Welding Collection

Women workers, World War I
British women aeroplane workers in the Midlands, acetylene welding frame lugs for planes during World War I

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

Commonwealth Oxygen & Accessories Ltd Advert
An advertisement photograph showing a gentleman stood beside a large sculpture of rearing horses, used to promote Comox, (Oxy Acetylene) welding to sculpture

Wakefield Prison Engineering Shop
Prisoners and staff at work in the enginering shop at Wakefield. Several are engaged in making metal bedsteads. One is oxy-acetylene welding.. Date: circa 1945

Gas blowpipe or blowtorch, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees

Smiling Welder Date: 1945

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

Oxyacetylene flame cutting in a factory or workshop in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Date: circa 1920s

Women welders at work, WW1
Women welders at work on pieces of metal at a school opened at Notting Hill Gate by the Womens Service Branch of the London Society for Womens Suffrage during the First World War

Women welding bomb cases, WW1
Women workers wear goggles to fix the tops of bomb cases in position by welding during the First World War. Date: 1916

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

Blacksmith at work on a horseshoe
Blacksmith working for the London horseguards, forging a new horseshoe. Date: circa 1960s

Saarbrucken Welding / 1876
The welding shop in Saarbrucken Ironworks. Date: 1876

Women training in aeroplane construction, WW1
In workshops provided by the London Society for Womens Suffrage women are trained in aeroplane construction. They are pictured using acetylene blow-pipes for welding metal parts. Date: 1915

Women workers for WWI
400, 000 women were employed by the Ministry of Munitions in 1916, theses women came from France and England and more were required to keep up with the demand. Date: 1916

Making Jewellry
A rather stylish young woman with a Marcel Wave hairdo and nice shoes, making jewellry with a blow torch. Date: 1930s

Poster advertising War Savings, encourage people to invest in war bonds to support the ATS (the womens branch of the army, the Auxiliary Territorial Service). 1940s

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

Welding equipment
Atlantic Blaugas Co. Painting of three tanks in a cabinet, with meters and tubes; center tank has Atlantic Blaugas Co. logo with a main office address in Manhattan, and a factory a

Metal gear
Atlantic Blaugas Co. A metal gear

Welder welding
Atlantic Blaugas Co. Man welding, using Blaugas system as fuel

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

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

Assembling an undercarriage
A factory worker assembling the main section of a car undercarriage. 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

Women war workers, USA
Women working on armaments in America

World War I bomb factory
Women workers welding and making bombs in a bomb factory during World War I

Welder at Work
Welding metalwork with an industrial blow torch

WELDER / 1949
A welder, wearing protective mask and gloves at work

Saarbrucken Ironworks
GERMANY Saarbrucken Ironworks: the welding shop

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

Electric Welding
A welder uses an electric arc- welding tool to join the metal parts of a steel structure. The parts are heated to white heat and metal added to make the join

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