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Background imageTechnology Collection: The new iron-clad fleet: stem of Her Majesty's steam-frigate Achilles, 50 guns, 1862

The new iron-clad fleet: stem of Her Majesty's steam-frigate Achilles, 50 guns, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The new iron-clad fleet: stem of Her Majesty's steam-frigate Achilles, 50 guns, 1862. The construction of this gigantic iron frigate, under the superintendence of Mr. 0. W

Background imageTechnology Collection: The International Exhibition: Ransome and Sims agricultural machinery, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The International Exhibition: Ransome and Sims agricultural machinery, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Ransome and Sims agricultural machinery - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862

Background imageTechnology Collection: The International Exhibition: Tuer and Hall's power-loom for weaving carpets... 1862

The International Exhibition: Tuer and Hall's power-loom for weaving carpets... 1862. Creator: E Bourdelin
The International Exhibition: Tuer and Hall's power-loom for weaving carpets - from a photograph by the Stereoscopic Company, 1862

Background imageTechnology Collection: The International Exhibition: Besley's type-casting machine... 1862. Creator: Unknown

The International Exhibition: Besley's type-casting machine... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Besley's type-casting machine - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862. Machine...exhibited by Messrs

Background imageTechnology Collection: The International Exhibition - cotton manufacture: cotton in its different stages, 1862

The International Exhibition - cotton manufacture: cotton in its different stages, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition - cotton manufacture: cotton in its different stages, 1862. Diagrams...to indicate the different stages of manufacture. Fig

Background imageTechnology Collection: Pisciculture - ponds at home and abroad: salmon-stairs, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Pisciculture - ponds at home and abroad: salmon-stairs, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Pisciculture - ponds at home and abroad: salmon-stairs, 1862. Messrs. Ashworth...are introducing salmon into [Irish] rivers where it has been hitherto impossible for them to exist in consequence of

Background imageTechnology Collection: Pisciculture - ponds at home and abroad: salmon breeding-ponds, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Pisciculture - ponds at home and abroad: salmon breeding-ponds, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Pisciculture - ponds at home and abroad: salmon breeding-ponds, 1862. The rough sketch...of a series of breeding-ponds is imitated from those at Stormontfield [in Scotland]...The supply of water is

Background imageTechnology Collection: The International Exhibition - cotton manufacture: machinery of Platt Brothers, Oldham, 1862

The International Exhibition - cotton manufacture: machinery of Platt Brothers, Oldham, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition - cotton manufacture: machinery of Platt Brothers, Oldham, 1862. Fig. 3 the Lap-doubler; By this machine the slivers from the breaker carding-engine are formed into a

Background imageTechnology Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: naval practice with a 100-pounder, 1862

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: naval practice with a 100-pounder, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: naval practice with a 100-pounder, 1862. British sailors firing a cannon. From "Illustrated London News", 1862

Background imageTechnology Collection: The International Exhibition - cotton manufacture: machinery of Platt Brothers, Oldham, 1862

The International Exhibition - cotton manufacture: machinery of Platt Brothers, Oldham, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition - cotton manufacture: machinery of Platt Brothers, Oldham, 1862. Fig. 6 the Power-loom; Fig. 5. the Roving-machine. From "Illustrated London News", 1862

Background imageTechnology Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100... 1862

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100... 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100 pounders, 1862. In viewing the manner in which the work is carried out in the various branches of the Royal

Background imageTechnology Collection: The International Exhibition - cotton manufacture: machinery of Platt Brothers, Oldham, 1862

The International Exhibition - cotton manufacture: machinery of Platt Brothers, Oldham, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition - cotton manufacture: machinery of Platt Brothers, Oldham, 1862. Fig. 1 the Macarthy Gin; Fig. 4

Background imageTechnology Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the guns at the proof-butts, 1862

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the guns at the proof-butts, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the guns at the proof-butts, 1862.... to fire a piece of ordnance...by the ordinary method of a man pulling a friction-tube while others are

Background imageTechnology Collection: Cotton manufacture: Platt's self-acting mule, or cottonspinning machine, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Cotton manufacture: Platt's self-acting mule, or cottonspinning machine, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Cotton manufacture: Platt's self-acting mule, or cottonspinning machine, 1862. Processing cotton grown in India. These machines are used for the purpose of converting the rovings...into what is

Background imageTechnology Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: finish-turning a 100-pounder, 1862

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: finish-turning a 100-pounder, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: finish-turning a 100-pounder, 1862. The gun, being now completely built up, is carried to a lathe for the purpose of being finish-turned

Background imageTechnology Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the beehive, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the beehive, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the beehive, 1862. This is the upper floor of a two-storied building upwards of 200ft. in length and 60ft

Background imageTechnology Collection: The International Exhibition: range of boilers for supplying steam to machinery in the... 1862

The International Exhibition: range of boilers for supplying steam to machinery in the... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: range of boilers for supplying steam to machinery in the Western Annexe, 1862....each boiler is 6ft. 6in. in diameter, and 35ft

Background imageTechnology Collection: Salmon-poaching on the Tweed: 'Burning the Water', 1862. Creator: Unknown

Salmon-poaching on the Tweed: "Burning the Water", 1862. Creator: Unknown
Salmon-poaching on the Tweed: "Burning the Water", 1862. Illegal fishing in Scotland. Night poaching from boats, using leisters - a type of spear - was called "burning the water"

Background imageTechnology Collection: The International Exhibition: Gwynne's Centrifugal Pump, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The International Exhibition: Gwynne's Centrifugal Pump, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Gwynne's Centrifugal Pump, 1862.... the patented pump of Messrs. Gwynne...is a large and important affair...the cascade produced being a veritable waterfall...This

Background imageTechnology Collection: Captain Cowper Phipps Coles, R.N. 1862. Creator: Unknown

Captain Cowper Phipps Coles, R.N. 1862. Creator: Unknown
Captain Cowper Phipps Coles, R.N. 1862. Captain Coles, of whose merits as an inventor the Admiralty has been forced into a sudden acknowledgement...witnessed the operations in the Black Sea

Background imageTechnology Collection: Wrought-iron lighthouse on the Daedalus Reef, in the Red Sea, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Wrought-iron lighthouse on the Daedalus Reef, in the Red Sea, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Wrought-iron lighthouse on the Daedalus Reef, in the Red Sea, 1862. The great intercourse which is carried on...by what is called the overland route, has made the Red Sea almost an English highway

Background imageTechnology Collection: International Exhibition - roof of building, 1862. Creator: Unknown

International Exhibition - roof of building, 1862. Creator: Unknown
International Exhibition - roof of building, 1862. The International Exhibition of 1862 was a world's fair held from 1 May to 1 November 1862 in South Kensington, London

Background imageTechnology Collection: Progress of the International Exhibition Building: the Western Annexe, for machinery, 1862

Progress of the International Exhibition Building: the Western Annexe, for machinery, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Progress of the International Exhibition Building: the Western Annexe, for machinery, 1862. The International Exhibition of 1862 was a world's fair held from 1 May to 1 November 1862 in South

Background imageTechnology Collection: Wrought-iron lighthouse on the Ushruffee Reef, in the Strait of Jubal, in the Red Sea, 1862

Wrought-iron lighthouse on the Ushruffee Reef, in the Strait of Jubal, in the Red Sea, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Wrought-iron lighthouse on the Ushruffee Reef, in the Strait of Jubal, in the Red Sea, 1862. The great intercourse which is carried on...by what is called the overland route

Background imageTechnology Collection: Scene of the boiler explosion at Millfield Ironworks, near Wolverhampton, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Scene of the boiler explosion at Millfield Ironworks, near Wolverhampton, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the boiler explosion at Millfield Ironworks, near Wolverhampton, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by W. H. Dodds, photographer, Railway-street, Wolverhampton

Background imageTechnology Collection: The International Exhibition: Samuelson's machinery for crushing and grinding linseed... 1862

The International Exhibition: Samuelson's machinery for crushing and grinding linseed... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Samuelson's machinery for crushing and grinding linseed, extracting the oil, and making oilcake, 1862

Background imageTechnology Collection: Opening of the International Exhibition: entrance to the Western Annexe, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Opening of the International Exhibition: entrance to the Western Annexe, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the International Exhibition: entrance to the Western Annexe, 1862. The International Exhibition of 1862 was a world's fair held from 1 May to 1 November 1862 in South Kensington

Background imageTechnology Collection: The new iron-clad fleet: framing of Her Majesty's steam-frigate Achilles, 50 guns, 1862

The new iron-clad fleet: framing of Her Majesty's steam-frigate Achilles, 50 guns, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The new iron-clad fleet: framing of Her Majesty's steam-frigate Achilles, 50 guns, 1862. The construction of this gigantic iron frigate, under the superintendence of Mr. 0. W

Background imageTechnology Collection: The explosion at Millfield Ironworks: portion of the boiler hurled to a distance of 250 yards

The explosion at Millfield Ironworks: portion of the boiler hurled to a distance of 250 yards, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The explosion at Millfield Ironworks: portion of the boiler hurled to a distance of 250 yards, 1862. Engraving from a photograph by W. H. Dodds, photographer, Railway-street, Wolverhampton

Background imageTechnology Collection: The Prince of Wales Visit to Egypt: His Royal Highness examining the negatives taken by... 1862

The Prince of Wales Visit to Egypt: His Royal Highness examining the negatives taken by... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales Visit to Egypt: His Royal Highness examining the negatives taken by Mr. Bedford, photographist, at Philae, 1862

Background imageTechnology Collection: Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: firing from the rests, 1862

Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: firing from the rests, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: firing from the rests, 1862. At the Royal Laboratory practice-range of Woolwich Arsenal number of gunmakers of celebrity were present

Background imageTechnology Collection: Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the rifle-rest, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the rifle-rest, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the rifle-rest, 1862. At the Royal Laboratory practice-range of Woolwich Arsenal number of gunmakers of celebrity were present

Background imageTechnology Collection: Section of a three-decker, showing Captain Coles's mode of altering the same into a shield... 1862

Section of a three-decker, showing Captain Coles's mode of altering the same into a shield... 1862
Section of a three-decker, showing Captain Coles's mode of altering the same into a shield-ship, 1862. The dotted lines show the old decks of the ships

Background imageTechnology Collection: Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the Council of the National Rifle

Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the Council of the National Rifle... 1862 Creator: Unknown
Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the Council of the National Rifle Association watching the target, 1862

Background imageTechnology Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: welding the coil, 1862. Creator: W Thomas

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: welding the coil, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: welding the coil, 1862. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field

Background imageTechnology Collection: 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. 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

Background imageTechnology Collection: Mr. Clay's new breech-loading gun, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Mr. Clay's new breech-loading gun, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Clay's new breech-loading gun, 1862. Mr. William Clay, of the Mersey Steel and Iron Works, Liverpool, has just invented a beautiful breechloading gun made by a rolling process patented by

Background imageTechnology Collection: Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: drawing down and welding the... 1862

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: drawing down and welding the... 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: drawing down and welding the bars previous to coiling, 1862. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field

Background imageTechnology Collection: Progress of the International Exhibition building: the forge, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Progress of the International Exhibition building: the forge, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Progress of the International Exhibition building: the forge, [London], 1862. View of...a portion of the works going on at the building for the Great Exhibition which is well calculated to give an

Background imageTechnology Collection: The Peninsular and Oriental Company's ship Candia under repair on the Atakah Reef, 1862

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's ship Candia under repair on the Atakah Reef, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's ship Candia under repair on the Atakah Reef, 1862. The steamship, which had suffered a fractured propeller shaft in the Red Sea

Background imageTechnology Collection: New bridge at Lambeth, 1862. Creator: Unknown

New bridge at Lambeth, 1862. Creator: Unknown
New bridge at Lambeth, 1862. A new bridge became necessary due to...the increase of the Pimlico and Chelsea districts, to which it will give a more direct communication by one-third of a mile to

Background imageTechnology Collection: Progress of the International Exhibition Building: Night effect of the Western Dome... 1862

Progress of the International Exhibition Building: Night effect of the Western Dome... 1862. Creator: M Jackson
Progress of the International Exhibition Building: Night effect of the Western Dome, seen from the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens, [Kensington, London], 1862

Background imageTechnology Collection: The New French Treaty - No. II. Lyons and French Silks, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The New French Treaty - No. II. Lyons and French Silks, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The New French Treaty - No. II. Lyons and French Silks, 1862. View of the Croix Rousse...[this] was for a very long period the head-quarters of the population of canuts

Background imageTechnology Collection: Floating pontoons or dock prepared by Messrs. Rennie and Son for the government of Spain, 1862

Floating pontoons or dock prepared by Messrs. Rennie and Son for the government of Spain, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Floating pontoons or dock prepared by Messrs. Rennie and Son for the government of Spain, 1862. Now that Spain is endeavouring to regain her position amongst the chief nations of Europe

Background imageTechnology Collection: The Vigra Gold Mines, North Wales: the Crushing Mill, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The Vigra Gold Mines, North Wales: the Crushing Mill, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Vigra Gold Mines, North Wales: the Crushing Mill, 1862. The Vigra gold mines are situated in a most picturesque and mountainous range in the parish of Llanabar

Background imageTechnology Collection: Testing heavy guns at Shoeburyness, 1862. Creator: Unknown

Testing heavy guns at Shoeburyness, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Testing heavy guns at Shoeburyness, 1862. Shoeburyness is on the Essex coast, about three miles below Southend, and is an admirable situation for the vast Government establishment placed there for

Background imageTechnology Collection: The War in America: a night alarm in the Federal camp - signalling from the right bank... 1862

The War in America: a night alarm in the Federal camp - signalling from the right bank... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The War in America: a night alarm in the Federal camp - signalling from the right bank of the Potomac to head-quarters at Washington, from a sketch by our special artist, 1862

Background imageTechnology Collection: Finishing shells at Woolwich Arsenal, 1862. Creator: W Thomas

Finishing shells at Woolwich Arsenal, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Finishing shells at Woolwich Arsenal, 1862. Exertions are continued at Woolwich to supply munitions of war to the British possessions in North America...The splendid shell foundry is capable of



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