Sykes's Improved Fuel Economiser Co

of Soho Iron Works, Pollard Street, Ancoats, Manchester

1894 Advertisment: SALE BY AUCTION. 'To Ironfounders, Engineers, Machinists, and others — Sale of Nearly New Steam Power, Machine Tools, Steam Cranes, Foundry Plant, &c. WILLIAM GRUNDY & SON have been favoured with instructions to SELL BY AUCTION, on Wednesday, April 11,1894. commencing at 11 o'clock in the forenoon prompt, on the premises, Soho Ironworks, Pollard-street, Manchester (late in the occupation of Sykes's Improved Fuel Economiser Company Limited), the Whole of the STEAM POWER, MACHINE TOOLS. STEAM CRANES, &c., all of which are in excellent condition, by first-class makers, and new within the last two years, and comprising steel Cornish boiler, 20 feet by 6 feet, with mountings comple, to work to 2501bs., by Yates and Thom, 1892; compound horizontal condensing steam engine, cylinders 16in and ?in. diameter, 24in. stroke, by Pollit and Wigzell; vertical ditto, cylinder 6in. diameter, 12in. stroke, by J. Chadwick ; Sykes's patent fuel economiser, 72 pipes; steel shafting, with wrought-iron pulleys ; cast and wrought steam piping, etc.; two Woodward's patent cupolas, each 4ft. 6in. diameter, 14ft. 6in. high ; wrought - iron gas - producing apparatus, Wilson's patent; loam grinding mill, with revolving pan, 6ft. diameter, by J. Evans and Co.; two 3-ton steam foundry cranes, with wrought pillars and jibs, 15ft. radius; steam derrick ditto, 15ft. radius, all by Smith, of Rodley; 30-cwt. overhead travelling crane, 21ft. span, by Hetherington and Sons; two slide and screw-cutting lathes, 12in. and 9in. centres, on planed gap beds. 20ft. by 13ft. 6in. long, by ditto; vertical drilling machine, by ditto; two duplex pipe facing lathes, each on planed bed 10ft. long; duplex lid lathe, nut lathe, Brown's patent screwing machine, to screw up to ?in.; milling machine, cutter grinding machine, two planing machines, to plane 3ft. by 3ft. by l?ft.; one and four spindle boring machines, for economiser, top and bottom pipes, all by Kendall and Gent and Butler: hydraulic press, for forcing; economiser pipes, with ten 8in. rams; set of three power pumps, valves, and pressure piping-, two Bailey's hand testing pumps, Rawlinson's patent grindstone, 10-ton waggon weighbridge, by Hodgson and Stead ; 20-cwt. portable weighing machine, circular saw bench, Perkins' patent drawstroke machine, foundry ladles, moulding boxes, iron and wool bogies, wrought cistern, 26ft. by 6ft. by sft.; wrought rails and girders, wood staging, two smiths' iron hearths, vices and benches, screwing and lifting tackle, hand tools and appliances. Ritcher's patent oil cisterns, new stores, quantity of economiser castings, iron and wood patterns, office furniture, and sundry effects. May be viewed Monday and Tuesday, April 9 and 10, from ten to four, and morning of sale. — For catalogues or further information, apply to the Auctioneers, 54, John Dalton-street, Manchester.'

Location

It is possible that the Soho Ironworks occupied all of part of the site of the former Soho Foundry of Peel, Williams and Peel which was on Pollard Street

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