Balling Collection

James Abram Garfield (1831-1881). American politician. 20th President of the United States (1881). Portrait (1881) by Ole Peter Hansen Balling (1823-1906). National Portrait Gallery. Washington D.C

A twine balling machine, linen production, Victorian period

Linen manufacture, Twine balling machine

A tow balling machine, linen production, Victorian period

Linen manufacture, Tow balling machine

Balling machine in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Plan and elevation of an iron forge, 18th century
Plan and elevation of an iron forge, with chafery, finery, blowing engine, and balling or pudding furnace. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Balling furnace and finery used in iron manufacture
Sections and elevations of balling furnace and finery used in iron manufacture, along with tools and pump. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees

Balling up knitting yarn
The machine used to ball up knitting yarn ready for sale. Picture taken in the massive Darlington factory of Patons & Baldwins. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Cotton Balling / China
An old lady winds cotton into ballas, whilst a younger man polishes a crystal disk on a low bench. Their work in front of a modest homestead with a straw roof

Skein-Winder - Hamon
The skein-winder A Mother and her daughter in Roman dress ball up lengths of wool in their villa

Broken China Doll
A little girl with a jagged fringe, cries her eyes out over her broken china doll, with its smashed head and limbs

Drugs / Opium Factory - 3
OPIUM FACTORY AT PATNA, INDIA for the Chinese trade The balling room, where the opium is made up into balls for convenience of carriage

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