Metal Collection (page 11)

Watch maker in apron seated at his bench making metal gears. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

A metal worker using a wire-drawing machine to make thin wire. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

Metals including lead, iron, mercury and bismuth
Metals including lead 1, iron 2, 3, 4, mercury 5, 6, bismuth 7 and antimony 8. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Precious metals including gold, silver, copper and tin
Precious metals including gold 1, silver 2, 3, copper dendrite 4, blue copper 5, malachite copper 6, garnet tin 7, tin crystal 8, and tin sand 9

Suspension Bridge, Newton Stewart, Scotland
Suspension Bridge, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. 1942

Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes lantern, Oxford University
An artefact from the Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes lantern, on display at Oxford University. 17th century

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

Electric Light Fixtures catalogue, Statuettes, including Harvesting, Mercury and Secession. Date: 1922

Electric Light Fixtures catalogue, Bowl Fittings. Date: 1922

Electric Light Fixtures catalogue, Electroliers, with a range of shades. Date: 1922

Electric Light Fixtures catalogue, Brackets
Electrical Fixtures catalogue, Brackets in copper, brass, etc, with a range of glass shades. Date: 1922

Electric Light Fixtures catalogue, Candleabra (Candelabra)
Electric Light Fixtures catalogue, Two Light Wall Candleabra (Candelabra), Queen Anne period style, in brass and oxidised silver. Date: 1922

Shower partitions at public baths, Moston, Manchester
Shower partitions at public baths, Moston Baths, Manchester, constructed in double-sided galvanised steel Plymax with sealed edges. Date: 1936

Dressing cubicles at public baths, Sittingbourne, Kent
Dressing cubicles at public swimming baths, Sittingbourne, Kent, constructed in double-sided galvanised steel Plymax. Date: 1936

Gold bricks on display, Dawson City, Yukon, NW Canada
Gold bricks on display from the Klondike gold rush, Bank of British North America, Dawson City, Yukon, NW Canada. Date: late 1890s

Navajo Indian silversmith, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Navajo Indian silversmith at work, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Date: circa 1912

Adverts, James Templeton & Co, A G Kidston & Co
Adverts for James Templeton & Co, Carpet Manufacturers, Glasgow, and A G Kidston & Co, Iron, Steel and Metal Merchants, Great Clyde Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Advert, J E Gibson & Co, Fireplaces, Falkirk, Scotland
Advert for J E Gibson & Co, British Fireplaces, Falkirk, Scotland. 1905

Advert, Dobbie, Forbes & Co, Ironfounders, Scotland
Advert for Dobbie, Forbes & Co, Ironfounders and American Stove Manufacturers, Larbert, Scotland. 1905

Stockton Co-operative Society Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton Co-operative Society Ltd, Stockton-On-Tees, Loading Dock at Dixon Street Bakery, fitted with four Kinnear rolling metal shutters. A delivery van can be seen on the left. Date: circa 1930s

Electricity Generating Station, Poplar, East London
Electricity Generating Station, Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, East London, fitted with Kinnear metal rolling shutters. Date: circa 1930s

W Griffin, High Street, Aston, Birmingham
Premises of W Griffin, High Street, Aston, Birmingham, potato merchant, fishmonger and fruit merchant, fitted with three Kinnear patent steel rolling shutters

Entrance to Loading Dock, Pilkington Ltd, North London
Entrance to Loading Dock, Pilkington Brothers Limited, Shepherdess Walk, North London, fitted with one Kinnear rolling metal shutter. Date: circa 1930s

Garage at Christ Church College, Oxford, fitted with 12 Kinnear rolling metal shutters. Date: circa 1930s

Kinnear Shutters, Dickins & Jones, London
Kinnear shutters, used for security and fire protection at Dickins & Jones department store, London, for the lift lobby openings. Date: circa 1930s

Kinnear Shutters, Harvey Nichols & Co, Knightsbridge, London
Kinnear patent steel rolling shutters, used for fire protection at Harvey Nichols & Co, Knightsbridge, London, and at various other premises in London and elsewhere. Date: circa 1930s

Port of London Authority, West India Docks, East London
Port of London Authority, West India Docks (Import Dock), East London, fitted with 70 Kinnear rolling metal shutters in total. Date: circa 1930s

Leith Dock Commission, Edinburgh Dock, Scotland
Leith Dock Commission, Edinburgh Dock (Sheds 4 and 5), Scotland, fitted with nearly 100 Kinnear rolling metal shutters in total. Date: circa 1930s

Retail Dairymens Mutual Ltd, Paddington, West London
Model Milk Depot, Retail Dairymens Mutual Ltd, Paddington, West London, fitted with a Kinnear rolling metal shutter. Date: circa 1930s

Roanoid bakelite watch pad and frame in marbled cream. Date: 1930s

Roanoid bakelite drawer knobs in marbled brown. Date: 1930s

Cailletets apparatus for the liquefaction of oxygen
Louis Paul Cailletets apparatus for the liquefaction of oxygen. Date: 1885

Stand of fire irons in polished wrought iron, designed by Ernest Gimson. circa 1910

Rein-ring and Mascot from Queen Shub-ads Chariot, Ur, an ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia (Iraq)

Ram caught in a thicket, Ur
Ram caught in a thicket Ur, an ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia (Iraq)

Mexican-style chest made near Toas, New Mexico
Popular Art in the USA - Mexican-style chest made near Toas, New Mexico. early 19th century

Gold helmet of Meskalamdug, Ur
Gold Helmet of Meskalamdug, Ur, an ancient Sumerian city in Mesopotamia (Iraq)

Cries of Paris - coppersmith

Cries of Paris - water seller

Boxing - American Championship Belt (detail). 1860

Boxing - American Championship Belt. 1860

Vizcaya Bridge, Bilbao, Spain. Date: circa 1940

Goldfield mine with buildings, Arizona, USA. Date: circa 1910

Collection of silver horseshoes, Virginia City, Nevada, USA
Collection of silver horseshoes at the Bucket of Blood Saloon, Virginia City, Nevada, USA. The shoes were made by Charlie Farrell and shown at the Midwinter Fair at San Francisco in 1894. Date: 1940s

Krug Park, Omaha, Nebraska, USA, with a roller coaster in the background. Date: circa 1908

Group photo, Epsom Fire Station, Surrey. Date: circa 1910

La Chaussade Ironworks, France - forging a steel plate. 1868

Battery or Junin Tower
An artillery battery dubbed Junin Tower. Surrounded by girded metal barriers, a group of cannons are being demonstrated to watching military officers. Date: 1866

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