Manufacturing Collection (#20)

Feeding silk worms their breakfast of mulberry leaves, Lebanon mountains, Syria, 1900s. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Feeding silkworms their breakfast of mulberry leaves, Lebanon mountains, Syria, 1900s. Stereoscopic slide (detail)

Feeding silkworms their breakfast of mulberry leaves, Lebanon mountains, Syria, 20th century
Feeding silkworms their breakfast of mulberry leaves, Lebanon mountains, Syria, 1900s. Stereoscopic slide

Glassmakers in the 14th century, (c1900). Fire in the artistic industry, French advertising for Liebig Meat Extract

Carding, Drawing, and Roving, 19th century. Artist: J Carter
Carding, Drawing, and Roving, 19th century. Scene in a Victorian textiles factory with looms powered by steam

Sawmill, California, 19th century. Artist: Theroud
Sawmill, California, 19th century. A print from le Tour du Monde

Sculptor, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Sculptor, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud

The spinning mule, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

The Slubbing-Billy, c1880. A machine for drawing out and twisting a strand of silk or other yarn in preparation for spinning

The spinning room in the Shadwell rope works, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Nasmyths steam hammer at work, (c1880). Artist: Roberts
Nasmyths steam hammer at work, (c1880). The steam hammer was invented by the Scottish engineer and inventor James Nasmyth (1808-1890)

The Salt statue at Bradford, c1880. Sir Titus Salt (1803-1876) discovered a method of blending alpaca wool with cotton and silk

Net loom in the Stuarts factory, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Great hall in Messrs Marshalls flax mill, Leeds, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Sir Henry Bessemer, English engineer, c1880. Portrait of Bessemer (1813-1898), inventor of the Bessemer process for the mass production of steel

The Bessemer process for the mass-production of steel, c1880. Artist: CJB
The Bessemer process for the mass-production of steel, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Basin maker, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Basin maker, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud

Brick machines, 19th century. Bradley and Cravens brick machine and Claytons brick machine

History of Paper: 4, c1900. The paper trade at Samarkand (Turkestan). French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat

History of Paper: 6, c1900. Manufacture of roll-fed paper. French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat

History of Paper: 5, c1900
History of Paper, c1900. Making flax paper in France. French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat

History of Paper: 1, c1900. Utilising a leaf from a palm tree. French advertisement for Liebigs extract of meat

German book manufacture in the 16th century, (1903). The workshops of a paper maker, a printer, and a bookbinder. From Stande und Handwerker, by Jost Amman, reproduced in The Worlds History

Sir Henry Bessemer, inventor and engineer, 1881. Bessemer (1813-1898) was a prolific inventor, but is best known for discovering the Bessemer Process for manufacturing steel

Paper Mill, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: Albert Henry Fullwood
Paper Mill, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Liverpool is a south-western suburb of Sydney. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran

The sugar industry, Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: JR Ashton
The sugar industry, Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran

William George Armstrong, English industrialist, (c1924). Armstrong (1810-1900) was the effective founder of the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing empire

Sir Robert Peel, British industrialist, 19th century. Portrait of wealthy cotton manufacturer Robert Peel (1750-1830), father of Sir Robert Peel the politician

Birmingham, England, 19th century. Artist: D G Thomson
Birmingham, England, 19th century. View of smoking factory chimneys in the city of Birmingham in the West Midlands. During the Industrial Revolution

In a woodworking factory, Russia, 1950s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow. Russian photographer

In a mechanical engineering factory, USSR, 1930s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

A laboratory worker holds a separating funnel of oil, Dunkirk refinery, France, 1950s

Sugar production, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

Preparing indigo, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

Primitive sugar mill, Santo Domingo, 1873. From Santo Domingo: past and present, with a glance at Hayti, by Samuel Hazard, 1873

With your Scrap we will Forge the Steel of Victory, 1939. Artist: Bedos
With your Scrap we will Forge the Steel of Victory, 1939. French 2nd World War propaganda poster for the armaments ministry

Titanic vision. The front cover of the L illustre Du Petit Journal

Arms manufacturing industry, St Etienne, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 1896

Alfred Krupp, 19th century German metallurgist and industrialist, (1900). In 1826, aged only 14, Alfred Krupp (1812-1887) took over the steel-making factory founded by his father Friedrich

Sir Henry Bessemer, 19th century English engineer, (1900). Bessemer (1813-1898) was a prolific inventor, but is best known for discovering the Bessemer Process for manufacturing steel

Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, 1774, (1913). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1913)

Sea fishing, net manufacture, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Fan making, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. From a private collection

A forge, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis Diderot
A forge, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

A forge, splitting mill, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis Diderot
A forge, splitting mill, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

A forge, splitting mill trussing, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis Diderot
A forge, splitting mill trussing, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

A forge, drop hammer, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis Diderot
A forge, drop hammer, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

A forge, ironworks, survey and weigh 1751-1777. Artist: Denis Diderot
A forge, ironworks, survey and weigh 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

A forge, furnace, pouring into the cast, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis Diderot
A forge, furnace, pouring into the cast, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

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