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Manufacturing Collection

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Deltic engine, final gear is being fitted

Deltic engine, final gear is being fitted into a phasing gearing assembly

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Bauhaus Building

Bauhaus Building
The Bauhaus building in Dessau, manufacturing city in eastern Germany. The building was built in 1925 - 26 by the German architect Walter Gropius. Date: 1930s

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Napier Deltic engine, cross section

Napier Deltic engine, cross section

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Singer Sewing Machines - factory in Clydebank

Singer Sewing Machines - factory in Clydebank, Scotland. 1932

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Building Diesel Locomotives in Swindon

Building Diesel Locomotives in Swindon
Engineers nearing completion on the first of 35 2, 700 hp diesel-hydraulic locomotives built at the Swindon Works for the Western Region

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Napier Deltic rail traction diesel engine

Napier Deltic rail traction diesel engine

Background imageManufacturing Collection: WW2 poster, To Victory -- With Our Help

WW2 poster, To Victory -- With Our Help! Pilots profile with Hawker Hurricanes. Printed by Massey-Harris for distribution in England. Date: circa 1942

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Wallsend-on-Tyne - Shipbuilding

Wallsend-on-Tyne - Shipbuilding and the BP Tanker British Hazel in dock. Date: 1963

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Poster design, Grimwade Fine Art Pottery, Stoke

Poster design, Grimwade Fine Art Pottery, Stoke. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Greetings from Akron, Ohio, USA

Greetings from Akron, Ohio, USA
Greetings postcard from Akron, Ohio, USA, rubber manufacturing center of the world, showing the Goodyear Memorial and a rubber tyre shape containing three scenes (Firestone, Goodrich and Goodyear)

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Welsh woman with spinning wheel, Wales

Welsh woman with spinning wheel, Wales
Welsh woman outside a cottage with a spinning wheel, Wales. Date: late 19th century

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Advert, Barry, Ostlere & Shepherd Ltd, Kirkcaldy

Advert, Barry, Ostlere & Shepherd Ltd, Kirkcaldy
Advert for Barry, Ostlere & Shepherd Ltd, Manufacturers of Floor Cloth, Linoleum and Cork Carpet, Kirkcaldy, Scotland. 1905

Background imageManufacturing Collection: General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York, USA

General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York, USA
General Electric Company buildings at Schenectady, New York State, USA

Background imageManufacturing Collection: England / Hebden Bridge

England / Hebden Bridge
A fine overview of the typical manufacturing town of Hebden Bridge, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Date: 1964

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Napier Deltic 18 2500 bhp diesel engine

Napier Deltic 18 2500 bhp diesel engine on show

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Welsh Lady using a Singer Sewing Machine

Welsh Lady using a Singer Sewing Machine
Seated Welsh Lady using a Singer Sewing machine in traditional costume, with a similarly-dressed lady alongside as well as a smart Welshman

Background imageManufacturing Collection: How Navajo Indian Rugs are made - USA

How Navajo Indian Rugs are made - USA Date: circa 1930s

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Devonshire Dock - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria

Devonshire Dock - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria Date: circa 1910s

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Napier Heston Racer G-AFOK with Sabre I

Napier Heston Racer G-AFOK with Sabre I Date: 1939

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Deltic DP1 locomotive

Deltic DP1 locomotive

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Ford Assembly Line 1930

Ford Assembly Line 1930
The Ford Assembly line in 1928

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Ford Assembly Line 1929

Ford Assembly Line 1929
Working on the Ford assembly line

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Brochure illustration, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton

Brochure illustration, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, showing the Footshape Works where the boots and shoes are made, with addresses of branches below, in London, Bradford, Brighton and Leicester

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton

Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton
Brochure cover design, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, advertising boots by post, with a circular illustration of the Footshape Works where the boots are made. Date: 20th century

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Dressing Shetland Shawls

Dressing Shetland Shawls
Women from the Shetland Islands dress Shetland wool shawls on large racks Date: 1908

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Scotlands Industrial Souvenir

Scotlands Industrial Souvenir
Don Brothers, Buist and Company Limited - Flax and Jute Spinners and Manufacturers - Scotlands Industrial Souvenir 1905. Date: 1905

Background imageManufacturing Collection: The parable of the laborers in the vineyard

The parable of the laborers in the vineyard: The payment of the denarius. ca. 1500. Second Series cloth. Manufacturing in Brussels, possibly in the workshops of Pieter van Aelst

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Napier Heston Racer G-AFOK with Sabre I

Napier Heston Racer G-AFOK with Sabre I Date: 1943

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Flying testbed B2 Canberra WK163

Flying testbed B2 Canberra WK163 fitted with a NSc D1-2 Double Scorpion rechargeable booster rocket Date: 1957

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Shaping metal with a steam hammer

Shaping metal with a steam hammer
Two metalworkers use a clamp and chain to hold a large piece of metal in place while it is shaped by a pneumatic steam hammer

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Germany / Dessau / Bauhaus

Germany / Dessau / Bauhaus
The Bauhaus building in Dessau, manufacturing city in eastern Germany. The building was built in 1925 - 26 by the German architect Walter Gropius

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Ford Assembly Line

Ford Assembly Line
FORD MOTOR COMPANY The assembly line at the Rouge Plant, Dearborn, illinois

Background imageManufacturing Collection: First World War. Big Bertha M42

First World War. Big Bertha M42
WORLD WAR (1914-1918). BIG BERTHA M42. German gun used to bombard Paris from over 100 km. away in 1918. Its gauge was 210 mm. and was 34 m. long

Background imageManufacturing Collection: American schooner Westward - built by Herrehoff

American schooner Westward - built by Herrehoff
The American schooner Westward - built by Herrehoff in 1910 and later owned by Mr Thomas Benjamin Davis - a magnificent schooner of 323 tonnes. In 1910 she sailed in eleven races and won them all

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

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

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Foden 5 ton Steam Wagon M8681

Foden 5 ton Steam Wagon M8681, built in1916, at the 1959 Andover Steam Rally. (Foden Trucks was a British truck and bus manufacturing company which had its origins in Elworth near Sandbach in 1856)

Background imageManufacturing Collection: WW2 poster, Teamwork -- Thanks Pal

WW2 poster, Teamwork -- Thanks Pal! Printed by DeHavilland of Canada Ltd for distribution in England. Date: circa 1942

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Hawker Tempest V powered by a Sabre IIB NV768

Hawker Tempest V powered by a Sabre IIB NV768, with ducted spinner aircraft propeller

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Model Napier Deltic engine

Model Napier Deltic engine

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Napier Deltic engine T18-37C

Napier Deltic engine T18-37C, Jim Shortall with one the super pumper units

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Advert, Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock, Scotland

Advert, Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock, Scotland
Advert for Glenfield & Kennedy Ltd, Kilmarnock, Scotland. 1905

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Alexander Jamieson & Co Ltd, Darvel, Scotland

Alexander Jamieson & Co Ltd, Darvel, Scotland
Advert, Alexander Jamieson & Co Ltd, Muslin and Lace Curtains, Darvel, East Ayrshire, Scotland. 1905

Background imageManufacturing Collection: View outside a leather factory, Bermondsey, south London

View outside a leather factory, Bermondsey, south London
View outside Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842

Background imageManufacturing Collection: The Hudson Motor Company - Detroit, Michigan, USA

The Hudson Motor Company - Detroit, Michigan, USA. Date: 1910s

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Singer Sewing Machines - factory clock tower

Singer Sewing Machines - factory clock tower. 1932

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Amoskeag Corporation, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

Amoskeag Corporation, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Weave room in No. 11 Mill (a textile mill) of the Amoskeag Corporation, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. Date: 1911

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Lloyd Georges Munition Girls

Lloyd Georges Munition Girls
Front cover of a book describing womens experiences in a munitions factory during the First World War with a detailed account by an anonymous female shell-maker

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Promotional card for the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers Ltd

Promotional card for the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers Ltd - Turkish Company with head office at Smyrna (Izmir), Turkey and branches in London, Paris, Constantinople (Istanbul), New York, Cairo

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Scotlands Industrial Souvenir

Scotlands Industrial Souvenir
Hay and Robertson, Linen and Cotton Manufacturers, Dunfermline - Scotlands Industrial Souvenir 1905. Date: 1905

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Advert, Carrongrove Paper Co Ltd, Denny, Scotland

Advert, Carrongrove Paper Co Ltd, Denny, Scotland
Advert for The Carrongrove Paper Company Ltd, Denny, Scotland. 1905

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Adverts, five Scottish businesses

Adverts, five Scottish businesses
Adverts for R E Walker, Reid & Co Limited, Albany Works, Dunfermline, Inglis & Co, textile manufacturers, Dunfermline, Andrew Reid & Co, Pilmuir Works, Dunfermline, Hay and Robertson

Background imageManufacturing Collection: J.s Fry and Sons Cocoa and chocolate works, Bristol 1884

J.s Fry and Sons Cocoa and chocolate works, Bristol 1884
Interior and exterior of British company owned by Joseph Storrs Fry and Sons, Cocoa and chocolate works, Bristol. Date: 1884

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Japan, Imperial Mint, Osaka - Rolling Mills, Cutting Presses

Japan, Imperial Mint, Osaka - Rolling Mills, Cutting Presses
Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - Rolling Mills, and the Cutting-out Presses. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageManufacturing Collection: The Trojan War: The Destruction of Troy. ca

The Trojan War: The Destruction of Troy. ca. 1470. Detail. Hecuba entrusts her daughter Polyxena to Antenor during the assault of the Achaeans

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Poster advertising an exhibition of pottery, Sweden

Poster advertising an exhibition of pottery, Sweden
Poster advertising an exhibition of pottery made by the Gustavsberg company in Sweden. 20th century

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Cotton Picking

Cotton Picking
Picking cotton in the southern United States

Background imageManufacturing Collection: H J Heinz factory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

H J Heinz factory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
View from Troy Hill of the H J Heinz factory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: 1911

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Advert, Victoria Cycle Company, Dennistoun, Glasgow

Advert, Victoria Cycle Company, Dennistoun, Glasgow
Advert for the Victoria Cycle Company Limited, Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland, manufacturer of motorcycles and bicycles. 1905

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Adverts, Robertsons Whisky, William McKinnon & Co

Adverts, Robertsons Whisky, William McKinnon & Co
Adverts for Robertsons Whisky, Dundee, and William McKinnon & Co, Aberdeen, Scotland. 1905

Background imageManufacturing Collection: The Dacca Twist Companys Sewing Cotton, Manchester

The Dacca Twist Companys Sewing Cotton, Manchester
Advertising showcard, The Dacca Twist Companys Sewing Cotton, Manchester. Date: circa 1900

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Stock Share Certificate - Blue Ridge Shirt Manufacturing Co

Stock Share Certificate - Blue Ridge Shirt Manufacturing Co, Tennessee, USA. 20th century

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton

Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton
Brochure cover design, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, advertising Footshape boots by post. Depicting an 18th century scene with a coach and horses and a road sign: Boots by Post in 1780

Background imageManufacturing Collection: 1914 Estate Carriage

1914 Estate Carriage, 15 horse power, Hon. Patrick Lindsay Date: 1958

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Nomad II engine at the Coronation Road Test Tunnels

Nomad II engine at the Coronation Road Test Tunnels

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Gloster VI seaplane with Napier Lion VIID engine

Gloster VI seaplane with Napier Lion VIID engine, winner of the 1929 Schneider Trophy. Date: 1929

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Flying testbed B2 Canberra WK162

Flying testbed B2 Canberra WK162
Flying testbed B2 Canberra WK163 fitted with a NSc D1-2 Double Scorpion rechargeable booster rocket Date: 1957

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Inspecting engine beside Belvedere helicopter

Inspecting engine beside Belvedere helicopter
Technician inspects engine beside Belvedere helicopter Date: 1958

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Napier Deltic compressor set

Napier Deltic compressor set

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Ms Napier (bearded) besides F Edge

Ms Napier (bearded) besides F Edge in the four cylinder Napier racing car Date: 1902

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Manufacture of circuit boards

Manufacture of circuit boards
A complicated multi-component electronic device for manufacturing circuit boards. It consists of a number of miniature soldering irons to attach the electrical components and a magnifying camera

Background imageManufacturing Collection: The Horrors of Home

The Horrors of Home
A Captain, home on leave during World War I returns to his tranquil countryside village to discover it is now a hub of industry complete with belching chimneys, manufacturing armaments for the war

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Chevrolet Manufacture

Chevrolet Manufacture
A scene from one of Chevrolets 17 great American factories

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Foden Steam Wagon AN9568 London Pride

Foden Steam Wagon AN9568 London Pride (msn 13138), built 1928, at a 1959 Walford Cross auction. (Foden Trucks was a British truck)

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Foden D-type Steam Wagon RX1719 Early Bird

Foden D-type Steam Wagon RX1719 Early Bird
Foden D-type Steam Wagon reg. RX1719 Early Bird (msn 12852), built 1927, at Ferndown in dorset. (Foden Trucks was a British truck)

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Clay pipes from Southorns pipeworks, Broseley, Shropshire

Clay pipes from Southorns pipeworks, Broseley, Shropshire
A selection of clay pipes found in the workshops of Southorns pipeworks, Broseley, Shropshire - now The Broseley Pipe Museum Date: 1987

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Mr Ivor Southorn, at the Brosley Clay Pipe works

Mr Ivor Southorn, at the Brosley Clay Pipe works
Mr Ivor Southorn, whose great, great grandfather William Southorn started clay pipemaking on an industrial scale in Broseley, Shropshire

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Prehistory. Paleolithic. Hunters manufacturing weapons

Prehistory. Paleolithic. Hunters manufacturing weapons and cutting skins. Illustration by Lluis Bargall󮠗 atercolour

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Machining the crankshaft of a large diesel engine

Machining the crankshaft of a large diesel engine. Date: 1965

Background imageManufacturing Collection: NAMC YS-11 JA8653

NAMC YS-11 JA8653
NAMC YS-11-108 JA8653 (msn 2017), of Japan Air System. (NAMC - Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation) Date: circa 1990

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Sifting Tea in Assam, India

Sifting Tea in Assam, India
British Empire multiplied the tea gardens in north-east corner of India due to demand in Britain. Photograph showing one of the many processes of sifting the tea prior to packing. Date: late 1890s

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Champion (Scissors) Ltd, Sheffield, Yorkshire

Champion (Scissors) Ltd, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Champion (Scissors) Ltd, Champion Works, Petre Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire -- Rebuilding British Kitchens. Offer of Kumfi-Kut kitchen scissors when limited supplies permit, in a postwar letter

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Riots at Salter Hebble, Halifax

Riots at Salter Hebble, Halifax
Disturbances at Salter Hebble in Halifax, part of the 1842 general strike, also known as the Plug Plot Riots, The riots started among the miners in Staffordshire, England

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Advert, Penman & Co, Boilermakers, Glasgow, Scotland

Advert, Penman & Co, Boilermakers, Glasgow, Scotland
Advert for Penman & Co, Boilermakers, Strathclyde Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Background imageManufacturing Collection: Advert, John Brown & Son, Glasgow, Scotland

Advert, John Brown & Son, Glasgow, Scotland
Advert for John Brown & Son, Weaving Factory with Jacquard harness looms, French Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905



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