Tools Collection (page 8)

Gold pocket watch, found on the body of Robert Douglas Norman, c.1874 (gold)
MMM5469009 Gold pocket watch, found on the body of Robert Douglas Norman, c.1874 (gold) by British School, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Gold pocket watch)

Two pilots on surveillance, each carrying their own telescope (long view), pointed at sea
MMM5480841 Two pilots on surveillance, each carrying their own telescope (long view), pointed at sea, from the platform of a fortified building by Atkinson

'Sundial with a Gunter scale and a square of shadow expertise
MMM5473302 'Sundial with a Gunter scale and a square of shadow expertise; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sundial with a Gunter scale and a square of shadow expertise)

Sun dial and magnetic compass, for latitude 48 degrees. Silver and enamel instrument, c.1750-1800 (silver and enamel)
MMM5470453 Sun dial and magnetic compass, for latitude 48 degrees. Silver and enamel instrument, c.1750-1800 (silver and enamel); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial for latitude 42 degrees, engraved upper part. Ivory and copper instrument, c.1580 (ivory and copper)
MMM5470447 Diptych sundial for latitude 42 degrees, engraved upper part. Ivory and copper instrument, c.1580 (ivory and copper) by Ducher, Hans (fl.1574); National Maritime Museum, London

Sundial with universal equinoxial ring for latitude 0-90 degrees, with engraved indications, c.1635 (brass)
MMM5470435 Sundial with universal equinoxial ring for latitude 0-90 degrees, with engraved indications, c.1635 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London

Detail of an astrolabe: the two plates (battery side), c.1555 (brass)
MMM5470403 Detail of an astrolabe: the two plates (battery side), c.1555 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Detail of an astrolabe: the two plates (battery side)

Bradley telescope, commissioned by the royal astronomer John Pond (1767-1836) and built by Edward Troughton (1753-1825)
MMM5470377 Bradley telescope, commissioned by the royal astronomer John Pond (1767-1836) and built by Edward Troughton (1753-1825), 1812 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London

Electric master clock, between 1852-93
MMM5470212 Electric master clock, between 1852-93; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Electric master clock, between 1852 and 1893)

Polarized sundial, for latitude 51 degrees. Wooden instrument and selenite, c.1848 (wood and selenite)
MMM5470150 Polarized sundial, for latitude 51 degrees. Wooden instrument and selenite, c.1848 (wood and selenite) by Wheatstone, Charles (1802-75); National Maritime Museum, London

Front side of a quadrant, with Gunther scale, and Applomb thread. Wood and copper object, c.1675 (wood and copper)
MMM5470121 Front side of a quadrant, with Gunther scale, and Applomb thread. Wood and copper object, c.1675 (wood and copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Portrait of John Hanning Speke, c.1863 (b/w photo)
MMM5477340 Portrait of John Hanning Speke, c.1863 (b/w photo); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Portrait of John Hanning Speke (1827-1864) on his left, a sextant on his foot

Balance from a marine medicine chest, c.1808 (object)
MMM5476644 Balance from a marine medicine chest, c.1808 (object); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Balance from a marine medicine chest)

Marine compass, used to measure distances on maps. Copper and steel object, c.1770 (copper and steel)
MMM5476139 Marine compass, used to measure distances on maps. Copper and steel object, c.1770 (copper and steel); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Marine compass)

Sundial with lid, with gnomon mounted on the circle of hours, c.1700 (brass)
MMM5475190 Sundial with lid, with gnomon mounted on the circle of hours, c.1700 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Sundial with lid)

Time dial with Gunter projection, c.1650 (brass)
MMM5475114 Time dial with Gunter projection, c.1650 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Time dial with Gunter projection, including a shadow surveillance square at the top)

Universal equinoxial dial for Latitude 0. Brass instrument, c.1675-1715, by Michael Butterfield (brass)
MMM5475100 Universal equinoxial dial for Latitude 0. Brass instrument, c.1675-1715, by Michael Butterfield (brass); National Maritime Museum, London

Universal equinoxial dial for all latitudes, with an hour scale marked on the equinox ring, c.1695-1725 (copper)
MMM5475082 Universal equinoxial dial for all latitudes, with an hour scale marked on the equinox ring, c.1695-1725 (copper) by Culpeper, Edmund (1660-1738); National Maritime Museum, London

Ring sundial for universal equinoxes, for all latitudes, reverse. Brass instrument, early 18th century (brass)
MMM5475080 Ring sundial for universal equinoxes, for all latitudes, reverse. Brass instrument, early 18th century (brass); National Maritime Museum, London

Butterfield sundial, with magnetic compass, in silver, dated late 17th century, from Chapotot (?) (silver)
MMM5475378 Butterfield sundial, with magnetic compass, in silver, dated late 17th century, from Chapotot (?) (silver); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Butterfield sundial)

Universal pocket equinox dial for Latitude 35 degrees, deployed, seen from the reverse
MMM5474503 Universal pocket equinox dial for Latitude 35 degrees, deployed, seen from the reverse, 1650-1700 (silver and gilded copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Sundial from Augsburg (Germany), deployed, probably for latitude 6 degrees. Golden brass instrument, 1670-1710 (brass)
MMM5474502 Sundial from Augsburg (Germany), deployed, probably for latitude 6 degrees. Golden brass instrument, 1670-1710 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London

Engraving depicting an armillary sphere, a model of objects in the sky (on the celestial sphere)
5309270 Engraving depicting an armillary sphere, a model of objects in the sky (on the celestial sphere), consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centred on Earth or the Sun

Tools and weapons of the Australian aborigines. Drinking vessel made of dulse leaf 1, stone knife 2
FLO4624346 Tools and weapons of the Australian aborigines. Drinking vessel made of dulse leaf 1, stone knife 2, basket for shells 3, basket 4, shell necklace 5, spears 6-9, wooden sword 10,12

Collection of Surveying tools and methods for measurements (engraving)
5616449 Collection of Surveying tools and methods for measurements (engraving); (add.info.: Collection of Surveying tools and methods for measurements)

Collection of Surveying tools and methods for measurements (engraving)
5616448 Collection of Surveying tools and methods for measurements (engraving); (add.info.: Collection of Surveying tools and methods for measurements)

An astronomer with astrolabe and a telescope, 1854 (etching)
7341589 An astronomer with astrolabe and a telescope, 1854 (etching) by Rye, William Brenchley (1818-1901); 21x28.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: W.B)

Copper plate scale, 1931 (engraving)
7418306 Copper plate scale, 1931 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roberval scale with copper plates and enamelled steel base, forced 10 kilos, with its copper and cast iron weight system)

Eau, 1931 (engraving)
7418303 Eau, 1931 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vise: tool, tool, DIY - extract from the catalog of the Manufacture des Armes et Cycles de Saint-Etienne (St Etienne - Manufrance) 1931

The interior of the Woolwich Arsenal laboratory in 1750. Workers shape the ammunition charges
MMM5483413 The interior of the Woolwich Arsenal laboratory in 1750. Workers shape the ammunition charges. English watercolor (38x55.5 cm), 1750.; National Maritime Museum, London

Copper astrolabe representing the positions of known planets and their annual movements around the Sun, c.1730 (copper)
MMM5467346 Copper astrolabe representing the positions of known planets and their annual movements around the Sun, c.1730 (copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Presentation of the instructions for use of the 'suit' or scuba diving device (submarine)
MMM5467340 Presentation of the instructions for use of the 'suit' or scuba diving device (submarine) (a type of tube in which a person can lie down but maintain freedom of movement of his)

Chinese jack of all trades with bamboo yoke, tools, portable forge, Qing Dynasty
FLO4590394 Chinese jack of all trades with bamboo yoke, tools, portable forge, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste

House carpenter planing a board on a bench, in his workshop, 1810 (engraving)
FLO4577745 House carpenter planing a board on a bench, in his workshop, 1810 (engraving); (add.info.: House carpenter planing a board on a bench, in his workshop, many tools, saw, hammer)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220533 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Some building tools found at Pompeii
3732359 Some building tools found at Pompeii; (add.info.: Engraving depicting some building tools found at Pompeii. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An armillary sphere
3740717 An armillary sphere; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an armillary sphere. An armillary sphere is a model of objects in the sky consisting of a spherical framework of rings)

An armillary sphere
3740714 An armillary sphere; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an armillary sphere. An armillary sphere is a model of objects in the sky consisting of a spherical framework of rings)

Hand comb for long staple wool, 1844
3480148 Hand comb for long staple wool, 1844; (add.info.: Line drawing of hand comb for long staple wool used for worsted; in the textile industry; English 19th century; 1844)

Stone Age weapons, tools and architecture
3253003 Stone Age weapons, tools and architecture; (add.info.: Stone Age weapons, tools and architecture. From Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, published c. 1900).

Child labour in 1911 (b/w photo)
2599306 Child labour in 1911 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Teixiera family, 50 Lombardt St., New Bedford. Mary J., 11 years; Manuel 10 years)

Economy. The iron, industry and uses. c.1900 (chromoo)
2636210 Economy. The iron, industry and uses. c.1900 (chromoo; Private Collection; (add.info.: Economy. The iron, industry and uses. c.1900); Photo © CCI.

The Great Eastern compass, 1850
3330795 The Great Eastern compass, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting The Great Eastern compass. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Examples of book binding and book binding tools and machinery from the 18th and 19th centuries
3253036 Examples of book binding and book binding tools and machinery from the 18th and 19th centuries; (add.info.: Examples of book binding and book binding tools and machinery from the 18th)

The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, opera by R. Wagner. c.1900 (chromo)
3433694 The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, opera by R. Wagner. c.1900 (chromo); (add.info.: Music. Classical music. Hans sachs, the cobbler)

Bronze sickle from the Late Bronze Age
3330251 Bronze sickle from the Late Bronze Age; (add.info.: Bronze sickle from the Late Bronze Age. Dated 12th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Stone: from the quarry to the sculptor workshop, early 20th century (chromo)
1790139 Stone: from the quarry to the sculptor workshop, early 20th century (chromo); (add.info.: the stone trade in France, from the quarry to the sculptor workshop)

Paper making, China. Engraving c1810
866077 Paper making, China. Engraving c1810.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

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"Crafting the Past: Unveiling the Timeless Tools of Trades" Tools used in carpentry and joinery: Witness the precision and skill as these tools shape wood into magnificent creations. Coopers at work making wooden barrels: Step into a world where craftsmanship meets tradition, as coopers meticulously craft barrels using their specialized tools. Blacksmith Tools 1875: Discover the essence of an era when sparks flew and iron was forged with sheer strength and dexterity. Bookbinding Tools 1875: Journey into the realm of literary artistry, where delicate bookbinding tools transform blank pages into bound treasures. Miners working at the coalface, South Wales: Descend deep underground to witness miners wielding their indispensable tools amidst darkness, extracting black gold from nature's depths. Various shoemaking tools: Explore a cobblers' workshop filled with an array of intriguing instruments that bring comfort and style to our feet. Polkanuggo Quarry, Stithians, Cornwall. 1903-1904: Immerse yourself in history as quarry workers employ rugged stone-cutting implements to extract raw materials from Mother Earth's embrace. Knapped Flint Tools: Marvel at ancient ingenuity as flint-knappers fashion sharp-edged artifacts that once shaped civilizations long forgotten by time. Welsh women road builders, South Wales: Celebrate resilience and determination as Welsh women wielded shovels and picks to construct pathways for future generations using simple yet powerful hand-tools. Blacksmiths outside their forge - A glimpse into a bygone era where skilled blacksmiths harnessed fire's fury alongside mighty anvils while shaping metal with unwavering expertise. Blacksmith & Horse 19C - Witness harmony between man and beast as blacksmiths collaborate with majestic horses while creating essential equipment for transportation during the nineteenth century.