IEEC2.2 13 Muddled Memories: The Alleged Engine at Aston Furnace

Muddled Memories:

The Alleged Engine at Aston Furnace

Peter King

An off-print from

Transactions of the 2nd International Early Engines Conference - Volume 2 pp63-66

Summary

The report of a steam engine to blow Aston Furnace near Birmingham appears to be the result of a historian’s mistake, perhaps the result of a story-teller having moved the venue for his subject to a more familiar location.