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Watt Canal Pumping Engine in Henry Ford Museum, April 1938

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THF119084 / 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the Bowyer Street pumping station in Birmingham, England, to pump water on the Bordesley Canal until 1854, when it was superseded by a more modern engine.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

Creators

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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    Watt Canal Pumping Engine, 1796

    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the Bowyer Street pumping station in Birmingham, England, to pump water on the Bordesley Canal until 1854, when it was superseded by a more modern engine.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.