Model, of Woolf's Water Tube Boiler, 1819

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1819

Model of Woolf's water tube boiler after A. M. Heron de la Villefosse, De la Richesse Minerale, 1819, scale 1:8, patented 1803. Type built by J & E Hall of Dartford, Kent.

Vacuum Gauge by Boulton and Watt

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1794

Vacuum gauge associated by Boulton and Watt, for measuring the pressure in the cylinder or condenser of their steam engines.

Columnar Engine, 1862

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1862

Small columnar engine built by the company of Maudslay, Sons & Field, to drive their models displayed at the London International Exhibition, 1862.

Print of Henry Beighton's Engraving of a Newcomen Engine

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1717-1725

Framed print of Henry Beighton's Engraving of the Newcomen Engine at Griff, 1717, Henry Beighton, England, 1717-1725.

Vertical Compound Steam Engine with Hackworth's Valve Gear, 1898

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1898

Model of inverted compound steam engine fitted with Hackworth's valve gear, scale 1:6, original made by the Brush Co for the City Road Substation of the County of London Electric Supply Co.

'Bell-crank' engine, c. 1799

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1795-1805 (original)

Model Boulton & Watt bell crank engine, c. 1799. The bell-crank engine design was devised for Boulton & Watt by William Murdock, one of their employees. It was the first 'independent' (self-supporting) engine to be built.

'Wagon' Boiler, 19th Century

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1801-1840 (original); 1901 (model)

model, scale 1:12, of a 20 hp wagon boiler, 1801-1840.

'Haystack' Boiler, 1775-1799

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1775-1799 (original); 1900-1907 (model)

Model, scale 1:12, of balloon or haystack boiler

Sectional Model of a Beam Engine, 1866.

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1866

Sectional model of independent 'cabinet' beam engine by Boulton, Watt & Co., comprising a copy in wood of inv. 1858-1.

Mill Engine

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1903

The Mill Engine, manufactured by Burnley Ironworks Company, 1903

Model of William Murdock's Oscillating Engine, 1785.

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1785

Original model of William Murdock's Oscillating Cylinder Engine, 1785

Rotative steam engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788

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1788

Boulton and Watt Rotative Beam Engine - the 'Lap' engine. This is the oldest essentially unaltered rotative engine in the world. Built by James Watt in 1788, it incorporates all of his most important steam-engine improvements. The engine was used at Matthew Boulton’s Soho Manufactory in Birmingham, where it drove 43 metal polishing (or ‘lapping’) machines for 70 years.

Atmospheric Engine by John Smeaton, 1772

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1772 (original); 1919 (model)

Working model, sectioned, scale 1:12, John Smeaton's atmospheric engine at Long Benton Colliery, 1772

Model of Rotative Beam Engine by William Tongue, c. 1804

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1797-1804

Model, rotative beam engine, c. 1805, scale 1:8, made by William Tongue, an apprentice with Boulton & Watt from 1797 until 1804. It represents the rotative steam engine as Watt left it upon the expiry of his patents in 1800. Cast iron has replaced timber in the main engine components, and the sun & planet gear has been replaced by a more straightforward crank. The nozzles (valve boxes that controlled the inlet and exhaust of steam at each end of the cylinder) each contain two concentric socket valves of the type introduced by William Murdock after 1800. The eccentric driving the valves was also his improvement.

Bust of James Watt in Parian Ware made by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons from original by E.W. Wyon

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after 1859

Bust of James Watt in Parian Ware made by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons from original by E.W. Wyon, 1859, 15" high

Peel, Williams & Peel steam engine

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1846

Six-column beam engine, made by Peel, Williams & Peel, Manchester, in 1846 and originally used at Thomas Redfern's file-making factory in Stockport. A small beam engine, complete in itself and built as a free standing unit. Sometimes known as a 'wet bottom' engine due to its condenser tank at the base. Also described as a tank bed engine, with 12" x 20" slide valve cylinder.

Bell-crank Engine by Boulton and Watt, c. 1810.

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Bell-crank condensing steam engine with one vertical double-acting cylinder, early 19th century

Trevithick's High Pressure Steam Engine and Boiler excluding flywheel

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1805-1806

Trevithick high pressure stationary engine built by "Hazledine & Co., Bridgnorth", no. 14, c. 1806, with timber staging (without flywheel)

'Demon' hydraulic motor, made by F.Pitman, Manchester, 1920

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1920

Water motor, 'Demon' made by F.Pitman, Manchester, c.1920.

Newcomen Atmospheric Engine

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1791

Newcomen Engine built by Francis Thompson of Ashover near Chesterfield 1791. Re-erected in house built with materials taken from the engine house at Pentrich, Derbyshire, where it was last worked

Working model triple expansion vertical steam engine

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Working model triple expansion vertical steam engine.

Isaac Storey & Sons steam engine indicator

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circa 1862-1910

Steam engine indicator, made by Isaac Storey & Sons Ltd., Manchester between 1862 and 1910. The box contains a graph showing the use of the indicator. The graph is on headed paper from John Musgrave and Sons of Globe Ironworks, Bolton.

Harvey & Co Oscillating cylinder steam engine

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1870

Oscillating cylinder steam engine, by Harvey & Co., Engineers, Hayle Foundry, Hayle, Cornwall, England, 1870

High Pressure Condensing Beam Engine, 1838

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1838

model of a high pressure beam engine, made by William Hooper, a 'hammerman' at the Copperhouse foundry, awarded a prize at the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society's annual exhibition at Falmouth, 1838.

Breast-shot Water Wheel, c. 1888

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1883-1891

Model, (scale 1:12), of breast shot water wheel ventilated buckets with rack and pinion operated sluice, by Whitmore & Binyon, Wickham Market, Suffolk, England, 1883-1891.

Collycroft worsted textile mill, 1790

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1790

model, scale 1:32, of an 18th century water-powered textile mill; the model is based on drawings of the Collycroft worsted mill, Bedworth, Warwickshire, built c. 1790; interior contains a selection of textile machines employed in various processes; weaving, winding, drawing or doubling, spinning; the machine operators are also shown; the model is finished for viewing from the front only, and is cut away to allow viewing of the interior

tachometer

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1950-59

Mechanical tachometer, made by Smiths, 1950-59, to measure speeds of up to 4,000rpm. Used by the North-West branch of the National Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service (NIFES).

Model, showing ordinary Flat-ended Lancashire Boiler with flanged seam flues

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circa 1920

Model (scale 1:8) of ordinary Flat-ended Lancashire Boiler with flanged seam flues.

Model of a double acting beam type condensing engine

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circa 1800

Model of a double acting beam type condensing engine with conical drop valves worked by an eccentric.

Horizontal Engine with Corliss Valve Gear, c. 1898

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1898

Single cylinder non-condensing horizontal engine, Corliss valve gear, by John Musgrave & Sons Ltd, Bolton, 1898. Part sectioned to show valves, scale 1:6

Model, of an 'Independent' type beam engine by Boulton, Watt & Co., 1813

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1812-1814

Model of an independent type 'Cabinet' rotative beam engine, with self-supporting iron frame and cistern bed, made by Boulton, Watt & Co., and owned by James Watt, c1813, with tin container, for cigarettes, containing nineteen steel flat washers, fourteen slotted brass dome-head machine screws and an ‘L’ shaped flat piece of wood.

Model, scale 1:12, of stationary steam boiler, c.1948

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circa 1948

Scale 1:12 model of Paxman Economic boiler, as built by Davey, Paxman & Co. Ltd, Colchester, England, c.1910. Model built by John B. Thorp of London, and mounted in display case.

tachometer

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1950-59

"Venture" mechanical tachometer, made by Smiths, 1950-59, to measure speeds of up to 20,000rpm. Used by the North-West branch of the National Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service (NIFES).

Model (Scale 1:8), semi-portable overtype engine, by Robey & Co.

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Model of Overtype Semi-portable Engine

Two models, showing Thompson's Dish-ended Lancashire Boiler front sections

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circa 1920

Model (scale 1:8) of front end of Thompson's Dish-ended Lancashire Boiler with corrugated flues.

Vertical Steam Engine, 1891

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1891

14 hp vertical, single-cylinder, Marshall Steam Engine (made by Messrs. Marshall of Gainsborough, for Imperial Institute in 1891 and transferred to Kew Gardens in 1903)

Pre-production model of a Howden HWP 300 Wind Turbine and Landrover

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1980-1983

Sectioned scale 1:40 model of a Howden HWP 300 Wind Turbine, by Angus Model Makers, Glasgow, Scotland, with a 1:43 scale model of a Landrover vehicle & human figure, by Vitesse, Portugal, 1980-1983. The tubine model was constructed prior to production of the real object, which was installed at Burgar Hill, Orkney, on 20 October 1983.

Parsons' steam turbine generator, 1884.

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1884

Parsons' original Steam Turbine generator,1884

Trevithick's High Pressure Steam Engine and Boiler, c. 1806

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1805-1806

Trevithick high pressure stationary engine built by "Hazledine & Co., Bridgnorth", no. 14, c. 1806, with timber staging

100 K.W. Parsons' Radial Flow Steam Turbine alternator with Generator, partly sectioned

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1892

Partly sectioned 100 K.W. Radial Flow Steam Turbine alternator with Generator, built by C. A. Parsons and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne in 1892 for the Cambridge Electric Supply Company.

Model of Murray's portable beam engine

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1808

Model representing Murray's portable beam engine, by James Fox, Derby, 1808

Metal component associated with the 100 K.W. Radial Flow Steam Turbine alternator with Generator

Motive Power

1891

Metal component associated with the 100 K.W. Radial Flow Steam Turbine alternator with Generator, by C. A. Parsons and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, 1891

Model of Henry Maudslay's table engine, 1807

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1807

Model of Maudslay's 1807 table engine (scale 1:24) with associated components, made by Maudslay, Sons and Field Limited, Lambeth, London, 1807

Mechanical counter, 1888.

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1888

Engine counter, 6 figures, by Schaeffer & Budenberg, Baukau, Madgeburg, Germany, for reciprocations or revolutions

Watt's second separate condenser, 1765.

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1765

Model of cylinder with separate condenser, formerly described as the "original" model.

Parsons' steam turbine generator, 1884

Motive Power

1884

Parsons' original Steam Turbine generator, with spare guide ring and fan, by Clarke, Chapman, Parsons & Co.,1884

Maudslay Oscillating Engine

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1820

Model Maudslay single cylinder oscillating steam engine made by J. Spiller, Battersea, c. 1820

Model 0.1cc internal combustion engine

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1945

Model internal combustion engine, 0.1cc, by Bert Martin, Southampton, Hampshire, England, 1945

Model flash steam plant by Bert Martin

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1935

Model flash steam plant by Bert Martin, Southampton, Hampshire, England, 1935

Undershot waterwheel

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1820

Undershot water wheel used to power a paper mill in Pool-in-Wharfedale, near Leeds.