Lives of Boulton And Watt Principally From the Original Soho Mss
Lives of Boulton And Watt Principally From the Original Soho Mss
Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904
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Potter, who got him to build one of his newly - invented en- gines at Wolverhampton in POI. GOOTH. 1712. " 1 Another engine was afterwards erected by Horn- blower at Whenl Busy, or Chacewater, and a third at Polgooth all rich and well-known mines in Cornwall. Though the use of Newcomen's engine rapidly ex- tended, nothing is known of the man himself during this time. All over the mining districts his name was 1 " It may be interesting to know that it required three hands to work Newcomen's firs...t engines. I have heard it said that when the engine was stopped, and again set at work, the words were passed " Snift Beniy ! " "Blow the fire, Pomery!" "Work away, Joe ! " The last let in the con- densing water. Lifting the condensing clack was called "snifting, " because on opening UK; valve, the air rushing through it made a noise like a man snifting. The fire was increased through artificial means by another hand, and all being ready, the ma- chine was set in motion by a third. " Cyrus Eedding, 'Yesterday and To- day.
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