Bidspirit auction | Jno. R. Morgan Industrial Drawing

Jno. R. Morgan Industrial Drawing 1894 - This original late 19th-century industrial technical drawing is executed in pen and ink on toned wove drafting paper. The work presents a General Drawing of Electric Travelling Roller Table designed for the Cambria Iron Co. in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The composition features a detailed elevation view at the top and a corresponding plan view below, rendered with meticulous mechanical precision characteristic of Victorian-era engineering documents. A comprehensive title block is located in the lower right corner, contained within a black ruled border. The text within the block is hand-lettered and reads as follows: DRAWING NUMBER 9351, MORGAN ENGINEERING Co = ALLIANCE = = OHIO =, MAIN DRAFTING DEP'T., SUBJECT GENERAL DRAWING OF ELECTRIC TRAVELLING ROLLER TABLE FOR *2 MILL. CAMBRIA IRON CO, JOHNSTOWN. PA. The document includes a scale notation of 1” = 1-FOOT and is dated JULY 24, 1894. The title block is signed at the bottom following the prompt CHECKED BY in ink with the initials J.H.L. and is hand-signed following the prompt APPROVED by company founder Jno. R. Morgan. The initials D.W.W. appear in the lower-left corner of the title block. The right side of the block includes an inventory table with handwritten entries MACHINE No 38 BUILT FOR C.I. CO. and 39 with ditto marks. The drawing itself includes numerous handwritten dimensions and annotations such as BALANCE WEIGHT, 31-8, 13-3, and 30 throughout the mechanical components. The paper exhibits characteristics of early industrial archival materials, mounted behind glass in a simple black-painted wooden frame. The frame measures approximately 20.625 inches in width.