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Ironworks Collection (page 3)

Background imageIronworks Collection: Gavle, Tolffors, 1913. Creator: Nicolaus Sahlstrom

Gavle, Tolffors, 1913. Creator: Nicolaus Sahlstrom
Gavle, Tolffors, 1913

Background imageIronworks Collection: Door of the Log Cabin Club, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown

Door of the Log Cabin Club, between c1900 and 1916. Creator: Unknown
Door of the Log Cabin Club, between c1900 and 1916

Background imageIronworks Collection: Venice, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky

Venice, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Venice, between 1905 and 1915. In album: Various views and studies, Russian Empire and Europe

Background imageIronworks Collection: Scene of the boiler explosion at Millfield Ironworks, near Wolverhampton, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Scene of the boiler explosion at Millfield Ironworks, near Wolverhampton, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the boiler explosion at Millfield Ironworks, near Wolverhampton, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by W. H. Dodds, photographer, Railway-street, Wolverhampton

Background imageIronworks Collection: The explosion at Millfield Ironworks: portion of the boiler hurled to a distance of 250 yards

The explosion at Millfield Ironworks: portion of the boiler hurled to a distance of 250 yards, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The explosion at Millfield Ironworks: portion of the boiler hurled to a distance of 250 yards, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by W. H. Dodds, photographer, Railway-street, Wolverhampton

Background imageIronworks Collection: Gas explosion at Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany, February 1933. Creator: Unknown

Gas explosion at Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany, February 1933. Creator: Unknown
Gas explosion at Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany, February 1933. Sixty-odd people were killed and over 1, 000 injured when a gas-holder exploded at Neunkirchen in the Saar

Background imageIronworks Collection: Blast furnace at the Stanton Iron Co, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 1962

Blast furnace at the Stanton Iron Co, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 1962. Iron production had taken place in the Ilkeston area since Roman times

Background imageIronworks Collection: The iron and steel works at Barrow, c1880

The iron and steel works at Barrow, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Background imageIronworks Collection: View of Nevyansk Ironworks, 1769. Creator: Chelnakov, Nikita Fyodorovich (1734-1790)

View of Nevyansk Ironworks, 1769. Creator: Chelnakov, Nikita Fyodorovich (1734-1790)
View of Nevyansk Ironworks, 1769. Private Collection

Background imageIronworks Collection: Novelty Iron works, Foot of 12th St. E. R. New York. Stillman, Allen & Co

Novelty Iron works, Foot of 12th St. E. R. New York. Stillman, Allen & Co
Novelty Iron works, Foot of 12th St. E.R. New York. Stillman, Allen & Co. Iron Founders, Steam Engine and General Machinery Manufacturers, 1841-44

Background imageIronworks Collection: View of Verkh-Neyvinsky, ca 1877. Creator: Vereshchagin, Pyotr Petrovich (1836-1886)

View of Verkh-Neyvinsky, ca 1877. Creator: Vereshchagin, Pyotr Petrovich (1836-1886)
View of Verkh-Neyvinsky, ca 1877. Private Collection

Background imageIronworks Collection: Iron Works. From Encyclopedie by Denis Diderot and Jean Le Rond d Alembert, 1751-1765

Iron Works. From Encyclopedie by Denis Diderot and Jean Le Rond d Alembert, 1751-1765. Private Collection

Background imageIronworks Collection: Work in an Iron Foundry and Smithy During The Period of the Middle Ages, c1934

Work in an Iron Foundry and Smithy During The Period of the Middle Ages, c1934. Illlustration showing iron founding and tool-making

Background imageIronworks Collection: Ceaseless activity in iron works, Germany, 1936

Ceaseless activity in iron works, Germany, 1936
Ceaseless activity in an ironworks, Germany, 1936. A worker stands back from a blast furnace as he makes iron, part of a move by Hitler to make Nazi Germany self-sufficient in iron

Background imageIronworks Collection: Molten steel being channelled at the Stanton Steel Works, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 1962

Molten steel being channelled at the Stanton Steel Works, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 1962. Iron production had taken place in the Ilkeston area since Roman times

Background imageIronworks Collection: Molten steel being poured into rail trucks at the Stanton Steelworks, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 1962

Molten steel being poured into rail trucks at the Stanton Steelworks, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, 1962. The blast furnace at the steelworks

Background imageIronworks Collection: Ironworks, 1873

Ironworks, 1873. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Background imageIronworks Collection: The hot rolling workshop of the Red Nail Makers Factory in Leningrad

The hot rolling workshop of the Red Nail Makers Factory in Leningrad. Found in the Collection of State Museum- and exhibition Centre ROSIZO, Moscow

Background imageIronworks Collection: Ironworks, 1902. Artist: Shilder, Andrei Nikolayevich (1861-1919)

Ironworks, 1902. Artist: Shilder, Andrei Nikolayevich (1861-1919)
Ironworks, 1902. Found in the collection of Museum of History and Art, Cherepovets

Background imageIronworks Collection: Iron manufacture, 19th century

Iron manufacture, 19th century. Iron rolling machine, external view of a blast furnace, and sectional elevation of Schneiders blast furnace

Background imageIronworks Collection: A forge, ironworks, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis Diderot

A forge, ironworks, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis Diderot
A forge, ironworks, 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

Background imageIronworks Collection: Smelting iron furnace, 1751-1777

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

Background imageIronworks Collection: Smelting iron furnace, pig iron mould, 1751-1777

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

Background imageIronworks Collection: British Iron Companys Works at Corngraves, near Halesowen, West Midlands, c1835

British Iron Companys Works at Corngraves, near Halesowen, West Midlands, c1835. Corngraves, or Corngreaves, lies 7 miles south-west of Birmingham and 5 miles south of Dudley

Background imageIronworks Collection: Blast furnaces for production of iron at Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, c1830. Artist: HW Bond

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

Background imageIronworks Collection: Steam hammer being used in an ironworks, France, 1867

Steam hammer being used in an ironworks, France, 1867

Background imageIronworks Collection: Tapping a blast furnace and casting iron into pigs, c1900

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

Background imageIronworks Collection: Nant-y-Glow Iron Works, Monmouthshire, Wales, c1780, (c1830)

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

Background imageIronworks Collection: Blast furnace for smelting iron ore, 1556

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

Background imageIronworks Collection: Blast furnaces, Barrow Hematite Iron and Steel Company, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, 1890

Blast furnaces, Barrow Hematite Iron and Steel Company, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, 1890. A charge being taken to the top of a furnace on a railway

Background imageIronworks Collection: Blast furnaces at the Phoenix Iron and Bridge Works, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA, 1873

Blast furnaces at the Phoenix Iron and Bridge Works, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA, 1873

Background imageIronworks Collection: Charging a blast furnace at the Govan Iron Works, Scotland, 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

Background imageIronworks Collection: Boring the cylinder of the Britannia Press at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington, 1851

Boring the cylinder of the Britannia Press at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington, 1851. Boring the cylinder for the hydraulic press (lift)

Background imageIronworks Collection: Casting the cylinder of the Britannia Press at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington, 1851

Casting the cylinder of the Britannia Press at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington, 1851. Casting the cylinders for the hydraulic press (lift)

Background imageIronworks Collection: Casting a mortar at Grissells Regents Canal Ironworks, City Road, London, 1855

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

Background imageIronworks Collection: The foundry or cast house, Butterley Ironworks, Derbyshire, 1844

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

Background imageIronworks Collection: Bank of furnaces, Lymington Iron Works, Tyneside, England, 1835

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

Background imageIronworks Collection: Puddling furnace and mechanical hammer, Krupps Works, Essen, Germany, 19th century

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

Background imageIronworks Collection: Smelting iron and hammering bars with a mechanical hammer, 1556

Smelting iron and hammering bars with a mechanical hammer, 1556. From De re metallica by Georgius Agricola. (Basel, 1556)

Background imageIronworks Collection: Phoenix Iron and Bridge Works, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, 1873

Phoenix Iron and Bridge Works, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, 1873
Putting ball of white-hot iron into a rotary squeezer to remove the slag and cinder, and force the metal into the shape of a cylinder or bloom

Background imageIronworks Collection: Industrial landscape, Wales, 19th century. Artist: Penry Williams

Industrial landscape, Wales, 19th century. Artist: Penry Williams
Industrial landscape, Wales, 19th century. An ironworks at night, the blast furnace in the centre



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