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8553 Model steam engine, six column beam engine, metal / wood / stone / glass, made by Schroder, Darmstadt, Germany, 1880-1884 8553 Model steam engine, six column beam engine, metal / wood / stone / glass, made by Schroder, Darmstadt, Germany, 1880-1884


18432 Steam engine, double-acting beam type, cast iron / wrought iron, made by Boulton and Watt, Birmingham, England, 1785, used at Whitbread 18432 Steam engine, double-acting beam type, cast iron / wrought iron, made by Boulton and Watt, Birmingham, England, 1785, used at Whitbread's Brewery, London, England, 1785-1887


92/6 Premium book and document, Ale and Cakes Engine and Poldory Engine, paper / ink, kept for Boulton and Watt by their agent Thomas Wilson, Cornwall, England, 1780-1785


86/783 Medal, James Watt, bronze, engraved by T & A J Stothard, minted by S Parker, London, England, 1827 86/783 Medal, James Watt, bronze, engraved by T & A J Stothard, minted by S Parker, London, England, 1827


92/7 Document, table of premium calculations copied from James Watt 92/7 Document, table of premium calculations copied from James Watt's pocket book, paper / ink, made by Richard Michell, England, 1778-1786


86/1769 Steam engine indicator in box, brass / vulcanite / timber / paper, Dobbie McInnes Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland, 1903-1921 86/1769 Steam engine indicator in box, brass / vulcanite / timber / paper, Dobbie McInnes Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland, 1903-1921


95/327/1 Engineering drawing (in two parts), cross-section of 2 ton Nasmyth steam hammer, paper/ink, drawn by Houlton Voss, England, August 1848 95/327/1 Engineering drawing (in two parts), cross-section of 2 ton Nasmyth steam hammer, paper/ink, drawn by Houlton Voss, England, August 1848


92/5 Drawing, 92/5 Drawing, 'For Ale and Cakes 27 March 1781', paper / ink, Richard Michell [after James Watt], England, 27 March 1781


92/3 Drawing, 92/3 Drawing, 'Ting Tang engine Bob', paper / ink, Richard Michell for Boulton and Watt, Cornwall, England, 1780


92/18 Drawing, 16 inch rotative engine, paper / ink, maker unknown, Cornwall, England, 1795 92/18 Drawing, 16 inch rotative engine, paper / ink, maker unknown, Cornwall, England, 1795


92/13 Drawing, bob and motion guide for 14 3/4" double acting rotative engine by Boulton and Watt, pencil / ink / paper, Cornwall, England, 12 July 1797 92/13 Drawing, bob and motion guide for 14 3/4" double acting rotative engine by Boulton and Watt, pencil / ink / paper, Cornwall, England, 12 July 1797


92/2 Drawings (2), model of a Watt pumping engine, and section of a boiler and frame of an engine, paper / ink, Richard Michell, Cornwall, England, 1778


92/9 Engineering drawing, crank from United Mines Poldory pumping engine, Richard Michell, Cornwall, England, 24 April 1792 92/9 Engineering drawing, crank from United Mines Poldory pumping engine, Richard Michell, Cornwall, England, 24 April 1792


92/20 Drawings (19), 15 inch double acting engine and engine house for Wheal Owles, paper / ink, Francis Michell, St Just, Cornwall, England, 1807-1816


92/14 Drawings (7) and manuscript (1), double-acting engine, United Mines Ale and Cakes shaft, paper / ink, Richard Michell, Cornwall, England, 1794-1799


92/19 Drawings (3), North Downs Mine, paper / ink, William Murdock, Cornwall, England, 1798-1799


92/11 Drawings (3), double-acting engine, boiler beam mechanism and boiler and feed pipe, paper / ink / pencil, designed by William Bull, made by Richard Michell, England, 1794


92/17 Drawings (2), plan and elevation of United Mines Wheal Squire single-acting engine, paper / ink, Cornwall, England, 1798


92/4 Drawing and document, Boulton and Watt single-acting engine, ink / paper, designed by Boulton and Watt, made by Richard Michell, Cornwall, England, 1780


92/21 Drawings (7) and letter, relating to mining and locomotive steam engines, paper / ink / pencil, England, 1808-1810


92/12 Letter, to Richard Michell, paper / ink, James Watt, Birmingham, England, 8 August 1793 92/12 Letter, to Richard Michell, paper / ink, James Watt, Birmingham, England, 8 August 1793


7949 Locomotive, steam, No. 1, hauled the first passenger train in New South Wales in 1855, made by Robert Stephenson and Company, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, 1854 7949 Locomotive, steam, No. 1, hauled the first passenger train in New South Wales in 1855, made by Robert Stephenson and Company, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, 1854


B1630 Locomotive, full size, steam, 0-4-0, metal / timber, made by Manning Wardle and Co Ltd, Leeds, England, 1911 B1630 Locomotive, full size, steam, 0-4-0, metal / timber, made by Manning Wardle and Co Ltd, Leeds, England, 1911


2005/265/1 Makers and agents plates (5), from steam portable engines, metal, various manufacturers, Australia / England, 1870-1890 2005/265/1 Makers and agents plates (5), from steam portable engines, metal, various manufacturers, Australia / England, 1870-1890


92/8 Manuscript, exercise book 92/8 Manuscript, exercise book 'Valuation of United Mines Materials to the end of May 1790', paper / ink / pencil, Richard Michell, Carharrack, Cornwall, England, 1790


N19160 Medal, Invention of James Watt Steam Engine, silver, made by D Thomason, England, 1800-1825 N19160 Medal, Invention of James Watt Steam Engine, silver, made by D Thomason, England, 1800-1825


8556 Engine model, Morgan 8556 Engine model, Morgan's Paddle-wheel, metal / wood, Carl Schroder, Darmstadt, Germany, c.1880.


92/10 Pamphlet, 92/10 Pamphlet, 'An Address to the Mining Interest of Cornwall on the subject of Messrs. Boulton and Watt's and Mr Hornblower's Engines', paper/ ink, written by Thomas Wilson, printed by Harry and Rouse, Truro, Cornwall, England, 5th January 1793


B849 Model, steam rotative beam engine, metal / wood, maker unknown, [Australia / United Kingdom], date unknown B849 Model, steam rotative beam engine, metal / wood, maker unknown, [Australia / United Kingdom], date unknown


B2265 Steam ploughing engine, full size, metal / timber, made by John Fowler & Co, Steam Plough Works, Leeds, England, 1889, used by Sir Samuel McCaughey at Yanco, New South Wales, Australia until 1912 and New South Wales Water Conservation and Irrigation B2265 Steam ploughing engine, full size, metal / timber, made by John Fowler & Co, Steam Plough Works, Leeds, England, 1889, used by Sir Samuel McCaughey at Yanco, New South Wales, Australia until 1912 and New South Wales Water Conservation and Irrigation


92/1 Document, specification of James Watt 92/1 Document, specification of James Watt's separate condenser patent, paper / ink, written by James Watt, England, 1769


B78 Model, B78 Model, 'Fac-simile of Murdock's Locomotive', metal / wood, maker unknown, England, c. 1890


B668 Model steam engine, horizontal factory engine, metal/wood/glass, made by J Bannerman, Australia, pre 1936 B668 Model steam engine, horizontal factory engine, metal/wood/glass, made by J Bannerman, Australia, pre 1936


8563 Model, "Nasmyth 8563 Model, "Nasmyth's Steam-Hammer", wood / metal, made by J. Schroder, Damstadt, Prussia, c. 1880


B823 Steam tram, full size, tram motor No. 1A, metal / timber, made by Burnham, Parry and Williams & Co, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, USA, 1879 B823 Steam tram, full size, tram motor No. 1A, metal / timber, made by Burnham, Parry and Williams & Co, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, USA, 1879


B1956 Model steam engine inside dome, twin cylinder high-pressure steam engine fitted with Stephenson link motion, metal/wood/glass, made at Morris Bros Manufacturing Engineering, Sydney, Australia, c 1900 B1956 Model steam engine inside dome, twin cylinder high-pressure steam engine fitted with Stephenson link motion, metal/wood/glass, made at Morris Bros Manufacturing Engineering, Sydney, Australia, c 1900