Employed as a coppersmith and foreman by Boulton and Watt in Birmingham, Perrins was sent by the firm to install their first stationary steam engine in Manchester, at Drinkwater's Mill in 1789.
Perrins was employed as a coppersmith and foreman by Boulton and Watt in Birmingham. Perrins was sent by the firm. This was at Drinkwater's Mill in 1789. This was to install their first stationary steam engine in Manchester.