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DESCRIPTION Belliss Steam Generator Set
MANUFACTURER Belliss & Morcom Ltd, Birmingham, Britain
INVENTOR/DESIGNER Albert Charles Pain and Alfred Morcom (1848-1905), British
DATE 1891
MATERIAL Iron, steel, copper alloy, wood, glass, paint, textile, paper, plastic, organic fibres, lacquer
DIMENSIONS 1850x2790x1170
PROVENANCE Gift from Belliss & Morcom Ltd in 1982
LOCATION Thinktank
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DESCRIPTION Crossley Vertical Atmospheric Gas Engine
MANUFACTURER Crossley Bros. Ltd, Manchester, Britain
INVENTOR/DESIGNER Eugen Langen (1833-1895) and Nicolaus August Otto (1832-1891), German
DATE 1873
MATERIAL Iron, steel, copper, rubber, paint
DIMENSIONS 2100x110x800
PROVENANCE Gift from T A W Clarke Ltd in 1976
LOCATION MCC
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DESCRIPTION Decorative Component of Whitacre Pumping Engine
MANUFACTURER James Watt & Co, Birmingham, Britain
INVENTOR/DESIGNER J H Chamberlain (1831-1883) and W Martin (1829-1900), British
DATE 1885
MATERIAL cast-iron (originally gilded)
DIMENSIONS 1200x1220x650
PROVENANCE Gift from John Cashmore Ltd in 1982
LOCATION MCC
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DESCRIPTION Galloway Uniflow Engine
MANUFACTURER Galloways Ltd, Manchester, Britain
INVENTOR/DESIGNER Johann Stumpf, German
DATE 1924
MATERIAL Iron, steel, copper alloy, wood, glass, paint, plastic
DIMENSIONS 2470x4960x3430
PROVENANCE Gift from Hovis Ltd in 1956
LOCATION Thinktank
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DESCRIPTION Steam Pumping Engine 'Rollit'
MANUFACTURER James Watt & Co, Birmingham, Britain
DATE 1883
MATERIAL Iron, steel, copper alloy, wood
PROVENANCE Gift from Kingston-upon-Hull Works Committee in 1958
LOCATION Thinktank
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DESCRIPTION James Watt Steam Beam ('Smethwick') Engine
MANUFACTURER Boulton & Watt, Birmingham, Britain
INVENTOR/DESIGNER James Watt (1736 -1819)
DATE 1778
MATERIAL Iron, steel, wood, copper alloy, glass, paint, brick
DIMENSIONS 10900x7000
PROVENANCE 1779-1959: Birmingham-Wolverhampton canal; Gift from Birmingham Canal Company in 1959
LOCATION Thinktank
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DESCRIPTION Magneto Generator from the Lizard Lighthouse
MANUFACTURER A de Meritens, Paris, France
DATE c.1880
MATERIAL Steel, brass, paint, textile
DIMENSIONS 1540x1560x1300
PROVENANCE On loan from Trinity House Elder Brethen in 1954
LOCATION MCC
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Engines in the Collection of Science and Industry illustrate how men have harnessed energy to fulfil their aims and ambitions. The steam engine became one of the greatest inventions of the Industrial Revolution. Less than a century later electricity provided a flexible and portable source of energy. Finally the internal combustion engine revolutionised transport.
The collection allows you to explore the achievements of more than two centuries of innovations - from the magnificent Smethwick engine by James Watt, and Parsons' steam turbine to the Napier Lion aircraft engines which powered aircraft for more than half a century.
These objects can be seen on display at Thinktank, and also at MCC by appointment.
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