Magnet Collection

Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889. Creators: Joseph Keppler, Bernhard Gillam
Cartoon from Puck, between 1880 and 1889

Back into production go these carloads... Allegheny Ludlum Steele Corp. Brackenridge, Pa
Back into production go these carloads of scrap metal, Allegheny Ludlum Steele Corp. Brackenridge, Pa. The melting of alloy steels for defense work requires that steel mill scrapyards such as this be

Souvenir programme for 1924 Worlds Colored Championship, 1924. Creator: Lemaitre
A 20-page souvenir program for the 1924 Worlds Colored Championship baseball series. The world of sport, like so many other areas of life

Refrigerator magnets as souvenirs depicting the various speciailties of London, Creator
Refrigerator magnets as souvenirs depicting the various speciailties of London, including telephone boxes, mailboxes, guards, Big Ben, the underground, etc, London, W2, England

Magnetism, 1833. Creator: Unknown
Magnetism, 1833. Diagram of the natural phenomenon of magnetism: hands manipulating magnets above, and a compass below. [William Orr, London, 1833]

The Popular Science Educator front cover, 1935
The Popular Science Educator front cover, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

Casting a pole magnet, the Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

Pattern for a giant magnet casting, Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

Pole magnet casting from above, Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A view of a pole magnet casting from above with men working on the casting

Loading a steam wagon with scrap at a steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965

Magnet that lifts 46 tons, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]

Magnetism, 1600. A terrella or globe-shaped magnet with lumps of iron to represent mountains and showing the north-seeking property of a magnetic needle. From De Magnete by William Gilbert

A magnetized needle pushed through a ball of cork, floating submerged in a goblet of water, 1600. The needle shows the dip and the direction of the magnetic pole. From De Magnete by William Gilbert

Magnetism, c1850. Educational plate showing various aspects of magnetism and electromagnetism including a dip needle, compass, the lifting power of an electromagnet (12), Wheatstone telegraph (13)

Radium experiment, 1904. Artist: Poyet
Radium experiment, 1904. Paths of alpha, beta, and gamma particles from a radium sample placed between the poles of an electromagnet, as used in Marie and Pierre Curies laboratory, Paris

Behaviour of a magnetic compass, 1643. If a compass in a box is carried round a globe-shaped magnet (N, centre of picture) with magnetic poles where lines cross (left and right of N)

Forging a magnet, 1600. The piece of metal on the anvil is aligned north/south. From De Magnete by William Gilbert. (London, 1600)

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