Bellows Collection (page 4)

The Dispersion of the Works of All Nations from the Great Exhibition of 1851, pub
2655418 The Dispersion of the Works of All Nations from the Great Exhibition of 1851, pub. 1851 (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Nicholas Nickleby: Newman Noggs and Wackford Squeers, 1867 (engraving)
2563246 Nicholas Nickleby: Newman Noggs and Wackford Squeers, 1867 (engraving) by Darley, F.O.C. & Hinshelwood, R. (19th century); 13x9 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Caption)

Cats having a picnic on a German postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Village blacksmith 1870
Village smithy stands in front of the open forge. Date: 1870

Authropoglossos St. Jamess Hall, Piccadilly
Authropoglossos or mechanical large vocalist dummy head, made of wax and ornamented with that profusion of hair and beard, in the month he wears a large tin funnel

Bellows in a forge (chromolitho)
977716 Bellows in a forge (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bellows in a forge)

A Vanitas Still Life (oil on panel)
992249 A Vanitas Still Life (oil on panel) by Colyer or Collier, Edwaert (c.1640-c.1707); 43x54.5 cm; Private Collection; eLawrence Steigrad Fine Arts, New York; Dutch, out of copyright

"Bellows or Buckets to Mond!"(engraving)
725359 " Bellows or Buckets to Mond!" (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Bellows or Buckets to Mond)

Making Traps, illustration from L Art de l Artillerie
XDT217878 Making Traps, illustration from L Art de l Artillerie by Wolff de Senftenberg, late 16th century (pencil & w/c on paper) (b/w photo) by German School, (16th century); Min

Reconstruction of a pharmacy with 18th century furniture
XIR224945 Reconstruction of a pharmacy with 18th century furniture and objects from the 12th-18th century, detail of the laboratory (photo) by German School; Kurpfalzisches Museum, Heidelberg

The Cook, after Arcimboldo (oil on panel)
NUL112402 The Cook, after Arcimboldo (oil on panel) by Unknown Artist, (17th century); 58.1x22.2 cm; Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen

Decorative items (engraving)
2812492 Decorative items (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decorative items. Illustration for The Queen Almanac, 1888.); © Look and Learn

James Watt (1736-1819) Playing with Steam (engraving) (b&w photo)
XJF105428 James Watt (1736-1819) Playing with Steam (engraving) (b&w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Angel playing a portative organ, detail from the crozier of William of Wykeham (c
NCO205110 Angel playing a portative organ, detail from the crozier of William of Wykeham (c.1320-1404) (silver gilt & champleve enamel) (see 205100-32) by English School

The Alchemist, 1652 (oil on canvas)
BAL49343 The Alchemist, 1652 (oil on canvas) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); 34.9x47.6 cm; Johnny van Haeften Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: oil on canvas transferred from panel); Flemish

The Photographer, 1895 (oil on canvas)
FC55501 The Photographer, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Boisseau, Alfred (1823-48); 93.3x134 cm; FORBES Magazine Collection, New York, USA; eForbes Magazine Collection; French, out of copyright

A Peasant Family at Home, 1661 (oil on panel)
MAK79787 A Peasant Family at Home, 1661 (oil on panel) by Ostade, Adriaen Jansz. van (1610-85); The Makins Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

The Dissolution or The Alchymist producing an Aetherial Representation, pub
2966808 The Dissolution or The Alchymist producing an Aetherial Representation, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

The Gossip
MAL36399 The Gossip by Tozer, Henry Spernon (c.1870-1940); Private Collection; eMallett Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Cleaning the Clock, 1880 (oil on canvas)
NWP132636 Cleaning the Clock, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Barnes, G. J. (fl.1864-80); 19x24.8 cm; Newport Museum and Art Gallery, South Wales; eNewport Museum and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Man using bellows in front of a fire in a smoky room
5893701 Man using bellows in front of a fire in a smoky room. by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: Man using bellows in front of a fire in a smoky room with a scolding wife)

The Bellows Mender (oil on canvas)
3850898 The Bellows Mender (oil on canvas) by Bosch, Hieronymous (c.1450-1516) (attr.); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai, Belgium; Photo © Derek Bayes. All rights reserved 2022

An Alchemist, later 1670s (oil on canvas)
3934312 An Alchemist, later 1670s (oil on canvas) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); 62.2x72.2 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Detail from A Witches Sabbath, illustration from Tableau de L
829408 Detail from A Witches Sabbath, illustration from Tableau de L Inconstance des Mauuais Anges et Demons, by Pierre de Lancre, 1613 (engraving) by Ziarnki (Ziarnko)

A Stag at Sharkey s, 1947 (lithograph)
827991 A Stag at Sharkey s, 1947 (lithograph) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 47x60.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Stag at Sharkeys (M.46). George Wesley Bellows (1882-1925)

A Victorian die-cut shape Christmas card of a bellows decorated with flowers, c
3605673 A Victorian die-cut shape Christmas card of a bellows decorated with flowers, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Brussels allegorical tapestry depicting the month of December from
3481831 Brussels allegorical tapestry depicting the month of December from The Medallion Months, c.1525 (wool & silk) by Orley

Brussels allegorical tapestry depicting the month of December from
3481828 Brussels allegorical tapestry depicting the month of December from The Medallion Months, c.1525 (wool & silk) by Orley

Fairies are all more or less in hiding until dusk, from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
3481718 Fairies are all more or less in hiding until dusk, from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J M Barrie (1860 - 1937), pub

"The Emperor immediately set about blowing the bellows"(engraving)
2781248 " The Emperor immediately set about blowing the bellows" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Goldsmiths workshop in Nuremberg, late 16th Century (chromolitho)
2782510 Goldsmiths workshop in Nuremberg, late 16th Century (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Goldsmiths workshop in Nuremberg, late 16th Century)

Brass-Founder (engraving)
2801947 Brass-Founder (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brass-Founder. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Initiation of a Knight of the Sun (engraving)
3100761 Initiation of a Knight of the Sun (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Initiation of a Knight of the Sun)

Tending the Lobster Traps, Early Morning, (oil on panel)
651084 Tending the Lobster Traps, Early Morning, (oil on panel) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 42.6x50.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tending the Lobster Traps, Early Morning)

A magnetized needle pushed through a ball of cork, and floating submerged in a goblet of
539353 A magnetized needle pushed through a ball of cork, and floating submerged in a goblet of water, shows dip and the direction of the magnetic pole

The White Knight, Alices Adventures In Wonderland And Through The Looking-Glass And
2657695 The White Knight, Alices Adventures In Wonderland And Through The Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There, by Lewis Carroll (1832 - 98), published 1911 (coloured lithograph) by Tenniel

Perturbation, plate 4 from The Vicissitude of Human Things, 1564 (engraving)
BCC393576 Perturbation, plate 4 from The Vicissitude of Human Things, 1564 (engraving) by Heemskerck, Maarten van (1498-1574) (after); 22.1x29.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Blacksmiths, c. 1870s (b / w photo)
495532 Blacksmiths, c.1870s (b/w photo) by Hooper, Willoughby Wallace (1837-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Photograph taken while Hooper was serving with the Madras Light Infantry in South)

Hush, Hush (pencil & w / c on paper)
CH402207 Hush, Hush (pencil & w/c on paper) by Henshall, John Henry (1856-1928); 25.4x35.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Workshop of Pleyel pianos makers during the Second Empire
XIR280194 Workshop of Pleyel pianos makers during the Second Empire, illustration from Les Grandes Usines by Julien Turgan, c.1880 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Renard

Umbrella seller, flower seller, carder and bellows seller, 18th Century (coloured engraving)
976146 Umbrella seller, flower seller, carder and bellows seller, 18th Century (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Umbrella seller, flower seller)

"Ha, ha, ha!"chuckled Peg, on her knees before the fire (colour litho)
956099 " Ha, ha, ha!" chuckled Peg, on her knees before the fire (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Visit to Granny, (pencil and watercolour heightened with white)
651914 A Visit to Granny, (pencil and watercolour heightened with white) by Wilson, Charles Edward (1853-1941); 35.2x46.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Visit to Granny)

Still Life inside a Barn, 1634 (oil on panel)
XKH150807 Still Life inside a Barn, 1634 (oil on panel) by Saftleven, Herman the Younger (1609-85); 53x46.6 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Dutch, out of copyright

"Scientific Researches! New Discoveries in PNEUMATICKS
NCO89941 " Scientific Researches! New Discoveries in PNEUMATICKS! or An Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air"

"Scientific Researches! New Discoveries in PNEUMATICKS
TRI168502 " Scientific Researches! New Discoveries in PNEUMATICKS! or An Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air"

Exodus 31 2-8 Bezalel and Oholiab making the Ark of the Covenant
STC67484 Exodus 31 2-8 Bezalel and Oholiab making the Ark of the Covenant, from the Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica) (coloured woodcut) by German School

The Head of a Miser: enlarged Drawing from Lutzelburgers Woodcut of
6263787 The Head of a Miser: enlarged Drawing from LAotzelburgers Woodcut of The Councillor, from the Series of Images of Death, before 1871 (ink wash and graphite on wove paper) by Ruskin

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"Bellows: A Timeless Tool of Art, Music, and Industry" From the tranquil setting of The Tea Table to the bustling streets depicted by Harold Harvey, they have played a vital role in various aspects of human life. This illustration from Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson showcases the ingenious use in creating whimsical contraptions. Dating back to 1840, Thomas Linley and Sons were renowned manufacturers of circular bellows and portable forges. Their advertisement on Stanley Street in Sheffield speaks volumes about the importance of these tools in industrial settings and can not limited to factories alone; they also find their place among musicians. Whether it be the enchanting melodies produced by Northumbrian bagpipes or Lowland Scotch bagpipes, these instruments rely on carefully controlled airflow provided by bellows. Intriguingly, even pianolas owe their captivating tunes to this humble device. As explained in How Pianola Works (1912), air is pumped through perforated paper rolls using a system that involves none other than. . bellows. The versatility extends beyond music and industry. In Gillray's satirical artwork titled "Science, " we witness an alchemist at work with his trusty pair nearby - symbolizing both practicality and mystery. Venturing into unexpected territories, Swiss Cow Lowing captures our attention with its depiction of cows adorned with bells around their necks—a delightful blend between nature's melody and man-made innovation. Dressed to Kill (1912) takes us into the realm of fashion where elegant ladies flaunt feathered hats while utilizing handheld fans resembling miniature bellows—combining style with functionality. Meanwhile, a barbershop filled with monkeys and cats may seem peculiar until we recall The Monkey and the Cat fable—an age-old tale highlighting resourcefulness as monkeys employ makeshift bellows made from leaves to fan away pesky flies while getting groomed.