James Watt's Garret Workshop
1790-1819
1 Piece of leather
1 Piece of charcoal
Jar “Shellac”
1 Piece of brown paper
2 Pieces of glass
1 Wood chuck
3 Pieces of iron
3 Boxwood patterns
3 points brass
4 Pieces of thin brass
2 Wood patterns
Small crucible, broken
1 Brass chuck, ¾” dia.,
Small crucible
1 Piece of brown holland
2 Ferrules for handles
1 Small cold chisel
53 Screws, various sizes
4 Drills, broken
2 Small gimlets
9 Drills
83 Screws ⅜”
1758-1819
Steel bradawl with turned hickory handle which is marked with a '2', heavily tarnished brass ferrule, and securing nut, by James Watt, United Kingdom, 1758-1819
1 Tripod, surveyors, 5’ long, pointed iron ferrules, brass mountings on top, one leg broken
1765
Tinplated iron cylinder, main component part of the first model of a separate steam engine condenser by James Watt, 1765. Taken from the contents of the private workshop of James Watt from his house of Heathfield, Birmingham, where he lived from 1790 to his death in 1819.
Coins, Medals & Tokens
1936
Case, for Watt Memorial Medal, Greenock, 1936, representing James Watt (1736-1819)
Brass piston rod and plunger from an anatomist's syringe, part of the first model of a separate steam engine condenser by James Watt, 1765. Taken from the contents of the private workshop of James Watt from his house of Heathfield, Birmingham, where he lived from 1790 to his death in 1819. (see note)
Four-part plaster leg, knee, shin and foot split mould, held together with string, by James Watt, Birmingham, England, 1790-1819 (see note)
1 Blow pipe, end off
7 Boxwood patterns
2 Blow pipes
Plaster of paris
2 Pieces of plaster
1 Broken drill
2 Pieces of brass, shaped
2 Boxwood patterns
1 Bone washer
3 Large broaches, with handles
2 Small files, in handles
1 Riffler, broken and piece
6 Large screws, various sizes
19 Files, with handles
1 Graver
1 Piece of sand paper
2 Sash screws, brass knobs
2 Nails
2 Pieces of brass wire
4 Square headed screw bolts
