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Original tracings

Description: Collection of 75 tracings, blueprints, etc. of locomotive parts, machinery, etc. Includes Robert Stephenson's engine Planet no. 10.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1830
Call number: Lot 346
Provenance: Purchased from Anderson Galleries, 1919.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Brunel, Isambard Kingdom, (1806-1859.)

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Duncan, John H., (active 1840.)

Rennie, John, (1794-1874.)

Sopwith, Thomas, (1803-1879.)

Stephenson, Robert, (1803-1859.)

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