Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Explore steam engineering and textile technology through the museum’s Newcomen engine and Jacquard loom.
Collection ownership does not guarantee public display. The sections below distinguish museum-listed displays from other collection records. Check current access and exhibitions with the museum before travelling.
Specific galleries or display locations identified in the museum’s own catalogue.
Topic illustration · Newcomen atmospheric engine Restored original with replacement components
Scotland Transformed
The museum describes a restored engine with replacement components. It is demonstrated using hydraulic power; not all of its structure is original.
Topic illustration · Jacquard mechanism Surviving historical loom
Making It
A 19th-century silk-weaving handloom with a Jacquard attachment, used at Stonehouse in Lanarkshire. The museum identifies it in its Making It gallery.
