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Chemical lecture, 1802. Artist: James Gillray
Chemical lecture; Scientific Researches! - New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! or - an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air!, 1802

Forging a magnet, 1600. The piece of metal on the anvil is aligned north/south. From De Magnete by William Gilbert. (London, 1600)

Apiary of wooden hives, Lismore, Ireland, 1890. A woman in a protective veil using bellows to puff smoke into a hive to render bees less aggressive before opening the hive

Itinerant tinker and his boy assistant, Piemonte (Piedmont) region, north-west Italy, 1825. A woman brings a utensil for repair

Bellows operated by a camshaft powered by a water wheel, 1540. This application of the medieval invention of the cam enabled both bellows to be powered by the same water wheel

Bellows supplying draught to a smelting furnace, 1556. The bellows are operated by a camshaft powered by a water wheel (just visible at extreme right)

Forge with bellows driven by an undershot water wheel through cranks, 1673. From Theatrum Machinarum Novum by Georg Andreas Bockler. (Nuremberg, 1673)

Mercury, 1531. Artist: Sebald Beham
Mercury, 1531. Male planet, dry and passive; those born under Mercury eloquent, inventive and love science, especially mathematics, and were tall, slender and delicate

Steel production: a forge with bellows to produce draught, 1556. In the foreground bars are being hammered with a mechanical hammer

Using bellows to increase the draught in a furnace, 1540. Woodcut showing a workman using bellows to increase the draught in a furnace for refining copper

Blast furnaces, 1540. Woodcut showing different forms of blast furnace, with bellows supplying draught powered by an overshot water wheel

It Will Soon Boil!, 1858. This cartoon shows the Birmingham MP, John Bright. On the 29th October, Bright delivered himself of an impassioned speech on the subject of Parliamentary Reform

Bow-Wow!!, 1859. Rumours of the invasion of Britain by France abounded. The French press reported extensively that Britain was in fact preparing to take the offensive

Diagram of a vacuum cleaner using foot bellows to create suction, 1912
VACUUM CLEANER, 1912. Diagram of a vacuum cleaner using foot bellows to create suction, 1912

Karl Bulla, Russian photographer C014 / 0748
Karl Bulla (1855-1929). Portrait of the prominent Russian photographer Karl Karlovich Bulla (or Carl Oswald Bulla) standing next to his camera

Silversmith in ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian worker in silver. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Octagonal black ornament Black ornaments series title
Octagonal black ornament Black ornaments (series title), An octagonal black ornament as a pendant in a workshop near an oven. A man puts a pair of tongs in the oven

Two images operations grinding help bellows Print marked upper right
Two images of operations by grinding and with the help of a bellows, Print marked upper right: fol. 9, smashing, crushing (industrial processes), bellows, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, 1693, paper, etching

Title print pamphlet 1618 entitled Verclaringhe van den Gouden Blaes-balck Verclaringhe
Title print of the pamphlet from 1618 entitled: Verclaringhe van den Gouden Blaes-balck Verclaringhe van den Gouden Blaes-balck / Van den Spaenschen Schalck (title on object)

12Th Century Bellows Organ With Two Keyboards. From Les Artes Au Moyen Age, Published Paris 1873

Organ-Bellows And Blowers In The Cathedral At Halberstadt, Germany. This Bellows Room Is Stated By Praetorius To Have
Organ-Bellows And Blowers In The Cathedral At Halberstadt, Germany.This Bellows Room Is Stated By Praetorius To Have Been Erected As Early As 1325 And To Have Remained Unchanged Until 1619

Howling Coyote

Pair of bellows with comic verse on a Christmas card
Pair of bellows with comic verse on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Advert for Lancaster & Sons bellows cameras 1890
Advertisement for 19th century bellows cameras, pocket combination aneroid barometers, selection of scientific equipment compound microscope, achromatic microscope

Children by a kitchen hearth
Two children and a dog pictured gazing at the burning embers of a fire in a kitchen inglenook. Other kitchen furniture and equipment include an armchair, bellows and a basket of vegetables

Interior of an English church organ.. Interior mechanism of an English church organ showing pipes, bellows, stops, keys, choir, swell and great organ

Water-powered furnace bellows
A water wheel operates two sets of bellows to keep two furnaces burning hotly. Date: 1588

The Elements (Fire), by Philippe Mercier (1689-1760)

Alchemy satire, 18th-century artwork
Alchemy satire, 18th-century satirical artwork depicting an alchemist as a monkey operating bellows to supply air to a furnace on which potions and distillations are being prepared

Gusmaos Passarola airship, 1709
Gusmaos Passarola airship. Historical artwork of the Passarola airship design that was proposed in 1709 by the Portuguese priest and naturalist Bartolomeu de Gusmao (1685-1724)

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Iron foundry, circa 1803-1806. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

De Vlugt Van t Pausdom Uit Engelant, Hooghe, Romeyn De, 1645-1708, Artist, [1689], 1 Print (broadside) : Etching With Letterpress

Old Rose - A Cavaliers Drinking Song - " Now we re met like jovial fellows, let us do as wise men tell us, Sing Old Rose & burn the bellows

A Co. Antrim Kitchen With Fireplace for Coal and Turf
A Co. Antrim Kitchen With Fireplace forCoal and Turf - an interior shot showing a woman using bellows on an open fire with griddle and pot. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim)

Christmas card in the shape of bellows decorated with white and purple flowers. circa 1890s

Cupids and hearts on nine Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

French Girls School 1820
A French school for young ladies - this particular lesson is taking place in the open air. Date: circa 1820

House Repairs / Bellows /
General house repairs - one man is up a ladder and another is using bellows. Date: 18th century

Main Street, Bellows Falls, Vermont, USA. Date: circa 1940

Cartoon, Scientific Researches! New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! or, an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air, by James Gillray

Cartoon, Shakespeare Sacrificed; or the Offering to Avarice, by James Gillray. Showing Alderman John Boydell, an engraver and publisher, in the role of Prospero burning his books

Macroramphosus scolopax, or Longspine Snipefish, also known as Bellowfish, Bellows-Fish, Common Bellowsfish, Spine Trumpet Fish, and (simply) Trumpetfish. Date: 1864

Cornemuse, Calabrian bagpipes, musette and bellows.. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique, Adam and Charles Black

Pneumatics- bellows, plans and elevations, 18th century.. Pneumatics- bellows, plans and elevations, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an illustration by J

Group of men in Dovedale, one with a bellows camera of the period. Interesting clothing for a day in the country! Date: 1912

Factory filled with equipment to smelt metal
A factory filled with equipment to smelt metal. From: Commercium philosophico-technicum; or, the philosophical commerce of arts: designed as an attempt to improve arts, trades, and manufactures

Inflatable German dinghy by G. H. Davis
Saving the Luftwaffe: an inflatable dinghy for defeated German airmen. It was carried by the larger German aircraft during the Second World War

Cartoon, German officer and Turk as animals, WW1
Satirical cartoon depicting a German officer and a Turk as animals during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

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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.