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First issue of Blast magazine, 1914The front cover of the first issue of Blast: Review Of The Great English Vortex, dated 20th June 1914. Edited by Wyndham Lewis
The Iron Foundry, Burmeister & Wain, 1885, by Peder SeverinPeder Severin Kroyer (1851-1909). Danish painter. The Iron Foundry, Burmeister & Wain, 1885. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark
IRA bombing of the Houses of Parliament, WestminsterThe fire started after the IRA planted an explosive device in Westminster Hall, Houses of Parliament, 17 June 1974. The 20 lb explosive device caused extensive damage
First issue of Blast magazine, 1914The title page of the first issue of Blast: Review Of The Great English Vortex, dated 20th June 1914. Edited by Wyndham Lewis
Industry / Metals / SteelA modern steelworks - iron running out of the blast furnaces in which iron ore has been blasted to yield molten pig-iron
Demolition of a Factory Chimney - Chorley, Lancashire Date: circa late 1950s
Govan Ironworks, GlasgowCharging a blast furnace at Govan Iron Works in Glasgow
A Blast Furnace in Action Date: circa 1920s
Hailing taxis / W H Robinson -test editThe fitting of the new Heath Robinson taxi hailer dissolves all difficulties of inadequate whistles (due in some cases to dental work)
Iron smelting in a furnace, Bronze Age, Kazakhstan areaCraftsmen (blacksmiths) of the Bronze Age in the Kazakhstan area, smelting and shaping metal (iron) using an ancient furnace with bellows. 3000-1200 BCE
Rifle, Bolt Action, Lee Enfield, . 303 In No 5 Mk ILee Enfield. 303 in No 5 Mk I bolt action rifle, 1944 (c); known as the Jungle Carbine; fitted with flash eliminator, sling swivels and a rubber cushion on the buttplate
Iron & Steel Co, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, CanadaBlast furnaces and open hearth, Dominion Iron & Steel Company, Sydney Harbour, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Date: circa 1905
Iron processing in Bronze Age, Kazakhstan areaBronze Age craftsmen (blacksmiths) processing iron with special tools, shaping the metal by hammering. In the background are yurts and a mountain landscape. 3000-1200 BCE
Blast furnace at steelworks Pittsburg Pennsylvania USA early 1900s
Workington Steel Works Blast Furnace early 1900s
Blast furnace, Conservatoire des Arts de la MetallurgieOld blast furnaces, at the Conservatoire des Arts de la Metallurgie, or Conservatory of the Arts of Metallurgy, formerly the lower factory of the foundry at Dommartin-le-Franc, in the Blaise valley
Blast furnace, Parc Metallurgique, Dommartin-le-FrancBlast furnace built 1834 by Jean-Baptiste Le Bachelle, at the Parc Metallurgique or Metallurgic Park, an interpretation centre for ancient and contemporary metallurgy
Comic postcard, Lodgers and landlady - carving the poultry Date: 20th century
Are we uprooted? No! by G. L StampaAre we uprooted? No! Despite the fact that a three storey house has had a huge explosion near by and shrapnel has pierced through their home
Plan of a blast furnace works, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by David Mushet from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts
Elevation and section of a blast furnace works with water regulator, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by David Mushet from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or
Plan, elevation and section of a blast furnace works, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by David Mushet from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of
Cross-sections and plans of blast furnaces, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman
Poster, Blast them out, WW2. 1940s
Blast Furnace Breakdown Date: 1948
SUMMERLEA IRONWORKSCoal wagons at night outside the blast furnaces at Summerlea Ironworks in Glasgow Date: circa 1870
FIREWORK FACTORY BLASTThe explosion at Madame Cotons Firework Factory, Westminster Road. Date: 1858
Domestic Gas Accident - Explosion blows man out through roofSong Titkes Illustrated: " I Arise from my Dreams of Thee". Domestic Gas Accident - An explosion blows a sleeping man out through his roof after his wife has unwisely investigated a strange
Vickers. 303 in Class C medium machine gun, 1910 (c). Commercially produced model; fitted with blast deflector; associated mount and tripod, wooden box of spares
Blitz in London -- Kings Cross Road, WW2Blitz in London -- blast damage to a shop in Kings Cross Road, 18 June 1943. Date: 1943
NFS (London Region) damaged Shoreditch fire engine, WW2The pump escape from Shoreditch fire station (36 A 1) arrives at Lambeth workshops after extensive damage was caused following a bomb blast
Salvage scrap to blast the jap. Poster for Thirteenth Naval District, United States Navy, showing a snake representing Japan being bombed by an eagle. Date 1940 or 1941
Vortex Gaudier-Brzeska (Written from the Trenches)The vorticist sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska s(1891-1915) contribution to the second issue of Blast, written from the trenches of France during World War I
Blast Furnace 2Blast furnaces at Colebrookdale, Shropshire (now spelt Coalbrookdale)
Civil Defence Handbook, introduction and basic factsCivil Defence Handbook introduction and facts, pages 4 and 5. Highlights the events following on from a H-bomb explosion
Blast Furnaces, Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, USABlast Furnaces, Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, USA Date: 1937
Roane Iron Company, Rockwood, Tennessee, USARoane Iron Company blast furnace at Rockwood, Tennessee, USA. Date: 1906
What an Explosion at a Munitions Factory looks like - a photograph included in a feature discussing the blast at the Silvertown Munitions Factory in East Lonon on 19th January 1917
Gas explosion, Godliman Street, City of LondonResults of a gas explosion in Godliman Street, City of London, on 4 August 1939, with firefighters in action with hosepipes. Date: 1939
Trench Scene- Easier Said than DoneA shell if falling near a trench, while one soldier has hiccups, and is asking the soldier on the right " Say or doing something to startle me, Arry"
Destructive force of flying bomb by G. H. DavisBlast -- the main destructive force of the flying bomb in use during the Second World War. How and why it creates widespread damage
Coping with effects of bomb blast by G. H. DavisThe effects of bomb blast: how research and experiment have helped to cope with this vital problem during the Second World War. Date: 1941
American attack on the German Front line - France - WW1 Date: circa 1917
Spain (1883). Biscay. Mining industry. Iron factory" Spain (1883). Biscay. Mining industry. Iron factory of Marquiss of Mudela in the " Desert" (Bilbao). Front of the blast furnaces
Scrum Back Chat, by FougassePut the ball down, blast you, Sir! I haven t got it, blast you, Sir! Well, you had it last, blast you, Sir! Full colour humorous illustration by Fougasse aka Cyril Kenneth Bird (1887-1965)
Blitz in London -- vehicle on roof in Peckham Hill StreetBlitz in London -- the trajectory of the vehicle lifted by a bomb blast from Bonar Road onto the roof of a house in Peckham Hill Street, SE London
Blitz in London -- Whitechapel fire station, WW2Blitz in London -- a close up view of Whitechapel fire station, in Whitechapel Road, EC1, which suffered heavy blast damage following a bombing raid
Assassination attempt on Napoleon BonaparteRoyalist plotters attempt to assassinate Bonaparte by placing a bomb in a horse and wagon and lighting the fuse just as he draws near. Whilst Bonaparte survived, 52 people died in the blast