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IEEC3 Transactions – Volume 1
Transactions of the 3rd International Early Engines Conference, Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life, Coatbridge, 22-24 March 2024, Edited by Steve Grudgings and Paul Stephens. Published by IEEC in collaboration with the International Stationary Steam Engine Society, (ISSES Stationary Power, Volume 26), Bewdley, March 2026, 978-1-872986-26-5 Price: £40.00 (£35 to IEEC attendees/members of sponsoring organisations) +postage £5.00 Contents Purchasing this volume Price: £40 (+postage £5.00) Or £35 (+postage £5.00) to IEEC attendees/members of sponsoring organisations including AIA, ISSES, NMRS, SGMRG Please make payment: Reviews In summary, this book is highly recommended to members. Its large format and high-quality paper allow the numerous illustrations, diagrams, and photographs to be presented to…
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Announcing the 18th International ERBE (Heritage) Symposium, June 2027, Slovakia
We’re pleased to share news of the 18th International ERBE (Heritage) Symposium scheduled to take place in Slovakia in June 2027 – see the conference details and sign up for updates below 18th International ERBE Symposium 21st-26th June 2027 Cultural Heritage in Geosciences, Mining, and Metallurgy: Libraries – Archives and Collections 400th anniversary of the first documented blasting test in a mine Conference topics (presentations and posters): Main organizer: Slovak Mining Archives, Banská Štiavnica and the Slovak Mining Museum, Hodruša-Hámre, Slovakia. Conference and Abstracts languages: Slovak, English, German, (conference proceedings English only). Conference venue: Resort Hotel Salamandra, Hodruša-Hámre Estimated conference fee (also online): €140 Lectures are planned for the mornings…
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The Early Engines Database has a new home
Researchers and others interested in the history of steam power will wish to note that the Early Engines Database of eighteenth century steam engines now has a new permanent home, courtesy of the Association for Industrial Archaeology. The database has moved to: https://industrial-archaeology.org/EarlyEngines/ Purpose The Early Engines database is a record of steam engine building (not utilisation) before the end of 1800. It includes any stationary engine known to have started useful work in the British Isles, even if it was very short lived. It records only the first erection of each engine, although where important detail about later use is known this is explained in the comments section. It…
