Richard Newsham

[1] The engine had two single-acting pistons and an air vessel placed in a tank which formed the frame of the machine.

The pump was worked by people at the long cross handles.

At the front of the engine, protected by a sheet of horn and a door, were directions for keeping the machine in order.

[3] New York City imported its first two fire engines from Newsham in 1731.

[4] In 1737 Newsham made a manual fire pump for the Parish of Bray in Berkshire.