Cylinder footing from the remains of a Cornish pumping engine

PART OF:: Remains of a Cornish pumping engine, 'Old Bess', built by James Watt, 1777.

Made:: 1777 in England

designer:: James Watt

Cylinder footing from the remains of a Cornish pumping engine, viz "Old Bess", by Boulton, Watt and Company and Soho Manufactory, England, 1777

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Category:: Motive Power

Object Number:: 1861-45/5

type:: footings

credit:: Branson and Gwyther

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Cylinder footing from the remains of a Cornish pumping engine

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