1770s Pumping Engine for Birmingham Canal Co. Smethwick

Plan of pumping engine, Birmingham Canal Co., Smethwick. A rare drawing of the 'Smethwick Engine' which is now housed in the Thinktank museum. ...

1770s Pumping Engine for Chacewater Mine, Cornwall

General section of pumping engine for Chacewater Mine, Cornwall. This was the first Boulton & Watt engine erected in Cornwall, although it was ...

1770s Pumping Engine for Hawkesbury Colliery, Bedworth

General section of pumping engine for Hawkesbury Colliery, Bedworth, Warwickshire. When it was set to work in 1777, this single-acting engine...

1770s Pumping Engine for Les Mines du Nord, Nantes

General Section of pumping engine for Les Mines du Nord, Nantes, France. This single-acting 44 inch engine with an 8 foot stroke was the first ...

1770s Pumping Engine for Wheal Chance, Cornwall

Beam of pumping engine for Wheal Chance, Cornwall. This drawing illustrates a massive timber beam for a single-acting engine with a 63 inch cy...

1780s 3 Horse Power Engine for the Birmingham Canal Co.

Reverse general section of small engine for the Birmingham Canal Co. In the late 1780s, Boulton & Watt began to make small engines, of 3 horses ...

1780s 3 Horse Power Engine for the Birmingham Canal Co.

Reverse side view of the chain pump powered by the Birmingham Canal Co.’s small engines, April 1789. In the late 1780s, Boulton & Watt began t...

1780s 4 Horse Power 'Sun & Planet' Engine

Plan of 4 horse 'sun & planet' engine for Henry Goodwyn & Co., London. The engine erected at Henry Goodwyn & Co.’s brewery in East Smithfield,...

1780s Blowing Engine for Donnington Wood Forge

Reverse general section of blowing engine for Donnington Wood, Shropshire. As with pumping engines, Boulton & Watt’s orders for blowing engines ...

1780s Double Expansive Engine, Soho Manufactory

Plan and side view of the 'Double Expansive Engine', Soho Manufactory, by James Watt. In 1781, James Watt paid considerable attention to utili...

1780s Double Expansive Engine's Equalizing Beam, Soho Manufactory

Drawing of the equalizing beam for the double expansive engine, Soho Manufactory. In 1781, James Watt paid considerable attention to utilising...

1780s Double-acting Engine

First Drawing of the 'Small Reciprocating Engine' (Double-acting Engine) by James Watt. The idea of using steam to push a piston both up and d...