1790s Pumping Engine for Cockshead Colliery
Reverse general view of pumping engine for John Sparrow & Co., Cockshead Colliery, Norton–in–the–Moors, near Burslem, Staffordshire, May 1792.
This drawing, of an engine with a 48½ inch cylinder, ...
1790s Pumping Engine for Gateshead Park Colliery
Outline elevation and plan of proposed engine house for Sir Charles Brandling, Gateshead Park Colliery, Northumberland, circa 1794.
The collieries of the North East were another important market ...
1790s Pumping Engine for Gateshead Park Colliery
Reverse general view of engine for Sir Charles Brandling, Gateshead Park Colliery, Northumberland, February 1794.
The collieries of the North East were another important market for Boulton & Watt, ...
1790s Single-acting Pumping Engine for Mydrecht, Holland
Reverse general section of pumping engine for Mydrecht, Holland, May 1791.
This single-acting pumping engine with a 48 inch cylinder was for the States of Utrecht. It was ordered by the Dutch merchant ...
1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for a Birmingham Mill
The Birmingham Flour & Bread Co.’s Mill, August 1796.
A rare illustration of the Birmingham Flour & Bread Co.’s mill on Holt Street in Aston. The mill was powered by a 16 horse Boulton & Watt sun ...
1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for a Manchester Cotton Mill
General view and plan of 16 horse 'Sun & Planet' engine for McConnel & Kennedy, Manchester, October 1797.
Boulton & Watt sold large numbers of engines to the cotton manufacturers of the North West ...
1790s 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Saw Mill in Cadiz, Spain
Plan and sections of saw mill, Don Fernando de Torres, Cadiz, Spain, December 1790 [copies made in 1792].
Another European engine, this time for Spain. This was one of a handful of engines that Boulton ...
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 rotative engines. They were sold to all types of business, but ...
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 & Watt’s rotative engines. They were sold to all types of ...
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. They were sold to all types of business, but the largest ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Drawing of the working gear, February 1798.
This was a typical 'sun & planet' engine for a cotton mill. It was ordered by John Pooley and his partners for their cotton mill in Hulme, South Manchester ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Top end of the connecting rod, February 1798.
This was a typical 'sun & planet' engine for a cotton mill. It was ordered by John Pooley and his partners for their cotton mill in Hulme, South Manchester ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Plan of the engine taken above the cylinder and boiler tops, February 1798.
This was a typical 'sun & planet' engine for a cotton mill. It was ordered by John Pooley and his partners for their cotton ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Longitudinal section of one of the boilers, February 1798.
This was a typical 'sun & planet' engine for a cotton mill. It was ordered by John Pooley and his partners for their cotton mill in Hulme, ...
Cotton Mill 'Sun & Planet' Engine for Hulme, Manchester
Reverse copy of the longitudinal section of one of the boilers, February 1798.
This was a typical 'sun & planet' engine for a cotton mill. It was ordered by John Pooley and his partners for their cotton ...
Interior of the Reference Library
The old Reference Library was located at Ratcliff Place which was by the side of the Town Hall. This photograph was taken by George Whitehouse of Handsworth.
Interior of the Shakespeare Library
This view, by George Whitehouse,is of the Shakespeare Library which was located inside the old Reference Library at Ratcliff Place. When the library was demolished it was saved and removed to a new location ...
Matthew Boulton Pattern Book 1 - page 1
This pattern book is one of a series showing designs for silver, ormolu and plated ware produced by Boulton and Fothergill, M. Boulton and M. Boulton & Plate Co. At some point in the mid to late nineteenth ...