Metal Worker Collection

A lathe operator at work
A metalworker checks the settings on a large industrial lathe. A lathe is a machine tool which spins a block of material to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling

Metalworker in Workshop
A Victorian metalworker machining a part in his workshop

Java - A goldsmith at work Date: circa 1910s

Indian Silver and Gold Craftsmen
Metalworking in silver and Gold in India Date: circa 1920s

SCD Help for the Metalworker (Russian) Date: 1930

Vive St Eloi (1 / 2)
VIVE SAINT-ELOI ! Saint Eloi (Eligius) is the patron of metalworkers (1/2)

Vive St Eloi (2 / 2)
VIVE SAINT-ELOI ! Saint Eloi (Eligius) is the patron of metalworkers (2/2)

Tempering a long metal bar in an industrial furnace. The bar was heated prior to hammering and shaping to make railway rails. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Metal being tempered in a furnace prior to shaping
A metalworker tempers a piece of metal in a furnace, while another observes using a viewing plate to protect his eyes from the light emanating from the furnace core. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Shaping metal plate in a large hydraulic press
Two factory workers remove a metal plate from a large industrial hydraulic press after shaping. The completely piece appears to be the bodywork for a road vehicle. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Seam welding aluminium plates - arc lamp
Two welders seam weld aluminium plates onto the roof of a liquid methane tank at Canvey Island under the light of an arc lamp. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Pouring Molten Metal
A metalworker wearing protective eye goggles pours molten metal in to a mould from a huge crucible container, attached to an immense hook, into a small mould. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Adjusting a mould for hydraulic press
A metalworker makes adjustments to a mould, to be used to shape a metal plate on a large industrial hydraulic press. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

A metalworker operating a drill
A wonderful photograph showing a metalworker operating a drill using all four of his limbs. The manufacturers craft in an industrial setting, attesting to years of experience

Turkish Gypsies - Metalworking
Turkish Gypsies at home. A girl operates a large set of hand bellows, whilst her father works metal on a small anvil next to their tent

C17 Metalworker / Woodcut
A metalworker sits on a trestle and uses his hammer on a metal item softened by heating on that nearby stove

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