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Mechanical Collection

Background imageMechanical Collection: Example of Mechanical Drawing, 1901

Example of Mechanical Drawing, 1901. Diagram of a steam locomotive. Illustration from The Process Year Book, A Review of the Illustrated Arts. published by AW Penrose & Co, (London, 1901)

Background imageMechanical Collection: Poster advertising Shell oil and petrol

Poster advertising Shell oil and petrol. A boy in a livery uniform struggles to hold onto the reins of two large stylised horses, whose limbs have been fashioned into mechanical parts

Background imageMechanical Collection: Sketches in the International Exhibition, 1871. Creator: Unknown

Sketches in the International Exhibition, 1871. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in the International Exhibition at South Kensington, [London], 1871

Background imageMechanical Collection: Cuckoo Waltz, 1948. Creator: Unknown

Cuckoo Waltz, 1948. Creator: Unknown
Cuckoo Waltz, . Words by Alan Stranks, music by JE Jonasson featuring Joe Loss and his band. [Keith Prowse & Co. Ltd, London, ]

Background imageMechanical Collection: Roy Repp - Buick, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Roy Repp - Buick, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Roy Repp - Buick, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageMechanical Collection: Meeting of the Belgian National Rifle Association at Brussels: the targets

Meeting of the Belgian National Rifle Association at Brussels: the targets, 1865

Background imageMechanical Collection: Professor Hasner's automatic eyeball, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Professor Hasner's automatic eyeball, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Professor Hasner's automatic eyeball, 1862....mechanical model of the eye

Background imageMechanical Collection: Udnie, 1913. Creator: Francis Picabia

Udnie, 1913. Creator: Francis Picabia
Udnie, 1913. From 1913 to 1915 Picabia traveled to New York City and took an active part in the avant-garde movements, introducing modern art to America

Background imageMechanical Collection: Drawing of Francis Picabia, c1930. Creator: Francis Picabia

Drawing of Francis Picabia, c1930. Creator: Francis Picabia
Drawing of Francis Picabia, c1930. Francis Picabia's early works were in the Impressionist style

Background imageMechanical Collection: The Prince of Wales laying the Foundation-Stone of the Alexandra Battery

The Prince of Wales laying the Foundation-Stone of the Alexandra Battery, Gibraltar, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876

Background imageMechanical Collection: Curious musical instruments of the sixteenth century, 1860. Creator: Unknown

Curious musical instruments of the sixteenth century, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Curious musical instruments of the sixteenth century, 1860

Background imageMechanical Collection: Shafting for new Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co

Shafting for new Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co. steamer, (1907?)

Background imageMechanical Collection: Class in mechanical drawing, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Class in mechanical drawing, 1904. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Class in mechanical drawing, 1904

Background imageMechanical Collection: Class in mechanical drawing, Rust University, Holly Springs, Miss. 1902. Creator: Unknown

Class in mechanical drawing, Rust University, Holly Springs, Miss. 1902. Creator: Unknown
Class in mechanical drawing, Rust University, Holly Springs, Miss. 1902

Background imageMechanical Collection: Le concert mecanique, 1769. Creators: Joseph de Longueil, Charles Eisen

Le concert mecanique, 1769. Creators: Joseph de Longueil, Charles Eisen
Le concert mecanique, 1769

Background imageMechanical Collection: Le concert mecanique, 1769. Creators: Joseph de Longueil, Charles Eisen

Le concert mecanique, 1769. Creators: Joseph de Longueil, Charles Eisen
Le concert mecanique, 1769

Background imageMechanical Collection: Two young men training in mechanical(?) engineering at Hampton Institute

Two young men training in mechanical(?) engineering at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia, 1899 or 1900

Background imageMechanical Collection: Clock Jack, c. 1936. Creator: Benjamin Resnick

Clock Jack, c. 1936. Creator: Benjamin Resnick
Clock Jack, c. 1936

Background imageMechanical Collection: Cultivating potato-fields, west side of San Joaquin Valley

Cultivating potato-fields, west side of San Joaquin Valley
West side of San Joaquin Valley, California. Caterpillar diesel type tractor is common in California. Only very large-scale operations can afford this type. Cultivating potato-fields

Background imageMechanical Collection: Cultivating potato field, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Cultivating potato field, California, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Cultivating potato field. California

Background imageMechanical Collection: Cultivating potato-fields, west side of San Joaquin Valley

Cultivating potato-fields, west side of San Joaquin Valley
West side of San Joaquin Valley, California. Caterpillar diesel type tractor is common in California. Only very large-scale operations can afford this type. Cultivating potato-fields

Background imageMechanical Collection: Mechanical potato digger in the field, Shafter, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Mechanical potato digger in the field, Shafter, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mechanical potato digger in the field. Shafter, California

Background imageMechanical Collection: Mechanical potato digger near Shafter, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Mechanical potato digger near Shafter, California, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Mechanical potato digger near Shafter, California

Background imageMechanical Collection: The Patent Impulsoria, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Patent Impulsoria, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Patent Impulsoria, 1850

Background imageMechanical Collection: The International Exhibition: the orchestrion

The International Exhibition: the orchestrion, by M. Welte, of Vohrenbach, in the Zollverein Department, 1862

Background imageMechanical Collection: The International Exhibition: blast-engines by the Lilleshall Company

The International Exhibition: blast-engines by the Lilleshall Company, Shiffnal, Shropshire - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862

Background imageMechanical Collection: The International Exhibition: the piping bullfinch in the Swiss Court

The International Exhibition: the piping bullfinch in the Swiss Court, 1862

Background imageMechanical Collection: The International Exhibition: dressing-case by Messrs

The International Exhibition: dressing-case by Messrs. Howell, James, and Co. of Regent-street, 1862

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical organ grinder, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon

Valentine - Mechanical organ grinder, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon
Valentine - Mechanical organ grinder, ca. 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical wreath, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon

Valentine - Mechanical wreath, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon
Valentine - Mechanical wreath, ca. 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical floral scene - a man on a horse offers a woman a rose - symbol

Valentine - Mechanical floral scene - a man on a horse offers a woman a rose - symbol
Valentine - Mechanical floral scene - symbol of love. ca. 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical - elaborate fan dated 1875, 1875. 1875. Creator: Anon

Valentine - Mechanical - elaborate fan dated 1875, 1875. 1875. Creator: Anon
Valentine - Mechanical - elaborate fan dated 1875, 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical nosegay (tussy mussy), ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon

Valentine - Mechanical nosegay (tussy mussy), ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon
Valentine - Mechanical nosegay (tussy mussy), ca. 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical - elaborate nosegay

Valentine - Mechanical - elaborate nosegay, fan souvenir, ca. 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical bouquet, baby boy bunting, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon

Valentine - Mechanical bouquet, baby boy bunting, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon
Valentine - Mechanical bouquet, baby boy bunting, ca. 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical bouquet, crocus, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon

Valentine - Mechanical bouquet, crocus, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon
Valentine - Mechanical bouquet, crocus, ca. 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical fan, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon

Valentine - Mechanical fan, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon
Valentine - Mechanical fan, ca. 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical -- a decorated armoire (chest), ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon

Valentine - Mechanical -- a decorated armoire (chest), ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon
Valentine - Mechanical -- a decorated armoire (chest), ca. 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical - romantic symbolism, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon

Valentine - Mechanical - romantic symbolism, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon
Valentine - Mechanical - romantic symbolism, ca. 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical - elaborate Valentine, Dance Card, Baby, 1883. 1883. Creator: Anon

Valentine - Mechanical - elaborate Valentine, Dance Card, Baby, 1883. 1883. Creator: Anon
Valentine - Mechanical - elaborate Valentine, Dance Card, Baby, 1883

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical - pull down tassel reveals scene, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon

Valentine - Mechanical - pull down tassel reveals scene, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon
Valentine - Mechanical - pull down tassel reveals scene, ca. 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical, flowers with hidden messages

Valentine - Mechanical, flowers with hidden messages, sachet, ca. 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical bouquet, holidays, wedding, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon

Valentine - Mechanical bouquet, holidays, wedding, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon
Valentine - Mechanical bouquet, holidays, wedding, ca. 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical -- armoire, family, flowers, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon

Valentine - Mechanical -- armoire, family, flowers, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon
Valentine - Mechanical -- armoire, family, flowers, ca. 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Possibly: Preparing the ground for the construction of emergency buildings

Possibly: Preparing the ground for the construction of emergency buildings
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Washington, D.C. Preparing the ground for the construction of emergency buildings on Independence Avenue]

Background imageMechanical Collection: Sugar beet lifter in older settlers field

Sugar beet lifter in older settlers field, which loosens beets and partially lifts them from ground. Near Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageMechanical Collection: Mechanical Elephant with Festival Barge and Korean Musicians, c. 1765

Mechanical Elephant with Festival Barge and Korean Musicians, c. 1765. Attributed to Komatsuya Hyakki

Background imageMechanical Collection: Nutcracker: Dog Tray, c. 1940. Creator: Gerald Transpota

Nutcracker: Dog Tray, c. 1940. Creator: Gerald Transpota
Nutcracker: Dog Tray, c. 1940

Background imageMechanical Collection: Nutcracker - Dog, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Gerald Transpota

Nutcracker - Dog, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Gerald Transpota
Nutcracker - Dog, 1935/1942

Background imageMechanical Collection: Mechanical Walking Doll, c. 1938. Creator: Bertha Semple

Mechanical Walking Doll, c. 1938. Creator: Bertha Semple
Mechanical Walking Doll, c. 1938

Background imageMechanical Collection: Speaking Dog Mechanical Bank, c. 1939. Creator: Einar Heiberg

Speaking Dog Mechanical Bank, c. 1939. Creator: Einar Heiberg
Speaking Dog Mechanical Bank, c. 1939

Background imageMechanical Collection: Mechanical Bank, c. 1938. Creator: Einar Heiberg

Mechanical Bank, c. 1938. Creator: Einar Heiberg
Mechanical Bank, c. 1938

Background imageMechanical Collection: Mechanically Operated Toy, c. 1940. Creator: Nicholas Amantea

Mechanically Operated Toy, c. 1940. Creator: Nicholas Amantea
Mechanically Operated Toy, c. 1940

Background imageMechanical Collection: Toy Bank: Building and Revolving Dog, c. 1938. Creator: William O. Fletcher

Toy Bank: Building and Revolving Dog, c. 1938. Creator: William O. Fletcher
Toy Bank: Building and Revolving Dog, c. 1938

Background imageMechanical Collection: Tammany Toy Bank, c. 1937. Creator: William O. Fletcher

Tammany Toy Bank, c. 1937. Creator: William O. Fletcher
Tammany Toy Bank, c. 1937

Background imageMechanical Collection: Man Pumping Water, c. 1937. Creator: Beverly Chichester

Man Pumping Water, c. 1937. Creator: Beverly Chichester
Man Pumping Water, c. 1937

Background imageMechanical Collection: Halls Excelsior Bank (mechanical), c. 1937. Creator: William O. Fletcher

Halls Excelsior Bank (mechanical), c. 1937. Creator: William O. Fletcher
Walls Excelsior Bank (mechanical), c. 1937

Background imageMechanical Collection: The Elephant Clock, Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical... A.H

The Elephant Clock, Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical... A.H
The Elephant Clock, Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, dated A.H. 715/A.D. 1315

Background imageMechanical Collection: 2001 Ford Ka brake disc. Creator: Unknown

2001 Ford Ka brake disc. Creator: Unknown
2001 Ford Ka brake disc

Background imageMechanical Collection: Great Wheel at Laxby, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Great Wheel at Laxby, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Great Wheel at Laxby, 1898

Background imageMechanical Collection: RAF personnel receiving aero-engine instruction, 1941. Creator: Charles Brown

RAF personnel receiving aero-engine instruction, 1941. Creator: Charles Brown
RAF personnel receiving aero-engine instruction, 1941

Background imageMechanical Collection: Part of Clock - Berne - 1887. Creator: Unknown

Part of Clock - Berne - 1887. Creator: Unknown
Part of Clock - Berne - 1887. 15th-century astronomical clock and bellworks in the Zytglogge, a medieval clock tower in Bern, Switzerland. Glass lantern slide

Background imageMechanical Collection: Trade school. Mechanical drawing

Trade school. Mechanical drawing, between 1899 and 1900. Male students in class at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia

Background imageMechanical Collection: U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis: mechanical drawing

U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis: mechanical drawing, (1902?)

Background imageMechanical Collection: Mechanical drawing class(?), Business high school

Mechanical drawing class(?), Business high school, (1899?)

Background imageMechanical Collection: The International Exhibition: Robinson's cask-cleaning machine, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The International Exhibition: Robinson's cask-cleaning machine, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Robinson's cask-cleaning machine, 1862

Background imageMechanical Collection: New drinking-fountain at Bowness, Windermere, 1862. Creator: Unknown

New drinking-fountain at Bowness, Windermere, 1862. Creator: Unknown
New drinking-fountain at Bowness, Windermere, 1862

Background imageMechanical Collection: Semaphore indicator arm on 1937 Morris 8 series II. Creator: Unknown

Semaphore indicator arm on 1937 Morris 8 series II. Creator: Unknown
Semaphore indicator arm on 1937 Morris 8 series II

Background imageMechanical Collection: An Escalator in Course of Construction, 1922. Creator: Unknown

An Escalator in Course of Construction, 1922. Creator: Unknown
An Escalator in Course of Construction, 1922. From The Romance of Modern Railways, by T. W. Corbin. [Seeley Service & Co. Limited, London, 1922]

Background imageMechanical Collection: A View on a Rope Railway, or Ropeway, 1922. Creator: Unknown

A View on a Rope Railway, or Ropeway, 1922. Creator: Unknown
A View on a Rope Railway, or Ropeway, 1922. From The Romance of Modern Railways, by T. W. Corbin. [Seeley Service & Co. Limited, London, 1922]

Background imageMechanical Collection: Mechanical Hands, c1935. Artist: Pacific and Atlantic

Mechanical Hands, c1935. Artist: Pacific and Atlantic
Mechanical Hands, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Background imageMechanical Collection: Civil constructions, different types of train cars, joining systems, brakes and wheels

Civil constructions, different types of train cars, joining systems, brakes and wheels, engraving, 1900

Background imageMechanical Collection: Workshop of Jaime Quinto Piera in Manresa, special section of mechanical for manufacturing

Workshop of Jaime Quinto Piera in Manresa, special section of mechanical for manufacturing wheels of all kinds of carriages, trucks and buses - Auto, on a postcard of the 1910s

Background imageMechanical Collection: Female munitions workers, Shoreditch Technical Institute, London, 1915

Female munitions workers, Shoreditch Technical Institute, London, 1915
Female munitions workers, mechanical engineering workshop, Shoreditch Technical Institute, London, 1915

Background imageMechanical Collection: Steam coach at Hyde Park Corner, London, c1830

Steam coach at Hyde Park Corner, London, c1830
View of a steam coach at Hyde Park Corner, London, 1830. The lower margin contains a key to the mechanical parts of the coach

Background imageMechanical Collection: A roadster tyre under test, 1937

A roadster tyre under test, 1937. From Sir Malcolm Campbells Book of Famous Motorists, edited by Sir Malcolm Campbell. [Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow, 1937]

Background imageMechanical Collection: A Dandy-Horse or Draisienne of the type fashionable c1820

A Dandy-Horse or Draisienne of the type fashionable c1820. (Colorised black and white print)

Background imageMechanical Collection: Study of Motive Apparatus of Flying Machine with Ground Plan of Mechanism of Base

Study of Motive Apparatus of Flying Machine with Ground Plan of Mechanism of Base, 1928. From The Mind of Leonardo Da Vinci, by Edward McCurdy. [Jonathan Cape, London, 1928]

Background imageMechanical Collection: Ballista, 1928. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

Ballista, 1928. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Ballista, 1928. From The Mind of Leonardo Da Vinci, by Edward McCurdy. [Jonathan Cape, London, 1928]

Background imageMechanical Collection: Mechanical Rubber Goods - Robert N. Hobhouse advert, 1916

Mechanical Rubber Goods - Robert N. Hobhouse advert, 1916. Image printed with Mander Brothers inks. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1916]

Background imageMechanical Collection: Three Seated Figures and Studies of Machinery, 1480-1481 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

Three Seated Figures and Studies of Machinery, 1480-1481 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Three Seated Figures and Studies of Machinery, 1480-1481 (1945). The drawing is held by the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Background imageMechanical Collection: A Draped Figure, Studies of Machinery Etc. c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

A Draped Figure, Studies of Machinery Etc. c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
A Draped Figure, Studies of Machinery Etc. c1480 (1945). The drawing is held by the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence. From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Background imageMechanical Collection: The First Parsons Turbo-Electric Generating Station, c1916

The First Parsons Turbo-Electric Generating Station, c1916

Background imageMechanical Collection: Ramsbottoms Express Passenger Engine, 1866

Ramsbottoms Express Passenger Engine, 1866



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