Technology Collection (page 10)

Machinery for making cutlery: troughs of a grinding mill, fongs for pressing knife handles
FLO4592064 Machinery for making cutlery: troughs of a grinding mill, fongs for pressing knife handles, pressing vice and spring drill

Dividing and cutting engines with diagonal motion. Copperplate engraving by Duncan after a drawing by J
FLO4591122 Dividing and cutting engines with diagonal motion. Copperplate engraving by Duncan after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Plans and sections through canal locks and gates, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees
FLO4591823 Plans and sections through canal locks and gates, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature

Apparatus for the distillation of pyroligneous acid or wood vinegar, early 19th century
FLO4590895 Apparatus for the distillation of pyroligneous acid or wood vinegar, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by William Thomson from Abraham Rees

Elevation and section of a blast furnace works with water regulator, early 19th century
FLO4590819 Elevation and section of a blast furnace works with water regulator, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by David Mushet from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia

Block machinery or lathe at Portsmouth naval docks, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a
FLO4590681 Block machinery or lathe at Portsmouth naval docks, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal

Gas lights by Samuel Clegg (1781-1861), John Stancliffe and Benjamin Cooke
FLO4591045 Gas lights by Samuel Clegg (1781-1861), John Stancliffe and Benjamin Cooke. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr

Wire mill, machinery used to manufacture wire, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by W
FLO4593158 Wire mill, machinery used to manufacture wire, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by J

Cannon-boring machinery, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr
FLO4591794 Cannon-boring machinery, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Cannon-boring machinery, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr
FLO4591786 Cannon-boring machinery, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Types of hygrometers, 18th century, to measure moisture content. Jean-Andre De Luc's whalebone hygrometer
FLO4591669 Types of hygrometers, 18th century, to measure moisture content. Jean-Andre De Luc's whalebone hygrometer, and others by Horace-Benedict de Saussure, Benjamin Meggot Forster

Winches, pulleys and other machinery, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J
FLO4591468 Winches, pulleys and other machinery, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

Water-powered flour mill designed by John Smeaton, 1781. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J
FLO4591408 Water-powered flour mill designed by John Smeaton, 1781. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

Daniel Masere's original suspension pulley and fire escape machine simplified by Mr
FLO4591200 Daniel Masere's original suspension pulley and fire escape machine simplified by Mr. Forster, painter's easel and indigo mills

Man applying electrostatic charge to his leg and shoulders using Edward Nairne (1726-1806)'s machine
FLO4592177 Man applying electrostatic charge to his leg and shoulders using Edward Nairne (1726-1806)'s machine, and details of Rev. William Pearson's portable machine

Plate coinage equipment and copying machines. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J
FLO4591146 Plate coinage equipment and copying machines. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Plans and sections of a carding machine, used for preparing fibers in cotton manufacture, 18th century
FLO4591970 Plans and sections of a carding machine, used for preparing fibers in cotton manufacture, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by James Burton from Abraham

Drawing instruments including John Farey (1766-1826)'s elliptograph for drawing ellipses and Sir Howard Douglas
FLO4591904 Drawing instruments including John Farey (1766-1826)'s elliptograph for drawing ellipses and Sir Howard Douglas (1776-1861) reflecting protractor in the form of a sextant

English hydraulic machines including waterwheels and waterpump driven by manpower
FLO4622678 English hydraulic machines including waterwheels and waterpump driven by manpower. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique

New motorised, Edison Phonograph, 1898
3478811 New motorised, Edison Phonograph, 1898; (add.info.: New motorised, Edison Phonograph. Wax recording rather than foil, 1898.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Thomas Alva Edison, listening to a recording of his Phonograph, 1889
3478806 Thomas Alva Edison, listening to a recording of his Phonograph, 1889; (add.info.: Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, listening to a recording of his Phonograph)

Visitor to the Paris international Exhibition listening to a recording of Edison's Phonograph, 1889
3478804 Visitor to the Paris international Exhibition listening to a recording of Edison's Phonograph, 1889; (add.info)

Workers at a machine, from L'Univers Illustre, pub. June 1863
3473170 Workers at a machine, from L'Univers Illustre, pub. June 1863; (add.info.: Workers at a machine which consisted of two wooden rolls between which pieces of material passed when they)

Nobel Brothers oil wells at Baku, Azerbaijan, 1916 (chromo)
2603892 Nobel Brothers oil wells at Baku, Azerbaijan, 1916 (chromo); (add.info.: Nobel Brothers oil wells at Baku (Baky or Baki), Azerbaijan, on the Caspian Sea

A balloon manufactured by Henri Lachambre
2623752 A balloon manufactured by Henri Lachambre; (add.info.: Colour lithograph advertising a balloon manufactured by the French balloon manufacturer, Henri Lachambre (1846-1904)

A crowd viewing fireworks on Bastille Day celebration in Paris, 1801 (engraving)
2623672 A crowd viewing fireworks on Bastille Day celebration in Paris, 1801 (engraving); (add.info.: Hand-coloured etching depicting a crowd viewing fireworks on Bastille Day celebration in Paris)

Diagram of a 19th Century Spiral turbines with horizontal axis
3078137 Diagram of a 19th Century Spiral turbines with horizontal axis; (add.info.: Diagram of a 19th Century Spiral turbines with horizontal axis. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Diagram of a 19th Century Water Turbine
3078148 Diagram of a 19th Century Water Turbine; (add.info.: Diagram of a 19th Century Water Turbine that extracts energy from moving water. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Wireless Telegraphy, c.1900 (chromo)
1790151 Wireless Telegraphy, c.1900 (chromo); (add.info.: the Morse code used in wireless telegraph, illustration from History of electricity in France, early 20th century); Photo © CCI

Equipment to underwater diving. 19th century (engraving)
672996 Equipment to underwater diving. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Depiction of diving apparatus. 19th century (engraving)
672826 Depiction of diving apparatus. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

British Royal Navy Aircrat Carrier HMS Argus, 1918, 1927 (chromo)
865956 British Royal Navy Aircrat Carrier HMS Argus, 1918, 1927 (chromo); (add.info.: Will's cigarettes representing Engineering Wonders, 1927); Universal History Archive/UIG

Voisin Biplane, 1909 (engraving)
865998 Voisin Biplane, 1909 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Science. Electricity. Electroplating. Imagery, France, c.1900 (print)
3433700 Science. Electricity. Electroplating. Imagery, France, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: Sciences. Electricite. Coll. Part. Science. Electricity. Electroplating)

Communication. Breguet telegraph. c.1900 (chromo)
2636206 Communication. Breguet telegraph. c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Communication. Breguet telegraph or French telegraph.); Photo © CCI

The process of making prosthetics
2626726 The process of making prosthetics; (add.info.: "From Stump to Limb, " on the making of prosthetics, by the manufacturer A. A. Marks, late 1800s.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Inventor John Ericsson's Machine, 1884 (engraving)
1574800 Inventor John Ericsson's Machine, 1884 (engraving); (add.info.: Swedish/American inventor John Ericsson's machine, 1883)

Phonograph (gramophone) No date, c. 1900
AIS5364331 Phonograph (gramophone) No date, c. 1900.; © Iberfoto

Advertisement for a Selig, Sonnenthal & Co's "Easy" Lawn Mower - a simple hand-powered cylinder lawn
5308578 Advertisement for a Selig, Sonnenthal & Co's "Easy" Lawn Mower - a simple hand-powered cylinder lawn mower, 19th century; (add.info.: Advertisement for a Selig)

Equipment used in worsted manufacture: breaking frame, spinning frame and roving frame, 18th century
FLO4593340 Equipment used in worsted manufacture: breaking frame, spinning frame and roving frame, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an Illustration by J

Windmills: common vertical windmill and Captain Stephen Hooper's horizontal windmill in Margate, 18th century
FLO4593127 Windmills: common vertical windmill and Captain Stephen Hooper's horizontal windmill in Margate, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by J

A model butter factory
3732529 A model butter factory; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a model butter factory, where the machinery was powered by a steam engine through belt and shaft drive)

Gaston and Albert Tissandier in the gondola of their hot-air balloon
3732864 Gaston and Albert Tissandier in the gondola of their hot-air balloon; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Gaston and Albert Tissandier in the gondola of their hot-air balloon)

A hydrogen generating machine
3732782 A hydrogen generating machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a hydrogen generating machine used in the inflating of military balloons. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Tissandier landing his balloon Neptune
3732748 Tissandier landing his balloon Neptune'; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Tissandier landing his balloon. Gaston Tissandier (1843-1899) a French chemist, Meteorologist, aviator and editor

S J Pocock's steam milk can cleaner
3732510s J Pocock's steam milk can cleaner; (add.info.: Engraving depicting S. J. Pocock's steam milk can cleaner)

Roman antiquite: siege tower 5, five-storey tower 6, belier on chain 7- Roman siege engines
FLO4573637 Roman antiquite: siege tower 5, five-storey tower 6, belier on chain 7- Roman siege engines: siege tower or the Taker of Cities, Helepolis 5, five-storey tower Sambucae 6

Handmade paper. Engraving 1867
JAB4121079 Handmade paper. Engraving 1867; (add.info.: Handmade paper. Engraving 1867); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

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