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Old Windsor Lock, 1880. Artist: Robert Taylor PritchettOld Windsor Lock, 1880. An illustration from Windsor Castle and the Water-Way Thither by W H Davenport Adams, published by Marcus Ward and Co, (London, 1880)
The Right Honourable Garnet Joseph Wolseley, British Field Marshal, 1880The Right Honourable Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, British Field Marshal, 1880. Irish-born Wolseley (1833-1913) served in Burma, the Crimean War, the Indian Sepoy Rebellion, China
The Lock. Artist: Constable, John (1776-1837)The Lock. From a private collection
View of the Juustila Lock in Finland, 1873. Artist: Weger, August (1823-1892)View of the Juustila Lock in Finland, 1873. From a private collection
Old Windsor Lock, River Thames, Berkshire, c1888. Illustration from The Life & Times of Queen Victoria, Vol II, by Robert Wilson, (c1888)
The St Martin canal, Paris, 19th century. Artist: A MartialThe St Martin canal, Paris, 19th century. The Canal St Martin is a 4 kilometre long artificial waterway ordered by Napoleon to supply water to Paris. It was completed in 1825
Joseph Dalton Hooker, English botanist, c1880. Artist: Lock & WhitfieldJoseph Dalton Hooker, English botanist, c1880. Hooker (1817-1911) was a botanist and plant collector who travelled on several scientific expeditions in the 1840s
Flight of locks on the Saima Canal, Finland, c1900. A ship is descending the flight. On the left is a typical boatman. This canal, completed in 1856, linked Saima Lake to the Gulf of Finland
Pound lock, 1664. The vessel has entered the pound from the lower level on the left, the gate has been closed behind it and water is being allowed to flow through the gate on the right
Dudgrove double lock above Lechlade, Thames and Severn Canal, 1814. Artist: William Bernard CookeDudgrove double lock above Lechlade, Thames and Severn Canal, 1814. Dudgrove, about 3/4 mile from the Thames, was the second pound lock on the canal from where it connected with the river
Bristol from Rownham Ferry, 1841. This picture shows the locks leading into the docks from the tidal river Severn. Shipping is moored in the docks and which are surrounded by warehouses
First lockstitch sewing machine, invented by Elias Howe, c19th centuryThe first lockstitch sewing machine, patented by American inventor Elias Howe in 1846
Woman using sewing machine patented by Elias Howe [c1878]Woman using sewing machine patented by Elias Howe. [c1878]. Howe, an American inventor (1819-1867), patented the first lock-stitch sewing machine in 1846. From Adams Illustrated Panorama of History
First lock-stitch sewing machine, [1915]. Constructed in 1845 by American inventor Elias Howe (1819-1867). From a cigarette card. (1915)
The Double Lock and East Entrance to the Islington Tunnel, Regents Canal, 1827. Artist: Frederick James HavellThe Double Lock and East Entrance to the Islington Tunnel, Regents Canal, 1827; showing two horse drawn canal boats passing through the lock, approaching the tunnel
Lyon Playfair, Scottish chemist and politician, 1877. Artist: Lock & WhitfieldLyon Playfair, Scottish chemist and politician, 1877. Playfair (1818-1898) studied chemistry at Glasgow under Thomas Graham, and under Liebig at Giessen
Henry Bessemer, English engineer and inventor, 1881. Artist: Lock & WhitfieldHenry Bessemer, English engineer and inventor, 1881. Born at Charlton, near Hitchen, Hertfordshire, Bessemer (1813-1893) took out many patents but is best remembered for his invention of the Bessemer
Richard Francis Burton, English explorer and orientalist, 1880. Artist: Lock & WhitfieldRichard Francis Burton, English explorer and orientalist, 1880. Burtons (1821-1890) extensive travels included a journey to Mecca, disguised as a Pathan
The Dowry, 1863. Artist: John TennielThe Dowry, 1863. Mr. Bull. There, Pam! Theres The Trifle Of Money For The Marriage. Ah! How Much Better Than Some United States, Eh