Nameplate MINERVA 1888. Ex Kellett Brown & Co Ltd, spinners, scribblers, scourers, fullers and tenterers, Steam Engine sited at Calverley Mill Nr Leeds. Built by Engineer Mr Mortimer, the machine was a 400hp Marsden tandem compound engine built 1888 with a huge 22 ft flywheel which rotated at 62rpm. Curved brass, hand engraved with black and some red wax filling. Ornate floral motif either side of the date. Measures 15
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Auction: November 2011, Lot: 158
Sold for: GBP£450