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Description: | The number '51' in red varnish, within a red varnish circle on white varnished roundel. This tallies with the numbering system of John Anderson (founder of Strathclyde University). This number has been obscured by dark wood stain. MANU [SISSON, Jeremiah?] pre-1765 [London?] [England?] USED WATT, James 1765 University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland This is the actual model engine which James Watt was asked to examine and repair over the winter of 1763-1764. Watt was engaged at the time as 'maker of mathematical instruments' to Glasgow University, and had a workshop in the Department of Natural Philosophy. John Anderson (later to break away from Glasgow and found Strathclyde University), was at that time the Head of the same department. Watt had been tasked with this model's repair, after it was unsuccessfully sent back to the company now known to be its maker, Jonathan Sisson of London. Watt's failure to make the model resume effective function led him to the realisation that a separate condenser would improve the efficiency of steam engines. This model resided in the Department of Natural Philosophy until it became part of the Hunterian Museum's collection in the mid 20th century. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | HISTSCI : HISTORICAL COLLECTION : SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT : UNIVERSITY HISTORY : ENGINEERING : STEAM ENGINE : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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