Oldest steam engine According to Official Guinness Records,
The oldest steam engine in working order is the Smethwick Engine. Designed by James Watt (UK, 1736—1819) and built by the Birmingham Canal Company (UK) in 1779 at a cost of £2,000 (then $TBC) the pump worked on the locks at Smethwick, West Midlands, UK, until 1891.From Archives. Put forward for selection in Scholastic's Modern Marvels. For a complete list of 1779 records, please visit 1779 Guinness Records in United Kingdom .
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