| Title: | 1959S01063 'Old Smethwick' Canal Pumping Engine |
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| Description: |
1959S01063 'Old Smethwick' Canal Pumping Engine, 1779 Makers: Matthew Boulton & James Watt * The Smethwick Engine was installed near Birmingham and was brought into service in May 1779. Now at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum, it is the oldest working steam engine in the world. Originally, it was one of two steam engines used to pump water back up to the 491 foot (150 m) summit level of the BCN Old Main Line (Birmingham Canal) canal at Smethwick, not far from the Soho Foundry where it was made. |
| Keywords: |
Birmingham Museums Trust/Thinktank, Science and Industry, Manufacturers, Engine, Birmingham history |
| Usage Rights: | Creative Commons 0 - Public Domain. Optional attribution: Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust, licensed under CC0 |
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