, one set of plans submitted with the Act of Parliament for the line. The drawings include alignments of the railway, cross-sections and plans, diversions of roads and footpaths, archaeological sites, as well as detailed drawings of bridges, fences, hedges, drainage, telecommunications. Produced by Chief Civil Engineer's Department, British Rail Eastern Region, Hudson House, York.

Selby Diversion Drawings

1977-1979
Coloured sectional drawing of Tangye treble barrel plunger pump, 300ft. series

Coloured sectional drawing of Tangye treble barrel plunger pump

[Drawing of escapements for clocks] / Richd. Roberts. 1851. [Line drawing with colour wash. Shows 'Detached crank-escapement', 'Detached pin wheel escap[ement]', and one other. Bears name 'Richd. Roberts, Patentee, Globe Works, Manchester'. Relates to patent 12,207 of July 1848?]

Drawing of escapements for clocks

1851
[Arrangement drawings (6) of ships Nos. 185 'Branksome Hall', 188 'Trentham Hall', 189 'Childwall Hall' / Harland & Wolff Ltd. 1875-1876. 6 sheets (on roll), line drawings, one with wash. Comprise rigging plan; steering gear; lines; general arrangement drawings]

Ships' technical drawings, for: 'Branksome Hall'; 'Trentham Hall'; and 'Childwall Hall'

1875-1876
Technical drawing number ‘151473’, described as: ‘SOCKET BRACKET’, for Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, by Bristol Aerojet Ltd., Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘151473’

1962-1964
Technical drawing number ‘151445’, described as: ‘BASE PLATE’, for Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, by Bristol Aerojet Ltd., Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘151445’

1962-1964
Technical drawing number ‘R.G. 2282’, described as: ‘MET. OFFICE EXHIBITION MODEL’, for Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, by Bristol Aerojet Ltd., Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘R.G. 2282’

1962-1964
Technical drawing number ‘151407’, described as: ‘NOSE SEPARATION SYSTEM’, for Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration, by Bristol Aerojet Ltd., Banwell, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, 1962-1964

Technical drawing number ‘151407’, described as: ‘NOSE SEPARATION SYSTEM', for Met Office exhibition rocket sonde model, dummy, for demonstration

1962-1964
Engineering drawing of the engines of S.S. 'Prometheus' (1886)

Engineering drawing of the engines of S.S. 'Prometheus' (1886)

Section drawing of William Gray's boiler, by William Gray, Hendon, London, England, 1872-1874

Section drawing of William Gray's boiler

1872-1874
Great Western Railway general arrangement and detail drawing depicting hydraulic press for drawing piles used at Kennet Bridge near Reading, no date. Line drawing on paper, scale 2":1' & 3":1'. . Bears stamp of Great Western Railway, Engineer's Office, Paddington, and number 31051.

Hydraulic Press for drawing Piles used at Kennet Bridge

circa 1839-circa 1840
Lithographed drawing of Beardmore-caprotti locomotive valve gear

Lithographed drawing of locomotive valve gear