James Watt's Garret Workshop
1790-1819
3 Pieces of turned wood
1 mineral sample, labelled 'Berfoil'
1 Wire brush in quill
2 Pieces of lead
Jar White powder ( ? plaster of paris)
1 Pounce
Jar “Iron Turnings”
1 Marble pestle
1 Potters wheel.
1 Iron roller 12” x 4½” dia. handle one end
Jar “Com. Emery”, 1 lb weight for lid
2 Rushes
1 Pieces of plate glass, 6½” diam. ½” thick, broken
Jar "Red ochre"
1 Double face plate to hold work, one has piece of marble on
Jar White powder, no label
1 Iron casting 5¾” x 5”, two projecting pieces one side
1 Wood box 18” x 13” x 10” containing 1 Bust of James Watt, with plate and tube attached for fitting in proportional machine
22 Pieces of cast lead, 2 marked 205
2 Pieces of pumice stone
Piece of wood 11” x 2¼” x 1¾”, with one side partly cut out
1 Piece of leather
1 Brown jar, paper cover, label indistinct
1 Piece of charcoal
Jar “Indian Borax”
1 Piece of rough plaster
Jar “Shellac”
Spirit level, glass blow pipe.
1 Piece of brown paper
1 mineral sample, labelled 'Arran'
1 Piece of mahogany 32” x 1⅛” x 1⅛” with steel T piece at one end, two movable steel attachments with thumb-screws
Steel filings or emery powder ?
2 Pieces of copper
Jar Brown powder, round earthenware lid
Cone shaped pulley, 5 grooves, 12” dia.
2 Pieces of flat marble
1 Core box, 4” x ¾” core
2 Pieces of glass
1 Centre bit, with lead around it
1 Piece of steel, pointed ends 3½” long
1 Wood chuck
1 Piece of sealing wax, 4” dia., broken
3 Brass bellows nozzles, with curved cross pieces
1 Piece of gauze
1 Packet, hairs for telescopes on round piece of wood
3 Pieces of iron
3 Core boxes, two 4” x 2” one 4” x 1½”, ¾” round cores
1818
1 Large Jar, 2 lids, “Fresh plaster A Apl. Ist. 1818, jar broken
2 Pounces
