Smelting Collection (page 3)

Iron-smelting furnace, artwork
Iron-smelting furnace. Artwork of the structure of a traditional smelting furnace. This stone or brick structure is filled with iron ore and coke (fuel with a high carbon content) and ignited

Huguenot Iron Smelting Furnace, Newtown Crommelin, Co. Antrim - a view of an early smelting furnace with derelict walls around it. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Newtown-Crommelin)

The Mint House. Workers in the smelting of gold pastes. Colored engraving from 1872. Spain

Chemical Apparatus 2
Furnaces - distilling (centre), digesting (mid left), smelting (lower right) and other types Date: 18th century

Krupp: Smelting Plant
Krupps factory, Essen: casting in the smelting plant Date: 1911

View of McGill, Nevada, USA, with the Nevada Northern Railway on the right. It was a location for copper mining and smelting. Date: circa 1913

Iron-ore mining and smelting industrial complex. Magnitogorsk town - Chelyabinsk region - South-East of Ural Mountain Range - steppe landscape around - July

Men Steel Smelting in Russia
Three men watch as another uses industrial smelting machinery to make Steel in 1938. Date: 1938

The Mint House. Workers in the smelting of gold pastes. Colored engraving from 1872. Spain

STEEL WORKER, 1949. Steel worker with smelter in Chicago, Illinois steel mill. Photograph by Stanley Kubrick, 1949

STEEL FOUNDRY, c1941. Steel pouring into a mold from an electric furnace at the Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation at Brackenridge, Pennsylvania. Photograph by Alfred Palmer, c1941

SILVER MINING, c1880. A stack of silver ingots at Leadville, Colorado, c1880. Oil over a photograph

Iron Works, Coalbrookdale, engraved by William Pickett, c. 1805 (coloured aquatint)
XCF41398 Iron Works, Coalbrookdale, engraved by William Pickett, c.1805 (coloured aquatint) by Loutherbourg, Philippe de (1740-1812) (after); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Landscape with Forge (oil on canvas)
XIR316368 Landscape with Forge (oil on canvas) by Bles, Herri met de (Civetta) (c.1510-p.1550); Narodni Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic; (add.info.: Paysage avec fabriques; ); Netherlandish

BLAST FURNACES, FROM THE RIVER, MIDDLESBROUGH, a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. UK

A Forge, 1893 (oil on canvas)
XIR24944 A Forge, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Cormon, Fernand (1854-1924); 72x90 cm; Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Morning view of Coalbrookdale, 1777 (oil on canvas)
BAL2322 Morning view of Coalbrookdale, 1777 (oil on canvas) by Williams, William (1740-1800); Shrewsbury Museums Service, Shrewsbury

Afternoon view of Coalbrookdale, 1777 (oil on canvas)
BAL2323 Afternoon view of Coalbrookdale, 1777 (oil on canvas) by Williams, William (1740-1800); Shrewsbury Museums Service, Shrewsbury

Casting bells, illustration from the Encyclopedia by Denis Diderot (1713-84) 1751-72
XIR165534 Casting bells, illustration from the Encyclopedia by Denis Diderot (1713-84) 1751-72 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Clandestine Bullet Production, 1812-13 (oil on canvas)
XIR155394 Clandestine Bullet Production, 1812-13 (oil on canvas) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 33x52 cm; Palacio Real de Madrid, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

The Silversmith, 1718 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF137476 The Silversmith, 1718 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dutch School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: illustrates verses in the bible that mention different crafts; ); Dutch

Sea chart of the Baltic Sea from Rostock to Vyborg, Jan Luyken, Johannes van Keulen (I), unknown, 1681 - 1799

The Steel Works, 1895 (oil on canvas)
XIR18961 The Steel Works, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Luce, Maximilien (1858-1941); 116x89 cm; Petit Palais, Geneva, Switzerland; French, out of copyright possible copyright restrictions apply

A Silver Mine, from Chaplains Voyage to the West Indies and Mexico
BAL111044 A Silver Mine, from Chaplains Voyage to the West Indies and Mexico, London, 1859 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

SOUTH DAKOTA: DEADWOOD. The Deadwood and Delaware smelter at Deadwood, South Dakota. Photograph by John Grabill, 1890

COLONIAL IRON WORKS. A 20th-century artists reconstruction of the Saugus Iron Works in Saugus, Massachusetts, in operation from 1664 to 1668, the first integrated iron works in North America

STEEL MILL, c1905. A ladle pouring molten steel into molds at a foundry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Stereograph, c1905

PITTSBURGH: FOUNDRY, c1905. A ladle pouring molten metal into pig iron molds at a foundry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, c1905

STEEL WORKERS, c1907. Steel workers at the lower level of a blast furnace at a factory in Homestead, Pennsylvania, c1907

MONTANA: SMELTING, 1880s. A view of the smelting works of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company in Butte, Montana, 1880s. Illustration, American, c1890

GUIANA: GOLD CASTING, 1599. How the Native Americans of Guiana used to make gold castings. Copper engraving, 1599, by Theodor de Bry

USA-Michigan-Upper Peninsula-Fayette: Historic Fayette Town Site
USA, Michigan, Upper Peninsula, Fayette: Historic Fayette Town Site, early 19th century iron smelting town, Town Cabin

Canada: Trail, Teck Cominco Smelting Plant, Columbia River Basin

BC: Trail, Columbia River Basin, Teck Cominco Smelting Plant on Columbia River (Editorial Usage Only)

Lead smelting. From Agricola De re metallica, Basel 1556. Woodcut

Blast furnace for smelting iron ore. From Agricola De re Metallica, Basle, 1556. Woodcut

Smelting of ores (gold, silver, copper and lead). Workman beats clay to make lute to line furnace. On floor are various tools needed during process. From Agricola De re metallica, Basel 1556

Bellows operated by camshaft powered by water wheel. (just visible at extreme right) supplying draught to a smelting furnace

Cornish tinners using pack mules to carry their ore from the mine to the smelting house. From Scenes in England by the Rev. Isaac Taylor, London, 1822. Hand-coloured engraving

Reverberatory furnace for smelting metals. From De la pirotechnia by Vannoccio Biringuccio (Venice)
Reverberatory furnace for smelting metals. From De la pirotechnia by Vannoccio Biringuccio (Venice, 1540)

Smelting iron ore in a blast furnace. From De la pirotechnia by Vannoccio Biringuccio (Venice)
Smelting iron ore in a blast furnace. From De la pirotechnia by Vannoccio Biringuccio (Venice, 1540)

Smelting copper. From a 1683 English edition of Lazarus Ercker Beschreibung allerfurnemisten mineralischen Ertzt- und Berckwercksarten originally published in Prague in 1574. Copperplate engraving

BLAST FURNACES, FROM THE RIVER, MIDDLESBROUGH, a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire. UK

Small blast furnaces in hunan province, china, great leap forward, 1950s

Talnakh power station at night C018 / 2342
Electricity generation. View of the Talnakh-2 thermal power plant at night. Talnakh is part of the vast Norilsk metal ore field

Smelting ore, 16th century C017 / 6995
Smelting ore. 16th-century woodcut showing a man smelting ore using bellows to provide oxygen to the fire. Glassware and a furnace are at left

Lomonosovs smelting furnace
Smelting furnace. Diagram for a design of smelting furnace drawn by Mikhail Lomonosov (1711-65), Russian polymath. This design is self-inflating, meaning that it creates a draught that fans the fire

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"Unleashing the Power of Fire: A Journey through the World of Smelting" Step into the fascinating world of smelting, where ancient techniques and modern innovations converge to shape our industrial landscape. From the Scunthorpe Iron Works in England to Zinc production at Vieille Montagne factory in France, witness the transformative power of heat and metallurgy. Travel back in time as you explore an artist's rendition of zinc production at Saone-et-Loire or immerse yourself in the vibrant depiction of Fourchambault Forge on canvas. Across continents, from Morenci, Arizona to Sierra Leone in West Africa, discover how smelters have left their mark on diverse landscapes. Marvel at Bronze Age iron smelting in Kazakhstan area or step inside Sheffield Smelting Co Ltd. , a bustling hub for ironworks during 1912. Barrow's iron and steel works showcase a thriving industry that shaped communities during c1880 while Huanchaca's silver smelting ruins stand as a testament to Chile's rich mining history. Witness innovation unfold with an electric phosphate smelting furnace used during World War II by Alfred T Palmer in Alabama's Muscle Shoals area. This cutting-edge technology revolutionized manufacturing processes and propelled nations forward. Smelting is more than just melting metals; it represents human ingenuity, resourcefulness, and progress. Join us on this captivating journey through time and space as we uncover the secrets behind this age-old craft that continues to shape our world today.