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Four lines in South London are being fitted with trams by the London County Council, here you can see workmen working during the night to fit the electric lines. Date: 1902
Interior of the studio where the engravings using tools and magnifying glasses to produce their work. Date: 1881
Boys at workbenches learning how to use plane
12917668Carpentry benches and tools at the Crossley and Porter Orphanage, Halifax. Date: 1930s
A Young Indian Cobbler at work. circa 1903
Crushing Device Date: 1880
Opera Glasses Date: 1883
Opened Presents Date: 1948
Railroad Mans Tools Date: 1949
Technologys Orbits Date: 1950
Stonemason 1856Stonemason about cut into a stone block with his mallet and chisel. Date: 1856
Shoemaker 1855Old shoemaker sitting on a low stool making shoes. Date: 1855
Village carpenter 1855Interior of a workshop with a village carpenter using a wooden smoothing plane. Date: 1855
TOOLS FOR MAKING VELVETTHE TOOLS FOR MAKING OF VELVET. Date: circa 1730
PULLEYS Date: 18th century
BOYS TAUGHT TRADESTwo boys in a workshop at the London School for Mental Defectives: the children are taught trades such as upholstery, carpentry and boot making Date: 1931
METAL WORKER 1960SA young man welds metal with a blow torch Date: 1960s
MENDING A WRISTWATCHA man looks on as his watch is being mended Date: 1930s
EARLY MAN CARVESStone age sculptor working with stone tools at the Laugerie Basse site, France. Date: BCE
Paviors at work, England 1867While his mate uses a small pick to fit the paving stones in place, this pavior rams them tight with a massive paving hammer. Date: 1867
GRINDSTONE HANDBILLHandbill offering grindstones, mounted or unmounted in varying degrees of sophistication. Date: circa 1870
Advert for Rowland Priest, manufacturer of pulleys 1889Examples of pulleys, hoists and a lifting jack Date: 1889
LONDON STREET PEDLARSInquisitive passers by gather round to inspect the goods offered by a London street pedlar. He has an assortment of wares including cigarettes and tools. Date: 1920s
OPEN FIREPLACE (WALSH)An open fireplace with metal screen, ornate mantelshelf, fender and fire tools - the archetypal Victorian hearth Date: 1873
ALLEGORY OF MININGAllegorical depiction of mining, showing two of the little folk traditionally associated with mining, and various tools Date: circa 1890
Great Exhibition - Sheffield CourtSheffield Court. Date: 1851
TOOLS / FOOT-LATHEFoot-operated lathe
TOOLS / LATHE / 1806Lathe for turning cylindrical poles Date: 1806
TOOLS / GIMLETS ETC / 1889Various types of mallet, awl and gimlet Date: 1889
TOOLS / GAUGES ETC / 1889Various types of saw, gauge and screwdriver. Also included is a spirit level. Date: 1889
TOOLS / HAMMERS ETC / 1889Various types of hammer and scythe Date: 1889
TOOLS / CHISELS ETC / 1889Various types of chisel, knife and gouge Date: 1889
TOOLS / BEVILS ETC / 1889Various types of bevil, spokeshave and square Date: 1889
DRAINAGE TOOLS / 1803 / PASSImplements for modern drainage Date: 1803
OPIUM SMOKING TOOLSThe equipment of a serious Chinese opium smoker Date: 1893
Stone Age CarvingCarving with stone tools during the Stone Age at Laugerie Basses, France Date: circa 3000 BC
17th century Rosary ThreadingTwo men sit at a workbench threading beads onto rosaries to help Catholics say their prayers, Date: 17th century
Sheffield Steel manufactures 1866Sheffield : scythe-grinders. Date: 1866
A fantasy buttermaker, wearing a costume made up of the tools of her trade, and with a table hanging round her waist. Date: circa 1700
A fantasy farm labourer, dressed in a costume made up of the tools of his trade. Date: circa 1700
Items from the Folk Museum, Cambridge including an eel trapItems from the Folk Museum, Cambridge: Clockwise from top left, a Turf Becket and spade, an eel trap, and eel gleve, horse overshoes and a sedge knife. Date: circa 1920s
Oxyacetylene flame cutting in a factory or workshop in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Date: circa 1920s
Fire toolsSteel and iron poker, one from a set of fire irons, with a shaft with baluster knops and a ball finial, manufactured in England, c.1740-60. Date: c.1740-1760
Fire tongsBrass fire tongs, the arms with turned shafts featuring three knops and a ball knop at the top, part of a set of fire tools made in England c.1650-1700. Date: c.1650-1700
Fire shovelBrass fire shovel with a turned shaft featuring three knops, a ball knop at the the top, and a bell-shaped pan, part of a set of fire tools made in England c.1650-1700. Date: c.1650-1700
PokerBrass and wrought iron poker with a turned shaft featuring three knops and a ball knop at the top, part of a set of fire tools made in England c.1650-1700. Date: c.1650-1700
Set of fire toolsBrass and wrought iron poker with a turned shaft featuring three knops and a ball knop at the top, part of a set of fire tools made in England c.1650-1700. Date: c.1650-1700
Rifle, Bolt Action, Ross, . 303 In M1910 Mk IiiRoss M1910 Mk III. 303 in straight-pull bolt action rifle, 1915; manufactured by the Ross Rifle Company in Canada; cleaning tools in butt. Converted to match shooter after World War One