Weld Collection

Diver working on the hull of a ship underwater
A diver (in helmet and breathing gear) working on the hull of a submerged vessel - most likely welding work using an oxy acetylene torch. Date: 1943

Curtis British Entomology Plate 373
Hymenoptera: Hylaeus dilatatus (Broad-horned Hylaeus) (but = Hylaeus annularis, Fitton et al.) [Plant: Reseda luteola (Weld or Wolds)] Date: 1824-39

Dancing welder with sculpture
Welder and steel fabricator Mike Dennis mimics metal dancing sculptures in his Birmingham workshop. He adopts the pose of the dancing figures. First published The Independent Date: circa 1987

Welder in action at J & F Pool Ltd, Hayle, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Edmund Hammond, Vanity Fair, Ape
GEORGE CECIL WELD-FORESTER, 3rd Baron Forester (1807-1886) British Tory and Conservative politician. Member of Parliament for Wenlock from 1828, a seat he would hold for 46 years

Sir Frederick Weld
SIR FREDERICK ALOYSIUS WELD governor in Australia Date: 1823 - 1891

Welded metal
Atlantic Blaugas Co. Metal propeller with weld marks where repaired

Butt Welding railway rails
A fantastic colour photograph showing the sparks flying up during the butt welding of railway rails. 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

Metalworkers welding a railway carriage
Three metalworkers wearing protective masks weld large metal boxes together to form the shell of a railway carriage. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Welding an aluminium roof - Liquid Methane tank
A welder seam welds the aluminium roof of a large domed liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Rail butt welding - the sparks fly
A fantastic photograph showing the sparks flying up during the butt welding of railway rails. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

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

Seam welding aluminium plate
Two welders seam weld aluminium metal plates onto the curved framework of a large domed liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram Date: 1966

Seam welding under arc lighting
A stunning composition photograph of two welders seam welding the domed aluminium roof of a liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. 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

Building the roof of a liquid methane tank
Two welders work on the domed aluminium roof of a large liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Robert Southwell / Weld
ROBERT SOUTHWELL English poet and Jesuit martyr

Arc Welding / Cig Card
Arc welding equipment using an electric current to weld metal at 7000 degrees fahrenheit

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