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Agreement for erecting a steam engine at Ravenhead near Prescot in County of Lancaster

Collection:  SCM - Archive
Object Name:  Indenture of agreement
Maker:  Boulton and Watt; Herbert Mackworth; British Cast Plate Glass Company
Date Made:  1788 Sept 1
Measurements:  560 x 770mm
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Description:  Agreement for erecting a steam engine at Ravenhead near Prescot in County of Lancaster, 1788 Sept 1. [Signed by James Watt and Matthew Boulton, and by Herbert Mackworth, governor of the company of British cast plate glass manufacturers of Ravenhead, being an indenture of agreement to erect a 14hp steam engine there. 1 sheet, ms. on vellum]

Object Number:  1971-466

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British Cast Plate Glass Company
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