Sledgehammer Collection

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Le Vulcain de l'Opera, between c1678 and c1693. Creator: Nicolas Bonnart
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Le Vulcain de l'Opera, between c1678 and c1693

Venus and Vulcan at the Forge, mid-1550s. Creator: Giorgio Ghisi
Venus and Vulcan at the Forge, mid-1550s

Venus and Vulcan Seated on a Bed, Mid-1550s. Creator: Giorgio Ghisi
Venus and Vulcan Seated on a Bed, Mid-1550s

Forge of the Cyclopes, 1572. Creator: Cornelis Cort
Forge of the Cyclopes, 1572

Collier's, Industrial Number, May 18, 1901, Price 10 Cents, c1901. Creator: Edward Penfield
Collier's, Industrial Number, May 18, 1901, Price 10 Cents, c1901. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

New York City views, between 1927 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
New York City views, between 1927 and 1938

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: coiling the bars, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: coiling the bars, 1862. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field

Saint Apollonia Destroys a Pagan Idol, c. 1442 / 1445. Creator: Giovanni d Alemagna
Saint Apollonia Destroys a Pagan Idol, c. 1442/1445

Blacksmith Shop, c. 1880. Creator: Francis A. Beckett
Blacksmith Shop, c. 1880

The Forge of Vulcan, 1546. Creator: Cornelis Bos
The Forge of Vulcan, 1546

Mason (?) Holding a Trowel and Sledgehammer, 1870s-80s. Creator: Unknown
Mason (?) Holding a Trowel and Sledgehammer, 1870s-80s

Tradesman, 19th century. Possibly a blacksmith

A smithy, St Johns Gate, Clerkenwell, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

Road menders, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)

The Smithy, 1911-1912. From Penroses Pictorial Annual 1911-1912, The Process Year Book, volume 17, edited by William Gamble and published by AW Penrose (London, 1911-1912)

Various systems of railroads, Zermatt, Switzerland, c1900. French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat. Private Collection

The Red Lightning, 1919. Artist: Ignaty Nivinsky
The Red Lightning, 1919

Detail of woodcarving from a Viking sledge, 9th century
Detail of woodcarving from a Viking sledge in the Oseburg ship burial, from the Viking Ships Museum, Oslo, 9th century

Forging an anchor, 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

Mining, 1550. In the foreground ore is being broken up with a hammer, while in the background a man is wheeling a truck full of ore out of the mine on a track with wooden rails

An altar dedicated to the Roman Imperial cult, 1st century
An altar dedicated to the Roman Imperial cult, in the temple of Vespasian in Pompeii, 1st century

Scene from Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1782-1789. The destruction of the aquaduct, an incident in Confessions by Jeam-Jacques Rousseau. (Paris, 1782-1789)

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