Rotary Collection (page 3)

Sawing Cold Steel, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Sawing Cold Steel, 1922. From The Romance of Modern Railways, by T. W. Corbin. [Seeley Service & Co. Limited, London, 1922]

Lewis Waller - English actor-manager in role of Robin Hood
Lewis Waller (William Waller Lewis) (1860-1915) - English actor-manager in the role of Robin Hood. Date: circa 1909

North-American rotary machine, clearing snow from the railroad Canadian - Pacific, 1901

North-American rotary machine for clean-out the snow from railroad tracks, 1901

Rotary Photogravure, 1917. Image printed by The Mezzogravure Co. Ltd. London. From The British Printer Vol. XXIV. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1917]

Benxi cement plant in NE China
Benxi, China, April 1999; Cement plants anywhere in the world tend not to win beauty contests. And this one, in the bleak industrial city of Benxi

made by James Watt (1736-1819), his first rotary steam engine. Wood engraving, 19th century
ROTARY STEAM ENGINE made by James Watt (1736-1819), his first rotary steam engine. Wood engraving, 19th century

A compund rotary washing machine with rollers for wringing or mangling, designed by Richard Lansdale. From A Concise History of The International Exhibition of 1862, published 1862

A 19th century steam printing machine. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847

Engraving depicting Richard March Hoes tenfeeder rotary printing press, 19th century
Engraving depicting Richard March Hoes tenfeeder rotary printing press

Double Cylinder Printing Machine. From Cyclopaedia Of Useful Arts And Manufactures By Charles Tomlinson

Mexico, Mexico City, Angel of Independence, Monument To Independence, Roundabout, Paseo de la Reforma

Lord Kitchener black bordered Mourning Card
Kitchener's portait is surrounded by the names of the campaigns in which he served. He was drowned when HMS Hampshire sank on 5 June 1916. WW1 Date: 1916

A melange of small photos of British soldiers
The regiments represented are - 7th Hussars, 3rd Dragoon Guards, Life Guards, Seaforth Highlanders, Gordon Highlanders, Royal Horse Artillery, Royal Scots Fusiliers, 16th Lancers. WW1 Date: circa 1914

Mazda, MAZ003006
MAZ003006

Advert for Maple & Co. library table & chair 1904
Library table, finely carved with lift-up flap exposing deep well fitted pigeon-holes and ten drawers, stationery rack with fall-down flap comes with back chair in marone morocco. Date: 1904

Propellers for Britains Warplanes: Machining the Blades - The Edge-milling process, in which upper and lower fixed rotary cutters mill the leading

Two boys sharpening knives - Medenine, Tunisia, North Africa Date: circa 1910s

A woman working at an upright rotary knitting machine, patented in 1855 by Clark Tompkins of Troy, New York
TEXTILES: KNITTING MACHINE. A woman working at an upright rotary knitting machine, patented in 1855 by Clark Tompkins of Troy, New York. Wood engraving, American, c1875

James Watts (1736-1819) first rotary steam engine. Wood engraving, 19th century
ROTARY STEAM ENGINE. James Watts (1736-1819) first rotary steam engine. Wood engraving, 19th century

Algeria - Biskra - Nomadic Encampment. Date: circa 1906

Advertisement for a Rudge Coventry Rotary Tandem Tricycle, 1
Advertisement showing the Coventry Rotary Tandem, built by D. Rudge & Co. of Coventry, 1885. An example of this machine, it was claimed, had travelled over 230 miles on roads with 2 inches of mud

Roman Rotary Quern
A Rotary Quern used by the Romans for grinding corn. A number were found intact at the bakery in Pompeii

Horse puddler used during Australian gold rush
The first horse-powered rotary puddler in use at Pennyweight Flat, Ballarat, Victoria, during the Australian gold rush. Puddling involved breaking up clay soil containing gold

Grinding wheat - Deir Mar Yaqoub Monastery, Qara, Syria
Two seated Women grind wheat using a rotary hand quern at Deir Mar Yaqoub, a monastery dedicated to Saint Jacob near Qara, Syria. Date: circa 1910s

Egypt, Africa - A Sakia, used for irrigation. Date: 1910s

Ox treadmill, uper Italy, ca. 1600. Were used to drive corn mills. Two oxen can work on the slanting plate. The animals are roped

Esben-El-Ekiad / Egypt
Esbet-el-Ekiad - Land of the Goshen. Date: 1904

Rotary Zootrope
A rotary zootrope : the images on the disc, seen through the slits, give the illusion of movement. Date: 1882

Ethel Campbell Actress Date: early 1900s

Clara Butt (1872 - 1936), Opera singer (contralto), seen here playing the piano

Advert for S. Timings & Co. patent rotary castors 1888
Patenteers and sole manufactures of the patent brass rotary castors, also cabinet, builders and general brassfounders. Date: 1888

Advert for H. W Garrard & Son domestic equipment 1889
Domestic machinery including a rotary knife - cleaning machine and a mincer machine. 1889

Newspaper rotary printing machine 1908
Newspaper rotary printing machine, by Walter Scott & Co, Plainfield Date: 1908

Britain & her allies
Postcard depicting HM King of Belgium, The Czar of Russia, President Poincare of France, HM Queen Mary, HM King George V, HRH Prince Albert, The Emporer of Japan, HRH Prince of Wales

Gabrielle Ray, English actress, with a dog in a garden
Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973), English actress, dancer and singer, with a bulldog in a garden. She was best known for her roles in Edwardian musical comedies. Date: circa 1900s

Train with snow plough at Blue Canyon, California
The rotary snow plough at Blue Canyon, California(Southern Pacific Railway).The plough is nearly 10 foot in diametre, and is pushed by a powerful freight train. Date: c. 1930s

Water-bottle rotary by W H Robinson
Water-bottle rotary for warming the legs of scottish soldiers after a night in the trenches. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Laundry at the Beaufort War Hospital, Fishponds, Bristol
An interior view of the laundry at Beaufort War Hospital, Fishponds, Bristol. Sheets are being ironed in a large rotary press. In peacetime, the hospital operated as the Bristol Lunatic Asylum

Fire Engine Advert
An advert for Hollys patent rotary steam fire engine circa 1865. (Photo by Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Cross-section diagram of telephone receiver connected to red button phone, rotary dial to the side

TEXAS: OIL WELL, 1939. Workers cleaning off the rotary table with water at a oil well in Kilgore, Texas. Photograph by Russell Lee, April 1939

Maintainers place the chocks under an A-10C Thunderbolt II
Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, August 7, 2007 - Maintainers place the chocks under an A-10C Thunderbolt II

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"Revolutionizing Industries and Communities: The Remarkable Legacy of Rotary" From the skies above to the depths below, rotary technology has left an indelible mark on various aspects of our world. In the early 20th century, the British Sopwith Snipe Mark 1 biplane soared through the clouds with its innovative rotary engine, propelling it to victory in World War I. Meanwhile, winding machines by Follows & Bates revolutionized textile production in the 1900s. These marvels of engineering brought efficiency and precision to factories, transforming the way fabrics were manufactured. In coal mines scattered across the Midlands, rotary drills became indispensable tools for extracting this vital resource from beneath our feet. Their relentless spinning motion allowed miners to delve deeper into darkness and power industrial progress. Even renowned ballerina Anna Pavlova found herself intertwined with rotary devices as she perfected her craft. With grace and elegance, she twirled atop a rotating stage courtesy of Rotary's innovation – captivating audiences worldwide. The Tompkins upright rotary knitting machine introduced in 1875 transformed textile manufacturing once again. This ingenious invention enabled faster production of knitted garments, bringing warmth and style to people's lives like never before. Taking flight into uncharted territories was made possible by pioneers such as Paul Cornu and his revolutionary Cornu helicopter in 1907. Its rotating blades defied gravity itself while inspiring future generations of aviation enthusiasts. During times of social change, even suffragette militant Mary Phillips found herself caught up in history's whirlwind when arrested for her activism. Her commitment echoed that Club members who tirelessly worked towards positive change within their communities during the 1950s. The Agusta Bell AB204B Iroquois Huey helicopter played a pivotal role in military operations around the globe – its powerful rotors enabling swift transportation and support during critical moments on battlefields.