Mechanism Collection

The Iron Foundry, Burmeister & Wain, 1885, by Peder Severin
Peder Severin Kroyer (1851-1909). Danish painter. The Iron Foundry, Burmeister & Wain, 1885. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark

How Pianola Works 1912
How 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

Harrisons First Chronometer
This photograph shows Harrisons first chronometer, developed between 1729 and 1735 in response to the British Government offer of a 20

Clock Mechanism, 1737
A diagram of the inner workings of a clock

Macmillan Bicycle
Macmillans lever-driven bicycle is the first to be fitted with a drive mechanism of any kind

Clock Mechanism 1882
A clock mechanism

Short Rifle Diagram 1915
Multi-part diagram, showing the complex working systems of a short rifle, taking a Lee- Enfield Mark III magazine. Date: 1915

World War II B25 bomber attacks Japanese ship
World War II vintage photograph - B25 bomber attacks Japanese ship in China Sea

Wheel worked by dog - turning roasting spit, Carmarthenshire
Wheel worked by a dog for turning the roasting spit - used until the end of the first quarter of the 19th century. This example was the property of the late Sir John Williams, Bart

WW2 defence, illustration by William Heath Robinson
Defence during WW2 -- Stout members of the sixth column dislodge an enemy machine gun post on the dome of St Paul s, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J

Selby Abbey Clock
The head verger winding up the clock in the clock tower of Selby Abbey, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1950s

Vignette illustration, Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson -- An early and interesting type of signal. Date: 1935

Parts and mechanisms of repeating and alarm watches.. Parts and mechanisms of repeating and alarm watches. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by B. L

Damiatenbrug, Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
Damiatenbrug (Damiate Bridge), Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands. Date: circa 1910s

Royal Air Force Short Stirling B Mk. III
Royal Air Force Short Stirling B Mk.III. This very leaky Stirling is flying with the tail-wheels extended, probably due to the notoriously unreliable electric retraction mechanism

Workmen Chain Line
This photograph shows the silhouetted form of a line of workmen in chains in the foreground, with a geared mechanism in the background. Date: circa 1939

Chronometers Date: circa 1898

Crossbowman. Engraving by Serra (after a 14th century codex)
Crossbowman reloading using windlass. Engraving by Serra (after a codex of the 14th century). Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Ballista. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration
Ancient Age. Ballista or bolt thrower, ancient missile weapon. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Roman weapon. Onager. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883
Onager. It was an imperial Roman torsion powered siege engine. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj. AStronomical
The Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj mounted on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square. Astronomical dial. Czech Republic

15th Century 19th Century 1870 Angel Apostle
15th, century, 19th, Century, 1870, Angel, apostle, astrolabe, astronomer, astronomical, clock, dial, astronomy, calendar, chronicler, circle, circular, circumference, city, council, hall, tower

15th Century Allegorical Allegory Apostle Astrolabe
15th, century, allegorical, allegory, apostle, astrolabe, astronomer, astronomical, clock, dial, astronomy, avarice, bag, circle, circular, circumference, city, council, hall, tower, Czech, Republic

A cross-section of the Williamsburg Bridge, a suspension bridge connecting Manhattan with Brooklyn which was opened in December 1903

It took two men several hours three times a week to wind up the Clock Tower (Elizabeth Tower), so Londoners could get an accurate time. Date: 1877

United States Air Force - Republic YRF-84F Thunderstreak 49-2430 FICON parasite, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, seen with the retractable nose hook extended

United States Air Force North American T-6G Texan 50-1279, buzz-number TA-279, (msn 168-443), at the USAF Museum storage compound at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Breechloader rifle, in use around 1700. Ammunition is loaded via the rear end of the barrel. Date: circa 1700

Narrow street, washing hanging upper windows, Italy
Vintage 19th century photograph: Narrow street in a town in Italy with washing hanging from upper storey windows

Music-box mechanism with cylinder and hammers to play chimes on a bell, and music score to Ignace Joseph Pleyels German Hymn

Portable eight-day clock mechanism, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Inside a cabinet piano, Broadwood piano factory, London 1842
The action or internal mechanism of a cabinet pianoforte, Broadwood piano factory, Horseferry Road, Westminster, London. 1842

Piano keys and action, Broadwood piano factory, London 1842
Square pianoforte keys and treble action, at the Broadwood piano factory, Horseferry Road, Westminster, London. 1842

Wheel cutting at a clock factory, Moore and Co, London 1842
Wheel cutting at a clock factory, Moore and Co, Clerkenwell Close, London. 1842

Clock of St Anns Church, Limehouse, East London 1842
A man operating the workings of the clock belonging to St Anns Church, Limehouse, East London, to illustrate an article about a church clock factory and bell foundry, Moore and Co. 1842

Robot Godfrey at Health of the People exhibition 1948
Front cover of the Illustrated London News, 15th May 1948 showing Godfrey, the mechanical man at the Health of the People exhibition at Marble Arch in 1948

German field guns being tested at the secretive Krupp works at Essen in 1916. The weapons were put through extensive trials to ensure the gun-mechanism could withstand the rigors of travel during

It took two men several hours three times a week to wind up the Clock Tower (Elizabeth Tower), so Londoners could get an accurate time. Date: 1900

Winemaking Vat Date: 1880

Wooden Dresser Date: 1880

Mechanism of the Great Cloak 1857
In 1851, Edmund Beckett Denison designed the mechanism for the clock of the Palace of Westminster (the Houses of Parliament in London), responsible for the chimes of Big Ben. Date: 1857

Great Exhibition - mechanical figure 1851
Count Dunins mechanical figure. The external part of the figure consists of a series of steel and copper plates sliding upon each other and kept in contact by screws

A HUGE SAFE
A banker with a bunch of keys puts a tin of jewellery among safety deposit boxes, accounts books and other precious items, into a huge safe with an intricate door mechanism. Date: 1930s

HARTS CONTINUOUS LIFT-2
Harts continuous lift system in action, with the engine mechanism shown below. (pic 2 of 2) Date: 1882

INSTRUMENTS / ROUEN CLOCK
The interior mechanism of an elaborate clock in Rouen Date: 1893

Reeling the Silk for wedding dress train, Princess Elizabeth
Reeling the Silk for the wedding dress train of Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) - Lullingstone Silk Farm, 1947. Date: 1947

The Prague Astronomical Clock. The calendar by Czech painter
The Prague Astronomical Clock. The calendar, added to the clock in 1870. The twelve medallions represent the twelve months of the year made by Czech painter Josef Manes (1820-1871). Czech Republic

Sperry bomb-sight apparatus 1944
Diagram of a Sperry bomb-sight O-1 used by the United States Army Air Forces (USaF) bombers in World War Two. By manipulating the various control knobs

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