Casting Collection

Prehistoric spear-thrower. Artwork of how a spear-thrower (or atlatl) is used to throw a feathered dart. At top and centre, the dart is loaded. At bottom, it is being thrown

Fly fishing on the River Dee, Grampians, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Fisherman casting net, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Young man in white shirt and blue jeans jumping

J Shop - Iron Foundry, 1924
This images shows the length of the Iron Foundry, which was often known as the Long Shop

Messrs Vickers Iron Foundry - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Date: circa 1910s

North Berwick Witches casting spells
The North Berwick Witches -- Satan lures Dr Fian and other misguided people to indulge in evil practices such as causing shipwrecks by casting spells

Miranda, Prospero and Ariel, from The Tempest by William Shakespeare, c
XYC111998 Miranda, Prospero and Ariel, from The Tempest by William Shakespeare, c.1780 (oil on canvas) by English School, (18th century); 70.5x92.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Picture No. 11051738
Fisherman casting net Lake Victoria, Uganda Date:

Hunting Series (2 of 5) - Trout Fishing - A likely spot

Fairy casting a magic spell
Fantasy scene of a fairy casting a magic spell with her wand over a clump of buttercups as a Peacock Butterfly flaps serenely past

Angler near Waltons Cottage, Stafford
An angler in vintage gear fishing on the River Sow near Isaac Waltons cottage in Stafford, England. He wears a deerstalker hat, carries a wickerwork fishing basket and a vintage fly rod

Tapping blast furnace, and casting iron into pigs, Siemens iron and steel works, Wales, 1885. The pollution generated during the production of iron and steel at the Siemens Landore Works

Fortune flying through the sky on the wheel
Fortune, sprinkling a cornucopia of money and flowers on the lucky, is transported across the clouds atop the Wheel of Fortune.... Date: circa 1902

Wales; Wrexham. A salmon fisherman casting on the River Dee

The rolling of sheet lead
5310117 The rolling of sheet lead; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the rolling of sheet lead to the required thickness. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The casting of sheet lead
5310116 The casting of sheet lead; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the casting of sheet lead. When the mould was filled the edge of a board was drawn across it to remove the scale that formed)

History. France. French First Empire. Moulding of Napoleon Bonaparte's head by the Dr Antommarchi
2636340 History. France. French First Empire. Moulding of Napoleon Bonaparte's head by the Dr Antommarchi, physician of Napoleon in Saint Helena, France

Casting a mortar at Grissell's Regent's Canal Ironworks, City Road, London, 1855 (engraving)
538551 Casting a mortar at Grissell's Regent's Canal Ironworks, City Road, London, 1855 (engraving); (add.info.: Casting a mortar at Grissell's Regent's Canal Ironworks, City Road)

The casting of iron pipes
5311738 The casting of iron pipes; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting the casting of iron pipes, at Butterley Iron Works. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting the casting of iron into ingots or 'pigs', 19th century
5310724 An engraving depicting the casting of iron into ingots or 'pigs', 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1866); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Caricature in L'Assiette du Beurre, 1906, depicting a poor factory worker casting his vote in a ballot box
5617109 Caricature in L'Assiette du Beurre, 1906, depicting a poor factory worker casting his vote in a ballot box; Universal History Archive/UIG.

The foundry or cast house, Butterley Ironworks, Derbyshire, 1844 (engraving)
538548 The foundry or cast house, Butterley Ironworks, Derbyshire, 1844 (engraving); (add.info.: The foundry or cast house, Butterley Ironworks, Derbyshire)

Astrologers casting a horoscope for the child being born to the woman in the foreground seated in a birthing chair
527517 Astrologers casting a horoscope for the child being born to the woman in the foreground seated in a birthing chair. She is supported by two women while the midwife delivers the baby

The process of making patterns from which moulds were made
5307548 The process of making patterns from which moulds were made from.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the process of making patterns from which moulds for casting gun barrels would be formed)

Widen The Net
Robert Bolton

Casting cannon: tapping furnace to allow molten metal to run into the moulds a feet of workmen on left
530558 Casting cannon: tapping furnace to allow molten metal to run into the moulds a feet of workmen on left. On right, puddler is skimming off impurities

Casting a roll for a rolling mill for steel rails, Bilston, Staffordshre, England. Engraving, 1870
865456 Casting a roll for a rolling mill for steel rails, Bilston, Staffordshre, England. Engraving, 1870.; (add.info.: Casting a roll for a rolling mill for steel rails, Bilston, Staffordshre)

Excavating and lining the pit for casting the great gun for launching the space craft Columbiad, 1865 (engraving)
538399 Excavating and lining the pit for casting the great gun for launching the space craft Columbiad, 1865 (engraving); (add.info)

Artist's reconstruction of casting weapons in the Iron Age. Left background, heating metal in furnace
531503 Artist's reconstruction of casting weapons in the Iron Age. Left background, heating metal in furnace. Right, pouring molten metal into mould. Centre, Mould opened and cast object removed

Casting the cylinders for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular
538554 Casting the cylinders for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular Bridge across the Menai Straits

Public Health Act, 1848: The Home Secretary, Lord Morpeth, casting pearls (the provisons of the Act)
527544 Public Health Act, 1848: The Home Secretary, Lord Morpeth, casting pearls (the provisons of the Act) before swine (the City of London Aldermen)

Casting cannon: tapping furnace to allow molten metal to run into the moulds a feet of workmen on left
530557 Casting cannon: tapping furnace to allow molten metal to run into the moulds a feet of workmen on left. On right, puddler is skimming off impurities

Molding of an artistic casting, Kasli Iron Works, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Molding of an artistic casting, Kasli Iron Works, 1910. People at Work: Production of Artistic Casting. Founded in 1747, the Kasli Iron Works

Fishing, Adirondack Mts. N.Y. between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Fishing, Adirondack Mts. N.Y. between 1900 and 1910

The Graphic, Front Cover June 12th 1886, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover June 12th 1886, 1886. Visit of collonial guests to the P&O Company's fleet, Albert Docks. Angling tournament at Orleans House

Iron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Iron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Metalworking in London during the Crimean War....preparation of engines of the Termagant, 620-horse power...To form the cranks on the shaft

Casting a Monster Cylinder, at Messrs. Scott Russell and Co.'s Building-Yard, Millwall, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Casting a Monster Cylinder, at Messrs. Scott Russell and Co.'s Building-Yard, Millwall, 1854. Metalworking in London during the Crimean War....the casting of the last of the four largest

Ammunition Works at Northfleet - Bullet-Casting, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ammunition Works at Northfleet - Bullet-Casting, 1854. Kent factory of Schlesinger & Wells during the Crimean War -...extensive contract for the supply of ball cartridges to the Turkish

Iron figure castings by M. Ducel, of Paris, in the International Exhibition, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Iron figure castings by M. Ducel, of Paris, in the International Exhibition, 1862. Though exceedingly large - Diana and the female portrait statue being lifesize without the stand

Pattern maker, Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Pattern maker, Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. A pattern maker constructs a wooden replica of the part which needs to be cast in steel. A mould for the cast is then made from the pattern

History of Iron: Metal rolling in the ealry 20th century
3787574 History of Iron: Metal rolling in the ealry 20th century; (add.info.: History of Iron: Metal rolling in the ealry 20th century)

Casting cannon balls
3781577 Casting cannon balls; (add.info.: Casting cannon balls, London. From Pyne Microcosm 1803-1806 A Short History of the English People by Richard Green, vol IV, Macmillan & Co)

History of Iron: Casting iron in Africa
3787572 History of Iron: Casting iron in Africa; (add.info.: History of Iron: Casting iron in Africa. Liebig collectible card series (French title: Histoire du fer'). 1914

History of Iron: Ironwork by Ancient Germans
3787573 History of Iron: Ironwork by Ancient Germans; (add.info.: History of Iron: Ironwork by Ancient Germans. Liebig collectible card series (French title: Histoire du fer'). 1914

History of Iron: Forging iron in Ancient Egypt
3787569 History of Iron: Forging iron in Ancient Egypt.; (add.info.: History of Iron: Forging iron in Ancient Egypt. Liebig collectible card series (French title: Histoire du fer'). 1914

History of Iron: King Porus and Alexander the Great
3787571 History of Iron: King Porus and Alexander the Great; (add.info.: History of Iron: King Porus offering an iron bar to Alexander the Great)

History of Iron: Bessemer Process in a factory
3787585 History of Iron: Bessemer Process in a factory; (add.info.: History of Iron: Bessemer Process in a factory. First inexpensive industrial process for converting pig iron into steel)

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"Casting: A Journey Through Time and Imagination" Step back in time to witness the ancient art of casting, as a prehistoric spear-thrower propels its weapon with precision. Feel the thrill of fly fishing on the majestic River Dee, where skilled anglers cast their lines in pursuit of elusive trout. Travel to Cuba, West Indies, Central America, where a fisherman deftly casts his net into the crystal-clear waters, hoping for a bountiful catch. In contrast, watch a young man in white shirt and blue jeans defy gravity as he leaps through the air with grace and confidence. Marvel at the industrial prowess of Messrs Vickers Iron Foundry in Barrow-in-Furness. Witness molten iron being poured into molds during an intricate casting process at J Shop - Iron Foundry in 1924. These scenes transport us to an era when craftsmanship and innovation shaped our world. Venture into realms beyond reality as we encounter the North Berwick Witches casting spells that ignite our imagination. Join Miranda, Prospero, and Ariel from William Shakespeare's The Tempest as they enchant us with their magical abilities. Experience serenity near Walton's Cottage in Staffordshire while an angler perfects his technique amidst tranquil surroundings. Picture yourself tapping blast furnaces and witnessing iron being transformed into pigs at Siemens iron and steel works in Wales circa 1885. Finally, let your mind wander to enchanted lands where fairies cast magic spells that bring wonderment to life. From ancient rituals to modern pursuits; from industry to mythology; casting takes us on a captivating journey through time and space – reminding us of humanity's endless quest for exploration and creation.