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Cannon foundry, 1487 (1954). Artist: Leonardo da VinciCannon foundry, 1487 (1954). Found in the collection of the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, Windsor. A print from Leonardo da Vinci by Ludwig H Heydenreich. (London, 1954)
John Enschedes type foundry, 1768 (1908-1909). Artist: Cornelius van NoordeJohn Enschedes type foundry, 1768 (1908-1909). From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1908-1909, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, Volume 14
The Foundry, c1880-1882. Artist: W ManfieldThe Foundry, c1880-1882. A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London, c1880-1882
Views in the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield, c1880. The boilerhouse, grindery, annealing furnaces, brasswork, forges. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I
In the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, c1880. The shot and shell foundry, the shot yard, bullet making, carriage department, turning room, and forging a breech coil
Nasmyths steam hammer at work, (c1880). Artist: RobertsNasmyths steam hammer at work, (c1880). The steam hammer was invented by the Scottish engineer and inventor James Nasmyth (1808-1890)
Running the molten iron into the pigs, c1880. Iron foundry. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
Puddlers at work, c1880. Artist: SwainPuddlers at work, c1880. Workers in a foundry. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
Rolling steel rails, c1880. Artist: RobertsRolling steel rails, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
The Bessemer process for the mass-production of steel, c1880. Artist: CJBThe 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)
Decarburisation of pig iron in a Bessemer converter, 1900. Artist: GehrkeDecarburisation of pig iron in a Bessemer converter, 1900
James Nasmyths steam hammer, 1900. Artist: E ZimmerJames Nasmyths steam hammer, 1900. The steam hammer was invented by the Scottish engineer and inventor James Nasmyth (1808-1890)
View of the Arsenal and the Foundry in St. Petersburg (Series Views of Saint Petersburg), 1820s. From a private collection
Lysva iron foundry, Russia, 1900s. Found in the collection of the Institute for the History of Material Culture, St Petersburg
Smelting iron furnace, 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
Smelting iron furnace, pig iron mould, 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
Forging mill, furnace, ground moulding, 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
Iron bell casting, 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
The Arsenal and the Foundry, St Petersburg, Russia, 19th century. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris
The Iron Founder, Rotherham, Yorkshire, 1821. Metal worker ladling molten metal drawn off from the furnace on the left into a mould created by a pattern pressed into damp sand
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
Boring the cylinder of the Britannia Press at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington, 1851. Boring the cylinder for the hydraulic press (lift)
Casting the cylinder of the Britannia Press at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington, 1851. Casting the cylinders for the hydraulic press (lift)
Casting a mortar at Grissells Regents Canal Ironworks, City Road, London, 1855. A Nasmyth safety ladle (invented 1838) is being used. From The Illustrated London News, December 29 1855
The foundry or cast house, Butterley Ironworks, Derbyshire, 1844. Tapping the furnace and casting iron into pigs. A manager in top hat and tail coat watches the procedure
Casting the bell for the Westminster Clock Tower, 1856. Tapping furnaces at Warner & Sons Barrett Furnaces, Stockton-on-Tees, England. From The Illustrated London News, August 23 1856
Puddling furnace and mechanical hammer, Krupps Works, Essen, Germany, 19th century. Pig iron is being puddled to remove carbon and oxygen, after which the ball of hot metal (bloom) was then hammered
Casting cannon, 1751-1780. Drying clay patterns which would be used to produce a mould into which molten metal would be run. From Denis Diderots Encyclopedie. (Paris, 1751-1780)
General view of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 1833. Showing smoke pouring from the chimneys of the numerous foundries and rolling mills. From Scenes of American Wealth and Industry. [Boston, 1833]
Laying siege canon on target, from Le diverse et artificiose machine, 1620Laying siege canon on target, from Agostino Ramellis Le diverse et artificiose machine, 1620 (first edition 1588). Bottom right is a gunners level
Krupp s, (1919). Creator: UnknownKrupp s, (1919). This famous cannon foundry, where most of the engines of war employed by the German nation are manufactured, is situated in Essen, a town in the Rhenish Prussian coalfields