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Watt, James

Nationality:  Scottish; British

Brief Bio:  1736-1819, engineer; scientist, Scottish; British

Notes:  1754 - arrived in Glasgow. 1755 - arrived in London. 1756 - returned to Scotland. 1763 - acquired a financial interest in the Delftfield Pottery Company in Glasgow. 1760s - began experiments on the force of steam in a Papin's digester. 1768 - meets Boulton. 1769 - involved in survey of River Clyde and patented his steam engine design. 1785 - patented a smoke-consuming furnace. 1800 - retired. Father of James Watt (1769-1848)

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personal medals
Mills (artist)
1819

personal medals
Wyon, William (artist)
1846

personal medals
Mills (artist)
1819

personal medals
Wyon, William (artist)
1801-1820
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medals
Thomason, Edward, Sir (maker)
1826

personal medals
Mills (artist)
1819

prize medals
Wyon, William (artist)
1833-1864
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medals
Thomason, Edward, Sir (maker)
1826
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'Taking a Bargain'
watercolours; sketches
Unknown maker
1805-1820
8 Lithographed diagrams illustrating some miscellaneous inve



Bachelor's stove, a portable self-contained charcoal-fuelled



Booklet - Specification of an invention relating to Steam or



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Bust of James Watt in Parian Ware made by Josiah Wedgwood &

Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (maker); Wyon, Edward William (artist)

Coloured sectional drawing of Watt double-acting mine pumpin



Coloured sectional drawing of Watt's Air Pump, 1779



Components of the James Watt Workshop reproduction
replica; workshop - work space
Unknown maker
1922-1924
Components of the James Watt Workshop reproduction

Unknown maker
1922-1924
Components of the James Watt Workshop reproduction

Unknown maker
1922-1924
Components of the James Watt Workshop reproduction

Unknown maker
1922-1924
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Copying Desk
copying desk
J Watt and Company
1780-1800
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Crystal model set illustrating Rome de l'Isle's Crystallographie
model - representation
Unknown maker
1783-1850
Deed respecting a Steam Engine to be erected at Ketley Iron Works
Indenture of agreement
Boulton and Watt; Reynolds and Company
1780 Sept 1
Diagrammatic model of Beam Engine, worked by eccentric and h



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Distinguished Men of Science
print
Walker, William; Walker, William; Zobel, George; Skill, Frederick John; Gilbert, Sir John; Walker, Elizabeth
1862
Drawing : Watt's Mine Pumping Engine, 1788



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Drawing of Boulton and Watt's Bell Crank Engine 1802
drawing


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Drawing of James Watt's Pumping Engine 1788
drawing


Drawing of James Watt's Rotary and Semi-Rotary Engines 1782
drawing


Drawing of James Watt's Rotative engine 1788
drawing


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Engraving of James Watt, (1736-1819) by S

Reynolds, S.W. (engraver)

Experimental model of a crown cam motion adapted to a Windin



Floor-boards from the James Watt Workshop reproduction
replica
Unknown maker
1922-1924
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Four transparencies of James Watt's Workshop



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Graces awakening Cupid
print; engraving; aquatint
Ryland, William Wynne; Kauffmann, Angelica
1776
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Graces awakening Cupid
print; engraving; aquatint
Eginton, Francis; Kauffmann, Angelica; Ryland, William Wynne
1778-1781
Indenture of Agreement, Sept



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James Watt
oil painting; portrait
Wivell, Abraham; Beechey, Sir William
1856
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James Watt
oil painting; portrait
Breda, Carl Fredrik von
1792
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James Watt
print; portrait
Evans, W; Picart, C; Beechey, Sir William
1809
James Watt Birth Bicentenary Medal
medal
Unknown maker
1936
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James Watt's Garret Workshop, used 1790-1819.

Watt, James, 1736-1819
1790-1819
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Miniature Bust of James Watt, engraved "Cheverton-Chantrey",
bust
Cheverton; Chantrey, Sir Francis Legatt

Model of a beam engine frame



Model of a horse gear and crushing roll with roller and trou
animal power
Watt J. & Co.
1780-1800
Model of a pair of Tilt Hammers alongside each other



Model of Beam Pumping Engine, single acting and condensing



Model of grinding mill with six pairs of stones in two sets



Model of grinding mill, 6 pairs of stones in 2 sets of 3 pai



Model of Internally geared connecting rod



Model of Rolling and Slitting Mill, English, c. 1781
models; slitting mills; rolling mills
Watt, James, 1736-1819
1776-1786
Model of rolling mill driven by a connecting rod, fitted wit



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Model of Sun and Planet Gearing
models; gears; epicyclic gearing
Watt, James
1782-1784
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Model of Sun and Planet Gearing made by James Watt
model; gear; epicyclic gearing
Watt, James
1782-1784
Model Watt engine with wooden beam and piston valve



Model, scale 1:144 roughly, of Heathfield, James Watt's Hous



Models of Ladder connecting rods by James Watt



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Newcomen Engine Model
photograph
University of Glasgow
1902
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Nymph adorning the statue of Pan
print; engraving; aquatint
Eginton, Francis; Ryland, William Wynne; Kauffmann, Angelica
1778-1781
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Nymphs adorning the statue of Pan
print; engraving; aquatint
Ryland, William Wynne; Kauffmann, Angelica
1776
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One of four trussed beam models
model - representation
Unknown maker
1855-1876
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One of four trussed beam models
model - representation
Unknown maker
1855-1876
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One of four trussed beam models
model - representation
Unknown maker
1855-1876
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One of four trussed beam models
model - representation
Unknown maker
1855-1876
Original indenture of agreement for erection of a rotative e



Original pinion of 1876-1238



Personalia and work done on the James Watt sculpturing machines

Watt, James (maker); Watt, James (author)

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Perspective machine by James Watt, engraved "James Watt, Gla
perspective aids; delineators (drawing)
Watt, James

Photograph of the Watt Garret at Heathfield
photograph


Photographs of early "Watt" Engine (1776) re-erected at Ocke
photographs


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Portfolio of Drawings etc
drawings


Print of Model of Watt's "Old Bess" pumping engine, 1777



Print of Remains of Watt's "Old Bess" Pumping Engine, 1777



Printed first day cover, with two stamps (17p and 22p) issue
commemorative cover; postage stamps

1986
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Pumping Engine by Boulton and Watt, 1777

Watt, James, 1736-1819; Boulton & Watt; Soho Manufactory
1777
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Purpose built wooden stand for four trussed beam models
model - representation
Unknown maker
1855-1876
Regal penny coin, 1797.
coins
Boulton, Matthew (maker); Watt, James (maker)
1797
Regal two pence coin, 1797.
coins
Boulton, Matthew; Watt, James
1797
Reproduction of the James Watt Workshop
replica; document


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Rotative steam engine by Boulton and Watt, 1788.
beam engines
Boulton, Matthew, 1728-1809; Watt, James, 1736-1819
1788
Sectioned example of a Richards high-speed engine indicator

Elliott (probably)

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Surface Condenser and Air Pump, England, 1775
models; air pumps; condensers
Unknown maker
1775
The Physician Erasistratus
print; engraving; aquatint
Eginton, Francis; West, Benjamin
1778-1781
Three 8" x 6" photographs of James Watt's home Heathfield Bi
photographs


Two mounted photographs of the statue of James Watt by Chant
photograph


Two Tracings in one frame (19 3/4" x 15") of "Old Bess" Pump



Two wooden connecting rods with oval holes geared internally



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Venus and Adonis
print; engraving; aquatint
Eginton, Francis; West, Benjamin
1778-1781
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Venus and Adonis
print; engraving; aquatint
Eginton, Francis; West, Benjamin
1778-1781
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Watt's end measuring machine
micrometer
Watt, James
1776
Watt's Letter Copying Press
letter copying press
Watt, James
1780-1800
Watt's Parallel Motion, 1784
models
Science Museum
1784 (original); 1986 (model)
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Watt's second separate condenser, 1765.
condensers
Watt, James, 1736-1819
1765
Watt's Steam Engine indicator of very late form, with access



Watt's Straight Line Motion, 1784
models
Science Museum
1784 (original); 1986 (model)
Wooden model of ladder connecting rod by James Watt



Wooden model of ladder connecting rod by James Watt



[Holograph letter] 1784 Oct 30, Birm[ingha]m, [to] Mr. James
Letter
Watt, James (1736-1819)
1784 Oct 30
[Letter [ 1776 Mar 21, Broseley [to] Mr. Boulton, Soho / Jam
Letter
Watt, James, 1736-1819
1776
[Letter, ca.1815] Dec 15, Heathfield [Hall, near Birmingham,
letter
Watt, James, 1736-1819
c. 1815

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c.1765–c.1800, scientific society, English; British
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1777-1804, geologist, mineralogist, British
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