Newcomen Steam Engine, Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester, England, circa 1880
THF201365 / Newcomen Steam Engine, Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester, England, circa 1880
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1880
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
29.1506.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Earl of Stamford Trustees.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 14.5 in
Width: 10.25 in
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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.