Proprietors of Invention for Raising Water by Fire
Other Business Names:
- Savery, Thomas
- Newcomen, Thomas
- Meres, John
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Engine & turbine production exc transport
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Professional services
Intellectual property licensing
Notes:
Established 1715 as a joint stock company to acquire rights to Thomas Savery's steam engine patent. Subsequently acquired various rights of Thomas Newcomen's improved steam engine, Newcomen thereby becoming a shareholder. Thereby business had a near complete monopoly of the construction of steam engines until the patent's expiration in 1733. Proprietors were led by John Meres. Licensed their construction and use; around 100 engines built by subcontractors. Closed sometime around 1738
Publications:
- Steam and the City. The Committee of Proprietors of the Invention for Raising Water by Fire, 1715-35 by Smith, Alan, ceramics writer
- Steam engine on Tyneside, 1715-1778 by Raistrick, Arthur
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Savery, Thomas
- Newcomen, Thomas
- Meres, John
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Engine & turbine production exc transport
- Professional services Intellectual property licensing
Notes:
Established 1715 as a joint stock company to acquire rights to Thomas Savery's steam engine patent. Subsequently acquired various rights of Thomas Newcomen's improved steam engine, Newcomen thereby becoming a shareholder. Thereby business had a near complete monopoly of the construction of steam engines until the patent's expiration in 1733. Proprietors were led by John Meres. Licensed their construction and use; around 100 engines built by subcontractors. Closed sometime around 1738Publications:
- Steam and the City. The Committee of Proprietors of the Invention for Raising Water by Fire, 1715-35 by Smith, Alan, ceramics writer
- Steam engine on Tyneside, 1715-1778 by Raistrick, Arthur