I have an 1880 inventory of a small mine, Castle Place in Shropshire and have various queries and hope that perhaps someone out there can help.
There was a horizontal engine by Whitaker of Oldham, Google has failed to offer me significant information and I do not have access to the appropriate volume of George Watkins'. Can anyone tell me when the firm was founded and, if it was not always so, when it became Whitaker and Low, do any records survive?
The inventory includes:
an iron pedestal frame, 2 pendulums and wrought iron shaft, is this a governor?
two conducting iron ropes, this is in addition to wire winding rope, rope with a gin engine and a travelling rod from engine house to pit, what is a conducting iron rope?
an 8 foot quick working barrel, is this something which could have been supplied by Whitakers?
Mike Shaw
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