Mechanical Collection (page 3)

The Rocket, Liverpool and Manchester Railways, 1829, (20th century)

Cardean, Caledonian Railways, 1906, (20th century)

Sir Vincent Ravens Pacific, North Eastern Railway, 1922, (20th century)

Merchant Navy class, Southern Railway, 1941, (20th century)

Round mill, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Oval mill, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

Steam ploughing tackle, c1860. Portable steam engine by Garrett & Sons of Leiston, Suffolk, being used with ploughing tackle to draw a plough, in right background, back and forth across a field

Cyrus McCormicks reaping machine of 1831 (patented 1834), c1851. This, the first widely adopted reaping machine, was shown at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London where it was awarded a gold medal

Joules apparatus for determining the mechanical equivalent of heat, 1881
Joules apparatus for determining the mechanical equivalent of heat, 1872. A vessel of water, oil or mercury encloses vanes attached to a spindle. Cord is wound round the cylinder and drum

Bells improved reaping machine by Crosskill, c1840s. Artist: Joseph Wilson Lowry
Bells improved reaping machine by Crosskill, c1840s. A farmer operates the machine by guiding two horses behind which push the harvester forward

Steel production: a forge with bellows to produce draught, 1556. In the foreground bars are being hammered with a mechanical hammer

Leon Edouxs hydraulic passenger lift (elevator), 1887

Leon Edouxs elevators (lifts) at the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1889
Elevators (lifts) by Leon Edoux for carrying passengers to the second and third levels of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1889

Elevator (lift) by Siemens and Halske, 1890. Artist: R Wormell
Elevator (lift) by Siemens and Halske, 1890. The elevator is powered by an electric motor (A). From Electricity in the Service of Man by R Wormell. (London, 1890)

Hero of Alexandrias mechanical blacksmiths, (1st century) 1647
Hero of Alexandrias mechanical blacksmiths, (ist century) 1647. Woodcut from Gli Artificiose e curiosi moti spiritale de Herone, Bologna

Cyrus McCormicks reaper and binder, 1877
Cyrus McCormicks reaper and binder, an improvement on the model patented in 1831 which was a reaper only, 1877

Baron von Draiss bicycle (Draisienne). Exhibited Paris 1818. Artist: Baron von Drais
Baron von Draiss bicycle (Draisienne). Exhibited Paris 1818. From Mechanics Magazine, London, September, 1832

Cyrus McCormicks reaping machine, 1862. Patented in America in 1831and shown at the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, London, 1851, it was the first widely adopted mechanical reaper

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

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