Works Collection (#50)

Karaganda, Kazakhstan - Camels pulling sleds of ore
The machine shop of the old smelting works at Karaganda, Kazakhstan Date: 1909

The Felling of Dimmocks Chimney, Hanley
The Felling of Dimmocks Pottery Works Chimney, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire on June 15th, 1905. The demolition of the great chimney was almost an event for a local holiday

GAS WORKS
A gasometer and gas works beside a railway line, Britain. Date: 1960s

GRAND DADDY SCULPTURE
Grand Daddy a lovely sculpture study of a doting grandfather and grand- daughter, Madrid, Spain. Date: 1930s

PHYSCIAL ENERGY
Physical Energy, an equestrian statue in Kensigton Gardens; London. It was sculpted by George Frederick Watts (1817 - 1904), one of 3 castings made in 1902. Date: 1902

Building Vatican Railway
Tunnelling works at Vatican City, Rome, Italy, to connect the area with the Italian State Railway. Date: 1929

The Wrestler, Herculaneum, a fine statue, the Temple, London, England. Date: 1950s

Sully Prudhomme Photo
RENE-FRANCOIS-ARMAND SULLY- PRUDHOMME French engineer at the Creusot works who preferred poetry, photographed in 1905 when he was old and inform. Date: 1839 - 1907

Maurice Farman MF11 Shorthorn biplane, WW1
A Maurice Farman MF11 Shorthorn biplane on an airfield during the First World War. It was a French reconnaissance and light bomber aircraft developed by the Farman Aviation Works

Works of the Midland Railway near Kings Cross Date: 1867

Pune, India - Khadakwasla Water Works
Pune (Poona), India - Khadakwasla Water Works. The original dam (pictured on this postcard), was built in the 1879 as a masonry gravity dam and was the first of its kind in the world. Date: 1910s

Classical scene with Hera and Eros
Classical scene with Hera (Juno) and Eros (Cupid), and a third figure in the centre (possibly Psyche). An illustration to one of the works of Jean Baptiste Grecourt. Date: early 19th century

1930s slum dwelling at Blaina, Monmouthshire

Westinghouse Railway Works, Manchester
Machine shop aisle Westinghouse Train Works, Manchester, Lancashire, England. circa 1906

Boy repairing a clock -- Something Wrong with the Works

British Mark IX or supply tank, WW1
A British Mark IX or supply tank, designed in 1917 as a non-fighting tank used for carrying supplies or men through a fire zone. Because of its shape it was nicknamed The Pig

Guns at Salt River Railway, Cape Town, South Africa, WW1
Handing over 4.7 inch (120 mm calibre) long-range guns to the army at Salt River Railway Works, near Cape Town, South Africa, during the First World War

British 15 inch Howitzer used on Western Front, WW1
The first of twelve 15 inch Breech Loading Siege Howitzers constructed from the design of Admiral Bacon, a Director of the Coventry Ordnance Works

Mark VIII Liberty tank assembly, USA, WW1
The Anglo-American Mark VIII Liberty tank being manufactured at the Parish & Bingham works in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, during the First World War. Date: January 1918

Ordnance at Salt River Works, South Africa, WW1
Interior of a workshop at the Salt River Works, near Cape Town, South Africa, where 4.7 inch (120 mm calibre) long-range guns and their carriages were built and assembled during the First World War

Advertisement for Spode China -- every piece an heirloom. Marketed by W T Copeland & Sons at the Spode Works, Stoke-on-Trent. Featuring three items: an ornate vase and two plates. Date: May 1951

Kodak Camera 1930S
Smart cameras have striped fronts this year. At the Kodak works at Wealdstone, England, where these cameras are made, each is tested by a scientist to ensure a needle-sharp focus Date: 1930s

Englishs Boring Machine
Thomas Englishs boring machine, used in the English works. Date: 1883

Boy Making Toys C1900
A boy in a sailors outfit works on a model sailing ship. Date: circa 1900

Krupps Works
The Krupps Gussstahlfabrik (cast steel works) at Essen Date: 1911

Exhibition Drummer
A woman dressed as a drummer for the Womens Exhibition & Sale of Works in the Colours held at the Princes Skating Rink, Knightsbridge. Date: 13 - 26 May 1909

Postum Factory
THE POSTUM CEREAL COMPANYs works at Battle Creek, Michigan, where Postum, Grape-Nuts and Post Toasties are manufactured Date: circa 1910

Mary Brunton - 1
Mrs MARY BRUNTON The authoress of Self- Control, Discipline and other works. Date: 1778 - 1818

Process-Etching
PROCESS ENGRAVING The Etching Department at John Swain & Sons printing works, Farringdon Street, London Date: 1894

Cub. the worlds first 1000hp aircraft engine, undergoing water brake test at Acton Date: 1921

Large output pinion - Deltic engine
Two fitters assemble the large output pinion into the phasing gear case of a Deltic engine Date: 1960

Deltic test house Acton May 1950 Date: 1950

Development engine in test house May 1950 Date: 1950

Deltic D18 engine Liverpool test house
Testing the Deltic D18 engine Liverpool test house, East Lancashire Road

Deltic engine at Acton test house Date: 1950

Acton test house testing Deltic T9-33 engine

Development engine on test at Acton Date: 1950

Prototype Deltic engine after the failure of the crane cable
Acton test bed, showing the prototype Deltic engine after the failure of the crane cable Date: 1950

Original test bed at Acton for Deltic development test Date: 1950

Development engine in test house Acton May 1950 Date: 1950

L48, the first six cylinder racing car, outside the new Acton Napier Motor Works Date: 1904

Deltic assembly, in the background are Deltics on revolving cradles

Machine shop, Deltic production, left gearcutting and grinding bay, right machining connecting rods

Liverpool works, general turning and gear grinding lanes
Liverpool works, general turning line on the left, gear cutting and grinding on the right

Liverpool Works, two men operating Deltic machinery
Liverpool Works, two men operating Deltic sleeve port-milling machinery

Liverpool Works in WW2, Sabre camshafts on left, Sea Lion camshafts on right Date: 1943

Boring, shaping and planing tools at the Napier Works, Acton 1904 Date: 1904

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