Man Standing in Front of Newcomen Steam Engine, Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester, England, circa 1880
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This is the oldest known surviving steam engine in the world. Named for its inventor Thomas Newcomen, the engine converted chemical energy in the fuel into useful mechanical work. Its early history is not known, but it was used to pump water out of the Cannel mine in the Lancashire coalfields of England in about 1765. The engine was presented to Henry Ford in 1929.
This is the oldest known surviving steam engine in the world. Named for its inventor Thomas Newcomen, the engine converted chemical energy in the fuel into useful mechanical work. Its early history is not known, but it was used to pump water out of the Cannel mine in the Lancashire coalfields of England in about 1765. The engine was presented to Henry Ford in 1929.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1880
Creators
Unknown
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
29.1506.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Earl of Stamford Trustees.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 13 in
Width: 10.5 in
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