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Specification Book E: September 1878 to May 1880
Image Not Available for Specification Book E: September 1878 to May 1880

Specification Book E: September 1878 to May 1880

Manufacturer (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1798 - 1996)
Date1878-1880
Object NameSpecification
Mediumpaper, board
ClassificationsEngineering
Dimensions27 x 21cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1993.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS026775.20
About MeGrey/green hardback notebook with red spine and corners.

Contains manuscript entries of technical text and diagrams, containing specification details of manufactured components. Hunt & Tawell's Improved Horse Gears diagram on page 178.

William McKinnon and Company started as a general iron foundry, with milling machinery being a speciality. The move into coffee-pulping machinery was made in 1840 and has been the firm's speciality ever since.