Polished Collection (page 13)

Collection of semiprecious gemstones

Industrial powder coating. Steel components for industrial lockers on a production line leaving an infra-red drying oven after the powder coating process

Galvanising metal with zinc inside a finishing plant at the Magnitogorsk iron and steel works. Galvanising extends the life of a finished metal by protecting it against corrosion

Cut and polished diamond. Diamond, the hardest known mineral, is a naturally occurring form of carbon that has crystallised under great pressure

Agriculture in the Neolithic Era
Coloured illustration of the Neolithic Era, circa 7000BC to 2500BC when animals were domesticated, agriculture introduced, pottery and clothing made

Glacier-polished rocks. Glacier-polished (striated) rocks (upper centre) seen in front of Rhone glacier in the Swiss Alps

Copper, zinc and brass (from left to right). Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. It can contain from 20-45 percent of zinc, depending on the type of brass

Dodge Mr Norm Super Cuda

A polished brass sign at the winery of Louis Roederer, Reims, Champagne, Marne, Ardennes, France

USA, Washington, Everett. Side molding detail of red 57 Chevy

USA, Massachusetts, Gloucester. Fuzzy dice in a 1950s-era convertible

USA, Massachusetts, Gloucester. Antique car show

USA, Massachusetts, Gloucester. Antique car show, detail of 1950s-era Phaeton

USA, Massachusetts, Gloucester. 1950s-era Olsmobile cars at an antique car show

USA, Massachusetts, Gloucester. 1950s-era Ford cars at an antique car show

USA, Massachusetts, Gloucester. 1940 Ford hot rod car

Ward at Carshalton Childrens Infirmary, Surrey
Interior view of ward D8 at Carshalton Childrens Infirmary, Surrey. The hospital was opened in 1908 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board and became a general hospital for up to 1000 children

Photo of Stalin and Roosevelt, Livadia Palace, Yalta, Ukrain
A photo of Stalin and Roosevelt in the museum section of the Livadia (Livadija) Palace, Yalta, Ukraine, where the historic February 1945 meeting took place between Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill

Lance Corporal of the Life Guards
A Lance Corporal of the Life Guards (Mounted Review Order). Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Large open-top roadster car
A moustachioed driver in his large open-top roofed roadster with highly polished metallic bodywork and large rear seating section

Portrait of a working horse at a show
A detailed portrait painting by Malcolm Greensmith showing the head of a elaborately decorated working horse at a show, with hair braiding and ribbons

Procession of cheering women war-workers
Female workers from a munitions factory are shown taking part in a procession celebrating the role of women during the First World War. They are seen waving polished shell-cases

The great gallery, tombs discovered in Sakkara
Tombs discovered in Sakkara, 1853 - the great gallery. Candles were used to light the chambers to enable viewing of the interior

Period Dining Room
A period style dining room with a polished wood dining table

Guard against Sideslip
Guard against sideslip. When on wet polished asphalt, granite sets or tramlines, leave sufficient room to meet an emergency

Tobacco Holder
A carved, polished wooden tobacco holder in the shape of a dog (possibly a bulldog)

Horse chestnuts or conkers
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Conkers or Horse Chestnuts in Autumn
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Close up views of glacial ice and ash after the 1969 eruption on Deception Island in Antarctica
Michael S. Nolan / SplashdownDirect

Button Maker 1827
Making metal buttons using a pulley with a weight which is released to stamp the buttons before they are shanked with a solder and polished by women

Blanching & Drying Coins
The blanching room is where blanks, after annealing, have their surfaces polished. After this the coins are dried in revolving drums

London Shoeblack / 1901
A well-dressed gentleman stops to have his shoes polished while strolling along the Embankment

Shoeshiners / Fortune / 1935
Gentlemen having their shoes polished, some read the paper

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