1780s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Cotton Mill at Papplewick

Elevation of the Robinson’s Cotton Mill at Papplewick. George and James Robinson were father and son, and were the first cotton spinners to ha...

1780s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Josiah Wedgwood

Reverse plan of 'sun & planet' engine, boiler, hammers, pan and clay mill for Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire. The renowned potter Josia...

1780s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Josiah Wedgwood

Reverse section of 'sun & planet' engine and clay mill for Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire. The renowned potter Josiah Wedgwood, who was...

1780s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for the Ironmaster John Wilkinson

General view of 'sun & planet' engine and side view of tilt hammer for John Wilkinson, Bradley, Shropshire. One of the first applications for th...

1780s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for the Prince George Mine

General Section of Sun and Planet Engine for the Prince George Mine, Cornwall. Nearly all the engines that Boulton & Watt sold in Cornwall wer...

1780s 'Sun & Planet' Engine mounted on a 4-wheeled Truck

Reverse section of portable 'sun & planet' engine for Reynolds & Co., Ketley, Shropshire. Reynolds & Co. ordered two of these highly unusual e...

1790s

Reverse general section of 'Sun & Planet' engine for Don Fernando de Torres, Cadiz, Spain, January 1791. Another European engine, this time fo...

1790s 16 Horse Crank Engine for Cotton Mill in Oldham

16 horse crank engine for Sarah Dunkerley, Mumps Brook, Oldham, Lancashire, December 1798. A few of Boulton & Watt’s engine customers were wome...

1790s 2 Horse Bell Crank Engine

Section and plan of 2 horse bell crank engine for G. Symonds, Reading, Berkshire, September 1799. In the late 1780s, Boulton & Watt began to m...

1790s 20 and 9 Horse Power Rotative Engines for Gun Manufactory

20 and 9 Horse power engines for Henry P. Whately, Smethwick, January 1796. An unusual arrangement of rotative engines at Henry P. Whately’s g...

1790s 20 and 9 Horse Power Rotative Engines for Gun Manufactory

20 and 9 horse power engines for Henry P. Whately, Smethwick, January 1796. An unusual arrangement of rotative engines at Henry P. Whately’s g...

1790s 20 Horse Blowing Engine for Iron Works in Monmouthshire

General view of 20 horse engine and blowing cylinder for Fothergill & Co., Sirhowy Iron Works, Monmouthshire, South Wales, August 1799. Boulto...