Rotative Steam Engine, 1788

Artifact

Steam engine (Engine)

Date Made

1932

Subject Date

1788

Creators

Summerfield, Charles 

Place of Creation

United Kingdom, England, London 

Creator Notes

Replica of a 1788 Watt & Boulton steam engine made by Charles Summerfield, London, England in 1932.

Keywords

United Kingdom, England, Birmingham 

Steam engines (Engines) 

Replicas 

Watt, James, 1736-1819 

Boulton, Matthew, 1728-1809 

Boulton & Watt (Birmingham, England) 

Object ID

32.806.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cast Iron
Wrought iron (Iron alloy)
Wood (Plant material)

Dimensions

Horsepower: 10 hp  (7.46 kW)

Width: 11.25 ft

Height: 14.083 ft

Diameter: 17.5 in  (Bore)

Length: 28.25 ft

Length: 48 in  (Stroke)