1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Saw Mill in Cadiz, Spain

Fifth page of description of the Engine for Don Fernando de Torres, Cadiz, Spain, January 1791. Another European engine, this time for Spain. ...

1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for William Tate, London

Cross-Section of the boilers for William Tate’s Engine, London, March 1794. The 1790s saw a large increase in sales of Boulton & Watt’s rotativ...

1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for William Tate, London

General Section of 52 Horse 'Sun & Planet' Engine for William Tate, London, March 1794. The 1790s saw a large increase in sales of Boulton & W...

1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for William Tate, London

Ground Plan of William Tate’s Malt Distillery and Brewery, 1794. The 1790s saw a large increase in sales of Boulton & Watt’s rotative engines. T...

Article on James Watt's attic

This cutting is included in the Pemberton album held by the Handsworth Historical Society. It gives useful background information on much of the eq...

Boulton & Watt - Weekly Wages Book, 1826-1830

Page 1 of records of weekly wages, October 1826. Includes totals spent on: carpenters, smiths, fitters, bricklayers, labourers, foundry men, patter...

Boulton & Watt - Weekly Wages Book, 1826-1830

This volume is presented page by page, up to the year 1828. It records weekly wages and includes totals spent on: carpenters, smiths, fitters, b...

Boulton, Watt and Murdock Statues

Sculpted by William Bloye and unveiled on September 14th 1956. The statues were paid for by Richard Wheatley, a leather goods manufacturer along wi...

Boxwood crystals made by James Watt

Taken from the T.E. Pemberton album held by the Handsworth Historical Society.

Bust of William Murdock by James Watt

William Murdock (or Murdoch), the son of an Ayrshire mill designer, was born in 1754. Murdock had an excellent grasp of mechanics and, in 1777, he ...

Cogs from a Counting Machine by James Watt

Watt was born on January 19, 1736, in Greenock, Scotland. He worked as a mathematical-instrument maker from the age of 19 and soon became intereste...

Cornish Pumping Engine for the Poldory Mine

Drawing 'No. 2' of general section of cornish mine pumping engine, for the Poldory Mine. This engine was a typical Cornish pumping engine made b...