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Leaving the Munitions Works, by Winifred Knights, WW1Leaving the Munitions Works, watercolour by Winifred Knights, First World War. 1919
YWCA Poster, For Every Fighter a Woman Worker, WW1YWCA Poster, design by Adolph Treidler, For Every Fighter a Woman Worker, Care for Her through the YWCA, United War Work Campaign, First World War. circa 1918
Erecting Aeroplanes, by Muirhead Bone, WW1Erecting Aeroplanes -- an RE8, 2-seater reconnaissance plane being built at the Coventry Ordnance Works, February 1917, lithograph by Muirhead Bone, First World War. 1917
Westwood Works in Peterborough, WW1Westwood Works in Peterborough in production during the First World War. Lithographic print by Rudolph Ihlee. 1918
Pottey - Pressers at work 1880sPottery pressing. Date: 1880s
Pottey -slip-house 1880sPotteries putting or taking-out slip from the ground. Date: 1880s
Staffordshire pottery 1884Flat presser, making plates. Date: 1884
Porcelain manufacturers 1843Workers carefully place seggars or saggars for firing in the biscuit kiln at the Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester. 1843
William Pelham Bullivant, ropemakerWilliam Pelham Bullivant, Bullivant & Co, ropemaker and manufacturer of wire ropes. late 19th century
William Munton Bullivant, ropemakerWilliam Munton Bullivant, Bullivant & Co, ropemaker and manufacturer of wire ropes. late 19th century
William Hesketh Lever, founder of Lever Brothers, Port Sunlight (now part of Unilever). late 19th century
Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor of the automatic gun. late 19th century
Joseph Storrs Fry, head of Fry s, BristolJoseph Storrs Fry, head of Frys Cocoa and Confectionery, Bristol
Handling Idris bottles wearing gauze masksWomen workers handling Idris bottles wearing gauze masks to protect their faces in case of breakage. circa 1900
Frank Lloyd, head of the paper-making firm
Aerial view of Frys chocolate factories, BristolAerial view of Frys chocolate factories at Bristol. circa 1900
Tobacco factory, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary IslandsTobacco factory E Fuentes, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Date: circa 1900s
Tompkins yarn spooler 1875Floor standing yarn spooler, simple construction for winding skein yarn upon spools for sewing machines, intended principally for hosiery manufactures. 1875
Advert for Rudge Whitworth Cycles 1895Advertisement of Rudge Whitworth Cycles, manufacture of bicycle for leisure, race and business. 1895
Manufacturing Sevres porcelainA very beautifully shot postcard photograph showing the colouring workshop (preparing the background colours) for Sevres porcelain, particularly the famous Sevres Blue - Sevres Factory, France
CUTTING CANE, LOUISIANABlack workers cut sugar cane on a plantation in Louisiana, USA. Date: 1886
SNCAC NC. 702 Martinet F-BAOOSNCAC NC.702 Martinet F-BAOO (msn 121). During the second World War the ReichsLufttfahr Ministerium (RLM) dispersed manufacture of (usually)
XNBL-1 AS64215 main undercarriage bungee shock absorberMain undercarriage unit bungee shock absorber of Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215, (also known as The Barling Bomber and Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 and McCook Field Project P-303)
Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215 forward fuselageForward fuselage of Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215, (also known as The Barling Bomber and Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 and McCook Field Project P-303)
Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215, (also known as The Barling Bomber and Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 and McCook Field Project P-303), during manufacture at Witteman-Lewis Co
Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215 main undercarriageMain undercarriage unit of Engineering Division XNBL-1 AS64215, (also known as The Barling Bomber and Witteman-Lewis XNBL-1 and McCook Field Project P-303), during manufacture at Witteman-Lewis Co
A Tailor at work. Date: 1900
Brass Mill Date: 1938
Blast Furnace Breakdown Date: 1948
Clock Maker at Work Date: 1948
Donald McKays Clipper Date: 1948
OJ Concentrate Plant Date: 1950
Smelting Plant Date: 1950
Wringing Rock Date: 1950
Men and Assembly Line Date: 1946
Smiling Welder Date: 1945
Roquefort - Cheese Manufacture - Aveyon - France - The Caves. Date: circa 1910s
The Naval Steelworks of Saint-Chamond, Loire, FranceThe Naval Steelworks (with drop hammer forges) of Saint-Chamond, France. The Compagnie des forges et acieries de la marine et dHomecourt (FAMH)
Broadwoods Pianoforte manufactory 1858John Broadwood & Sons at Horseferry Road, Westminster, London. Showing the extensive building and a large area in which it covered, employing a large number of workmen. Date: 1858
Bystander front cover, Bairnsfather cartoon, German shellsAlas! My poor brother Cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather on the front cover of The Bystander showing a stereotypical German munitions worker pouring glycerine into a shell case and opining, Alas
Manufacture of War materials at Woolwich Arsenal 1877Series of illustrations at Woolwich Arsenal, London, Harvey torpedoes being made by her Majestys Government to fabricate the artillery and ammunition for land and sea service. Date: 1877
Tailoring 1855Tailor sitting crossed-legged on the floor sewing a piece of clothing. Date: 1855
Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield 1871Various scene inside the government-owned rifle factory, Royal Small-Arms Factory, Enfield. Date: 1871
Cotton Spinning Machine 1862Cotton Manufacture in the International Exhibition. Platts Self-Acting Mule, or the Cotton Spinning Machine. Date: 1862
Elkington & Co, Electro-Plate Works, Birmingham 1844 Elkington & CoScenes from Elkington & Co, Electro-Plate Works, Birmingham, woman worker, burnishing. Date: 1844
Drawing the crucible 1840sA Foundry man drawing a crucible from the ground. Date: 1840s
Pouring metal into mould in a pit. Date: 1840s
Finishing the core 1840sFinishing the core, the crook. Date: 1840s