Screw Collection (page 9)

Surface of a rusty screw

Edisons Lamp / Original
Edisons original lamp and lamp fitting. Date: circa 1880

Just Another Hole. President Franklin D. Roosevelt tinkering happily with the United States currency
ROOSEVELT CARTOON, 1934. Just Another Hole. President Franklin D. Roosevelt tinkering happily with the United States currency

MBW-MFB-London Fire Brigade museum artefact
MFB rolled leather fire hose with screw couplings. Copper rivets were introduced in around 1819. This type of hose was phased out in the late 1800s

STEAM-SAIL SHIP, 1859. The new English screw steamship Thunder. Wood engraving, English, 1859

ENGLISH STEAMSHIP, 1874. The Inman Lines new transatlantic screw propelled pasenger steamship City of Richmond. Wood engraving, English, 1874

GERMAN STEAMSHIP, 1858, The recently founded North German Lloyds screw steamship Hudson, built for the Bremen-New York route. Wood engraving from an English newspaper of 1858

STEAM CLIPPER SHIP, 1863. The English clipper Great Victoria furnished with an auxiliary steam engine and screw, built for the Liverpool-Australia route. Wood engraving, English, 1863

SCREW STEAMSHIP, 1857. The new English screw steamship, with sails, Australasia, built at Glasgow, Scotland. Wood engraving, English, 1857

TRANSATLANTIC LINER, c1890. Model of a double-screw passenger steamship designed to cross the Atlantic Ocean in five days. Line engraving, c1890

FRENCH STEAMSHIP, 1872. The French passenger steamship Le Senegal, built for La Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes. Wood engraving, French, 1872

ENGLISH STEAMSHIP, 1881. Inman Lines City of Rome, launched in 1881, it could carry more than 1, 400 passengers on the voyage from Liverpool and Queenstown, Ireland, to New York

PASSENGER SHIP FRAME, 1887. Frame of the English liner The City of New York, looking aft, 1887. The ship was the first double-screw liner to be built. Contemporary wood engraving

SINGLE-SCREW LINER, 1890. The propeller of North German Lloyds Havel, launched in 1890. Contemporary wood engraving

POPEs YACHT, 1859. The New Armed Screw Steam-Yacht Immacolata Concezione, built for his Holiness the Pope
POPEs YACHT, 1859. The New Armed Screw Steam-Yacht " Immacolata Concezione, " built for his Holiness the Pope. Wood engraving from an English newspaper of 1859

SCREW STEAMSHIP, 1870. The Missing Screw-Steamer City of Boston. Wood engraving, English, 1870
SCREW STEAMSHIP, 1870. The Missing Screw-Steamer " City of Boston." Wood engraving, English, 1870

STEAM-SAIL SHIP, 1861. The new English screw steamship Sicilia. Wood engraving, English, 1861

DOUBLE-SCREW STEAMSHIP. Inman Lines City of New York, with her sistership City of Paris, the first double-screw liners, 1888. Contemporary wood engraving

DOUBLE-SCREW LINER, 1888. Inman Lines City of New York, ready for launching, 1888. With its sistership City of Paris, it was the first twin-screw liner

STEAMER DEUTSCHLAND, 1875. The German steamship Deutschland, which was wrecked on a shoal off Harwich, England, 6 December 1875. Wood engraving from a contemporary English newspaper

SCREW STEAMSHIP, 1864. The new screw steamship London, built for Australian trade. Wood engraving, English, 1864

STEAMSHIP: TWIN-SCREWS. The twin screws of the Inman Lines City of New York, launched in 1888

STEAMSHIP IN YARD, 1884. Cunard Steamship Companys single screw steamship Umbria in the shipyard at Glasgow before launching in 1884. Contemporary wood engraving

TYPES OF SCREWS, c1885. Poster showing screws patented in the United States between 1831 and 1884

LABORATORY, 1846. Line engraving, American, 1846

FITCH EXPERIMENT, 1796. John Fitchs experiment with a steam-powered screw propeller on Collect Pond, New York City, 1796. Color engraving, 19th century

SCREW-MAKING MACHINE. Reciprocating dies for forming threads, 1866

NY: FITCHs STEAMBOAT 1796. The first trial of John Fitchs steamboat, the first boat with a screw propellor powered by steam

JOHN FITCH STEAMBOAT, 1796. The first trial of a steamboat with a screw propeller, made by John Fitch, on a pond in lower Manhattan, near present day Centre Street: wood engraving, American

SCREW-MAKING MACHINE. Cutting screws from rods, 1883

SCREW-MAKING MACHINE. Cutting screws from rods, 1884

SCREW-MAKING MACHINE. Rolling dies for forming threads, 1883

SCREW-MAKING MACHINE. Cutting screws, 1883

SCREW-MAKING MACHINE. Shaving and nicking machine, 1875

SCREW-MAKING MACHINE. Machine for nicking heads, American, 1850

SCREW-MAKING MACHINE. Cutting screws from rods, 1877

STEAMSHIP: SCREW ENGINES. The screw engines designed by James Watt & Co. for Isambard Kingdom Brunels Great Eastern steamship, the largest in the world at the time of its 1858 launching

OLIVER EVANS MILL. Oliver Evans improved automatic mill which used bucket chains and Archimedean screws, needing only one operator. Engraving from The Young Mill-Wright and Millers Guide

White Star Line, triple screw steamer Olympic, 882 1 / 2 ft. l
White Star Line, triple screw steamer Olympic, 882 1/2 ft. long, 46, 359 tons. Postcard showing the Olympic steamship at sea. Date between 1910 and 1915?

United States Auxiliary Screw steam frigate Merrimac 60 guns. Off the entrance to New York harbour. Print showing a broadside view of the port side of the steam frigate U.S.S

An Allan Line Royal Mail triple screw steamer
The Allan Line Royal Mail triple screw steamer, " Victorian" and " Virginian". (12000 tons). Allan Line was bought by Canadian Pacific Steamships in 1917

Sauvage Photo
FREDERIC SAUVAGE French engineer, inventor of the screw propellor, in 1854. Date: 1785 - 1857

Silver Plating 18th C
Various tools used for silver plating including a hammer, screws and chucks. Date: Circa 1760

STEAMSHIP FLORA 1862
Dudgeons new double-screw iron steam-ship Flora. Date: 1862

Screw, SEM
Screw, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM)

Gremlins. Computer artwork of two gremlins. Gremlins are mythological creatures that are held responsible for problems with electronic equipment

Dental pin, SEM
Dental pin. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a dental pin. This type of pin is used to keep false teeth in place

Nut and bolt, SEM
Nut and bolt, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM)

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From the depths of South Wales to the grandeur of New York, screws have played a pivotal role in shaping our world. Two miners, tightly wedged in a narrow coal seam, rely on screws to secure their safety as they extract precious resources for progress. The White Star Line's majestic vessels, Olympic and Titanic, were held together by countless screws that symbolized both luxury and tragedy. In every case of nails and screws lies the potential for construction or destruction - it is up to us how we wield this power. Gutenbergs press revolutionized knowledge dissemination with its intricate screw mechanisms binding books that would enlighten generations. A Cunard Line poster proudly displays the engineering marvels driven by powerful screws across vast oceans. Meanwhile, halfway around the globe, Kabyle People in Algeria ingeniously employ wooden screw olive presses to extract liquid gold from nature's bounty. The LCC-LFB Magirus (screw) 100ft turntable ladder stands tall as a testament to human ingenuity and precision engineering. Nettlefolds patent pointed screws hold together structures that withstand time's relentless assault. Red Star Line Ocean Liner Belgenland boasts triple-screws propelling her forward into an era of unparalleled exploration and adventure. Even dentistry benefits from these small wonders; dental implants secured by LM cross-sectioned screws restore smiles with confidence. Amidst towering skyscrapers in The City of Boston or bustling streets of New York, hidden within every structure lies the humble yet mighty screw – silently holding everything together.