THOMAS NEWCOMENS COMBUSTION ENGINE
DESCRIPTION
This tartan was designed by J William Voth of Camrose, Alberta to commemorate the invention of the steam
engine by Thomas Newcomen in 1712 and the importance of combustion engines (first external, now internal)
in the last three centuries.
Black recalls the iron from which the engines and boilers are made as well as the coal and oil
that they burn, its dominance in the tartan gives a dark industrial appearance; red represents fire;
white represents steam and smoke and blue represents the air (oxygen) required for combustion as well as water.
SETT
** If you intend to weave or otherwise use any of these patterns, please be aware that you may need
the written permission of the designer or producer. This information can be found in the Scottish Register of Tartans.
B/8 W12 R20 K/28 (SRT No. 10849)