Metals Collection (page 2)

Bank of England, 1872 (engraving)
536664 Bank of England, 1872 (engraving); (add.info.: Bank of England. Entrance to the bullion vaults, showing ingots of precious metals)

Casting the cylinders for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular
538554 Casting the cylinders for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular Bridge across the Menai Straits

Bank of furnaces Lymington Iron Works, Tyneside, England. Illustration by Thomas Allom published 1835
533562 Bank of furnaces Lymington Iron Works, Tyneside, England. Illustration by Thomas Allom published 1835. By this time Nielsen hot blast process (1824) in general use

Greenfield Brass Mill near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, showing industrialisation in a rural landscape
531697 Greenfield Brass Mill near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, showing industrialisation in a rural landscape. Hand-coloured engraving 1792.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Copperworks near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales owned by the Mona Company, showing industrialisation in a rural landscape
531696 Copperworks near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales owned by the Mona Company, showing industrialisation in a rural landscape. Copper was mined in Angelsey (Mona)

Nant-y-Glow Iron Works, Monmouthshire, Wales (engraving)
542328 Nant-y-Glow Iron Works, Monmouthshire, Wales (engraving); (add.info.: proprietor Richard Crawshay (1739-1810). Hand-coloured engraving c1830 after watercolour by George Robertson c1788

Baker's and Finnemore's Pen Factory, St Paul's Square, Birmingham, England, 1870 (engraving)
532302 Baker's and Finnemore's Pen Factory, St Paul's Square, Birmingham, England, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Baker's and Finnemore's Pen Factory, St Paul's Square)

Casting cannon: tapping furnace to allow molten metal to run into the moulds a feet of workmen on left
530557 Casting cannon: tapping furnace to allow molten metal to run into the moulds a feet of workmen on left. On right, puddler is skimming off impurities

Needles: Cutting from steel wire (1), flattening end (4), stamping eye (2), punching eye (3)
542210 Needles: Cutting from steel wire (1), flattening end (4), stamping eye (2), punching eye (3), filing eye and pointing end (7), polishing (8). Specific monotonous task

The Adoration of the Magi, 1557-1616. Creator: Frans Francken I
The Adoration of the Magi, 1557-1616

Greek-style vase with iris, sorrel and honeysuckle, 1831. Creator: Hermania Neergaard
Greek-style vase with iris, sorrel and honeysuckle, 1831

Composition 1;Cubist Composition, 1918. Creator: Vilhelm Lundstrom
Composition 1;Cubist Composition, 1918

History of Iron: Metal rolling in the ealry 20th century
3787574 History of Iron: Metal rolling in the ealry 20th century; (add.info.: History of Iron: Metal rolling in the ealry 20th century)

History of Iron: Casting iron in Africa
3787572 History of Iron: Casting iron in Africa; (add.info.: History of Iron: Casting iron in Africa. Liebig collectible card series (French title: Histoire du fer'). 1914

History of Iron: Ironwork by Ancient Germans
3787573 History of Iron: Ironwork by Ancient Germans; (add.info.: History of Iron: Ironwork by Ancient Germans. Liebig collectible card series (French title: Histoire du fer'). 1914

History of Iron: Forging iron in Ancient Egypt
3787569 History of Iron: Forging iron in Ancient Egypt.; (add.info.: History of Iron: Forging iron in Ancient Egypt. Liebig collectible card series (French title: Histoire du fer'). 1914

History of Iron: King Porus and Alexander the Great
3787571 History of Iron: King Porus and Alexander the Great; (add.info.: History of Iron: King Porus offering an iron bar to Alexander the Great)

History of Iron: Bessemer Process in a factory
3787585 History of Iron: Bessemer Process in a factory; (add.info.: History of Iron: Bessemer Process in a factory. First inexpensive industrial process for converting pig iron into steel)

Tubal-Cain
LLM338222 Tubal-Cain by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tubal-Cain. The Childs Coloured Scripture Book published by George Routledge & Sons, c 1890)

Abandoned red mud (alumina) pond, where highly alkaline waste product produced by the industrial production of aluminium was stored

Azurite / Chessylite, soft, deep blue copper mineral

Roan Antelope Copper Mine, Luanshya, Zambia, Africa. The deposits were discovered in 1902, but their full extent was not understood until 1926. Date: circa 1930s

DENMARK. Alborg. Lindholm Hoje Viking Cemetery. Burial site and settlement of Iron Age and Viking Age. 5th-11th c. Grave of man in form of stone ship. Iron Age. Architecture

Spain. Civil War (1936-1939). Metals and church objects taken for smelting. Photography

A prospector - illustration to The Trail of Gold [W C Tuttle]

Gold-washing on the banks of the Frazer (colour litho)
5198319 Gold-washing on the banks of the Frazer (colour litho) by Stott, W.R.S. (1878-1939) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold-washing on the banks of the Frazer)

The Alchymist (engraving)
5220334 The Alchymist (engraving) by Ostade, Adriaen Jansz. van (1610-85); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Alchymist. Illustration for Royal Gems from the Galleries of Europe engraved after)

Une Fonderie (engraving)
3644485 Une Fonderie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une Fonderie. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1848)

Fowey Consols Copper Mine (engraving)
6001106 Fowey Consols Copper Mine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fowey Consols Copper Mine)

Wien, Schatzkammer, Das Reichsevangeliar (b / w photo)
6008475 Wien, Schatzkammer, Das Reichsevangeliar (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wien, Schatzkammer, Das Reichsevangeliar)

Hildesheim, Der Bernwardstab; Passau, Bischofsstab (b / w photo)
6008474 Hildesheim, Der Bernwardstab; Passau, Bischofsstab (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hildesheim, Der Bernwardstab; Passau, Bischofsstab)

Munchen, Nationalmuseum, Adam und Eva (b / w photo)
6008472 Munchen, Nationalmuseum, Adam und Eva (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Munchen, Nationalmuseum, Adam und Eva)

Munster i W, Die heilige Agnes; Minden, St Laurentius (b / w photo)
6008471 Munster i W, Die heilige Agnes; Minden, St Laurentius (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Munster i W, Die heilige Agnes; Minden)

Wohrd bei Nurnberg, St Bartholomaus; Aachen, St Petrus (b / w photo)
6008469 Wohrd bei Nurnberg, St Bartholomaus; Aachen, St Petrus (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wohrd bei Nurnberg, St Bartholomaus; Aachen)

Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum, St Georgsreliquiar (b / w photo)
6008461 Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum, St Georgsreliquiar (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum, St Georgsreliquiar)

Aachen, Simeonsreliquiar (b / w photo)
6008450 Aachen, Simeonsreliquiar (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aachen, Simeonsreliquiar)

Aachen, Marienschrein (b / w photo)
6008446 Aachen, Marienschrein (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aachen, Marienschrein)

Braunschweig, Museum, Evangeliardeckel (b / w photo)
6008436 Braunschweig, Museum, Evangeliardeckel (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Braunschweig, Museum, Evangeliardeckel)

Reichenau, Vortragskreuz (b / w photo)
6008435 Reichenau, Vortragskreuz (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reichenau, Vortragskreuz)

Munchen, Staatsbibliothek, Buchdeckel (b / w photo)
6008430 Munchen, Staatsbibliothek, Buchdeckel (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Munchen, Staatsbibliothek, Buchdeckel)

Statuette moulee en gutta-percha et prete a recevoir la carcasse de platine, procede Lenoir (engraving)
5992647 Statuette moulee en gutta-percha et prete a recevoir la carcasse de platine, procede Lenoir (engraving) by European School

Bell and Cannon Caster (engraving)
668426 Bell and Cannon Caster (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bell and Cannon Caster)

Dagger and belt (chromolitho)
964338 Dagger and belt (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Silverware (orfevrerie civile joaillerie)

W Mole, manufacturer of metal goods, trade card (engraving)
731605 W Mole, manufacturer of metal goods, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: W Mole, manufacturer of metal goods)

George Richmond Collis & Co, trade card (engraving)
733768 George Richmond Collis & Co, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Richmond Collis & Co, trade card)

Sir Humphry Davy (chromolitho)
667035 Sir Humphry Davy (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Humphry Davy. French educational card, late 19th century.); © Look and Learn

A Tin-Mine in Cornwall (engraving)
2781310 A Tin-Mine in Cornwall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tin-Mine in Cornwall)

Goldbeater (engraving)
2801976 Goldbeater (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Goldbeater. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

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"Exploring the Rich Legacy of Metals: From Scunthorpe Iron Works to Jones & Laughlin Steel Works" Step into a world where strength and innovation intertwine, as we delve into the fascinating realm of metals. Starting with the historic Scunthorpe Iron Works, witness the birthplace of iron production that laid the foundation for countless industries. The standard periodic table becomes our guide, unraveling a diverse array of element types that form the backbone of modern civilization. Picture The Iron Foundry by Peder Severin, capturing the essence of craftsmanship and dedication in Burmeister & Wain's 1885 masterpiece. As we navigate through this elemental journey, Consett Ironworks emerges as an emblematic symbol of industrial prowess. Witness its towering structures blending seamlessly with The Periodic Table Digital Illustration – a visual testament to human ingenuity. Metal reactions come alive before our eyes; EDTA crystals shimmer under microscopic lenses, showcasing their intricate beauty. Washing & Steel Mill exemplify how these elements are transformed into functional materials that shape our daily lives. Venturing across continents, we find ourselves at Jones & Laughlin Steel Works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – an epitome of American steel manufacturing excellence. Meanwhile, Longwy steelworks' Bessemer converter stands tall in France as a testament to global collaboration and progress. In this captivating exploration through time and space, industry meets artistry as metals forge ahead. Join us on this captivating journey where Industry/Metals/Steel converge to create a world built on strength and resilience.