Working model of Newcomen pumping engine with components

Made:
1891 in London
maker:
Science Museum

Working model of Newcomen pumping engine (made from drawings of Newcomen's engine at King's College Mechanical Museum)

This is a full-sized copy of a model, probably made by Dr. J. T. Desaguliers, about the year 1740; in a few unimportant details the original, which is now imperfect, has not been followed absolutely.

Details

Category:
Motive Power
Object Number:
1891-164
type:
working model
credit:
Made in museum

Parts

Working model of Newcomen pumping engine

Working model of Newcomen pumping engine

Model - representation, Working model of Newcomen pumping engine

Object Number:
1891-164/1
type:
model - representation