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Cylinder printing machine, 1886. Machine for printing lengths of wallpaper. Illustration from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering
A flour mill, 1886. Illustration from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering, by Charles Tomlinson, Volume I, (Jamess Virtue, London, 1886)
Weaving looms, 19th century. Dickinsons 37-inch reed space loom, Platts power loom for plain weaving
Brick machines, 19th century. Bradley and Cravens brick machine and Claytons brick machine
Mangonel, an engine of war in the 15th century, (1870). A mangonel was a type of catapult or siege engine used to throw projectiles at the walls of a city or castle
Round 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
Decor design for Mystery Bouffe, 1919. Artist: Vladimir MayakovskyDecor design for Mystery Bouffe, 1919
A still of the Soviet exhibition in Tokyo, 1961. Artist: Victor AsseriantsA still of the Soviet exhibition in Tokyo, 1961
Indian sailing ships described by Marco Polo, 15th century. The ships are cogs, the general European trading vessels of the time
Charles Babbages Difference Engine No 1, prototype calculating machine, 1824-1832. Artist: Joseph ClementCharles Babbages Difference Engine No 1, prototype calculating machine, 1824-1832. English mathematician Charles Babbage (1791-1871)
Roller Bridge or inclined plane for transferring vessels from one level of waterway to another, 1737. Inclined planes were a cheaper alternative to locks
Raising a slab of stone using a block-and-tackle mechanism, 1620. Copperplate engraving of a treadmill powered by men lifting a slab of stone using a block and tackle
Pump powered by men in a treadmill, 1556. Woodcut showing a rag-and-chain pump for draining a mine, powered by men walking a treadmill
