Crucible Collection

Jeweller at his bench with leather covers. His tools include files, drills, hammer, pliers, wire drawer and crucible. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades

Technician pours molten glass from a crucible
MODEL RELEASED. Glass production. Technician pours molten glass from a crucible which has just been removed from a furnace. This lead-free glass will be used to make high-performance light bulbs

Steve Davis playing in the 1985 World Snooker Championship, 22nd April 1985

Hot steel being poured into a cast. Date: 1877

The Test, 1882 (oil on panel)
1076460 The Test, 1882 (oil on panel) by Mowbray, Henry Siddons (1858-1928); 37x38.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Still life with crucible, c. 1890 (oil on canvas)
2653136 Still life with crucible, c.1890 (oil on canvas) by Belleroche, Albert de (1864-1944); 48.2x39.5 cm; Private Collection; eLiss Fine Art; English, out of copyright

Steel-converting furnace and mould for crucible manufacture. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

The process of making coloured glass eye-balls for returning soldiers of the First World
STC347597 The process of making coloured glass eye-balls for returning soldiers of the First World War (sepia photo) by English Photographer

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)

Jeweller (engraving)
2801983 Jeweller (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jeweller. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Medical laboratory (engraving)
746838 Medical laboratory (engraving) by European School; Private Collection; (add.info.: 18th or 19th century); The Stapleton Collection; European, out of copyright

Steve Davis relaxes after his match with a cup of tea at the Crucible, Sheffield. 13th April 1985

Steve Davis deep in thought at the World Snooker Championships, April 1987

Drawing the crucible 1840s
A Foundry man drawing a crucible from the ground. Date: 1840s

Gold, late 19th century. Creator: George Greatbach
Gold, late 19th century. A 16th-century alchemist showing some gold that he has supposedly just made. For hundreds of years, attempts were made to create gold alchemically by transforming base metals

Teeming (pouring) molten iron, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. Iron is teemed from the crucible into moulds to make ingots

Charging a furnace, Park Gate Iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964

A steel pour at Newton Chambers, Chapeltown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971. Artist
A steel pour at Newton Chambers, Chapeltown, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1971. George Newton and Thomas Chambers entered into a partnership in 1789 that would result in the founding of one of

Pouring iron into a Kaldo unit, Park Gate Iron and Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. An iconic view of the T3 crucible pouring molten iron into a Kaldo unit

Refining copper: removing cakes of copper from the crucible and quenching in a tub of water, 1556. From De re metallica by Georgius Agricola. (Basel, 1556)

Chemist, 1508. A chemist or alchemist is using bellows to heat up the fire under a crucible. Behind him an alembic standing on a furnace is being used for distillation

W Tyzak, Sons, and Turner Ltd. Little London Works, Sheffield, c1930s
From a trade catalogue, c. 1930s.Original at Local Studies ref. 338.4 SST

Naylor, Vickers and Co, River Don Works (Millsands), , 1858
This print shows the River Don Work. Lest this should be confusing, it should be clearly stated that this works was generally known as Millsands, admittedly on the River Don

Crucible Steel Production, Sheffield, Yorkshire
From an original at Sheffield Libraries: y02814

Manufacture of crucible steel, Teeming and Melting, Cammell Laird Ltd. Cyclops Works, Savile Street, Attercliffe, 1916
Cammell Laird and Co. Ltd. (1903) evolved from: Johnson, Cammell and Co. (1837), later Charles Cammell and Co Ltd (1864) ammalgamating with Laird Brothers of Birkenhead

Crucible. Punic art. Terracotta. From Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain. Episcopal Museum. Vic. Spain

Remains of vitreous mass, clays crucible and pearls. 13th century. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

Tapping a Rubber Tree Date: circa 1920s

King Edward VII, then Prince of Wales, watching the casting of an ingot of crucible steel in the Norfolk Works of Thos
From Souvenir of a Visit to the Atlas and Norfolk Works of Thomas Firth and John Brown Ltd by the Master Cutler and Guests, 1954 (338.4 SQ)

Joseph Trippett and Son, Standard Steel Castings Works, Attercliffe - Crucible Steel Castings, 1897
Image from Sheffield and Rotherham up-to-date: A fin-de-Siecle review, 1897 (Local Studies Library: 914.274 SQ)

Illustration of ancient Chinese bronze-casting furnace

A Scene of Sorcery, 1633 (oil on canvas)
XIR91440 A Scene of Sorcery, 1633 (oil on canvas) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); Musee de la Chartreuse, Douai, France; Flemish, out of copyright

GERMANY: KRUPP WORKS. Workers making a casting of crucible steel at Krupp Bessemer steelworks at Essen, Germany. Photograph, c1880

Copper Industry in Detroit, Michigan, USA Date: 1906

Refining copper: removing cakes of copper from the crucible and quenching in a tub of water. From Agricola De re metallica, Basle, 1556. Woodcut

Refining gold: furnaces, 2, 2, and operator, 9. The man near 4 is gradually heating a crucible surrounded by a ring of burning coals: to increase the heat coals were be raked into a smaller circle

Assay laboratory with various forms of furnace including and athanor or Slow Harry, 7, self-stoking furnace for cementation, 9, and barrel-shaped furnace, 3

Assaying: Various muffles used in assay ovens for assaying gold and silver 1, 2, 3: 4, 5, 6, stopples, bottom plates and covers: 7, wooden mould for forming muffles: 11, 12

Chemical Laboratory Tools C017 / 3447
Plate from 18th century encyclopedia showing an illustration of different types of chemical laboratory tools including: ingot mould, melting cone, hippocrates sleeve, cement pot, pelican, aludels

Glass and ceramics research C016 / 2053
Glass and ceramics research. Researcher pouring out a sample of molten glass during the casting process. This is part of work on ceramic engineering aimed at producing glasses

Chemistry laboratory, 19th century
Chemistry laboratory, 19th-century artwork. At right is a workbench with bellows at which a chemist is working below a large skylight

Metalworker melting silver
Metalworking. A worker melting silver in a crucible at a non-ferrous metals processing plant. Photographed in Yekaterinberg, Russia

Copper smelting works C018 / 2347
Copper smelting works

Chemistry equipment, early 19th century C013 / 5268
Chemical equipment. Early 19th-century artwork depicting a variety of devices and instruments used in chemistry experiments

Production of aluminium. Worker pouring molten aluminium from a crucible into an ingot mould. This is the Tajik Aluminium Plant in Tajikstan

Aluminium factory
Литейное производство на Красноярском алюмиевом заводе (ОАО "КрА--")

Sooty flame. Alkene (oct-1-ene) burning in a crucible with a sooty (smoky) flame. Alkenes are unsaturated (double bonded) organic molecules. The sooty flame is characteristic of alkenes

Copper (II) carbonate (CuCO3) powder in a crucible. This is a toxic green solid, which is soluble in acids but insoluble in water & alcohol

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"Unveiling the Artistry and Craftsmanship: The Crucible Through Time" Step into the world of a jeweler, his hands delicately working at his bench adorned with leather covers. Every stroke of precision reveals the mastery that lies within. Meanwhile, a technician stands poised, pouring molten glass from a crucible. The intense heat dances in the air as this ancient vessel holds secrets to shaping beauty itself. Transporting us back to 1877, hot steel cascades into a cast, its fiery glow illuminating an era where craftsmanship thrived. W Tyzak, Sons, and Turner Ltd. 's Little London Works in Sheffield stand witness to this remarkable feat. The year 1858 takes us further down memory lane to Naylor, Vickers and Co's River Don Works (Millsands). Here we witness the birthplace Steel Production - an industry that would shape Yorkshire's legacy forever. Fast forward to April 22nd, 1985 - Steve Davis captivates audiences worldwide as he plays in the World Snooker Championship. A modern-day crucible where skill meets nerves of steel on green baize battlegrounds. In Cammell Laird Ltd. 's Cyclops Works on Savile Street in Attercliffe circa 1916, we delve into the manufacture steel. Teeming and melting become an art form under skilled hands dedicated to perfection. "The Test, " painted in 1882 by an unknown artist on panel captures a moment frozen in time - depicting individuals facing their own personal crucibles; trials that define character and resilience against all odds. A still life painting from around 1890 showcases another perspective - capturing the essence of tranquility amidst chaos. A crucible sits quietly amidst vibrant hues on canvas; symbolizing both creation and transformation. Witnessing history unfold before our eyes brings us face-to-face with innovation once again.