Manufacture Collection (page 18)

La presse a huile d olives dans le midi de la France (engraving)
2787571 La presse a huile d olives dans le midi de la France (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La presse a huile d olives dans le midi de la France)

The Skins of Animals (colour litho)
2795442 The Skins of Animals (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Skins of Animals)

Clay (colour litho)
2795431 Clay (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clay. Double page illustration contained in one of the series of Les Recreations Instructives)

WW1 poster, A Call to Action! to all employees
WW1 poster, A Call to Action! from Woodrow Wilson to all industrial employees working on government contracts, issued by the Navy Department. Date: circa 1917

The Guinness Brewery, St Jamess Gate, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, circa 1946. Date: circa 1946

The Birmingham Small Arms Trophy, made up of pistols and bayonets, on display at the International Exhibition of 1862 as proof of Birminghams specialism in weapon and armaments manufacture. Date: 1862

Manufacture of Lint for the Army in the Crimea (engraving)
1602062 Manufacture of Lint for the Army in the Crimea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manufacture of Lint for the Army in the Crimea)

Trades in Regency England: Turnery, broom-maker and paper making. Turner working on a wheel-driven lathe in a workshop in Tunbridge 22, broom-maker selling his wares door-to-door in Kent 23

Trades in Regency England. Hop picking, South Down sheep and effects of gunpowder. Man cutting hops, women and children picking off the hops in Farnham 19

Trades in Regency England. Carpet weaving, hog feeding
Trades in Regency England. Carpet weaver at a loom in Wilton 16, pig farmer feeding hogs in Hampshire 17, and women knitting and embroidering with needles made in Chichester 18

Trades in Regency England. Sail cloth, stone quarries and timber for ship building. Sailors unfurling a canvas sail on a ship 13, men moving blocks of stone in a Portland quarry 14

Trades in Regency England. Tin mines, bullocks and pipe smoking. Miner on a ladder with a bucket of tin ore in a Redruth tin mine 10, beef cattle on a Devonshire moor 11

Trades in Regency England: china painting, pin making
Trades people in Regency England. Artist painting a porcelain vase in a Worcester china factory 7, girl using a foot-driven anvil to add heads to pins in a pin-making factory in Gloucester 8

Trades in Regency Ireland and England: Cork, Dublin and London Docks. Irish beef cattle bring driven to the port of Cork 79

Trades in Regency Ireland: bleaching, Irish cabin and salmon leap. Workers bleaching linen made from flax in Colerain 76, poor Irish potato farmers outside a cottage with pigs and dogs 77

Trades in Regency Scotland: distillery, cannon boring and paviours. Workers distilling whisky in a distillery in Edinburgh 70, worker boring a cannon at Carron Works factory 71

Trades in Regency England: charcoal burning, Jew selling pencils, and fishing. Worker at a charcoal pit in Furness 64, Jewish pedlar selling pencils door to door in Borrowdale 65

Trades in Regency England: Grinding cutlery, iron works and flax spinning. Workers seated at grinding wheels in a cutlery factory in Sheffied 58

Trades in Regency England: Cheese making, check manufacture and cotton printing. Dairymaid making cheese in Cheshire 55, man selling check cotton aprons door to door 56

Brewing, steel ware and gloves, and a mineral waters spa in Regency England. Brewers stirring vats of beer mash in a Reading brewery 4, women buying gloves in Woodstock 5

Trades in Regency England: Spar ornaments, pottery ware and salt refiner. Alabaster stone ornaments made in the Peak District on a mantlepiece 52, shop window with pottery from Etruria

Trades in Regency England: Ale-house, silk mill and stocking weaver. Customers drinking Burton ale outside a pub 49, workers dying and drying silk in a mill in Derby 50

Trades in Regency England: flannel market, copper mines and shoe-maker. Man showing rolls of flannel cloth in Welchpool 46, miners digging for copper ore in Parys Mine, Anglesea 47

Trades in Regency England: silk weaving, jewellery and iron forge. Man weaving silk cloth on a loom in Coventry 40, customers in a fancy jewellery shop in Birmingham 41

Trades in Regency England: basket making, geese plucking and whips. Basket-maker weaving willow into baskets and hampers on the Isle of Ely 34

Trades in Norfolk, Regency England. Barley, turnips and game. Farm laborers on a straw bail after a barley harvest 34, sheep eating turnips 35, and hunter poaching for game rabbits 36

Trades in Regency England. Brick making, butter churning and rabbit warren. Brickmaker with bricks, hod, kiln and wheelbarrow in Woolpit 31, woman churning butter in an urn in Bury dairy 32

Trades in Regency England: cable making, straw work
Trades in Regency England. Men twisting rope in a cable making factory in Deptford 1, women and children making straw hats in Dunstable 2 and a woman making lace outside a cottage in Buckingham 3

Historical views of Japan. Japanese woman riding in a sedan chair on wheels 22, Japanese Christians forced to step on a crucifix (fumie) in Nagasaki, 17th century 23

Making beaver hats, from The Universal Magazine, London, pub
540669 Making beaver hats, from The Universal Magazine, London, pub. in 1750 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Although called beaver)

The Buttermaids Costume (engraving)
STC259821 The Buttermaids Costume (engraving) by Engelbrecht, Martin (1684-1756); Private Collection; (add.info.: Habit de la Beuriere; ); The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

The different types of work for Parisian women before and during the 1st World War
CHT307819 The different types of work for Parisian women before and during the 1st World War, cover illustration of Le Petit Journal, 26th November, 1916 (colour litho) by French School

Coiners at Work, 1577 (woodcut) (sepia photo)
STC347542 Coiners at Work, 1577 (woodcut) (sepia photo) by English School, (16th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Turning basins, from a series of illustrations on the manufacture of china (litho
KDC349458 Turning basins, from a series of illustrations on the manufacture of china (litho) (see 384116 & 384117 for whole series) by Chinese School (19th century); Private Collection; Chinese

Moulding and placing on the potters wheel, from a series of illustrations
KDC349460 Moulding and placing on the potters wheel, from a series of illustrations on the manufacture of china (litho) (see 384116 & 384117 for whole series) by Chinese School (19th century)

Made like a Rolls Royce by G. H. Davis
Tests that render this phrase a world-wide standard of efficiency. Secrets of Rolls-Royce perfection A few of the rigorous tests applied to every new car, and the making of the famous radiator

Ms Palat. 218-220 Book IX Craftsmen from the Palace of Aztec rule making feather
XTD82707 Ms Palat. 218-220 Book IX Craftsmen from the Palace of Aztec rule making feather headresses, from an account of Aztec crafts in Central Mexico written

The instrument makers workshop, detail from plate XVIII from the
STC82083 The instrument makers workshop, detail from plate XVIII from the Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1713-84) and Jean le Rond d Alembert (1717-83) 1751-72 (engraving) (detail of 84222)

Porcelain Shop (w / c on paper)
NUL121157 Porcelain Shop (w/c on paper) by Chinese School (19th century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Chinese, out of copyright

A bookmakers workshop, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers
STC243958 A bookmakers workshop, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers by Denis Diderot (1713-84) published c.1770 (engraving) by French School

Paper manufacturing from bamboo, from La Chine en Miniatures by M
CHT176860 Paper manufacturing from bamboo, from La Chine en Miniatures by M. Breton, published in Paris, 1811 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs

Cloth Dyers Demonstrating their Trade and Skills
FTB60667 Cloth Dyers Demonstrating their Trade and Skills by Italian School, (18th century); Museo Correr, Venice, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

A Salt-Pan on the Forth (engraving)
5232929 A Salt-Pan on the Forth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Salt-Pan on the Forth)

The St. Clare Sugar Factory, Port of Spain, Trinidad (watercolour)
1767240 The St. Clare Sugar Factory, Port of Spain, Trinidad (watercolour) by Cazabon, Jean-Michel (1813-1888); 24.8x50.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The St)

Young woman working in a textile mill (b / w photo)
6015496 Young woman working in a textile mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young woman working in a textile mill)

Taiwan: Manufacture of fluorescent lightning, 1962 (photo)
6009731 Taiwan: Manufacture of fluorescent lightning, 1962 (photo) by Chinese Photographer, (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manufacture of fluorescent lightning, 1962)

Port Sunlight: Post Office (b / w photo)
5998491 Port Sunlight: Post Office (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Post Office)

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"From Clydebank to Kirkcaldy, the art thrives. Advert, Barry, Ostlere & Shepherd Ltd in Kirkcaldy showcases their craftsmanship with precision and expertise. The Singer Sewing Machines factory in Clydebank hums with innovation as it produces machines that revolutionize the textile industry. In another corner of Britain, skilled hands meticulously shape various shoemaking tools, ensuring quality and durability for every step taken. Swindon becomes a hub of ingenuity as diesel locomotives roll off the assembly line, ready to power the nation's railways. The Tate & Lyle Refinery stands tall as it refines sugar into sweet perfection, satisfying taste buds across the land. A German propaganda poster from WW1 reminds us of how manufacturing can be used for both good and ill. October 1943 witnesses a remarkable feat as Supermarine Spitfires take flight from factories dedicated to their manufacture. A powerful symbol of resilience during WWII is captured in the iconic poster 'To Victory - With Our Help'. Traveling back in time to the 1800s, we witness artisans blowing glass in a British factory; their skill creating delicate masterpieces that captivate all who behold them. Across the Atlantic Ocean lies Merrimac Hat Factory in Amesbury, Massachusetts – where creativity meets functionality under one roof. The Cyclops Works echoes with clanging hammers forging Bessemer steel; an essential component driving industrial progress during World War I. Wallsend-on-Tyne proudly carries on its shipbuilding legacy – crafting vessels that conquer mighty oceans and connect nations together. " Manufacture: where dreams are transformed into reality through dedication and craftsmanship.