Machine Collection (#19)

Arc furnace in operation, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Arc furnace in operation, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964

Female workers sharpening saw blades, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

Bandsaw sharpening at Slack Sellars & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Bandsaw sharpening at Slack Sellars & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A female worker works with a sharpening machine

Female workers sharpening saw blades at Slack Sellars & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

Control cabin at Brightside Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. The steel can be seen being rolled in the background

International Harvester tractor factory, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist
International Harvester tractor factory, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 1966. International Harvester operated a plant on Wheatley Hall Road from 1930

A busy foundry shop floor with lathes, Wombwell, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1963. This photograph shows the busy shop floor at Wombwell foundry

A busy timber yard, Bolton upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1960. Artist: Michael Walters
A busy timber yard, Bolton upon Dearne, South Yorkshire, 1960. The Goldthorpe Timber Company operated for many years from the nearby South Yorkshire village of Bolton upon Dearne

Producing brochures at the White Rose Press Co, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. Women working with the guillotines and making up brochures in the binding room of the the White Rose Press Company

The binding room at the White Rose Press printing Co, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1959. The White Rose Press Company was responsible for the printing of many publications

Damp proofing, Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist: Michael Walters
Damp proofing, Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, 1957. Two workers use a cutting machine used to create a channel in which to insert a damp proof membrane

Vibration sensing for the steel industry by BOC, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1966. Two Technicians from the British Oxygen Company using vibration sensing equipment inside a steel plant in Rotherham

Toolholder turning a giant roller, Edgar Allens, Sheffield, 1964
Toolholder turning a giant roller, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. A steelworker turning an A 2.5 metre roller. The roller is machined to create the smooth edges

The bar mill cooling beds at the Brightside Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. The steel bars can be seen passing down the bed

Steel pour from an electric arc furnace, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, Yorkshire, 1964
Steel pour from an electric arc furnace, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

Charging an electric arc furnace, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. During the process of producing steel in an electric arc furnace

Bacon slicing machine, Danish Bacon Company, Selby, North Yorkshire, 1964. Artist
Bacon slicing machine, Danish Bacon Company, Selby, North Yorkshire, 1964. A female operator using a bacon slicing machine at Danish Bacons depot in Selby

Continuous sharpening of longsaw blades, Slack Sellars & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. The blades run on a continous conveyor system as they have yet to be cut into the appropriate lengths

Jowitt & Rogers factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1963. Jowitt & Rodgers Co is an abrasive manufacturing company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the USA

A spring hammer turning drill bits, Footprint Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1968

Calico Printing, 1835, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

Power Loom (Side View), 1836, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

Power Loom (Front View), 1836, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

Reaping Machine Invented by James Smith of Deanston, 1816, (1904). From Social England, Volume VI, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

Land Girl, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Land Girl, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]. (Colorised black and white print)

Oil, 2. - Controlling a Gusher, U. S. A. 1928
Oil, 2. - Controlling a Gusher, U.S.A. 1928. From Players Cigarettes - Products of the World: A Series of 50 [John Player & Sons, London, 1928]

Diamonds. Washing Plant, Kimberley, 1928. From Players Cigarettes - Products of the World: A Series of 50 [John Player & Sons, London, 1928]

Gold. - Drlling Blast Holes, S. Africa, 1928. From Players Cigarettes - Products of the World: A Series of 50 [John Player & Sons, London, 1928]

Cotton, 3. - Spinning Machine, Lancashire, 1928. From Players Cigarettes - Products of the World: A Series of 50 [John Player & Sons, London, 1928]

Cotton, 2. - Breaking up Bales in Mixing Room, England, 1928. From Players Cigarettes - Products of the World: A Series of 50 [John Player & Sons, London, 1928]

Till The Boys Come Home, 1917. Artist: Hazell, Watson and Viney
Till The Boys Come Home, 1917. Women workers during World War I. From The British Printer Vol. XXX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd. London and Leicester, 1917]. (Colorised black and white print)

The earth made ready, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
The earth made ready, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Afar to field and furrow, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Afar to field and furrow, 1941. Agricultural workers in the fields. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

An old Irish woman at her spinning-wheel, 1912. Artist: W Lawrence
An old Irish woman at her spinning-wheel, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]

Lady Hamilton as The Spinstress, c1782, (1912). Artist: George Romney
Lady Hamilton as The Spinstress, c1782, (1912). Painting held at Kenwood House, London. From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]

Slave labour on a cotton plantation in the southern states of America, 1860. Putting cotton bolls through a whipping press before putting the cotton through a saw gin

Arkwrights Spinning Jenny, 1769, 1769, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A

A Silk-Spinning Mill, 1607, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

The Model Printing Press Co. 1910. From The British Printer Vol. XXIII. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1910]

The Latest in Linos, 1910. Artist: Edward Myers
The Latest in Linos, 1910. From The British Printer Vol. XXIII. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1910]

The U. S. A. Government Printing Office also operates 126 Casting Machines, 1916
The U.S.A. Government Printing Office also operates 126 Casting Machines, 1916. The U.S.A. Government Printing Offices establishment, Washington D.C. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX

A View of the Largest Battery of Composing Machines in the World, 1916. The U.S.A. Government Printing Offices establishment, Washington D.C. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX

Portion of Machine Room, 1916. Charles Thurnam & Sons establishment. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1916]

The Linotypes, 1916. Charles Thurnam & Sons establishment. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1916]

In the Machine Room, 1916. Charles Thurnam & Sons establishment. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1916]

Showing Two Board-Making Machines and Indicating Something of Their Great Length and Complexity, 1916. The Thames Paper Companys establishment. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX

Machinery Hall, 1916. W. H. Smith & Sons establishment in Stamford Street, London. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1916]

Rotary Photogravure, 1917. Image printed by The Mezzogravure Co. Ltd. London. From The British Printer Vol. XXIV. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1917]

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