Royal Australian Historical Society : Engineering drawings of machinery / Houlton H. Voss, 1848-1851
Royal Australian Historical Society : Engineering drawings of machinery / Houlton H. Voss, 1848-1851
About this item
Full title
Date
1848-1851
Call Numbers
PXD 925
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
Drawings - 64 drawings (chiefly on tracing paper with some hand col.)
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Series
Arrangement
By original plan number
Access and use
Physical Access Conditions
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Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Includes designs for Albert Pilling & Huddersfield weaving shed, W. Fairburn fire proof mill, J. Nasmyth high pressure double cylinder upright engine, J. Nasmyth steam hammer (front view & cross section), locomotive engine by Sharp Brother & Co., Stephenson's Engine, Whitworth's screwing lathe, bar cutting machine, bulls beam, cranes, drilling mach...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Royal Australian Historical Society : Engineering drawings of machinery / Houlton H. Voss, 1848-1851
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
The original set of drawings consist of 71 numbered plans
Nos. 7 & 8 are on one sheet as are Nos. 45, 46, 47
No. 66 is in 2 parts (a & b)
Nos. 4, 14, 15, 41 are missing
Signature / Inscriptions
The majority of plans are signed "H.H. Voss" and dated. Some are signed "Houlton H. Voss" and "Houlton Harries Voss"
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by J. Telfer in 1945
Administrative / Biographical history
Houlton Harries Voss was born in Swansea, South Wales in 1828. He is listed in the 1851 United Kingdom Census Returns as a lodger of John Gulland (Engineer - erector), at 10 Green Lane, on the western edge of James Nasymth's Bridgewater factory in Manchester. Voss is described in the Census as a "Mechanical Engineer" and it is likely that he was an...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXD 925
Record Identifier
nQR25GL1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nQR25GL1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
421633
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