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Cornhill, London, 1840. Artist: WD HornsbyInterior view of Purssells Kitchen, no 80 Cornhill, London, 1840; showing preparation and cooking of food, including biscuits and confectionery
View of Lambeth, London, 1836. Artist: George HuntView of Lambeth, London, 1836. View of Lambeth from the River Thames, showing Godings New Lion Ale Brewery, Fowlers Iron Works, Moores Timber Merchant, Walkers Shot Manufactory and Shot Tower
City of London from Blackfriars Bridge, 1795. Artist: John William EdyCity of London from Blackfriars Bridge, 1795. View of the City of London seen through an arch of Blackfriars Bridge, with St Pauls Cathedral on the left, and church spires
Newnhams Place, Bishopsgate, 1890-1891. Artist: Walter RiddleView of Newnhams Place, Bishopsgate, London, 1890-1891; with Moore and Moores Piano Factory. A woman has her arm round a boy and a girl is playing with a dog
Albion Place, Southwark, London, 1803. Artist: SWSouth west view of Albion Mills, Blackfriars Bridge, Southwark, London, 1803; St Pauls Cathedral can be seen on the other side of the river
Albion Place, Southwark, London, 1791. Artist: John William EdyView of the fire at Albion Mills, Blackfriars Bridge, Southwark, London, 1791; which took place on 2 March 1791. Blackfriars Bridge can be seen to the right
A Rakes Progress, 1735; plate I of VIII. Artist: William HogarthA Rakes Progress, 1735; plate I of VIII. Tom Rakewell is taking possession of his miserly fathers effects. Kneeling beside him is a tailor measuring him up for a new set of clothes
The industrious prentice... married... plate VI of Industry and Idleness, 1747The industrious prentice out of his time and married to his masters daughter, plate VI of Industry and Idleness, 1747; the morning after the wedding
The idle prentice turn d away and sent to sea, plate V of Industry and Idleness, 1747; the master is obliged to get rid of the idle prentice
The industrious apprentice a favourite... plate IV of Industry and Idleness, 1747The industrious apprentice a favourite, and entrusted by his master, plate IV of Industry and Idleness, 1747; the industrious apprentice stands with his master in the counting house
The idle prentice at play in the church yard... plate III of Industry and Idleness 1747The idle prentice at play in the church yard during divine service, plate III of Industry and Idleness, 1747; The idle apprentice plays hustle-cap with some pickpockets
The fellow prentices at their looms, plate I of Industry and Idleness, 1747; the scene is a Spitalfields silk-weaving shop, London
Bishopsgate, London, in 1871, (1872). Artist: Walter RiddleBishopsgate, London, in 1871, (1872). View of Bishopsgate showing the premises of Moore & Moore, piano manufacturers, with carriages in the street
John Portwine and Selwyn Edge of AC Cars at Brooklands motor racing circuit, Surrey, c1921Place: Brooklands. Date: C.1921. John Portwine and S.F. Edge
Money making; stamping and milling the disks and weighing the finished coins, 20th century. When the disks have been cut they are marked (top left), that is
Money making; cutting strips of silver into disks, 20th century. The cutting machine stamps out a double row of disks
Making money; lowering a pot of liquid metal into a machine, 20th century. ArtistMaking money; lowering a pot of liquid metal into a machine, 20th century
Making money; pots of liquid metal being handled in the melting room, 20th century. A red hot pot containing liquid metal has been lifted out of the furnace in a clamp
Henry Ford, American car manufacturer, with two of his cars, USA, 1924. Ford (1863-1947) with his first car and his 10 millionth, a Model T. Over 15 million Model Ts were built between 1908 and 1927
Straw hat factory, Luton, Bedfordshire, 1930. Artist: Fox PhotosStraw hat factory, Luton, Bedfordshire, 1930. Luton was the centre of the straw hat industry. The hats became fashionable again in 1930 after the Prince of Wales wore one
Cloth Dressers, 1814. Artist: Robert HavellCloth Dressers, 1814. From Costume of Yorkshire by George Walker
Women of Britain Come into the Factories, c1940. WWII propoganda poster
Interior of a Weavers Workshop, Egypt, 1822. Artist: SchroederInterior of a Weavers Workshop, Egypt, 1822. From Volume II Arts and Trades of Description of Egypt, published under the orders of Napoleon, 1822
Making coloured glass eyeballs, c1914-c1918. Master craftsmen use cut glass and enamel to make glass eyes for soldiers who lost their eyes in the First World War
A blacksmiths shop at Beckton Gas Works, London, 20th century. Opened in 1870, Beckton Gas Works manufactured coal gas and coke, and has been described as the largest such plant in the world
Making leather in the lime yard at Neckinger Mills, London, 20th century. Goatskins being soaked in water in pits of about seven feet deep before being placed in limewater to remove the hair
Tool factory, Germany, 1936. From Germany: The Olympic Year, published by Volk und Reich Verlag. (Berlin, 1936)
Ceaseless activity in iron works, Germany, 1936Ceaseless activity in an ironworks, Germany, 1936. A worker stands back from a blast furnace as he makes iron, part of a move by Hitler to make Nazi Germany self-sufficient in iron
Manufacturing the transatlantic telegraph cable, c1865 (1866). Artist: Robert DudleyManufacturing the transatlantic telegraph cable, c1865 (1866). Coiling the telegraph cable in the tanks at the works in Greenwich
Coiled log saw blade, Spear & Jackson, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. ArtistCoiled log saw blade, Spear & Jackson, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966
Packing garden forks for dispatch, Brades Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966
Giant bandsaw blades, Slack Sellers & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. ArtistGiant bandsaw blades, Slack Sellers & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963
Forging at J Beardsley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist: Michael WaltersForging at J Beardsley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. The forge would press the steel into the desired shape between two dies
Rolling hot spades, garden tool manufacture, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. ArtistRolling hot spades, garden tool manufacture, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966
Packing turf cutters, Everlast Garden Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. ArtistPacking turf cutters, Everlast Garden Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965
Saws in racks ready for distribution, Spear & Jackson, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966. Spear & Jackson are still a world-renowned garden tool manufacturer
Beating hot garden forks, Ward & Payne Ltd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Red hot garden forks are beaten into shape on an anvil before being finished
Drill press, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Artist: Michael WaltersDrill press, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. A press ad photograph for Archer Tools showing their quick change chuck, which was made in Sheffield
Garden tool production, Brades Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1966
Steelworks control room, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964
Welding a dragline bucket, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Dragline buckets are used in the excavation of raw materials from quarries in addition to being used in the dredging
The small ingot furnace, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964
Coils and hexagonal bars at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. A manager quality checks the finished coils which are ready for delivery
Rolling steel bars, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. A two man team roll steel bars by hand
View of the canteen at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, 1964. ArtistView of the canteen, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. The canteen provided meals for the steelworkers
Steelworks control centre, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. From the control room, which was located high above the mill floor
Oxygen control panel at the Park gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964
Lab testing at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964
