Steamengine Collection

Matthew Boulton and James Watts steam engine, 1776.. Matthew Boulton and James Watts steam engine, elevation and plan of the beam floor, 1776

Hornblowers, Cartwrights and Woolfs steam engines
Hornblower s, Cartwrights and Woolfs steam engines.. Steam engines: Jonathan Hornblowers compound steam engine, Edmund Cartwrights alcohol engine

Cylinders and pistons in a steam engine, 19th century.. Cylinders and pistons in a steam engine, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an Illustration by J

Porter brewery, powered by a steam-engine, late 18th century.. Porter brewery, powered by a steam-engine, late 18th century

Steam engines by Savery, Blakey, Kier and Papin.. Steam engines by Thomas Savery, William Blakey, Mr Kier, and Denis Papin, 17th and 18th centuries

John Smeatons steam engine, 19th century.. Steam engine, on the principle of Thomas Newcomen, as constructed by John Smeaton, 19th century

Mr F Tremain and Mr A Shoveller operating an old locomotive in Erith, London. 1939

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Step into the past with a glimpse of steam engine history. In 1776, Matthew Boulton and James Watt revolutionized industry with their improved steam engine, featuring cylinders and pistons. Before that, Savery, Newcomen, Blakey, Kier, and Papin experimented with early steam engines. By the late 18th century, steam power reached new heights, as the Porter brewery in London was among the first businesses to adopt it. Fast forward to 1939, when Mr. F Tremain and Mr. A Shoveller operated an old locomotive in Erith, London, keeping the legacy alive. From Hornblowers and Cartwrights to Woolfs and John Smeaton's engines, steam power transformed transportation and industry, shaping the world as we know it today.