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Hocus Pocus, or Searching for the Philosophers Stone, March 12, 1800. March 12, 1800Hocus Pocus, or Searching for the Philosophers Stone, March 12, 1800
The Post-Office and Bellows, c1870. Blowholes at Kynance Cove on the Lizard peninsula in Mounts Bay, Cornwall. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I"
The Housatonic, 1874. Creator: Samuel Valentine HuntThe Housatonic, 1874. Rural scene on the banks of the Housatonic River which flows through Massachusetts and western Connecticut, USA
Bellows, c1530, (1881). Creator: D JonesBellows, c1530, (1881). Etching of a set of walnut wood bellows, partly gilded, with bronze, leather and silk velvet, made in Italy in the early 16th century
Carved walnut wood bellows, 1550-1600, (1881). Creator: D JonesCarved walnut wood bellows, 1550-1600, (1881). Etching of a pair of bellows, made mid-late 16th century in Italy, possibly in Rome or Florence
Studies of figures, early 17th century, (1943). Creator: Adriaen BrouwerStudies of figures, early 17th century, (1943). Sketches of people dancing, using bellows, smoking and chasing a pig. Drawing in the Kupferstichkabinett, Staatlichen Museen, Berlin
A Portable Smelting Furnace, 1761. Creator: UnknownA Portable Smelting Furnace, 1761. Diagram of small furnace and bellows. From " The Gentlemans Magazine"
The Cobblers Happy Family, (c1900). Creator: UnknownThe Cobblers Happy Family, (c1900). Domestic scene showing a cobblers workshop in the family home; the cobbler and his assistant making and repairing shoes
Bellows to Mend, Cries of London, 1804Bellows to Mend. A bellows mender in Smithfield, London, carrying a pair of bellows under his arm. From Cries of London, 1804
A tinker and a child, Provincial Characters, 1804. Artist: William Henry PyneA tinker, laden with various bags and tools, including a bellows walking along while a small child tries to attract his attention
Two spoon sellers, Cries of London, 1760. Artist: Paul SandbyTwo spoon sellers, 1760. A couple selling spoons and asking for old brass or pewter; the man smokes a clay pipe and bangs the base of a pot or saucepan to attract peoples attention
Any Bellows to Mend, Cries of London, (c1688?)Any Bellows to Mend. A bellows mender at work, seated on a stool, while an assistant passes him a tool. From Cries of London, (c1688?)
Galvanism; or the Miraculous Recovery of the Unfortnate Miss Baily, 1807Galvanism; or the Miraculous Recovery of the Unfortnate Miss Baily, pub. 1807 (hand coloured engraving)
Trotting Cracks at the Forge, pub. 1869, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)
Tennis at Newport. Private Collection
Portrait of Florence Pierce, 1914. Artist: Bellows, George (1882-1925)Portrait of Florence Pierce, 1914. Found in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
A Stag at Sharkeys, 1917. Artist: Bellows, George (1882-1925)A Stag at Sharkey s, 1917. Found in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Cottage Interior, at Lexden, Essex, 1802. Artist: William Redmore BiggCottage Interior, at Lexden, Essex, 1802. From The Connoisseur Vol. LXXV. [The Connoisseur, London, 1926]
The Blacksmith lets his Iron grow cold attending to the Taylors News, 1772
A Stag at Sharkey s, 1917. Artist: George Wesley BellowsA Stag at Sharkey s, 1917. From The Studio Volume 93. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1927]
An Alchemist, 1661. Artist: Adriaen van OstadeAn Alchemist, 1661. Painting held in The National Gallery, London. From The Dutch Genius by Haldane MacFall [T. C. and E. C. Jack, London, 1911]
Mercy at Her Work, c1916. Artist: William StrangMercy at Her Work, c1916. An illustration from John Bunyans The Pilgrims Progress. An English nonconformist preacher and writer
The Fire-eater, 18th century. Artist: DB PyetThe Fire-eater, 18th century
Trotting Cracks at the Forge, 1869. Artist: Currier and IvesTrotting Cracks at the Forge, 1869
The Country Vicars Fire Side, 1781. Artist: E WilliamsThe Country Vicars Fire Side, 1781. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston (pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London)
Shakespeare sacrificed, or the offering to avarice, 1789. Artist: James GillrayShakespeare sacrificed, or the offering to avarice, 1789. Publisher John Boydell commissioned paintings illustrating subjects from Shakespeares plays
Bellows or buckets to mend!, 1737-1742. Artist: BouchardonBellows or buckets to mend!, 1737-1742. Part of a series called Paris Street Cries, by Bouchardon
German musician executing a piece of music upon a portable organ, 15th century, (1870). Artist: Israel van MeckenGerman musician executing a piece of music upon a portable organ, 15th century, (1870). An engraving from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London)
Organ with a single keyboard, 14th century, (1870). A wood engraving after a miniature in a Latin psalter from the Bibliotheque Imperiale, Paris
Great organ with bellows and double keyboard, 12th century, (1870). A wood engraving from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London, 1870)
The studio of Etienne Delaune, 1576, (1870). Artist: Etienne DelauneThe studio of Etienne Delaune, 1576, (1870). A wood engraving of the interior of the workshop of Etienne Delaune (1518-1583), French goldsmith, artist, printmaker and medallist
Bellows to Mend, Smithfield, London, 1805. A copper plate representing the itinerant traders of London, from Modern London; Being the History and Present State of the British Metropolis
Furnaces, 1678. Artist: Athanasius KircherFurnaces, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Kircher?s Mundus Subterraneus marks the first serious effort to describe the physical makeup of the earth
Both Members of This Club, 1909. Artist: George Wesley BellowsBoth Members of This Club, 1909. Inspired by fights at Tom Sharkeys Athletic Club in New York. At the time, public boxing matches were illegal in the city
Iron foundry, 1802. At top are two views of a furnace, on the right showing the operation of the bellows which supplied the draught and, on the left, smelted metal being poured into moulds
Chemical lecture, 1802. Artist: James GillrayChemical lecture; Scientific Researches! - New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! or - an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air!, 1802
Forging a magnet, 1600. The piece of metal on the anvil is aligned north/south. From De Magnete by William Gilbert. (London, 1600)
Apiary of wooden hives, Lismore, Ireland, 1890. A woman in a protective veil using bellows to puff smoke into a hive to render bees less aggressive before opening the hive
Itinerant tinker and his boy assistant, Piemonte (Piedmont) region, north-west Italy, 1825. A woman brings a utensil for repair
Bellows operated by a camshaft powered by a water wheel, 1540. This application of the medieval invention of the cam enabled both bellows to be powered by the same water wheel
Bellows supplying draught to a smelting furnace, 1556. The bellows are operated by a camshaft powered by a water wheel (just visible at extreme right)
Forge with bellows driven by an undershot water wheel through cranks, 1673. From Theatrum Machinarum Novum by Georg Andreas Bockler. (Nuremberg, 1673)
Mercury, 1531. Artist: Sebald BehamMercury, 1531. Male planet, dry and passive; those born under Mercury eloquent, inventive and love science, especially mathematics, and were tall, slender and delicate
Steel production: a forge with bellows to produce draught, 1556. In the foreground bars are being hammered with a mechanical hammer
Using bellows to increase the draught in a furnace, 1540. Woodcut showing a workman using bellows to increase the draught in a furnace for refining copper
Blast furnaces, 1540. Woodcut showing different forms of blast furnace, with bellows supplying draught powered by an overshot water wheel
It Will Soon Boil!, 1858. This cartoon shows the Birmingham MP, John Bright. On the 29th October, Bright delivered himself of an impassioned speech on the subject of Parliamentary Reform
Bow-Wow!!, 1859. Rumours of the invasion of Britain by France abounded. The French press reported extensively that Britain was in fact preparing to take the offensive