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Factory Collection: Blowing glass in a British factory, 1800s

Blowing glass in a British factory, 1800s
Workers in a crown-glass factory, Great Britain, early 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Factory Collection: Engine House, GWR Works, Swindon BB94_04685

Engine House, GWR Works, Swindon BB94_04685
THE ENGINE HOUSE, Great Western Railway Works, Swindon, Wiltshire. 1846 interior view. Lithograph by John Cooke Bourne (1814-1896)

Factory Collection: Stott Park Bobbin Mill N140031

Stott Park Bobbin Mill N140031
STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL, Cumbria. General view lit at twilight. This fully-working mill is a unique survivor of the many Lakeland mills which turned bobbins for the Lancashire textile industry

Factory Collection: National Union, Gas worker and General Labourers, 1889 (colour litho)

National Union, Gas worker and General Labourers, 1889 (colour litho)
XCF272232 National Union, Gas worker and General Labourers, 1889 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Factory Collection: The Iron Foundry, Burmeister & Wain, 1885, by Peder Severin

The Iron Foundry, Burmeister & Wain, 1885, by Peder Severin
Peder Severin Kroyer (1851-1909). Danish painter. The Iron Foundry, Burmeister & Wain, 1885. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark

Factory Collection: A Factoryscape in the Potteries, (1938)

A Factoryscape in the Potteries, (1938). Smoke from chimneys in the industrial area known as the Staffordshire Potteries, Stoke-on-Trent

Factory Collection: WRIGHT: COTTON MILL. Arkwrights Cotton Mills by Night, in Cromford, Derbyshire, England

WRIGHT: COTTON MILL. Arkwrights Cotton Mills by Night, in Cromford, Derbyshire, England. Oil on canvas by Joseph Wright, c1782-83

Factory Collection: Glass factory workers in Britain, 1800s

Glass factory workers in Britain, 1800s
Manufacturing glass at a flint-glass factory, Great Britain, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Factory Collection: Saltaire, model textile factory and town near Bradford, Yorkshire, England. Founded by Titus Salt

Saltaire, model textile factory and town near Bradford, Yorkshire, England. Founded by Titus Salt (1803-1776) in 1851. Shops, library, etc

Factory Collection: Textile mill in Bergamo

Textile mill in Bergamo. Found in the Collection of Gallerie di Piazza Scala, Milano

Mass Production
Full-length image of auto workers lowering the body of a Model T onto its chassis on an assembly line ramp outdoors at the Ford Motor Company, Highland Park, Michigan

Factory Collection: Cloth labels from American textile mills, 1800s

Cloth labels from American textile mills, 1800s
Labels for cloth woven at 19th-century textile mills, displayed in Lowell, Massachusetts. Photograph

Factory Collection: Jacquard loom, 1880s

Jacquard loom, 1880s
Woman worker using a mechanized Jacquard loom, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illlustration

Factory Collection: James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor, 1833

James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor, 1833. Watt (1736-1819) was born at Greenock on the Clyde, Scotland, and showed an interest in engineering and invention from an early age

Factory Collection: Stream Train built in, Crewe Locomotive Works, 1892

Stream Train built in, Crewe Locomotive Works, 1892
Vintage engraving of a Stream Train built at the London and North Western Locomotive Works, at Crewe, 1892, 19th Century

Factory Collection: Weaving on Power Looms, Cotton factory floor, engraved by James Tingle (fl. 1830-60) c

Weaving on Power Looms, Cotton factory floor, engraved by James Tingle (fl. 1830-60) c
KW258427 Weaving on Power Looms, Cotton factory floor, engraved by James Tingle (fl.1830-60) c.1830 (litho) by Allom, Thomas (1804-72) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

TEXTILE MANUFACTURE, 1834. Mule spinning in a cotton textile mill. Line engraving

Industrial panorama, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, early 1900s

Factory Collection: Open-cast Mines at Blanzy, Saone-et-Loire, 1857 (w / c on paper)

Open-cast Mines at Blanzy, Saone-et-Loire, 1857 (w / c on paper)
CHT169966 Open-cast Mines at Blanzy, Saone-et-Loire, 1857 (w/c on paper) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris; (add.info.: mines de Blanzy)

Factory Collection: Industrial landscape in the Blanzy coal field, Saone-et-Loire, c. 1860 (w / on paper)

Industrial landscape in the Blanzy coal field, Saone-et-Loire, c. 1860 (w / on paper)
CHT157397 Industrial landscape in the Blanzy coal field, Saone-et-Loire, c.1860 (w/ on paper) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Factory Collection: Coal Riddling workshop, at the mines of Blanzy, c. 1860 (w / c)

Coal Riddling workshop, at the mines of Blanzy, c. 1860 (w / c)
CHT157379 Coal Riddling workshop, at the mines of Blanzy, c.1860 (w/c) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Factory Collection: Roberts Self-Acting Mule, c. 1830 (litho)

Roberts Self-Acting Mule, c. 1830 (litho)
KW258408 Roberts Self-Acting Mule, c.1830 (litho) by Lowry, Joseph Wilson (1803-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: machine used in factories, for spinning cotton or wool)

Factory Collection: Factories at Le Creusot in 1848, 1855 (oil on paper) (see detail 157311)

Factories at Le Creusot in 1848, 1855 (oil on paper) (see detail 157311)
CHT164036 Factories at Le Creusot in 1848, 1855 (oil on paper) (see detail 157311) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Factory Collection: Bolton from Blinkhorns Chimney with vignettes of Local Buildings

Bolton from Blinkhorns Chimney with vignettes of Local Buildings
BOL93951 Bolton from Blinkhorns Chimney with vignettes of Local Buildings, 1848 (w/c on paper) by Rothwell, Selim (1815-81); 76.3x101.7 cm; Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire

Factory Collection: Industrial landscape in the Blanzy coal field, Saone-et-Loire, c

Industrial landscape in the Blanzy coal field, Saone-et-Loire, c
CHT157398 Industrial landscape in the Blanzy coal field, Saone-et-Loire, c.1860 (w/c on paper) (detail of 157397) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM

Factory Collection: Factories at Le Creusot in 1848, 1855 (oil on paper) (detail, see 164036)

Factories at Le Creusot in 1848, 1855 (oil on paper) (detail, see 164036)
CHT157311 Factories at Le Creusot in 1848, 1855 (oil on paper) (detail, see 164036) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Factory Collection: Industrial Revolution: 'La grande forge de Fourchambault'

Industrial Revolution: "La grande forge de Fourchambault"
JLJ4653139 Industrial Revolution: " La grande forge de Fourchambault" Detail of painting by Francois Bonhomme (1809-1881) 1839

Factory Collection: Charles Dickens at the Blacking Factory, an illustration from The Leisure Hour

Charles Dickens at the Blacking Factory, an illustration from The Leisure Hour
XJF394267 Charles Dickens at the Blacking Factory, an illustration from The Leisure Hour, 1904 (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Factory Collection: Scottish Paper Mills

Scottish Paper Mills
A fine view of Inverkeithing, Fifeshire, Scotland, showing the Paper Mills

Factory Collection: Cotton Carding Machinery

Cotton Carding Machinery
Interior of cotton mill: girls and women tend carding, drawing and roving machinery

Factory Collection: Fisher, Nixon, Howarth & Fisher, trade card (coloured engraving)

Fisher, Nixon, Howarth & Fisher, trade card (coloured engraving)
731627 Fisher, Nixon, Howarth & Fisher, trade card (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fisher, Nixon, Howarth & Fisher, trade card)

Factory Collection: Saltaire works, c1880

Saltaire works, c1880. Sir Titus Salt (1803-1876) discovered a method of blending alpaca wool with cotton and silk. He is best remembered as the builder of Saltaire Mill near Bradford, Yorkshire

Factory Collection: New Lanark Mills, Scotland, c1815

New Lanark Mills, Scotland, c1815. Robert Owens (1771-1858) model community of cotton mills and housing. Educational facilities were provided, as well as the worlds first day nursery

Factory Collection: Industrial landscape in the Blanzy coal field, Saone-et-Loire, c. 1860 (w / c on paper)

Industrial landscape in the Blanzy coal field, Saone-et-Loire, c. 1860 (w / c on paper)
CHT290525 Industrial landscape in the Blanzy coal field, Saone-et-Loire, c.1860 (w/c on paper) by Bonhomme, Ignace Francois (1809-81); CNAM, Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers

Factory Collection: Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philanthropist, c1890

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philanthropist, c1890. Lord Shaftesbury (1801-1885)

Factory Collection: Factories and Railway

Factories and Railway
An industrial landscape, showing factories and railway lines at Southampton, Hampshire, England

Factory Collection: Moving Machinery, plate 49 from Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures of the

Moving Machinery, plate 49 from Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures of the
XYC205262 Moving Machinery, plate 49 from Dickinsons Comprehensive Pictures of the Great Exhibition of 1851... published by Dickinson Brothers

Factory Collection: Carding, Drawing and Roving, Cotton factory floor, engraved by James Tingle (fl. 1830-60) c

Carding, Drawing and Roving, Cotton factory floor, engraved by James Tingle (fl. 1830-60) c
KW258411 Carding, Drawing and Roving, Cotton factory floor, engraved by James Tingle (fl.1830-60) c.1830 (litho) by Allom, Thomas (1804-72) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English

Factory Collection: Washing and dyeing in a silk production works, 1823

Washing and dyeing in a silk production works, 1823
3480219 Washing and dyeing in a silk production works, 1823; (add.info.: Early 19th century washing and dyeing in a silk production works in Derby, England 1823.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Factory Collection: Equipment used in worsted manufacture: breaking frame, spinning frame and roving frame, 18th century

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

Factory Collection: Steam hammer in a German rolling mill (colour litho)

Steam hammer in a German rolling mill (colour litho)
8663920 Steam hammer in a German rolling mill (colour litho) by Montan, Anders (1845-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steam hammer in a German rolling mill)

Factory Collection: Steam Engine Makers Society, 1884 (hand coloured engraving on paper)

Steam Engine Makers Society, 1884 (hand coloured engraving on paper)
7485259 Steam Engine Makers Society, 1884 (hand coloured engraving on paper) by Morton, William (b.1826); 49x34 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Factory Collection: An early fire engine, 1862

An early fire engine, 1862
7125114 An early fire engine, 1862; (add.info.: Horizontal double-action farm, mansion or factory fire engine. From A Concise History of The International Exhibition of 1862)

Factory Collection: Cotton press for making cotton balls, circa 1900

Cotton press for making cotton balls, circa 1900
NWI4825485 Cotton press for making cotton balls, circa 1900.; (add.info.: Cotton press for making cotton balls, circa 1900.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Factory Collection: Main door of Barclay's Pub in London. Published in 'The Pictorial Gallery of Arts'

Main door of Barclay's Pub in London. Published in 'The Pictorial Gallery of Arts"
CUL4892629 Main door of Barclay's Pub in London. Published in 'The Pictorial Gallery of Arts". by Unknown Artist; (add.info.: Main door of Barclay's Pub in London)

Factory Collection: children and women working in coal mines during Industrial Revolution Factory Act of 1833

children and women working in coal mines during Industrial Revolution Factory Act of 1833
1758599 children and women working in coal mines during Industrial Revolution Factory Act of 1833; (add.info.: children and women working in coal mines during Industrial Revolution Factory Act of)

Factory Collection: Mixing and grinding ingredients for production of pottery in the mill room of a Staffordshire

Mixing and grinding ingredients for production of pottery in the mill room of a Staffordshire factory
538632 Mixing and grinding ingredients for production of pottery in the mill room of a Staffordshire factory. Wood engraving c1851; (add.info)

Factory Collection: Abbey Cloth Mills, Bradford-on-Avon, 1875 (photo-litho on paper)

Abbey Cloth Mills, Bradford-on-Avon, 1875 (photo-litho on paper)
7485311 Abbey Cloth Mills, Bradford-on-Avon, 1875 (photo-litho on paper) by Gane, Richard (1839-1877); 21x27 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

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