Metal Collection (#49)

Industrial metalworking
A factory worker uses a piece of precision shaping machinery to cut and level a thick metal block. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Manufacturing a train wheel
A heavy welding machine used to combine layers of metal to make a large train wheel. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Molten metal is poured in to a mould
Two factory workers pour molten metal into a small mould. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Assembling an undercarriage
A factory worker assembling the main section of a car undercarriage. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Washing in the Ganges - Benares, India
Washing in the sacred River Ganges, which runs through the Indian city of Benares

Peasant man with horse
A peasant working man in Istanbul on the Asian side of the Bosphorus stands with his white horse carrying two large metal containers on either flank

Serpentine Column and Theodosius Obelisk
The three intertwined bronze serpents were the base of a trophy which once stood in the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. Dedicated to the God Apollo by the 31 Greek cities who defeated the Persians at

Welder using an Oxyacetylene Torch
A welder wearing protective clothing and mask welds metal uses an oxyacetylene torch as he works on the shell of a metal vehicle enclosure or train carriage section. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Locomotive construction in a large railway shed
A steam locomotive is moved across a large shed by means of a large crane arm with pulleys and chains. The lower section of the photograph shows a more complete locomotive

Lowering a large railway shaft
A large central rotational shaft is lowered into position by a team of railway engineers. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Building the framework for a domed roof
A welder seam welds aluminium plate whilst sitting on the edge of a centre section of a domed roof, built to cover a liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Sand-filled mould - Metalworking
A factory worker slides a sand-filled mould into position beneath an industrial molten-metal dispensing machine. The man has a tattoo on his forearm which reads True = Love and Mam = Dad

Photograph of Hurstpierpoint locomotive nameplate
Photograph of a Hurstpierpoint Schools Class locomotive nameplate. A large number of these locomotives ran on the Southern Railway from 1930 onwards, and were named after nearby public schools

South Africa - Transvaal - Gold Mine
South Africa - Transvaal - Extractor House of the Ferreira Deep Gold Mining Company

Oiling the machine
A man oils a complex piece of machinery with extreme care, using a small oilcan. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Education, boys, metal work
A well equipped metal work class. A boy hammers a metal handle which he has just forged, upon the face of an anvil

Captain Rostron watch workings
The inner workings of an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from three of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912

Early aviation artefacts
A selection of early aviation artefacts associated with Louis Bleriot and Alcock & Brown. There are two pieces of wood from the plane in which Bleriot flew the English Channel in 1909

White Star Line items
Five assorted items from the White Star Line, owners of the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship which sank on 15 April 1912 -- a silver cigarette case bearing the initial P and a flag, a spoon

Captain Rostron silver cup
A silver cup presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from John B Thayer Junior, who was one of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912 shortly after

Titanic copperware
A copper pot from the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship, which sank on 15 April 1912. It bears the inscription White Star Line Restaurant

Wheelwrights - Mandu, Madhya Pradesh
Wheelwrights at work near Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India attach metal rims to large cart wheels. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Izmir, Turkey - Travelling ironmonger
A travelling itinerant ironmonger with his young assistant and some of his wares at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

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

Royal Air Travel by Thompson
A Vickers-Pegasus Viastra all-metal monoplane fitted with two Bristol Pegasus engines built to the order of the Prince of Wales for personal use in this country and abroad

Ye Olde Jersey Milk Can
A Jersey Milk Can with a (rather faint and poorly detailed) central scene of the export of Jersey Cattle

Putting them on their metal
Cartoon, Putting them on their metal. New tennis practice with metal net and ball for cultivating a vigorous style. Please note

Penstock Chamber in Londons Sewers, 1879
Engraving showing the large metal door of a Penstock Chamber, somewhere in the sewers underneath London, 1879

American Indians. The peaceful integration of the red indian
Young Sioux men shaping metal on an anvil

boarding a spaceship
Two men in spacesuits board a new red spaceship through a round metal hatch in the depths of space

Metal Monster Machine
THE METAL MONSTER by E K Jarvis. A massive metallic machine strides through the sea on four legs grabbing battleships in its clutches and firing a ray-gun

The Civil War in America: naval engagement in Hampton Roads
The confederate iron-plated steamer Merrimac, running into the Federal sloop, Cumberland, from a sketch by T. Nast. This encounter had one important result; the Federals realised that wooden ships

A City on Uranus
Though discovered by Herschel in 1781, we know little about the seventh planet from the sun : the city of Metalia, made of metal and glass, is what life may be like there

Italian Bridge-layer on Army Manoevres, 1936
Photograph showing an Italian Army tank, which carried and laid a metal bridge, taking part in manoevres near Naples, 1936

Milking a Goat
Two girls at a college farm in Finchley, north London, England. One girl milks a goat, while the other drinks a metal mug of warm milk!

Ladies daywear, 1927
A design, from the Drapers Exhibition, for a dress featuring a low slung waist fastened with a metal clasp and a skirt adorned with embroidery and fringing, 1927

Icing a Christmas Cake
Piping the finishing touches to the icing on a Christmas (or birthday) cake, with a metal icer, remembering not to squeeze too hard, or the result will be messy

Electro-magnetic surgery
A tool to aid surgeons in the operating theatre. A electro-magnetic machine to detect and remove metal particles from wounds

Shipbuilding, England
The construction of a warship. This photograph shows the stern with the barbette, as worker put on the thick layers of metal armour

Equipoise bed for invalids, convalescents, etc
The Equipoise Bed, invaluable for invalids, convalescents and the general public -- adjustable, with seven different positions, price from 5 15s 6d

Renault Motor Works 1932
A line of cylinder block moulds await being filled with molten metal

Feeding Hens
A young woman feeds hens in a farmyard or field near the farm

Scrubbing Lino
Cleaning linoleum with a scrubbing brush, soap and a metal pail of fresh water and lots of elbow grease!

Woman / Factory
A woman working in a munitions factory

Circus Acrobats / Moscow
At the Moscow State Circus, a male acrobat skilfully balances a female acrobat on his forehead. Presumably she is going to spin around in the strange metal contraption!

Foot in Chamber-Pot
Ragotin, a careless child, gets his foot stuck in a metal chamber-pot. Break the pot or amputate the foot ? A lock- smith is called in to cut the pot, to everyones relief

Fishing for Frogs / China
Fishing for frogs in China using a small blaze in a metal basket to attact the creatures to the surface

Melting Metal for Coins
Melting metal for coins at the Royal Mint, London

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