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James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor, 1833. Watt (1736-1819) was born at Greenock on the Clyde, Scotland, and showed an interest in engineering and invention from an early age
Newcomen steam engine, 1747. Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed his atmospheric or steam engine in 1712. Water was heated in the boiler and the resulting steam was let into the cylinder
The aeroplane proposed by Henson in his patent of 1842, c1936 (c1937). William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) was a pre-Wright brothers aviation engineer and inventor from Nottingham, England
Sectional view of a Newcomen steam engine, 1737. Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed his atmospheric or steam engine in 1712
The Crystal Palace Aquarium, 1871. Creator: UnknownThe Crystal Palace Aquarium, [Sydenham], 1871. View of '...the largest public aquarium yet made...There are 100, 000 gallons of sea-water...All the public tanks are fitted with plate glass
Weaving three-yard-wide quilts: a large jacquard loom in use, 1909. Creator: UnknownWeaving three-yard-wide quilts: a large jacquard loom in use, 1909. Messrs. Barlow and Jones of Manchester was '...one of the oldest firms in the Cotton Industry...which
Spinning the cotton into yarn: a great spinning-mule in use, 1909. Creator: UnknownSpinning the cotton into yarn: a great spinning-mule in use, 1909. Messrs. Barlow and Jones of Manchester was '...one of the oldest firms in the Cotton Industry...which
The centenary mill engine, 1909. Creator: UnknownThe centenary mill engine, 1909. 'The Romance of Cotton: Cottage to Great Factory. We illustrate [one] of the many outward and visible signs of the great industry that is carried on at Messrs
Casting a steam-engine Corliss cylinder - 62 inches in diameter, 6-feet stroke, 1909. Creator: UnknownThe Modern Mechanical Hercules: How We Harness Steam - Casting a steam-engine Corliss cylinder - 62 inches in diameter, 6-feet stroke, 1909
The Channel Railway Ferry: proposed steam-boat to convey the trains, 1870. Creator: UnknownThe Channel Railway Ferry: proposed steam-boat to convey the trains, 1870. 'Mr. John Fowler, C.E. [has devised a plan] for the more expeditious conveyance of mails
The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the erecting-shops, 1909. Creator: UnknownThe Modern Mechanical Hercules: How We Harness Steam - - The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the erecting-shops, 1909
The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the machine-shops, 1909. Creator: UnknownThe Modern Mechanical Hercules: How We Harness Steam - The making of the engines that drive cotton-mills: one of the machine-shops, 1909
Three thousand horse-power: two great triple-expansion engines, 1909. Creator: UnknownThe Modern Mechanical Hercules: How We Harness Steam - Three thousand horse-power: two great triple-expansion engines, 1909
Thomson's road-steamer and coal-waggons, 1870. Creator: UnknownThomson's road-steamer and coal-waggons, 1870. 'The great difficulty has been, on the one hand, to prevent the engine being shaken and damaged by the road, with its natural inequalities of surface
That which "makes the wheels go round": a large engine in an Indian jute-factory, 1909. Creator: UnknownThe Modern Mechanical Hercules: How We Harness Steam - That which "makes the wheels go round": a large engine in an Indian jute-factory, 1909
Interior of a Power-Loom factory, 1844. Creator: UnknownInterior of a Power-Loom factory, 1844. We are persuaded that the annexed engraving will be interesting to our readers, in connection with the great question of " The Factory Bill
A visit to Penn's Marine Engine Factory, at Greenwich: turning a paddle shaft for a steam-ship, 1865. Illustration representing...the enormous shaft for the paddles of a steam-ship
A visit to Penn's Marine Engine Factory, at Greenwich: turning a crank axle, 1865. Creator: UnknownA visit to Penn's Marine Engine Factory, at Greenwich: turning a crank axle, 1865. Illustration representing...the operation of turning a crank-axle in a mighty lathe...The various fitting
Penn's Machine-Engine Factory at Greenwich: the Large Machine-Shop and Turnery, 1865. Creator: UnknownPenn's Machine-Engine Factory at Greenwich [London]: the Large Machine-Shop and Turnery, 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Nelson K
Penn's Machine-Engine Factory at Greenwich: the Erecting Shop, 1865. Creator: UnknownPenn's Machine-Engine Factory at Greenwich [London]: the Erecting Shop, 1865. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Nelson K
The Langham Hotel, Portland-Place, 1865. Creator: UnknownThe Langham Hotel, Portland-Place, [London], 1865. The hotel...contains eight floors and upwards of 600 rooms and apartments...There are, besides the passenger lift, also luggage lifts
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the fitting shop, 1864. Creator: UnknownStephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the fitting shop, 1864....a view of the large building called "the fitting shop." It is here that
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the lathe and tool shop, 1864. Creator: UnknownStephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the lathe and tool shop, 1864. View representing...as well as a wood-engraving can render such a subject
Stephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864. Creator: Mason JacksonStephenson's locomotive manufactory at Newcastle-On-Tyne: the steam-hammer, 1864....night view of that portion of the forging department containing the Nasmyth steam-hammers
The International Exhibition: Smith's power-loom for weaving tufted pile carpets, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: Smith's power-loom for weaving tufted pile carpets, 1862. Loom for Axminster carpet, ...invented by Mr
The International Exhibition: Swiss jacquard-loom for weaving ribbons... 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: Swiss jacquard-loom for weaving ribbons - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862
The International Exhibition: Messrs. Maudslay's engines of 800-horse power for the Valiant, 1862. Creator: MallettThe International Exhibition: Messrs. Maudslay's engines of 800-horse power for the Valiant, 1862. Motive power for steamships. The largest marine engines exhibited were those by Messrs
The International Exhibition: marine engine by Messrs. Escher, Wyss, and Co. of Zurich... 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: marine engine by Messrs. Escher, Wyss, and Co. of Zurich - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862
A Blenkinsop Locomotive at a Yorkshire Colliery, 1814, (1945). Creator: UnknownA Blenkinsop Locomotive at a Yorkshire Colliery, 1814, (1945). Man smoking a pipe, and a Blenkinsop steam locomotive at Middleton colliery near Leeds, West Yorkshire
Stephensons (1833) Locomotive, (1887). Creator: UnknownStephensons (1833) Locomotive, (1887). Diagram showing fire box, smoke box, steam head, boiler, wheels and flanges etc. The Patentee steam locomotive was introduced by pioneering British railway
Bray's Traction-engine, 1858. Creator: UnknownBray's Traction-engine, 1858....thousands of spectators...seemed much interested and astonished on seeing a steam-engine traversing the streets of London...Attached was a truck, or platform
Cherbourg from the Sea, 1858. Creator: UnknownCherbourg from the Sea, 1858. Port on the north coast of France. Cherbourg is situated in the peninsula of Cotentin, the ancient Lower Normandy'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858
Opening of the American Centennial Exhibition: President Grant Starting the Machinery...1876. Creator: Melton PriorOpening of the American Centennial Exhibition: President Grant Starting the Machinery, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876....the procession entered Machinery Hall
Locomotive Steam-carriage for common roads, built for the Earl of Caithness, 1860. Creator: UnknownLocomotive Steam-carriage for common roads, built for the Earl of Caithness, 1860....a steam-carriage...with which his Lordship, accompanied by Lady Caithness, the Rev, W. Ross, and Mr
The Winans Ocean Steamer as she will appear at sea, 1858. Creator: SmythThe Winans Ocean Steamer as she will appear at sea, 1858. The Cigar Ship, a singular vessel which was launched near the Ferry Bay at Baltimore
The Winans Steam-vessel - end view, 1858. Creator: UnknownThe Winans Steam-vessel - end view, 1858. The Cigar Ship, a singular vessel which was launched near the Ferry Bay at Baltimore
Drawings of the new steam engine for nine pumps in Hellevoetsluis, 1802. Creator: Jan BlankenDrawings of the new steam engine for nine pumps in Hellevoetsluis, South Holland, 1802. Technical drawing of a steam engine: four elevations
The Advance of the Anglo-Egyptian Force Upon Omdurman, 1898, (c1900). Creator: C WilkinsonThe Advance of the Anglo-Egyptian Force Upon Omdurman, 1898, (c1900). The Battle of Omdurman was fought during the Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan between a British-Egyptian expeditionary force
Farm Buildings erected for the Earl of Macclesfield, at Shirburn, Oxon. 1857. Creator: UnknownFarm Buildings erected for the Earl of Macclesfield, at Shirburn, Oxon. 1857. View...without the roofs...One main feature in the buildings is the extensive nature of the machinery department
Messrs. Tuxford's Traction-Engine, exhibited at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, 1857. Creator: UnknownMessrs. Tuxford's Traction-Engine, exhibited at the Smithfield Club Cattle Show, [London], 1857....the Traction Engine, or Steam Horse [is] a sort of walking leviathan
The Great Western Docks, Plymouth: the Graving Dock, 1857. Creator: UnknownThe Great Western Docks, Plymouth: the Graving Dock, 1857.... the plans...were prepared by Mr. I. K. Brunel, and carried out under the superintendence of Mr
The Great Western Docks, Plymouth: the Floating Dock, 1857. Creator: UnknownThe Great Western Docks, Plymouth: the Floating Dock, 1857.... the plans...were prepared by Mr. I. K. Brunel, and carried out under the superintendence of Mr
Launch of Three Iron Screw Steam-Vessels, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1856. Creator: UnknownLaunch of Three Iron Screw Steam-Vessels, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1856. Ships launched...from the building-yard of Messrs. C. Mitchell and Co...The first vessel launched was a screw steam-yacht for Mr
U.S. Navy - Unidentified Ship, with Auxilliary Steam Power At Boston Navy Yard, 1911. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.SU.S. Navy - Unidentified Ship, with Auxilliary Steam Power At Boston Navy Yard, 1911. [Bunker Hill Monument in background]
The Bank-Note Printing-Room, at the Bank of England, 1854. Creator: UnknownThe Bank-Note Printing-Room, at the Bank of England [in London], 1854. The quality and the water-mark of the...paper have in the new Note (now on the point of being issued to the public)
The Bank-Note Paper-Mill, Laverstoke, Hants. 1854. Creator: UnknownThe Bank-Note Paper-Mill, Laverstoke, Hampshire, 1854. Processing paper used for banknotes. The building, the machinery, and, indeed, the entire premises
Steam Sewing-Machines, 1854. Creator: UnknownSteam Sewing-Machines, 1854. The machine-room of the firm of Holloway, Crowe, and Holloway, ...wholesale clothes manufacturers, Stroud, Gloucestershire...Here are twenty machines in work
Steam-engines and Thrashing-machines, at the Smithfield Club Show, 1854. Creator: UnknownSteam-engines and Thrashing-machines, at the Smithfield Club Show, 1854. This new display [in the Exhibition of Agricultural Implements
Price's Patent Candle Company - the Bromborough Pool Candle-Works - interior view... 1854. Creator: UnknownThe Bromborough Pool Candle-Works - interior view under three spans of roof - from a photograph, 1854. Candle factory on Merseyside
Iron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Creator: UnknownIron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Metalworking in London during the Crimean War....preparation of engines of the Termagant, 620-horse power...To form the cranks on the shaft
Casting a Monster Cylinder, at Messrs. Scott Russell and Co.'s Building-Yard, Millwall, 1854. Creator: UnknownCasting a Monster Cylinder, at Messrs. Scott Russell and Co.'s Building-Yard, Millwall, 1854. Metalworking in London during the Crimean War....the casting of the last of the four largest
Mare and Co.'s Iron Ship-Building Works, 1854. Creator: Charles William SheeresMare and Co.'s Iron Ship-Building Works, 1854. Shipyard on the River Thames in London during the Crimean War, an... industrial army of between 3000 and 4000 hands
"The Fairy" Steamer entering Grimsby Dock, 1854. Creator: Unknown"The Fairy" Steamer entering Grimsby Dock, 1854. Queen Victoria visits Lincolnshire....the graceful little Fairy came in sight...Making a slight circuit before entering the dock
Her Majesty's Despatch Gun-Boats, 1854. Creator: SmythHer Majesty's Despatch Gun-Boats, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy ships Lynx, Beagle, Arrow and Viper en route for the Black Sea
Brazilian Sugar-Mill, 1854. Creator: UnknownBrazilian Sugar-Mill, 1854. View of...the interior of the Mill-house on a Brazilian Sugar Estate during the time of grinding, with a Mill of an improved construction
"The Volcano" steam-sloop fitted as a floating factory for the Baltic, 1854. Creator: Unknown"The Volcano" steam-sloop fitted as a floating factory for the Baltic, 1854. Crimean War: Among the novel requirements for our steam naval warfare in the Baltic is the provision of a
Robinson and Lee's Patent Bread-Making Machine, 1850. Creator: UnknownRobinson and Lee's Patent Bread-Making Machine, 1850. Diagram of...a Bread-Machine recently erected in Glasgow...One ton and a half of loaf bread, or a ton of biscuit
The "Helena Sloman" Steam-Ship, 1850. Creator: Unknown. The "Helena Sloman" Steam-Ship, 1850The "Helena Sloman" Steam-Ship, 1850. This splendid screw steamer was built at the works of Messrs. T. and W. Pim
Power station, Escalante, Utah, 1936. Creator: Dorothea LangePower station. This power station services the town from dark until 11:00 p.m. only. One day a week during daylight hours it is served for special purposes. Escalante, Utah
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - the Gutter-Cutting Machine, 1850. Creator: UnknownThe Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - the Gutter-Cutting Machine, 1850. It must be borne in mind, that, besides the rain-water gutter in the top of the timber
The Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Punching Machine, 1850. Creator: UnknownThe Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Punching Machine, 1850. View of...the operations of punching bolt-holes in the bars of iron, and cutting off the ends by the shears
The Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Drilling Machine, 1850. Creator: UnknownThe Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Drilling Machine, 1850. One of Nathan Gough's four-horse vertical high-pressure engines is used for giving motion to the drilling
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Adzing and Planing Machinery, 1850. Creator: UnknownThe Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Adzing and Planing Machinery, 1850. The machinery requisite for this twofold operation is fixed on a long deal bench, breast-high from the floor
The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - the Sash-Bar Finishing Machine, 1850. Creator: UnknownThe Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - the Sash-Bar Finishing Machine, 1850. As in every other part of the works the utmost skill is displayed with regard to economising power
The Sash-Bar Machine, for the Great Exhibition Building, in Hyde Park, 1850. Creator: UnknownThe Sash-Bar Machine, for the Great Exhibition Building, in Hyde Park, 1850....we find a communication from Mr. Paxton on this subject, dated 13th March, 1840, in which he says that
The Kneller Hall Training School, Whitton, 1850. Creator: UnknownThe Kneller Hall Training School, Whitton, [near Twickenham], 1850. The estate...was formerly in the possession of Sir Godfrey Kneller
Plan of the Victoria Tower, 1850. Creator: UnknownPlan of the Victoria Tower, 1850. Progress of the New Houses of Parliament...the octagonal turrets at the angles...in which are the staircases...On each side, within the walls
Ploughing by Steam - Trial at Grimsthorpe, by Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, 1850. Creator: UnknownPloughing by Steam - Trial at Grimsthorpe, by Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, 1850. Various interesting experiments have been made from time to time
The Victoria Tower - Elevation of the Hoisting-Screw, 1850. Creator: UnknownThe Victoria Tower - Elevation of the Hoisting-Screw, 1850. Progress of the New Houses of Parliament...M M being the guide-posts
Floating Railway across the Forth, between Granton and Burntisland, 1850. Creator: UnknownFloating Railway across the Forth, between Granton and Burntisland, [near Edinburgh, Scotland], 1850. View of the...Leviathan, as the vessel is called...lying alongside the east side of Granton Pier
Part of the Victoria Tower - the Hoisting-Scaffold, 1850. Creator: UnknownPart of the Victoria Tower - the Hoisting-Scaffold, 1850....there are few mechanical contrivances employed in the various works at the New Palace, Westminster
Irkutsk police fire brigade. Steam fire pipe and Arsenal well, 1894. Creator: R ProrokovIrkutsk police fire brigade. Steam fire pipe and Arsenal well, 1894. This collection of photographs and documents from the private archive of Sergei Mikhailovich Chashchin relates to
The International Exhibition: centrifugal pump by Easton, Amos, and Co... 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: centrifugal pump by Easton, Amos, and Co. - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862
Raising the iron ship Ganges, sunk in the Thames off Shadwell, 1862. Creator: UnknownRaising the iron ship Ganges, sunk in the Thames off Shadwell, [London], 1862. The Ganges was...an iron ship of nearly a thousand tons burden...The accident happened just opposite the Shadwell
The International Exhibition: Messrs. Henderson and Co.'s carpet power-loom, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: Messrs. Henderson and Co.'s carpet power-loom, 1862. The power-loom exhibited by this firm is adapted for weaving either Jacquard, Brussels, or velvet-pile carpets
The International Exhibition: Gruner's patent folding, stitching and pressing machine, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: Gruner's patent folding, stitching and pressing machine, 1862. This compact little folding-machine
The International Exhibition: Siebes patent ice-making machine... 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: Siebes patent ice-making machine, from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862
The International Exhibition: the Algerian Court... 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: the Algerian Court - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862. There are...two glass cases which contain stands of a rich transparent gauzy material
The International Exhibition: sugar-refining apparatus of Messrs. Caile and Co. of Paris, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: sugar-refining apparatus of Messrs. Caile and Co. of Paris, 1862. European machine processing sugar cane from the colonies
The International Exhibition: marine engines of the Mediterranean Forging Company... 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: marine engines of the Mediterranean Forging Company - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company
The International Exhibition: Great Sugar-Mill, by Mirrlees and Tait, of Glasgow, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: Great Sugar-Mill, by Mirrlees and Tait, of Glasgow, 1862. The use of this mill is to express the juice from the cane...an endless travelling-table...carries the canes up
The International Exhibition: Merryweather and Son's patent steam fire-engine, 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: Merryweather and Son's patent steam fire-engine, 1862. This powerful and well-finished steam fire-engine
The International Exhibition: blast-engines by the Lilleshall Company, Shiffnal, Shropshire... 1862 Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: blast-engines by the Lilleshall Company, Shiffnal, Shropshire - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862
The International Exhibition: blowing-engine in the Belgian Department... 1862. Creator: UnknownThe International Exhibition: blowing-engine in the Belgian Department of the Western Annexe, 1862. Machine for...reducing iron ore to pig metal...As iron-furnaces have increased in size and number
