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Where were the first two Boulton and Watt engines installed in 1776?
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James Watt, oil painting by H. Howard; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
In 1776, the first two Boulton and Watt engines were installed for the following purposes:
- One engine was installed in a Staffordshire colliery to pump water.1
- The second engine was installed to blow air into the furnaces of the ironmaster John Wilkinson.1