Watt Canal Pumping Engine in Henry Ford Museum, April 1938
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Artifact Overview
Boulton and Watt built this engine for the Warwick and Birmingham Canal Navigation Company in 1796. It was used at the Bowyer Street pumping station in Birmingham, England, to pump water on the Bordesley Canal until 1854, when it was superseded by a more modern engine. The engine remained in the pumping station until coming to The Henry Ford in 1929.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
06 April 1938
Subject Date
06 April 1938
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.1531.P.188.38437
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 7.5 in
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