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"Revolutionizing Industries and Communities: The Remarkable Legacy of Rotary" From the skies above to the depths below

Background imageRotary Collection: Double Cylinder Printing Machine. From Cyclopaedia Of Useful Arts And Manufactures By Charles

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Mexico, Mexico City, Angel of Independence, Monument To Independence, Roundabout

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Lord Kitchener black bordered Mourning Card

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

Background imageRotary Collection: A melange of small photos of British soldiers

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Mazda, MAZ003006

Mazda, MAZ003006
MAZ003006

Background imageRotary Collection: Advert for Maple & Co. library table & chair 1904

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Propellers for Britains Warplanes: Machining the Blades

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Two boys sharpening knives - Medenine, Tunisia, North Africa

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

Background imageRotary Collection: A woman working at an upright rotary knitting machine, patented in 1855 by Clark Tompkins of Troy

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

Background imageRotary Collection: James Watts (1736-1819) first rotary steam engine. Wood engraving, 19th century

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Algeria - Biskra - Nomadic Encampment

Algeria - Biskra - Nomadic Encampment. Date: circa 1906

Background imageRotary Collection: Advertisement for a Rudge Coventry Rotary Tandem Tricycle, 1

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Roman Rotary Quern

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Horse puddler used during Australian gold rush

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Grinding wheat - Deir Mar Yaqoub Monastery, Qara, Syria

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Egypt, Africa - A Sakia, used for irrigation

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Ox treadmill, uper Italy, ca. 1600. Were used to drive corn

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Esben-El-Ekiad / Egypt

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Rotary Zootrope

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Ethel Campbell

Ethel Campbell Actress Date: early 1900s

Background imageRotary Collection: Clara Butt

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Advert for S. Timings & Co. patent rotary castors 1888

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Advert for H. W Garrard & Son domestic equipment 1889

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Newspaper rotary printing machine 1908

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Britain & her allies

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Gabrielle Ray, English actress, with a dog in a garden

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Train with snow plough at Blue Canyon, California

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Water-bottle rotary by W H Robinson

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Laundry at the Beaufort War Hospital, Fishponds, Bristol

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Fire Engine Advert

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

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

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

Background imageRotary Collection: TEXAS: OIL WELL, 1939. Workers cleaning off the rotary table with water at a oil well in Kilgore

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

Background imageRotary Collection: Maintainers place the chocks under an A-10C Thunderbolt II

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

Background imageRotary Collection: FRANCE: LORIENT, c1895. Place Alsace in Lorient, France. Photochrome, c1895

FRANCE: LORIENT, c1895. Place Alsace in Lorient, France. Photochrome, c1895

Background imageRotary Collection: ROTARY ENGINE, 1898. Willerton and Shortliffs improved rotary engine. Engraving

ROTARY ENGINE, 1898. Willerton and Shortliffs improved rotary engine. Engraving, American, 1898

Background imageRotary Collection: PRINTING, 19th CENTURY. Printing Press: Hoe rotary art press, 19th century

PRINTING, 19th CENTURY. Printing Press: Hoe rotary art press, 19th century

Background imageRotary Collection: China - Mule-powered Rotary grain mill - Village Community

China - Mule-powered Rotary grain mill - Village Community
China - Mule-powered Rotary grain mill - Rural village Community Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRotary Collection: Rotary hand quern for grinding corn - Palestine

Rotary hand quern for grinding corn - Palestine, Middle East. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageRotary Collection: Indian Village Life - Separating Butter and Crushing Spices

Indian Village Life - Separating Butter and Crushing Spices. This is from the North West Frontier Province, then Northern India on the border with Afghanistan - now part of Pakistan

Background imageRotary Collection: Europe, Belgium, Antwerp. Palatial homes among the ecclectic architecture of Antwerp s

Europe, Belgium, Antwerp. Palatial homes among the ecclectic architecture of Antwerp s
Europe, Belgium, Antwerp. Palatial homes among the ecclectic architecture of Antwerps beautiful Zurenborg neighborhood

Background imageRotary Collection: Schematic drawing of one of James Watts first 18th century rotary steam engines

Schematic drawing of one of James Watts first 18th century rotary steam engines
WATTs STEAM ENGINE. Schematic drawing of one of James Watts first 18th century rotary steam engines

Background imageRotary Collection: Dornier DoX during refuelling with its semi rotary pump

Dornier DoX during refuelling with its semi rotary pump

Background imageRotary Collection: Bentley BR2 9-cylinder rotary engine

Bentley BR2 9-cylinder rotary engine
Bentley BR2 nine-cylinder rotary engine

Background imageRotary Collection: James Watts (1736-1819) prototype steam engine Old Bess c1778. In this engine

James Watts (1736-1819) prototype steam engine Old Bess c1778. In this engine, which was erected at the Soho works, Birmingham, England, in 1777-1778

Background imageRotary Collection: Steam engine by James Watt (1736-1819) showing sun-and-planet gear converting up-and-down

Steam engine by James Watt (1736-1819) showing sun-and-planet gear converting up-and-down motion of beam to rotary motion for driving machinery. From card published London 1915. Chromolithograph

Background imageRotary Collection: Tractors with rotary rake and baler, turning cut grass and baling silage crop, Sweden

Tractors with rotary rake and baler, turning cut grass and baling silage crop, Sweden

Background imageRotary Collection: Tractor with Cls Liner 350 rotary rake, turning cut grass for silage crop, Sweden

Tractor with Cls Liner 350 rotary rake, turning cut grass for silage crop, Sweden

Background imageRotary Collection: Dairy farming, farmer putting milk clusters on Holstein dairy cows being milked in Alpha Laval 50

Dairy farming, farmer putting milk clusters on Holstein dairy cows being milked in Alpha Laval 50 point rotary parlour, Lancashire, England, April



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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.