Artificer Collection

Military Group, between 1909 and 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Military Group, between 1909 and 1914
Military Group, between 1909 and 1914. USA. North Western Military Academy Signal Corps; Wireless No. 9'. Murdock Wireless Apparatus in use, powered by Exide battery

Electronics technician, Goodyear Aircraft Corp. Akron, Ohio, 1941. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Electronics technician, Goodyear Aircraft Corp. Akron, Ohio

Women become skilled shop technicians... Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif. 1942
Women become skilled shop technicians after careful training in the school at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, Calif

Longines timing equipment for Bluebird CN7s World Land Speed Record attempt, Lake Eyre, Australia, 1964

Apollo 17 Flight Hardware Checkout, Florida, USA, 1972. Creator: NASA
Apollo 17 Flight Hardware Checkout, Florida, USA, 1972. The Kennedy Space Center launch team is continuing the checkout of Apollo 17 flight hardware for the final lunar exploration mission of Project

Apollo 17 Astronaut Training, Florida, USA, 1972. Creator: NASA
Apollo 17 Astronaut Training, Florida, USA, 1972. Apollo 17 Commander Eugene A. Cernan and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison H. Jack Schmitt are preparing the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV)

Henry Sachs with Robert Goddards Rocket in New Mexico, USA, 1930. Creator: NASA
Henry Sachs with Robert Goddards Rocket in New Mexico, USA, 1930. Henry Sachs, machinist, is shown with Dr. Robert H. Goddards rocket used in the first flight at Roswell, New Mexico on December 30

Apollo 16 Moon Plaque Installation, 1972. Creator: NASA
Apollo 16 Moon Plaque Installation, 1972. Working inside the Apollo 16 Saturn V space vehicle at the launch pad, Grumman Aerospace Corporation technician Ken Crow attaches a plaque bearing the names

Analog Computing Machine in Fuel Systems Building, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 1949. This is an early version of the modern computer

German soldiers with halberds wearing harem pants, late 16th century. Gunpowder expert with his back to us, and soldier with cap and armour collar. From color pen drawings in the possession of C

Pasiphae, mother of the minotaur, 1615 (engraving)
3480425 Pasiphae, mother of the minotaur, 1615 (engraving) by Gaultier, Leonard (1561-1641); (add.info.: Pasiphae, mother of the minotaur)

Artificers in uniform Date: 1797

Artificers in their working dress Date: 1786

Technician installing eye-glasses in helmet. Creator: NASA
Technician installing eye-glasses in helmet

Technicians working at the Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1966. Technicians from the British Oxygen Company using vibration testing equipment

Industrial refrigeration plant after installation at a foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

Vacuum absorbtion chamber, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. A technician with a vacuum absorbtion chamber, which is used in the production of tungsten carbide

Lab tachnician using a table top test furnace, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist
Lab tachnician using a table top test furnace, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. A technician at work in the laboratory at the Edgar Allen Steel Co

A lab tachnician with a Reichter Microscope at a steelworks, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. A lab tachnician checks the quality of tungsten carbide with at the Edgar Allen Steel Co

A lab technician undertaking a coal flow test, Mapperley Colliery, Derbyshire, 1962

Crack detection on steel bars at J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A dye penetrant is poured onto the steel

Ultrasonic testing of steel, J Beardshaw & Sons, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. In part of the warehouse storing flat steel bars

Industrial relations, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1966. Artist: Michael Walters
Industrial relations, Swinton, South Yorkshire, 1966. Photo for a press ad showing a selection of designers and tradesmen in white coats with shop floor workers to the rear

Worker using a cutting machine, Egdar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. A technician at work on a Taylor Hobson optical profile cutting machine that was used for the precision

Lab technician at a steelworks in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Laboratories were essential for checking the quality of the raw materials

Lab technician with a slide rule, Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Before the invention of cheap electronic calculators, slide rules had to be used to work out formulae

Laboratory, Edgar Allen Steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Both raw materials and the finished products had to be tested to ensure the quality that Sheffield steel was known for

Vibration sensing for the steel industry by BOC, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1966. Two Technicians from the British Oxygen Company using vibration sensing equipment inside a steel plant in Rotherham

Research worker with microscope (testing the structure of an aluminium alloy), 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Research worker with microscope (testing the structure of an aluminium alloy), 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Experimental laboratory: aircraft factory, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Experimental laboratory: aircraft factory, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

The Stroboglow, 1938. The Stroboglow was a portable stroboscope invented by technicians at Westinghouse. It was used to study moving objects by making them appear stationary in order to spot defects

Artificers, 14th century, (1910). The costume of artificers (skilled craftsmen) of the reign of Edward III (ruled 1327-1377)

Engine-Room Artificer, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Engine-Room Artificer, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Electrical Artificer, 1937. Artist: WA & AC Churchman
Electrical Artificer, 1937. Churchmans Cigarette Series, The Navy At Work

Artificers, 15th century, (1910). A group of workmen with their tools from the time of Edward IV (1461-1483). Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London)

A laboratory worker holds a separating funnel of oil, Dunkirk refinery, France, 1950s

Python engine installed in altitude wind tunnel, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, August 25, 1949. An engine mechanic checks instrumentation prior to an investigation of engine operating characteristics

Effect of twinjet exhausts in simulation take-off, USA, July 7, 1949. Creator: Unknown
Effect of twinjet exhausts in simulation take-off, USA, July 7, 1949. Study of effect of twin-jet exhausts inclined toward the ground in simulation of take-off conditions for certain engine

Flying boat construction, Virginia, USA, April 24, 1946. Creator: Unknown
Flying boat construction, Virginia, USA, April 24, 1946. Male and female technicians at the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory (now NASAs Langley Research Center)

Engineers check body revolution model, Ohio, USA, July 31, 1957. Creator: Unknown
Engineers check body revolution model, Ohio, USA, July 31, 1957. Engineers at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory making a check on the body of a model of a supersonic aircraft before a test run

The Sopwith Gordon Bennett 1215 of 1914
The Sopwith Gordon Bennett, 1215, of 1914. Lt Spenser Grey (left) and a Petty Officer Artificer (right) at Hendon. Date: 1914

An Artificer or Pyrotechnist setting light to Another fixed Wheele upon a post, which will cast forth many Rockets into the Aire

Pyrotechnist, Artificer or Firework-maker. After a print representing Fire from a series of four representing the elements by the French engraver Abraham Bosse (1602-1676)

An Artificer or Pyrotechnist firing a rocket. Woodcut from Recreations mathematiques by Jean Leurechon (Rouen, 1628)

A Pyrotechnist, Artificer or Firework-maker preparing a rocket. Woodcut from Recreations mathematiques by Jean Leurechon (Rouen, 1628)

Artificers in their working dress

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"Artificer: Masters of Innovation and Precision" From the early days of electronics to the exploration of outer space, artificers have played a crucial role in shaping our world. In 1941, at Goodyear Aircraft Corp. In Akron, Ohio, an artificer's skilled hands meticulously crafted electronic devices that would revolutionize communication and technology. Meanwhile, across the country at Douglas Aircraft Company plant in Long Beach, California in 1942, women broke barriers as they became skilled shop technicians under the guidance of dedicated artificers like Alfred T Palmer. Their determination and expertise propelled them forward amidst challenging times. The influence of artificers extended beyond Earth's atmosphere too. They were instrumental in developing Longines timing equipment for Bluebird CN7s World Land Speed Record attempt at Lake Eyre. With their precise calculations and attention to detail, these artisans ensured accuracy during daring feats that pushed human limits. In 1972, during Apollo 17 Flight Hardware Checkout in Florida, USA - another milestone achieved with the help of talented artificers - NASA witnessed their unwavering commitment to perfection. These individuals worked tirelessly behind-the-scenes to ensure every piece was flawlessly assembled for mankind's journey into space. But before astronauts embarked on their missions above Earth's atmosphere, rigorous training was essential. Artificers played a vital role during Apollo 17 Astronaut Training sessions held in Florida that same year. Their expertise transformed aspiring astronauts into masters of technical prowess ready to conquer new frontiers. Looking back even further into history reveals Henry Sachs standing proudly beside Robert Goddard's Rocket in New Mexico back in 1930 – a testament to how far we've come thanks to visionary minds guided by skillful hands. During Apollo 16 Moon Plaque Installation mission also conducted by NASA just two years prior (in 1972), it was once again the meticulous workmanship of these gifted artisans that allowed humanity's mark to be forever imprinted on the lunar surface.