Boulton and Watt
British engineering firm, 1775ā1895 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Boulton & Watt was an early British engineering and manufacturing firm in the business of designing and making marine and stationary steam engines. Founded in the English West Midlands around Birmingham in 1775 as a partnership between the English manufacturer Matthew Boulton and the Scottish engineer James Watt, the firm had a major role in the Industrial Revolution and grew to be a major producer of steam engines in the 19th century.
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Company type | General partnership |
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Industry | Engineering, manufacturing |
Founded | 1775; 249 years ago (1775) in Birmingham, England |
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Defunct | c.ā1895 |
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Products | Steam engines (stationary and marine) |
Services | Engineering consulting |
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