Hick Hargreaves No 303 Steam Engine
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Hick Hargreaves No 303 Steam Engine
Image: © Ashley Dace Taken: 1 Aug 2010
This is a 50 horse power Hick Hargreaves No 303, being the oldest engine in the Forncett collection. Constructed at Bolton, Lancashire in 1873. It has a single cylinder of 13 inch bore by 36 inch stroke, its 10 foot diameter flywheel runs at 66 revolutions per minute. This engine originally powered a lace factory in Nottingham but became obsolete in 1940 and fortunately survived until 1980 when it was donated to the museum by Kontac Ltd and Jane D Knitwear . For a view of the engine in its original position see Image See also Image] and Image]
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