Machine Collection (page 23)

The Annamese way of reaping and threshing rice, Annam, Vietnam, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume I: Abyssinia to the British Empire

Knives, Scissors and Razors to Grind, 1795, (1929). Artist: Giovanni Vendramini
Knives, Scissors and Razors to Grind, 1795, (1929). Illustration from The Cries of London in the Apollo Volume X, no 59, (November 1929)

The Woolwich blowing machine, 1886. Illustration from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering, by Charles Tomlinson, Volume I, (Jamess Virtue)

Spinning wool yarn, Cliffony, Sligo, 1908-1909. Artist: R Welch
Spinning wool yarn, Cliffony, Sligo, 1908-1909. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1908-1909, An Illustrated Review of the Graphic Arts, volume 14

Iban woman making thread with a mangle, Borneo, 1922. Artist: Dr Charles Hose
Iban woman making thread with a mangle, Borneo, 1922. Illustration from Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume II, British Empire to Dahomey

Knife and scissors grinder, London, 1926-1927. Artist: McLeish
Knife and scissors grinder, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Munitions factory, London, World War I, 1914-1918. Artist: Haua
Munitions factory, London, World War I, 1914-1918

Elevation of Troughtons dividing engine, 18th century, (1886). Until the 1770s, scales on scientific instruments had been marked out by skilled craftsmen in a process called dividing

Weaver, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Weaver, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud

Tinman, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
Tinman, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud

Beer pump, 1808. Artist: H Mutlow
Beer pump, 1808

Grenfell wheat farm, Australia, c1920s. Artist: Cavenders Ltd
Grenfell wheat farm, Australia, c1920s. From the Colonial Series set of hand-coloured cigarette cards issued with Army Club Cigarettes, Cavanders Ltd, c1920s

A potter at work, India, 20th century

Royal Marines at 6 Gun, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Royal Marines at 6 Gun, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Chief Shipwright, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Chief Shipwright, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Engine-Room Artificer, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Engine-Room Artificer, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Stoker, (1st Class), 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Stoker, (1st Class), 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Stoker Petty Officer, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Stoker Petty Officer, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Electrical Artificer, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Electrical Artificer, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Ordnance Artificer, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Ordnance Artificer, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Stoker, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Stoker, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Gunners Mate, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Gunners Mate, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Gunlayer, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Gunlayer, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Dynamos, c19th century

Coining - Machines used in the Mint, 1818. After a print by J Farey. [A Constable & Co, Edinburgh, 1818]

Drawing of the 1934 ten horse-power Standard model, 1934. From The Treasury of Knowledge. [Richard Clay & Sons, Ltd. Bungay, Suffolk, 1934]

Electricity, c1891
Electricity. Various aspects of electricity and electrical apparatus, including Edelmanns Quarter-Cylinder Electrometer (1), Leyden Jar (2), Wimshurst Influence Machine (3), Electrophorus (4, 5)

After the Toil of the Day, 1873 (c1880-1882). A print from Modern Artists, prepared under the direction of FG Dumas, JS Virtue and Co, London, c1880-1882

Interior, Dinan, Brittany, France, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
Interior, Dinan, Brittany, France, 1937. Illustration from Frankreich: Baukunst, Landschaft Und Volksleben, a work on French architecture, landscape and people by Martin Hurlimann, (Berlin, 1937)

The Catapult, c1868. A Roman siege engine attacks the city of Carthage during the siege of 146 BC. Delenda est Carthago (Carthage must be destroyed) is carved into the wood. Hand-coloured later

Lady Emma Hamilton (1765-1815), 19th century. Artist: Romney
Lady Emma Hamilton (1765-1815), 19th century. Hamilton was the wife of Sir William Hamilton and the mistress of Lord Nelson

Carding, Drawing, and Roving, 19th century. Artist: J Carter
Carding, Drawing, and Roving, 19th century. Scene in a Victorian textiles factory with looms powered by steam

Cylinder printing machine, 1886. Machine for printing lengths of wallpaper. Illustration from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering

Embossing press, 1886. Machine for producing a raised design on paper or card. Illustration from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering

Wedgwood at work, (c1880). Artist: Butterworth and Heath
Wedgwood at work, (c1880). Ceramics pioneer Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) in his workshop. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London)

Views in the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield, c1880. The boilerhouse, grindery, annealing furnaces, brasswork, forges. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I

In the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, c1880. The shot and shell foundry, the shot yard, bullet making, carriage department, turning room, and forging a breech coil

Various pottery processes, c1880. The thrower, the turner, the biscuit oven, printing, and ornamenting. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I

A German spinning school, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

The spinning mule, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Flax rippling, c1880. Agricultural workers processing flax. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

The Slubbing-Billy, c1880. A machine for drawing out and twisting a strand of silk or other yarn in preparation for spinning

The spinning room in the Shadwell rope works, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

The Treadle spinning wheel, c1880. Artist: RC
The Treadle spinning wheel, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Central hall of the Royal Army Clothing Depot, Pimlico, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Interior of the weaving shed, St Leonards factory, Dunfermline, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York)

Bobbin and fly frame, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

The stocking frame, c1880. Textiles worker using a mechanical knitting machine. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris)

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