1840s Collection (page 16)

Thames Regatta, The Struggle 1846
Thames Regatta, London. Date: 1846

Harbour of Dover from the Western heights 1846
Western Heights view, looking over the port. Date: 1846

Opening of Canterbury and Ramsgate railway 1846
Departure of the first train from Canterbury. Date: February 1846

Chatsworth House - Conservatory 1846
Scene in the southern palm aisle. Date: 1846

Steam Boiler Making at Vulcan Foundry, Glasgow 1843
Construction of a large steam boiler for a boat at the Vulcan Foundry, Clyde, Glasgow. A large pair of bellows stands at the front of the scene. Date: 1843

Elkington & Co, Electro-Plate Works, Birmingham 1844 Elkington & Co
Scenes from Elkington & Co, Electro-Plate Works, Birmingham, woman worker, burnishing. Date: 1844

Drawing the crucible 1840s
A Foundry man drawing a crucible from the ground. Date: 1840s

Pouring metal into mould in a pit. Date: 1840s

Finishing the core 1840s
Finishing the core, the crook. Date: 1840s

Casting small bells 1840s
Pouring metal into mould. Date: 1840s

Scotch Carpet Loom, Glasgow 1843
A weaver sits at a hand-operated Scotch carpet loom at a Glasgow carpet factory. The pattern is created using Jacquard punched cards which travel across the top of the loom. Date: 1843

New sorting-room at General Post Office 1846
New Inland department of the General Post Office in St. Martins-le-Grand in London. Date: 1846

Her Majestys poultry house, Windsor 1843
Queen Victorias private Royal poultry house in Windsor, secluded on the boundaries of the Home Park, attached to Windsor Castle. Date: 1843

Steel Casting at Fitzalan Steel Works, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Interior of a steel casting at Fitzalan Steel Works, Sheffield. Two men draw crucibles of molten metal from furnaces. Two others pour the metal into moulds to produce ingots. Date: 1844

Foundry or casting-house at Butterley Iron-works 1845
Furnace at the foundry at Butterley Iron-works in Derbyshire. Date: 1845

Brussels Carpet Loom, Glasgow 1843
Scotch carpet factory. Date: 1843

Persian Rug Making, Glasgow 1843
A weaver operates a Persian rug-making loom at a Glasgow carpet factory. Date: 1843

Spinning machine or engine 1843
A steam-powered silk spinning machine or engine at the Old Silk Mill, Derby. Date: 1843

Prices Patent Candle Companys Works 1849
No. 1, Candle manufacturing process at Prices Patent Candle Company: Spreading and stripping department. Date: 1849

Button-making, Elliots Button Factory, Birmingham 1844
Women working at long benches stamping, pressing and punching on buttons at Elliots Factory, Birmingham. Date: 1844

Button Making, Elliotts Factory, Birmingham 1844
A woman sits in front of a gilding oven at Elliotts Button Factory, Birmingham. The buttons are coated in a mixture of mercury and gold

Press Printing, Thomas Hoyles Print Works, Manchester 1843
Press-printing a repeating pattern onto a roll of calico cloth at Thomas Hoyles Print Works, Manchester. Date: 1843

Block Printing, Thomas Hoyles Print Works, Manchester 1843
Block-printing a design onto a length of calico cloth at Thomas Hoyles Print Works, Manchester. Date: 1843

Bobbin-net Machine at a Nottingham Lace Factory 1843
Bobbin-net lace making machine, invented by John Heathcoat in the 1750s. Date: 1843

Silk-doublers at work 1843
Female silk doublers at their wheels at the Old Silk Mill, Derby. Date: 1843

Lace Dressing Room at a Nottingham Lace Factory 1843
The lace-dressing room at a Nottingham Lace Factory where the lengths of material are checked and finished. Date: 1843

Jacquard Apparatus at Becks Lace Factory, Nottingham 1843
Jacquard punched coded card apparatus at Becks Lace Factory, Nottingham. The arrangement of the holes in successive cards determined the pattern produced in the lace-making machine to which

Flint grinding, Staffordshire Potteries 1843
A steam-powered vertical hammers breaks up flint into small fragments, pieces are then finely ground in a mill and mixed with clay for use in pottery. Date: 1843

Hampton Court Palace
Exterior of Hampton Court Palace, royal palace in the borough of Richmond upon Thames. Date: circa 1840s

UNABLE TO SEE AT THEATRE
The fellow in front of you at the theatre is always the tallest in the room: a short man struggles to catch a glimpse of the stage Date: 1843

Blackwall, Thames Steamer 1846
The Railway Pier, Blackwall, viewed from the Thames. A paddle steamer, several sailing vessels and a rowing boat are seen on the water. Date: 1846

H. M Dreadnought off Greenwich 1846
The Seamens Hospital-ship Dreadnought, off Greenwich. Date: 1846

Reinagles Leviathan 1846
Reinagles pneumatic engine, the Leviathan. Date: 1846

MEAN-LOOKING SOLICITOR
A mean-looking solicitor. I grant your worship that he is a knave, sir, but yet God forbid, sir, but a knave should have some countenance. Date: 1840

DINNER PARTY W / MANDARIN
A dinner party in full swing at the Mandarins house. Date: circa 1840

EMBROIDERING LADY
A lady is seated at her embroidery frame, while sharing the gossip of her two visitors Date: circa 1840

FOUR LADIES TAKE TEA
Four ladies enjoy a cup of tea, while they compare ribbons and exchange gossip Date: late 1840s

LAMBING 1846
Lambing in March. Date: 1846

THE LORD MAYOR
The Lord Mayor alights from his coach Date: 1842

Family group 1842
A young couple with their little boy Date: 1842

Northern Strike 1846
Strikers in Liverpool in a picket line to prevent strike- breakers. Date: 1846

ROMAN REPUBLIC 1849
ROMAN REPUBLIC From the balcony of the Campidoglio, the creation of the Roman Republic is proclaimed - courageously if somewhat prematurely Date: 9 February 1849

COVENT GARDEN 1848
Covent Garden : ladies accompanied by their servant purchase flowers at the open- air flower market in the centre of London Date: 1848

INDUSTRIOUS YOUNG LADY
The Industrious Young Lady - a Victorian girl and her accomplishments Date: 1840s

Fashions for May 1843
Two women wearing the fashions of 1843. Date: May 1843

GOLD MINING - SCHEMNITZ
Gold and silver mining at Schemnitz (now Banska Stiaunica, Czech Republic). Date: 1842

JENNY LIND / WALKER
Jenny Lind as Armina, the heroine of Bellinis opera LA SONNAMBULA (the sleepwalker) Date: 1840s

CRUIKSHANK - SOCIETY
An Outline of Society in Our Own Times Date: 1846

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