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Casting Collection

Background imageCasting Collection: Messrs Vickers Iron Foundry - Barrow-in-Furness

Messrs Vickers Iron Foundry - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCasting Collection: North Berwick Witches casting spells

North Berwick Witches casting spells
The North Berwick Witches -- Satan lures Dr Fian and other misguided people to indulge in evil practices such as causing shipwrecks by casting spells

Background imageCasting Collection: Hunting Series (2 of 5) - Trout Fishing

Hunting Series (2 of 5) - Trout Fishing - A likely spot

Background imageCasting Collection: Fairy casting a magic spell

Fairy casting a magic spell
Fantasy scene of a fairy casting a magic spell with her wand over a clump of buttercups as a Peacock Butterfly flaps serenely past

Background imageCasting Collection: Angler near Waltons Cottage, Stafford

Angler near Waltons Cottage, Stafford
An angler in vintage gear fishing on the River Sow near Isaac Waltons cottage in Stafford, England. He wears a deerstalker hat, carries a wickerwork fishing basket and a vintage fly rod

Background imageCasting Collection: Fortune flying through the sky on the wheel

Fortune flying through the sky on the wheel
Fortune, sprinkling a cornucopia of money and flowers on the lucky, is transported across the clouds atop the Wheel of Fortune.... Date: circa 1902

Background imageCasting Collection: Plate casting, Liverpool Express and Weekly Courier

Plate casting, Liverpool Express and Weekly Courier Newspaper, Liverpool

Background imageCasting Collection: When The Lights Go On Again

When The Lights Go On Again
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for When The Lights Go On Again (All Over The World), by Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus and Bennie Benjemen

Background imageCasting Collection: Looking At The Sea

Looking At The Sea
A portrait oil painting of a young woman, relaxing on a rock, looking out towards the sea, half of her body is lit, casting an atmospheric shadow on her left. Date: circa 1921

Background imageCasting Collection: Winter Landscape

Winter Landscape
A colourful painting showing a farm settlement with fenced fields and barns in winter, trees are casting shadows which stretch over the land and a swam of birds can be seen in the sky

Background imageCasting Collection: Man With Folded Arms

Man With Folded Arms
This portrait drawing shows an impatient looking man with arms crossed, casting a shadow on the wall behind him. Date: circa 1915

Background imageCasting Collection: Miss Dowson, Angler

Miss Dowson, Angler
Miss M. S. Dowson won the ladies competition in a fly and bait casting tournament held at Norwood in London. Date: 1931

Background imageCasting Collection: Flickering Light

Flickering Light
Oil painting of a coastal countryside setting, including a white house, visible between some trees, casting shadows on the lawn, which provides the flickering light. Date: circa 1922

Background imageCasting Collection: Brewing, steel ware and gloves, and a mineral waters

Brewing, steel ware and gloves, and a mineral waters spa in Regency England. Brewers stirring vats of beer mash in a Reading brewery 4, women buying gloves in Woodstock 5

Background imageCasting Collection: Name plate for loco The Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Name plate for loco The Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Photograph of the casting of a name plate for a locomotive named The Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Date: circa 1980

Background imageCasting Collection: Metal casting equipment

Metal casting equipment: open sand casting 1, trowel 2, ramming tool 4, lifting screw 5, sand casting between flasks 6, cog wheel casting 7-10, and moulds for loam casting 11-13

Background imageCasting Collection: Machines for casting and drawing lead pipes

Machines for casting and drawing lead pipes. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature

Background imageCasting Collection: Advert, Aluminium Castings Company, Greenock

Advert, Aluminium Castings Company, Greenock, Scotland. 1905

Background imageCasting Collection: Children making silhouette portraits 1885

Children making silhouette portraits 1885
Children making silhouette portraits by casting a shadow on the wall, drawing the outline and then cutting it out. Date: 1885

Background imageCasting Collection: Casting steel ingots at Messers Firth and Sons Factory

Casting steel ingots at Messers Firth and Sons Factory
Front cover of The Illustrated London News, 28th August 1875, showing the Royal visit to Sheffield. Casting steel ingots at Messers Firth and Sons Factory. Date: 1875

Background imageCasting Collection: Four Contingent Battleships Ordered 1909

Four Contingent Battleships Ordered 1909
Building a Dreadnought, at Barrow-in-Furness. Digging out the upper half of a Dreadnought turbine cover. Thedressing shop in the large iron foundry of the works of Vickers, Sons and Maxim

Background imageCasting Collection: Woman Skier Walking Date: 1925

Woman Skier Walking Date: 1925

Background imageCasting Collection: Mills hand grenade made as an ink stand

Mills hand grenade made as an ink stand
A Number 23 Mills hand grenade made as an ink stand on a glazed metal base, inscribed Memento of the Great War. Actual hand grenade casting as used by the Allies. Registered Number - 651542. 1915

Background imageCasting Collection: Drawing the crucible 1840s

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

Background imageCasting Collection: Pouring metal into mould

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

Background imageCasting Collection: Finishing the core 1840s

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

Background imageCasting Collection: Casting small bells 1840s

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

Background imageCasting Collection: Steel Casting at Fitzalan Steel Works, Sheffield, Yorkshire

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

Background imageCasting Collection: Foundry or casting-house at Butterley Iron-works 1845

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

Background imageCasting Collection: Method of making the Tower Bell for Westminster 1856

Method of making the Tower Bell for Westminster 1856
Showing the method for making the Great Clock, Big Ben, using a mould. Date: 1856

Background imageCasting Collection: GLASS MAKING 1755 - 2

GLASS MAKING 1755 - 2
The Casting and Running of PLATE GLASS. The man in the background is breaking up lumps of raw Glass which will be melted in the furnace. Date: 1755

Background imageCasting Collection: CASTING A VOTE 1978

CASTING A VOTE 1978
A woman casts her vote on polling day Date: 1978

Background imageCasting Collection: COTTON FLEET, INDIA

COTTON FLEET, INDIA
Cotton fleet on the Ganges, casting off from Mirzapore in the early morning Date: 1862

Background imageCasting Collection: Boy casts his fishing line into River Dee at Kirkcudbright

Boy casts his fishing line into River Dee at Kirkcudbright
A boy casts his fishing line into the River Dee from the harbour wall in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a gloomy winter day

Background imageCasting Collection: A Balinese fisherman pauses to look at the sunset

A Balinese fisherman pauses to look at the sunset
A Balinese fisherman pauses from casting his nets in the shallow sea to gaze at the setting sun above the waves. Near Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia Date: 1989

Background imageCasting Collection: A young woman fishes from the pier at Aberdovey (Aberdyfi)

A young woman fishes from the pier at Aberdovey (Aberdyfi)
A young woman fishing from the pier at Aberdovey (Aberdyfi), on the estuary of the River Dovey in Gwynedd, north Wales. She wears a sparkling bikini and black socks and shoes Date: 2019

Background imageCasting Collection: Fisherman, near Mumbles Pier, South Wales

Fisherman, near Mumbles Pier, South Wales
A fisherman casts his line into the sea beside Mumbles Pier in Swansea Bay, South Wales Date: 1992

Background imageCasting Collection: Angler at Waltons Cottage, Stafford

Angler at Waltons Cottage, Stafford
An angler in vintage gear at the door of Isaac Waltons cottage in Stafford, England. He wears a deerstalker hat, carries a wickerwork fishing basket and a vintage fly rod

Background imageCasting Collection: Daphne Rye of Daphnes restaurant

Daphne Rye of Daphnes restaurant
Daphne Rye (1916 10 November 1992), director, actress and casting director as well as proprietor of Daphnes restaurant in Draycott Avenue

Background imageCasting Collection: Naked Chamorro men and women fishing in the Mariana islands

Naked Chamorro men and women fishing in the Mariana islands.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageCasting Collection: Number 23 Mills hand grenade made as an ink stand

Number 23 Mills hand grenade made as an ink stand
A Number 23 Mills hand grenade made as an ink stand on a round glazed metal base, inscribed Memento of the Great War. Actual hand grenade casting as used by the Allies. Registered Number 651542

Background imageCasting Collection: Mills hand grenade made as an ink stand

Mills hand grenade made as an ink stand
A Number 23 Mills hand grenade made as an ink stand on a glazed metal base, inscribed Memento of the Great War. Actual hand grenade casting as used by the Allies. Registered Number - 651542. 1915

Background imageCasting Collection: Repeating Pattern - Cinderella Story - green background

Repeating Pattern - Cinderella Story - green background
Repeating Pattern - Characters from the story of Cinderella (in white silhouette on a green background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern

Background imageCasting Collection: Repeating Pattern - Cinderella Story - yellow background

Repeating Pattern - Cinderella Story - yellow background
Repeating Pattern - Characters from the story of Cinderella (in white silhouette on a yellow background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern

Background imageCasting Collection: Spells of Love and Hate

Spells of Love and Hate
Casting spells of Love and Hate

Background imageCasting Collection: Children casting shadows, Valencia, Spain

Children casting shadows, Valencia, Spain

Background imageCasting Collection: Monkey casting a shadow on a Christmas card

Monkey casting a shadow on a Christmas card
Monkey casting a shadow (shaped like a young mans profile) on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageCasting Collection: Tabby cat casting a shadow on a Christmas card

Tabby cat casting a shadow on a Christmas card
Bulldog casting a shadow (shaped like a mans head with a pipe in his mouth) on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s



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