Winding Collection (page 3)

Weekly wind-up of Big Ben 1878
The cloak is wound up by nothing less than a winch handle, which it took two men to turn twice a week, these men spent five hours in the room, solemnly winding up the cloak

Tompkins yarn spooler 1875
Floor standing yarn spooler, simple construction for winding skein yarn upon spools for sewing machines, intended principally for hosiery manufactures. 1875

Hairpin bends, Denver Mountain Parks, Colorado, USA
Famous double hairpin bends on the road to Lookout Mountain, Denver Mountain Parks, Colorado, USA. Date: 1920

The Cliffs, Phantom Canyon Highway, Colorado, USA. Date: circa 1920

Weaverville, Trinity County, California, USA
Winding stairs outside the Post Office in Weaverville, Trinity County, California, USA. Date: circa 1940s

It took two men several hours three times a week to wind up the Clock Tower (Elizabeth Tower), so Londoners could get an accurate time. Date: 1900

The winding course of the River Rheidol in the Rheidol Valley, near Capel Bangor, a small village in the valley, about four miles from Aberystwyth, Wales. Date: 1960s

La Turbie, Cote d Azur, Southern France
La Turbie, Cote d Azur, Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France - General View and the road to the Fort. circa 1910s

Holding the Line - WW1 knitting postcard
Humorous postcard showing a British soldier in uniform helping a pretty young female companion wind her khaki wool - a comment on the popularity of knitting as part of the war effort on the home

Silk culture in China 1857
Preparing raw silk. Date: 1857

Genoese archer, winding up or bending his crossbow. Date: 12th century

COTTON MILL 1902
Women work at the winding frames Date: 1902

INTERIOR OF POCKET WATCH
The internal workings of a pocket or wrist-watch, showing the complicated positioning of the wheels and catches. The watch is by LeCoutre (Swiss)

WINDING WOOL, C18 FRANCE
A Frenchwoman winding wool Date: before 1779

Pass of Keimaneigh, West Cork, Republic of Ireland
The Pass of Keimaneigh, West Cork, Republic of Ireland. circa 1970s

Holborn Head Lighthouse, Scrabster, Caithness, Scotland, on a stormy day. Date: 2001

London Trades: Locksmiths - The City Farrier - Gold-Beaters
Traditional London trades: (top left) Locksmiths cutting key-barrels on a machine which is 140 years old at the works of the Bramah Lock Company (top right)

The road down in Izmir - a Camel Caravan approaching
The road down in Izmir, Turkey - a Camel Caravan approaching. Date: circa 1910s

Two women by a stream by Miyagawa Choshun (1683-1753). Date: late 18th century

A lady strolling along a winding stream by Miyagawa Choshun
A lady strolling along a winding stream with a lantern on a pole over her shoulder by Miyagawa Choshun (1683-1753). Note she is wearing Geta - a form of traditional Japanese footwear that resemble

Pampulha Casino, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Casino at Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, it was built in 1942. Date: 1947

Glyn Pits Colliery, near Pontypool, Gwent, South Wales
Detail of the pump flywheel of the 1845 beam engine, at the Glyn Pits Colliery, near Pontypool, Gwent, South Wales. The mine closed in 1932, but continued as a pumping station into the 1960s

Cerro Caracol, Concepcion, Chile, South America
Cerro Caracol (Snail Hill), Concepcion, Chile, South America, with a zigzag pathway. Date: circa 1908

Yomping
Photograph: Yomping. A line of British troops winding up a rocky hillside, Falklands, 1982. One of fourteen copy photographs of British Army

Algeria - Nomadic Women performing cooking and textile tasks outside their tent. Date: circa 1910s

Geisha winding obi sash, Japan
Geisha winding an obi sash, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Eritrea - Nefasit and winding road from Asmara
Nefasit, a small town in the Northern Red Sea Region of Eritrea (formerly Italian East Africa). View across to the winding road that starts at Asmara. Date: 1930s

Satirical cartoon, The March of Intellect, showing a street scene with balloons in the sky above. 1828

Glyn Pits Colliery, near Pontypool, Gwent, South Wales
View of the winding engine house, built in 1845, which worked the pumps at the Glyn Pits Colliery, near Pontypool, Gwent, South Wales

Adams Peak from Maskeliya, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
View of Adams Peak (Sri Pada, Sri Paadaya) from Maskeliya, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910

Hill station, approach to Darjeeling, India, with a school building in the top right. Date: circa 1905

View of the Bog Walk, Rio Cobre, Jamaica, West Indies
View of the Bog Walk, a winding road along the Rio Cobre, to the west of Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Date: circa 1910

The Niarbyl, between Port Erin and Peel, Isle of Man
General view of the Niarbyl (meaning tail ), between Port Erin and Peel on the south west coast of the Isle of Man. Date: circa 1930s

Japan - A Village Road winding between thatch-roofed houses Date: circa 1910s

The Bern Bear helps a Swiss woman with her yarn winding. Date: circa 1903

WW1 - Two little seated children playing with a ball of wool
WW1 Propaganda postcard - late war era - " It will all come right in the end". Two little children playing with a ball of wool, sitting on a large chair

Gentleman on 1904 NSU motorcycle
Gentleman on 1904 NSU 350cc Single motorcycle on country road circa 1904

Silk Manufacture in China. 19th century

Costume illustration, two women in the latest fashion, winding wool. circa 1850s

Clifton on Sea, Cape Town, South Africa
Clifton on Sea, a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, with the Clifton Hotel in the centre. Date: circa 1910

Path up Ben Nevis, Scottish Highlands
Path up Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles - at the western end of the Grampian Mountains, Lochaber area, Scottish Highlands, close to Fort William. Date: circa 1908

Winding country path - Bix, Oxfordshire
A winding country path leading to trees on the skyline at Bix, Oxfordshire

La Koutoubia, Marrakesh
A road lined with palm and date trees line a winding road which leads up to La Koutoubia mosque and minaret in Marrakesh, Morocco. Date: circa 1910s

The Channel Islands - The Coup頓ark
The Channel Islands - The Coup頓 ark - Winding road left up in cliffs. People on road. Part of Box 234 Boswell Collection - The Channel Islands Date: circa 1900

Tram Construction at Belfast, Winding and Testing Armatures - a view of two men working at armatures inside. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

Winding Pirns for Weaving Donegal Homespun, Inishowen
Winding Pirns forWeaving Donegal Homespun, Inishowen - a view of a family group outside a cottage with a woman operating a spinning wheel and a reel

Winding Yarn Off the Swifts, Toome, Co. Antrim - a view of a lady outside operating a spinning wheel unwinding yarn off the swifts. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Londonderry: Toomebridge)

Spinning and Winding Yarn, Toome, Co. Antrim - the same two ladies as above spinning and winding yarn outside. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Londonderry: Toomebridge). Date: circa early 1900s

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