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Whitworth knitting machine. Date: 1846
Workshop for engine test of machinery by Lawrence Hathaway, Member of IMechE, at his Trinity Pumps Company, Gobowen. The company produced floating pumps which were first used in fire engines
Engine test of machinery by Lawrence Hathaway, Member of IMechE, at his Trinity Pumps Company, Gobowen. The company produced floating pumps which were first used in fire engines and then cars
James Watt Planing MachinePhotograph of James Watt Planing Machine, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895
Photograph of Old Face Plate Lathe, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895. The lathe taking work up to 26 feet diameter
First hank of cotton spun by machinery, Birmingham, 1741A photograph of the first hank of cotton spun by machinery, Birmingham, 1741. Date: 1910
Letter from William Prime Marshall to Walter Raleigh BrowneLetter, 7 Dec 1883 from William Prime Marshall to Walter Raleigh Browne accompanying an explanation of James Watts Sculpture copying machinery (eidograph) - see BAW/14/001-2. Date: circa 1809
Bust produced by James Watt during his experiments in sculpture copying. Date: circa 1809
James Watts studio at his residence, Heathfield Hall, Handsworth, later owned by George Tangye. Date: circa 1809
James Watts residence, Heathfield Hall, Handsworth, later owned by George Tangye. Date: circa 1809
James Watts Sculpture copying machinery (eidograph)Page 1 of explanation about James Watts Sculpture copying machinery (eidograph), including a sketch of the valves (BAW/14/032) and marked-up photograph (BAW/14/003) which the the note refers to
New Ideas for using X-Rays for Medical use WWIUsed in the British, French and Russian military hospitals the Kompact, apparatus, to find foreign bodies in wounded soldiers
Advert, Waterlows Patent Autographic PressAdvert, Waterlows Patent Improved Autographic Press or Portable Printing Machine for the counting house, office or library, by means of which every person may become his own printer. 1854
Frys Cocoa and Chocolate, rolling chocolate. 1893
Manufacturing hard steel rails for the railway. Date: 1880
Underground railway construction, Euston Road, LondonUnderground railway construction, earth-hoisting machine, drawn by horses, operating in Euston Road, London. 1861
Scene in a Flint Glass Factory, glass engraver at workScene in a Flint Glass Factory, Holland Street, Blackfriars, London, glass engraver at work. 1841
Sheep Shearing By MachinerySheep Shearing by machinery possibly a Wolseley Shearing Machine. Hand Tinted Glass Slide Date: circa 1900
Tow carding in a Yorkshire flax mill. Date: 1843
Doubling the drawings in a Yorkshire flax mill. Date: 1843
Planing machine, Clyde steamboat works, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1843
Boring machine, Clyde steamboat works, GlasgowMan operating a boring machine, Clyde steamboat works, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1843
Cutting and punching engine, Clyde steamboat works, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1843
Carpet shearing machine in a Glasgow carpet factoryWoman operating a carpet shearing machine in a Glasgow carpet factory. Date: 1843
Combing wheel in a Glasgow carpet factory, operated by a woman and two children. Date: 1843
Scene at a Lancashire cotton printing works - singeing machine. Date: 1843
Scene at a Lancashire calico bleaching and dyeing worksScene at a calico bleaching and dyeing works in Dukinfield, Lancashire, showing washing by dash wheels. Date: 1843
Carding machine in a Lancashire cotton millCarding machine with operatives in a Lancashire cotton mill. Date: 1843
Mill Room in the Staffordshire PotteriesMill Room where the ingredients are mixed, Staffordshire Potteries. 1843
Making bootlaces with brass tags at the Old Silk Mill, DerbyTwo workmen making silk bootlaces with brass tags at the Old Silk Mill, Derby. Date: 1843
Throwing machine at the Old Silk Mill, Derby, and (below) people throwing or spinning by hand. Date: 1843
Winding machine at the Old Silk Mill, DerbyWoman operating a winding machine at the Old Silk Mill, Derby. Date: 1843
Scene at Royal Porcelain Works, WorcesterScene at the Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester -- a potters wheel, with a thrower, ball maker and wheel turner at work. 1843
Process at British Needle Mills, Redditch, WorcestershireProcess at the British Needle Mills, Redditch, Worcestershire -- three images showing how the threading hole is stamped into the needles. Date: 1843
Advert, James Abernethy & Co, Aberdeen, ScotlandAdvert for James Abernethy & Co, Ferryhill Foundry, Aberdeen, Scotland. 1905
Counterweight machines for throwing darts and stones from Lipsius and others. One double that fires a stone from a sling. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a
Boring machine and cornering saw, 18th centuryBoring machine and cornering saw, Block Machinery at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or
Crown saw and coaking engine, 18th centuryCrown saw and coaking engine, Block Machinery at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal
Sawing machine at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts
Machinery for making cutlery, 18th centuryMachinery for making cutlery: troughs of a grinding mill, tongs for pressing knife handles, pressing vice and spring drill
Cannon-boring machinery, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature
Rollers for making bar iron: flat, square and plate iron. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts
Fly press machinery. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees
Expanding riggers invented by A. Flint and Mr. Farey. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts
Comb-making machinery. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees
Centrifugal machine and centrobaryc method. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees
File cutting equipment and various filters. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature
Dramatic machinery for a theatre set including flying carriage, boat on moving waves, flats, etc. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts