Watt Collection

Steam Engine / Governor
Governor, or Fly-Ball Governor, invented by James Watt to regulate the supply of steam in order to preserve a nearly fixed engine speed

Lunar Society
The Lunar Society of Birmingham sought to improve society using science; its members included Priestley, Wedgwood, Erasmus Darwin, Herschel, and Watt

Golf Clubs & Golfers - Harewood Downs by Mel
The Harewood Downs Golf Club pictured by caricaturist Mel and featuring W. E. Stewart, J. A. B. Davidson, Jock Watt, Sir Herbert Wright, Dr. H. J. Henderson, M.C. A. E

Boulton and Watt steam engine with planetary gear, 1795 Date: 1795

General view of the engine Date: 1795

High Street, Burnham on Crouch, Essex
High Street, Burnham on Crouch, near Maldon, Essex, England. Showing Shop/Premises of J Watt Stationer and The Old Ship Hotel Date: 1910s

The Day before Christmas: Gathering the Holly by Millar Watt
From a painting in oils made for The Sphere Christmas number front cover by Millar Watt. Snowy scene showing a 1920s family gathering holly on Christmas Eve. Date: 25th November 1929

The second working trials of the sporting spaniel club, 1899. Date: 1899

Boulton and Watt engine, drawing

Ground plan of the engine, boilers Date: 1795

Southwold Lighthouse, Suffolk, England, was erected by Trinity House in 1889. It is 30.8 metres high and its 1500 watt light can be seen for 18 nautical miles. Date: 1889

George Fiddes Watt RSA, portrait artist
Caricature of George Fiddes Watt RSA (Royal Society of Arts), portrait artist, by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930

William Morris Hughes Sculpture
A photograph showing a side profile view of a plaster sculpture of William Morris Hughes, Australian Prime Minister between 1915 and 1923, leading the country during World War 1. Date: circa 1925

Photograph of James Watt Planing Machine, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895. Showing the planing machine. Date: circa 1920

Photograph of Old Face Plate Lathe, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895. 3-speed gear and differential. Date: circa 1920

James Watt during his experiments in sculpture copying
Items produced/used by James Watt during his experiments in sculpture copying, 1809. Date: circa 1809

Bust used by James Watt during his experiments in sculpture copying. Date: circa 1809

James Watt's studio at his residence, Heathfield Hall
James Watt's lathe and vice-bench at Heathfield Hall, Handsworth, later owned by George Tangye. Date: circa 1809

James Watt's Sculpture copying machinery (eidograph), taken at Watt's residence, Heathfield Hall, Handsworth, later owned by George Tangye. Date: circa 1809

Elevation of a hunting lodge and plan of a verandah. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1816

Belhus, seat of Sir Thomas Barrett Lennard
Belhus, Essex, seat of slave owner Sir Thomas Barrett Lennard. Gothic style house with deer in the gardens. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rudolph Ackermanns Repository of Arts, London, 1826

Railways locomotives, 1870-1886
North Eastern, Lancashire & Yorkshire, North Staffordshire and South Staffordshire Railways locomotives, 1870-1886. Each illustrated with key details/measurements for the engines

James Watt Planing Machine
Photograph of James Watt Planing Machine, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895

Photograph of Old Face Plate Lathe, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895. The lathe taking work up to 26 feet diameter

Letter from William Prime Marshall to Walter Raleigh Browne
Letter, 7 Dec 1883 from William Prime Marshall to Walter Raleigh Browne accompanying an explanation of James Watts Sculpture copying machinery (eidograph) - see BAW/14/001-2. Date: circa 1809

Bust produced by James Watt during his experiments in sculpture copying. Date: circa 1809

James Watts studio at his residence, Heathfield Hall, Handsworth, later owned by George Tangye. Date: circa 1809

James Watts residence, Heathfield Hall, Handsworth, later owned by George Tangye. Date: circa 1809

James Watts Sculpture copying machinery (eidograph)
Page 1 of explanation about James Watts Sculpture copying machinery (eidograph), including a sketch of the valves (BAW/14/032) and marked-up photograph (BAW/14/003) which the the note refers to

James Watt studying the force of steam
James Watt as a boy, studying the force of steam. 18th century

Shopping in London in late November, 1924
Studying possible Christmas gifts in a busy London thoroughfare. An impression of London shoppers on a late November day as the sun begins to set

James Watt, Scottish engineer, at work on the steam engine. Date: circa 1760s

James Braid and Party at Archerfield House
Golfer James Braid as he stands at the entrance to Archerfield House with Sir George Riddell, Mr Watt, Mr and Mrs Asquith, and their children, Miss Asquith, Miss Elizabeth Asquith

Street scene with Cathedral, Funchal, Madeira
Street scene with the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption (dating back to the 16th century), Funchal, Madeira. On the left are shops and the Hotel Universal. Date: circa 1920

John Watt - British broadcaster and producer
John Watt (1901-1960) - British broadcaster and producer. Date: 1935

Advertisement for M&B Amber Beer Advertisement for M&B Amber Beer
Advertisement for M&B Amber Beer -- female model (Gillian Watt) holding up a glass. Date: 1959

DALMATIAN / GEORGE / RIVER
CHAMPION GEORGE OF THE RIVER Owned by Watt. Date: 1937

DENIS PAPIN & KETTLE DENIS PAPIN & KETTLE
DENIS PAPIN French pioneer of the steam engine, who formulated his theories in just the way Watt did, by watching a kettle steaming in the hearth Date: 1647? - 1712

Golden Square coat advertisement
Advertisement for Golden Square clothes manufactured by Watt, Thexton and Co who specialised in overcoats and topcoats. This half-belted travelling coat is described as

James Watt (1736 - 1819), Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer

Watt steam engine, first type of steam engine
" Watt steam engine, first type of steam engine to make use of steam at a pressure just above atmospheric to drive the piston helped by a partial vacuum

Letter from J Watt, 1803, with snuff box Date: 1803

Interior of the ?Watt Room?, Heathfield Hall c.1883 Date: circa 1883

Female model (Gillian Watt) holding up a glass of beer
Advertisement for M&B Amber Beer -- female model (Gillian Watt) drinking from a glass. 1959

Statue of James Watt, Westminster Abbey, London
Statue of James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer in Westminster Abbey, London. Date: 1903

Christmas card, five children in a wood. 1887

Watt as a Boy
JAMES WATT engineer, as a boy Date: 1736 - 1819

Watt - Statue
James Watt (1736 - 1819) statue of the engineer

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