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Blacksmiths outside their forgeA superb photograph of six Blacksmiths and coachbuilders posing for a photograph outside their forge/workshop, each holding the tools of their trade
Tools used in carpentry and joineryVarious tools used in carpentry and joinery, including a vice, saws, chisels, a plane, pliers, a compass and a hammer
Dry Stone WallingTwo working class men in flat caps build a dry stone wall together at Galashiel, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Coopers at work making wooden barrelsFour coopers hard at work in their workshop making traditional wooden barrels. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Blacksmith Tools 1875A range of tools used by a blacksmith or ironsmith, including pincers, a hook, files, a hammer and a mallet. 1875
Building and masonry toolsVarious building and masonry tools, including a saw, a mallet, chisels, hatchets, a trowel and a hammer
UFO crashes at Aztec, New MexicoA flying saucer which allegedly crashed near Aztec, New Mexico, reported by Frank Scully with spurious data from Dr G, but with possible basis in fact
Wheelwright makinbg wooden wheels, Blists Hill, IronbridgeA skilled wheelwright works on a wooden cart wheel in his workshop at Blists Hill Working Museum, Ironbridge, Shropshire. First published The Independent newspaper Date: 1989
Bismarck as BlacksmithOTTO BISMARCK Prussian statesman, depicted as Smith of the Nation, handing a newly forged sword to Germania
Thor Fights the JotunesThe god Thor fights the giants (the Jotun or Jotune) from his chariot with his hammer, thunder & lightning
GWR navvies, Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA group of ten Great Western Railway navvies working on the Treffgarne railway at Nant Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales
Splitting SlatesA workman uses a hammer and chisel to split slates in the biggest slate quarry in the world at Blaenau Ffestiniog, Merionethshire, Wales
How Pianola Works 1912How the player-piano works - air passes through the holes in the piano-roll and acts on the bellows mechanism, causing a hammer to strike a key
House carpenter planing a board on a bench. His workshop contains carpentry tools such as saws, hammer, chisel, as well as finished products such as a door, rafters, ladder, etc
Variety of pistols, incl Colts Deringer pistol / PeacemakerA variety of pistols, including Colts Deringer pistol, the Snapchance Revolver, a full-size cartridge, a US Cavalry Colt Sa (Single Action Army - Peacemaker).45 revolver (circa 1877)
Blacksmith at work in his forgeAn elderly blacksmith hammering a horseshoe on his anvil. The owner of the horse awaiting a new set of shoes looks in at the window, while the blacksmiths cat scratches an ear on the work bench
Various coopers toolsVarious tools used by a cooper or barrel maker, including mallets, a hammer, a hatchet and a knife
The Plumber
Throwing the hammer, Braemar Highland GamesAlexander Mackenzie throwing the hammer at the 1911 Highland Games at Braemar, Scotland. 1911
Wheelwrights making cart wheelsWheelwrights or wainwrights making large wooden wheels in a traditional rural workshop. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Grinling Gibbons / EvelynGRINLING GIBBONS English woodcarver and sculptor, with John Evelyn at the door, about to discover him
Sheet Music Suffragettes Humorous One or Two Step. Written by Montague Ewing, cover illustration by Reginald Rigby with suffragettes in the colours, one holding a hammer
Steam hammer, details of piston and cylinderSteam hammer, front elevation and details of piston and cylinder
Charles Martel 732Because of the heavy blows he showered upon the Saracens at Poitiers, Duke Charles Martel became known as " Charles The Hammer"
Boy Repairs Boots / 1930A boy is taught to mend his own boots in classes at a London School
Edward I (1239 - 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots
Knight of the mid 15th century in battle armor with weapons.. He wears a checkered tunic over stocking, with two angels above holding his coat of arms. The weapons include a war hammer A and sword E
Irish Leprechaun, or Fairy ShoemakerAn Irish Leprechaun, or Fairy Shoemaker, working on a pile of shoes
Jeweller at his bench with leather covers. His tools include files, drills, hammer, pliers, wire drawer and crucible. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades
Suffragette Militant Cat FifiA large white cat, hammer in her claws and a Votes for Women sash, addresses a group of toys on the necessity of militant action, not sure if the message is getting through Date: circa 1913
The Village, Abinger Hammer, SurreyThe Village, Abinger Hammer, Dorking, Surrey, England. Date: 1930s
J Nasmyths patent steam hammer, front elevation
Craftsmen making besom brooms and wooden rakesTwo craftsmen sit on narrow benches, making besom brooms and wooden rakes. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Craftsmen make besom brooms and wooden rakesTwo craftsmen sit on narrow benches, making besom brooms and wooden rakes. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Blacksmith / ChatterboxThe village blacksmith
Corner shop in Vienna, AustriaA large corner shop, Hammerbrot, on a street in Vienna, Austria, with parked cars and people out shopping. Date: 1953
Monument to Arctic exploration - ArchangelRussia, Arkhangelsk (Archangel) - Monument to Arctic exploration and explorers. 2010
Apprentice splitting slate, Delabole Quarry, CornwallAn apprentice splitting a slate at the Delabole Quarry in North Cornwall. Slate has been mined in the area since the middle ages
Olympics / 1932 / HammerHammer: O Callaghan (Eire) wins with a throw of 53.92 metres
Throwing the HammerThrowing the hammer
Communism in Russia 1934Standing by to hoist the flag when Europe turns communist may mean a long wait, but at least its a steady job!
Auctioneer on a Christmas and New Year card, with a lot of financial puns in the verse. Date: circa 1890s
Medieval weapons: Dull swords or kolben for the Kolbenturnier 302, pike 303, halberd 304, partisan 305, wooden battle hammer 306, iron battle hammer 307, lance with crooked spike 308
Face-turning lathe and riveting hammer, 18th centuryFace-turning lathe and riveting hammer, Block Machinery at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr
John Balliol surrenders the Kingdom of Scotland to King Edward I (1239-1307). 1296
RMS Titanic, Samuel Alfred Smith Archive, leather tool bagRMS TITANIC - THE SAMUEL ALFRED SMITH ARCHIVE: Early 20th century leather tool bag of joiner's woodworking tools owned and used by Samuel Smith
Abinger Hammer, near Dorking, Surrey - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard
Souvenir / Advertising / Greetings postcard from ZurichEarly illustrated souvenir / advertising postcard from Zurich, Switzerland. Date: 1898