Iron Collection (page 33)

Samovar, Russian, late 18th or early 19th century Artist: Russian Master of Tula
Samovar, Russian, late 18th or early 19th century. Made from steel, cast iron and bronze. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

The Forge of Vulcan, c1660. Artist: Luca Giordano
The Forge of Vulcan, c1660. Giordano, Luca (1632-1705). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Crystal Palace, London, 20th Century. Designed by Sir Joseph Paxton, the Crystal Palace was originally built in Hyde Park to house the Great Exhibition of 1851

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

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

Ironer, 1822. An Indian using an iron filled with hot charcoal to press clothes. (London, 1822)

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 wooden pipes, and casting and drawing iron pipes, c1825. At top is a machine for boring wooden pipes. The rest of the machines are for casting a drawing out iron pipes

Ironing room in a laundry, 1867. The washroom can be seen through the door in the background. On the left is the stove for heating flatirons

Blast furnaces for production of iron at Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, c1830. Artist: HW Bond
Blast furnaces for production of iron at Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, c1830. This scene is on the river Severn a few miles from Ironbridge

Paddington Station, the London terminus of the Great Western Railway, 1854. Iron was used in the construction of the roof, and the spans supported on cast iron pillars

View of Sunderland and the Iron Bridge looking eastwards, 1833. This single span cast iron bridge over the Wear at Wearmouth, Sunderland, was opened in 1796

Southwark Bridge from Bank Side, London, 1817. Artist: Thomas Hosmer Shepherd
Southwark Bridge from Bank Side, London, 1817. John Rennies (1761-1821) cast iron bridge over the Thames at Southwark, viewed from the South Bank looking towards St Pauls Cathedral

Evaporating pots of brine in a natural hot spring to obtain salt, 1556
Evaporating pots of brine in a natural hot spring to obtain salt. From De re metallica by Georgius Agricola (Georg Bauer). (Basel, 1556)

Evaporating sea water in iron pots to obtain salt, 1556
Evaporating sea water in iron pots to obtain salt. From De re metallica by Georgius Agricola (Georg Bauer). (Basel, 1556)

Eiffel Tower elevator, 1889. Elevator built by Otis. An elevator car and one leg of the tower showing the elevator system with (1) hydraulic cylinder; (2) travelling multiplying pulleys; (3)

Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, London, built for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Artist: D le Bihan
Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, London, built for the Great Exhibition of 1851. Queen Victorias carriage can be seen in the centre

Tapping a blast furnace and casting iron into pigs, c1900. From The Marvels of Metals by FM Holmes. (London, c1900)

Nant-y-Glow Iron Works, Monmouthshire, Wales, c1780, (c1830). This shows the works by moonlight. The buildings on the left are probably puddling furnaces, those on the right blast furnaces

Blast furnace for smelting iron ore, 1556. From De re Metallica by Georgius Agricola. Basel, 1556)

Rolling mills, Saint-Jacques works, Chatillon-Commentry Company, France, 1894. Men are wearing leggings and heavy leather aprons to protect them from contact with hot metal

Tapping a blast furnace and running molten iron into the pigs, c1885

Charging a blast furnace at the Govan Iron Works, Scotland, c1885. The charge was fed into a cup around the cone, the cone was lifted and the charge fell into the top of the furnace

Ticket barrier at Philadelphia railway station, Pennsylvania, USA, 1890. Cast iron pillars and roof trusses were used to support the glass roof of the building. From The Railways of America

Interior of St Pancras Railway Station, London, 1865. Using an iron latticed arched roof, WH Barlow and RM Marsh were able to construct a clean arch 100 feet high with a span of 140 feet dispensing

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

Asoka Pillar, Delhi, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Asoka Pillar. Delhi, c20th century. The pillars of Ashoka are a series of columns dispersed throughout India, erected or at least inscribed with edicts by the Mauryan king Ashoka during his reign in

Celtic Iron Keys from Manching Oppidum, Germany, 1st century BC

Dagger of Iron Gold and Bronze from a Celtic Burial at Hallstatt, Austria. Celtic Iron Age, c6th-8th century BC

Roman Iron Swords, Key and Clay Lamp from Bavaria, Germany, c2nd century BC-5th century. Grunwald Museum

Roman Iron Knives, Alesia, France, c1st century. Alesia was the capital of the Mandubii, one of the Gallic tribes allied with the Aedui

Roman Iron Agricultural Tools at Chatillon-Sur-Seine. France, c1st-2nd century

Roman keys, Alesia, France, c1st century. Alesia was the capital of the Mandubii, one of the Gallic tribes allied with the Aedui

Merovingian belt-buckle, 5th century
Merovingian belt-buckle of silver on iron from Recy sur Ource, France. Now in Chatillion-sur-Seine Museum, 5th century

Roman iron spearheads from the Roman site at Camerton near Bath, England. This was the site of a Roman fort soon after the AD 43 invasion of Britain

Roman iron ring with a red jasper gem
Roman iron finger-ring with a red jasper gem depicting the head of a beardless Hercules with lions skin tied round his neck and the letters VS, 2nd century. Found in Malton, North Yorkshire

Celtic bronze & iron sword scabbard, North Italy, late 4th century BC

Celtic bronze & iron Helmet, Canosa, Apulia, Italy, 6th - 3rd century BC

Statuette of the genie La Balafre, Bactrian, end of 3rd to the start of 2nd millenium BC
Statuette of the genie La Balafre (the scarred one), Bactrian, end of 3rd to the start of 2nd millenium BC. The genies body is covered with snake scales. The scar symbolises a destructive ritual

Queen Victoria arriving to open the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace, London, 1851. Artist: Le Blond
Queen Victoria arriving to open the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace, London, 1851. The Crystal Palace was built to house the Great Exhibition of the Works of the Industry of all Nations

Bank of furnaces, Lymington Iron Works, Tyneside, England, 1835. By this time the Nielsen hot blast process, invented in 1824, was in general use

Cotton manufacture: mule spinning, c1830. A self-acting mule of the type devised by Richard Roberts in 1825. Roberts spinning mule produced better yarn than any other machine

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

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