“Wines are made differently than they were 20 years ago,” say Boulton.
Watt was despondent, easily cast down; Boulton was his “backbone.”
The empress stayed for some time at Boulton's house, "and a charming woman she is," writes her host.
In 1775 he bought a pumping steam engine from Boulton and Watt's company for his ironworks.
Russ filled Boulton in on what had happened and ventured a guess as to why.
The cost of erection and the consumption of coal are not above one-third of a Boulton and Watt's, to perform the same work.
