Machines Collection (page 19)

New World Sewing Machine
A satisfied purchaser stands proudly behind her New World sewing machine

Harvesting in India - 1
INDIA - Primitive methods are still in use. The reaping hook has not been superseded by modern harvesting machines, owing to the multitudes of penny-a-day laborers

Harvesting in the USA
UNITED STATES - In the land of sunshine and plenty, harvesting, like all other things, is done on a large scale, and machines cutting a wide swath are necessary

BSA 1914
An unnamed BSA model

Matchless M / Bike Advert
Advertisement for the Matchless Model M/3

Using Bozerian W. Machine
Bozerians washing machine

Pneumatic Machine
Machine pneumatique for pumping air out of a glass dome to create a vacuum

Machine Dept / Gt Exhib
The machinery department of the Crystal Palace exhibition - Messrs. Hibbert, Platt and Co.s cotton-machines

Washing Machines 1888
Washing machine and wringing machine

Dutch Windmill
The oldest windmill in Zaandam

Lifting Water 1690
Device for raising water : the lower end of the tube is submerged, so when the string of discs is pulled through it by turning the handle, they bring water with them

PRESSES 1690
Two types of press

Lifting Machine 1690
Machine for raising heavy objects

SATURATOR
This machines represents the state of the art in saturation technology, saturating superb- the so long as the operator keeps turning the handle. Its used in making fizzy drinks

Cable Railway on Site
Quarried material is raised by a crane to a cable railway which will carry it away

Excavator at Work
Using an excavator to clear a construction site

Roughing, Eggshelling
After Printing, Sheets may be Roughed or Eggshelled in the Roughing Machines

Creusot Steam Hammer
Visitors to the Paris Exposition admire the massive Creusot steam hammer, a fitting symbol of French engineering

Hornblower Steam Engine
Diagram of the steam engine patented by Jonathan Hornblower, from Cornwall, in 1781; his patent was overturned in 1799

Otis Hydraulic Lift
Two ladies bravely enter an OTIS hydraulic lift, which the operator will cause to descend by hauling on the rope, the weight of the lift being counterbalanced with water

Ascenseur, Paris Store
One of the ascenseurs at the Galeries Lafayette, Paris department store

Cotton Factory Interior
Interior of a cotton factory

Machines / Steam Navvy
STEAM NAVVY Excavation machine used in making a new dock in Swansea

Bathing Machines
Two German ladies after their swim

London, Future
Mansion House Corner, in the City of the London, as it will be a hundred years from now, with roof-top aeroplane stations, the sky loud with the sound of flying machines

Ladies bathing at Margate, Kent, are reproved by the local constabulary for unseemly behaviour

Saverys Steam Engine
Thomas Saverys Steam Engine

Robert Hare
ROBERT HARE American scientist and spiritualist, noted for devising machines whereby to contact the spirits

MURDOCHs ENGINE, 1784
William Murdochs locomotive engine

Tending Textile Machines
Interior of cotton mill with man and woman bending over spinning machines

Futuristic teaching machine in a classroom
A futuristic teaching machine in a classroom. The teacher loads the books into a hopper and the knowledge percolates into the boys heads through wires leading to headphones

Futuristic automated kitchen
A futuristic automated kitchen, where machines do most of the work

Futuristic aerial regatta
A futuristic aerial regatta, with an amazed crowd gazing up at an array of flying machines

Futuristic street scene in the Avenue de l Opera, Paris
A futuristic street scene in the Avenue de l Opera, Paris, with people travelling about in flying machines

14th Century Windmill
Carrying corn to a windmill in 14th century England

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