Machinery Collection (#9)

Fire engine. From Georg Andreas Bockler Theatrum Machinarum Novum, Nuremberg, 1673. Engraving
530356 Fire engine. From Georg Andreas Bockler Theatrum Machinarum Novum, Nuremberg, 1673. Engraving; Universal History Archive/UIG

The gun pit: the great clutches of the crane, illustration from The Western Front, pub
STC400448 The gun pit: the great clutches of the crane, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Power Loom Weaving, drawn by Allen T, engraved by Tingle J, 19th century, engraving
STC255874 Power Loom Weaving, drawn by Allen T, engraved by Tingle J, 19th century, engraving; Private Collection; (add.info.: Victorian industry, showing women at work); The Stapleton Collection

The Applegarth & Cowper's rotary printing press
5310022 The Applegarth & Cowper's rotary printing press; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Applegarth & Cowper's rotary printing press)

A weaving shed fitted with power looms
5310007 A weaving shed fitted with power looms; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a weaving shed fitted with power looms driven, via shafts, by steam engines)

A spinning mule used to manufacture cotton
5310103 A spinning mule used to manufacture cotton; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a spinning mule used to manufacture cotton. The spinning mule is a machine used to spin cotton and other fibres)

Wolfgang von Kempelen
5310091 Wolfgang von Kempelen; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Wolfgang von Kempelen (1734-1804) a Hungarian author and inventor

A water wheel operating bellows by means of a crank rod
5310183 A water wheel operating bellows by means of a crank rod; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a water wheel operating bellows by means of a crank rod (C, G, )

A jigging machine at Fowey Consols Copper Mine
5311944 A jigging machine at Fowey Consols Copper Mine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a jigging machine at Fowey Consols Copper Mine, Cornwall)

The grinding corn to produce cornflour
5307644 The grinding corn to produce cornflour.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the grinding corn (maize) to produce cornflour within the Brown and Polson's Cornflour factory, Paisley, Scotland

Construction of Panama Canal. Dredging works in the village of Culebra. Original drawing by Meltor Prior
CUL4860856 Construction of Panama Canal. Dredging works in the village of Culebra. Original drawing by Meltor Prior. Image published in "The Illustrated London News". Engraving

Industry, century XVIII
3499719 Industry, century XVIII; (add.info.: Industry, century XVIII. Engraving of 1758. Machinery used for foundry of plumb.); PHAS/UIG

Sectional view of a carding engine, 1866
3479124 Sectional view of a carding engine, 1866; (add.info.: Sectional view of a carding engine: this machine brushed and separated the cotton fibres. Dated 1866.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Griscom eclectic motor fitted to a sewing machine, 1884
3479118 A Griscom eclectic motor fitted to a sewing machine, 1884; (add.info.: A Griscom eclectic motor fitted to a sewing machine. Dated 1884.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Carding engine, 1845
3479127 Carding engine, 1845; (add.info.: Carding engine incorporating an early improvement which brought off carded cotton in a continuous sliver)

Women drawing (roving) flax
2602751 Women drawing (roving) flax; (add.info.: Women drawing (roving) flax, Marshall's Flax Mill, Leeds, Yorkshire. Engraving, London, 1843.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Machine for making bobbin net
2602663 Machine for making bobbin net; (add.info.: Machine for making bobbin net - Nottingham, England. Engraving, London, 1855.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Man moving a length of cotton cloth through a dye-beck
2602612 Man moving a length of cotton cloth through a dye-beck; (add.info.: Man moving a length of cotton cloth through the solution in a dye-beck, winding it from one roller to another, Lancashire)

Machine for measuring and rolling lengths of cloth. Engraving, London, 1891
2602671 Machine for measuring and rolling lengths of cloth. Engraving, London, 1891.; (add.info.: Machine for measuring and rolling lengths of cloth)

Advertisement for Irish linens
2602651 Advertisement for Irish linens; (add.info.: Advertisement for Irish linens available by mail order from J. Lindsay & Co. Belfast, published London, 1898.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An elastic mill, Leicester, England: Covering rubber with silk thread on the weaving beam
2602647 An elastic mill, Leicester, England: Covering rubber with silk thread on the weaving beam.; (add.info.: An elastic mill, Leicester, England)

Wringing out dyed yarn
2602635 Wringing out dyed yarn; (add.info.: Wringing out dyed yarn, Montieth's Dye works, Glasgow, Scotland. Engraving, London, 1844.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Scutching flax
3478865 Scutching flax; (add.info.: Scutching flax. Engraving after Daniel Nicolas Chodowiecki (1726-1801). Scutching is a step in the processing of cotton or the dressing of flax in preparation for

Planetary motion demonstration, 17th century (engraving)
864705 Planetary motion demonstration, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Planetary motion. Demonstration that an earthy substance and water will travel in a curved path together (left)

The gun pit: a gun jacket entering the oil tank, illustration from The Western Front, pub
STC400447 The gun pit: a gun jacket entering the oil tank, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

A boiler room on a battleship, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400490 A boiler room on a battleship, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Night work on the breech of a great gun, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400470 Night work on the breech of a great gun, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Fire engine. From Isaac de Caus Nouvelle Invention de Lever l'Eau Plus Hault, London, 1664. Engraving
530355 Fire engine. From Isaac de Caus Nouvelle Invention de Lever l'Eau Plus Hault, London, 1664. Engraving; Universal History Archive/UIG

Agriculture. Sugar making. Sugar cane mill. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France
3434737 Agriculture. Sugar making. Sugar cane mill. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Agriculture. Production du sucre. Coll)

Wool carding engine, 1851
3479133 Wool carding engine, 1851; (add.info.: Detailed view of the Cotton Carding. Used to create a single - long strand of material, rather than clumps. machine)

Theatrophone, 1892
3479258 Theatrophone, 1892; (add.info.: Theatrophone Central exchange for direct relays of opera, concerts and plays from the Paris theatres to hotels, cafes, etc)

Theatrophone, 1892
3479259 Theatrophone, 1892; (add.info.: Theatrophone Central exchange for direct relays of opera, concerts and plays from the Paris theatres to hotels, cafes, etc)

Wool carding engine by Davis & Furber, 1880
3479134 Wool carding engine by Davis & Furber, 1880; (add.info.: Wool carding engine by Davis & Furber, North Andover, Mass, USA. New York 1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Men working at the Gateway Soda Factory, Harper's Ferry, West Virginia (b/w photo)
BAL130996 Men working at the Gateway Soda Factory, Harper's Ferry, West Virginia (b/w photo); Private Collection

Theatrophone, 1892
3479257 Theatrophone, 1892; (add.info.: Theatrophone Plan of distribution line for Marinovitch and Svarvady's Theatrophone, dated 1892.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Kentish agricultural workers attacking a farm at night, c1830. Ricks were burned and machinery
527874 Kentish agricultural workers attacking a farm at night, c1830. Ricks were burned and machinery, particularly threshing machines

Cyrus McCormick's reaping machine (America, 1831), the first mechanical reaper to be generally adopted
538092 Cyrus McCormick's reaping machine (America, 1831), the first mechanical reaper to be generally adopted. Engraving 1862; (add.info.: Cyrus McCormick's reaping machine (America, 1831)

Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the fitting shop, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the fitting shop, 1864....a view of the large building called "the fitting shop." It is here that

Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the lathe and tool shop, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the lathe and tool shop, 1864. View representing...as well as a wood-engraving can render such a subject

Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864....night view of that portion of the forging department containing the Nasmyth steam-hammers

The International Exhibition: Smith's power-loom for weaving tufted pile carpets, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Smith's power-loom for weaving tufted pile carpets, 1862. Loom for Axminster carpet, ...invented by Mr

The International Exhibition: Crosskill's Bell's reaping-machine, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Crosskill's Bell's reaping-machine, 1862....Prize Corn-mowing Machine of the trustees of W

The International Exhibition: Swiss jacquard-loom for weaving ribbons... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Swiss jacquard-loom for weaving ribbons - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862

The International Exhibition: Messrs. Maudslay's engines of 800-horse power for the Valiant, 1862. Creator: Mallett
The International Exhibition: Messrs. Maudslay's engines of 800-horse power for the Valiant, 1862. Motive power for steamships. The largest marine engines exhibited were those by Messrs

The International Exhibition: group of objects in steel exhibited by Mr. Krupp, of Essen... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: group of objects in steel exhibited by Mr. Krupp, of Essen, Prussia, 1862....it is only recently that the great stride has been made which causes [Krupp's] to

The International Exhibition: marine engine by Messrs. Escher, Wyss, and Co. of Zurich... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: marine engine by Messrs. Escher, Wyss, and Co. of Zurich - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862

Flag shop, Navy Yard, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Flag shop, Navy Yard, 1917. Shows women making flags on sewing machines at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York

Professor Hasner's automatic eyeball, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Professor Hasner's automatic eyeball, 1862....mechanical model of the eye, ...made chiefly for the purpose of demonstrating the complicated

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