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Fairbottom Bobs

Fairbottom Bobs is a Newcomen-type beam engine that was used in the 18th century as a pumping engine to drain a colliery near Ashton-under-Lyne. It is probably the world's second-oldest surviving steam engine. The engine was installed at Cannel Colliery at Fairbottom near Ashton-under-Lyne around 1760 or 1764. It became known locally as Fairbottom Bobs.

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Bore
28 inches (71 cm)
Collection
Henry Ford Museum
Cylinders
1
Date
1760 (1760) or 1764
Designer
Thomas Newcomen
Former operator
Cannel Colliery, Fairbottom near Ashton-under-Lyne, England

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Fairbottom Bobs

Nodes28
Edges27
Triples24
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.071429
Components1

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Fairbottom Bobs

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related to Preservation · 14
Fairbottom Bobs → Americana, Dearborn, Europe, Ford's, Henry Ford Museum, Herbert, His, Its, Lord Stamford, Michigan, Morton, Photographs, The, When Henry Ford
Bore · 1
Fairbottom Bobs → 28 inches (71 cm)
Collection · 1
Fairbottom Bobs → Henry Ford Museum
Cylinders · 1
Fairbottom Bobs → 1
Date · 1
Fairbottom Bobs → 1760 (1760) or 1764
Designer · 1
Fairbottom Bobs → Thomas Newcomen
Former operator · 1
Fairbottom Bobs → Cannel Colliery, Fairbottom near Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Location · 1
Fairbottom Bobs → The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan, United States .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nond…
Stroke · 1
Fairbottom Bobs → 8 feet (2.4 m)
Type · 1
Fairbottom Bobs → Newcomen-type atmospheric engine

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engine fairbottom beam colliery water museum site ashton-under-lyne engine's canal near cannel 1764 14 bobs used although original pumping drain

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Fairbottom BobsBore28 inches (71 cm)1.00infobox
Fairbottom BobsCollectionHenry Ford Museum1.00infobox
Fairbottom BobsCylinders11.00infobox
Fairbottom BobsDate1760 (1760) or 17641.00infobox
Fairbottom BobsDesignerThomas Newcomen1.00infobox
Fairbottom BobsFormer operatorCannel Colliery, Fairbottom near Ashton-under-Lyne, England1.00infobox
Fairbottom BobsLocationThe Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan, United States .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nond…1.00infobox
Fairbottom BobsStroke8 feet (2.4 m)1.00infobox
Fairbottom BobsTypeNewcomen-type atmospheric engine1.00infobox
Fairbottom Bobsis aNewcomen-type beam engine that was used in the 18th century as a pumping engine to drain a colliery near Ashton-under-Lyne0.90text
Fairbottom Bobsrelated to PreservationHenry Ford Museum0.60section
Fairbottom Bobsrelated to PreservationDearborn0.60section

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