Machine Collection (page 22)

The well of the Roux Combaluzier elevator, Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1889. When it opened for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889, the Eiffel Tower had four elevators

The Gallery of Machinery, Universal Exposition, Paris, 1889. The Exposition Universelle of 1889 was staged in commemration of the centenary of the French Revolution

Metallurgy section, Universal Exposition, Paris, 1889. The Exposition Universelle of 1889 was staged in commemration of the centenary of the French Revolution

Primitive pole lathe, from a Japanese trades encyclopedia, 1828 (1956). A print from Things, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common

Making and using elm tree pumps to drain mines before the days of the steam engine, 1556 (1956). From De re Metallica by Georgius Agricola

Newspaper printing on a ten feed semi rotary machine, 1860 (1956). A print from Things, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential

Proposed method of warming and ventilating a house, 1866. A print from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering, edited by Charles Tomlinson

Sugar. Vacuum pan, 1866. A print from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering, edited by Charles Tomlinson, Volume II, Virtue and Co, London, 1866

Nasmyths patent steam hammer, 1866. The steam hammer was invented by the Scottish engineer and inventor James Nasmyth (1808-1890)

Bishopps rotary steam engine or disc engine, 1866. A print from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering, edited by Charles Tomlinson, Volume II

Cornish or single acting pumping engine, 1866. A print from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering, edited by Charles Tomlinson, Volume II

The working parts of James Watts double acting engine, 1866. Watt patented the double-acting steam engine, in which the piston pulls as well as pushes, in 1782

Machine for separating starch from potatoes, 1866. A print from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering, edited by Charles Tomlinson, Volume II

Saw mill, 1866. A print from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering, edited by Charles Tomlinson, Volume II, Virtue and Co, London, 1866

Double cylinder printing machine, 1866. A print from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering, edited by Charles Tomlinson, Volume II, Virtue and Co

Applegaths Times vertical printing machine, 1866. Diagram of the machine invented by Applgarth for the printing of The Times newspaper

Paper making machine, 1866. A print from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering, edited by Charles Tomlinson, Volume II, Virtue and Co, London, 1866

Greenwoods Wood Sawing Machine, 1886

Harrisons Pneumatic Loom, 1886

Howes Sewing Machine, by Thomas, 1866

Sugar Mill and Steam Engine, 1866

Regenerative Hot-Blast Stove, 1866

Steam Derrick, 1866

Crabtrees Card Setting Machine, 1866

Macindoes Self Acting Mule, 1866

Boultons Screw Coining Press, As Used in the Royal Mint, 1866. Artist: Joseph Wilson Lowry
Boultons Screw Coining Press, As Used in the Royal Mint, 1866

Marking Machine, 1866

Cottons Patent Automaton Balance. With Pilchers Improvements, 1866. Artist: William Cotton
Cottons Patent Automaton Balance. With Pilchers Improvements, 1866

Cutting out Press, 1866

Improved Balance (To Weigh 2000 Ounces. ), 1866. Artist: Joseph Wilson Lowry
Improved Balance (To Weigh 2000 Ounces.), 1866

Aerated Bread Machine, 1866

Anemometer at the Kew Observatory, 1866. A print from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures, Vol III, Virtue and Co, City Road and Ivy Lane, London, 1866

The Medal Press, the Royal Mint, Tower Hill, London, early 20th century

Cutting Room, the Royal Mint, Tower Hill, London, early 20th century

Gold Melting House, the Royal Mint, Tower Hill, London, early 20th century

Press Room, the Royal Mint, Tower Hill, London, early 20th century

The Weighing Room, the Royal Mint, Tower Hill, London, 20th century

The Silver Rolling Room, the Royal Mint, Tower Hill, London, early 20th century

The Gold Rolling Room, the Royal Mint, Tower Hill, London, early 20th century

Silver Melting House, the Royal Mint, Tower Hill, London, 1911

Annealing furnaces, the Royal Mint, Tower Hill, London, early 20th century

Chinese silk weaving, 20th century

Electrostatic machines, 1819. Dr van Marums machine and Mr Reids improved machine. In the 1780s Dutch scientist Martin van Marum built his electriseermachine for use in electrical experiments

A potter and his wheel, fashioning a vase of Awata porcelain, Kinkosan works, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Irrigating fields near Cairo, Egypt, c1920s. Plate taken From In the Land of the Pharaohs, published by Lehnert & Landrock (Cairo)

Cog wheels (detail), late 15th or early 16th century (1954). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Cog wheels (detail), late 15th or early 16th century (1954). Codex Atlanticus, 372r-b. A print from Leonardo da Vinci by Ludwig H Heydenreich, Macmillan, London, 1954

Sketch of a rolling mill, c1500-1510 (1954). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Sketch of a rolling mill, c1500-1510 (1954). Codex Atlanticus, 2r. A print from Leonardo da Vinci by Ludwig H Heydenreich. (London, 1954)

Emblem; Hostinato Rigore (detail), late 15th or early 16th century (1954). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Emblem; Hostinato Rigore (detail), late 15th or early 16th century (1954). Found in the collection of the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, Windsor

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