Bellows Collection (page 3)

Organ-bellows and blowers in the cathedral at Halberstadt (engraving)
2792935 Organ-bellows and blowers in the cathedral at Halberstadt (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Comic postcard, A pair of bellows Date: 20th century

Teasing Touser (colour litho)
2796491 Teasing Touser (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Teasing Touser. Illustration for Chatterbox, 1897.); © Look and Learn

Harry Jenkins, the Masculine & Feminine Bellows Mender, pub
2966799 Harry Jenkins, the Masculine & Feminine Bellows Mender, pub. 1788 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Georgiana)

Scientific Researches! New discoveries in Pneumaticks! Or an Experimental Lecture
3051750 Scientific Researches! New discoveries in Pneumaticks! Or an Experimental Lecture on the Powers osf Air, pub. 1802 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

Cleaning tea with bellows, air fans, China
Vintage 19th century photograph: Cleaning tea with bellows, China

Ancient and Modern Lights and Signals at the Royal Naval Exhibition (engraving)
1591864 Ancient and Modern Lights and Signals at the Royal Naval Exhibition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Man and woman lost in the countryside in a night storm with a servant holding a lantern. Miseries of the Country. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Man using bellows in front of a fire in a smoky room with a scolding wife and bawling child. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Magnetic needles on a terrella will point towards the north pole, A
539362 Magnetic needles on a terrella will point towards the north pole, A. other needles will do likewise, even though the surface of the terrella is uneven, as at O

Frontispiece with skeleton of death seated with scythe and globe. Vignettes of death attacking a baby, an invalid, a glutton and a drunkard

Rustic Hours: Night, engraved by H. Gillbank (engraving) (b&w photo)
XJF106607 Rustic Hours: Night, engraved by H. Gillbank (engraving) (b&w photo) by Wheatley, Francis (1747-1801) (after); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Roman coin depicting an organ (bronze)
BAL211858 Roman coin depicting an organ (bronze) by Roman (5th century AD); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; out of copyright

Consequences of a Successful French Invasion, or We come to recover your long lost
NCO189768 Consequences of a Successful French Invasion, or We come to recover your long lost Liberties, 1798 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Too Hot
FDL59415 Too Hot by Hemsley, William (1819-1906); Private Collection; eFleur-de-Lys Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

The Alchemist
XTD68575 The Alchemist by Heerschop or Herschop, Hendrick (1620/1-72); Fisher Collection, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Dutch, out of copyright

Three children in a rustic interior (w / c and pencil)
DRE72844 Three children in a rustic interior (w/c and pencil) by English School, (19th century); 34x39.5 cm; Private Collection; eDreweatt Neate Fine Art Auctioneers, Newbury, Berks, UK; English

Ms Fr. 14765 f. 1 Alchemists equipment, reputedly written
XTD69813 Ms Fr. 14765 f.1 Alchemists equipment, reputedly written and illuminated by Nicolas Flamel (c.1330-1418) (vellum) by Flamel, Nicolas (c.1330-1418) (attributed to); Bibliotheque Nationale

Regency cobbler mending shoes in a crowded room
5893717 Regency cobbler mending shoes in a crowded room. by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: Regency cobbler mending shoes in a room full of women and children)

Brussels allegorical tapestry depicting the month of December from
3481832 Brussels allegorical tapestry depicting the month of December from The Medallion Months, c.1525 (wool & silk) by Orley

Brussels allegorical tapestry depicting the month of December from
3481829 Brussels allegorical tapestry depicting the month of December from The Medallion Months, c.1525 (wool & silk) by Orley

Introducing Georges Carpentier, 1921 (lithograph)
659417 Introducing Georges Carpentier, 1921 (lithograph) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 37x53.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Introducing Georges Carpentier)

The Beach, Newport, c. 1919 (oil on panel)
650959 The Beach, Newport, c.1919 (oil on panel) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 66x81.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Beach, Newport. George Wesley Bellows (1882-1925)

Idle Moments: a Boy Showing a Girl a Nest of Fledgelings in an Interior
651969 Idle Moments: a Boy Showing a Girl a Nest of Fledgelings in an Interior, (pencil and watercolour) by Heaphy, Thomas (1775-1835); 61.9x 46.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Idle Moments)

Victoria And Albert Museum: Bellows, with chiselled bronze nozzle, Italian work, about 1550 (engraving)
6011264 Victoria And Albert Museum: Bellows, with chiselled bronze nozzle, Italian work, about 1550 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bellows)

Harmonium (litho)
6013776 Harmonium (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harmonium. Illustration for The Harmsworth Encylopaedia (c 1922).); © Look and Learn

Consequences of a Succesful French Invasion pub. 1798 (hand coloured engraving)
3025912 Consequences of a Succesful French Invasion pub. 1798 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

By the Fireside
MAL43364 By the Fireside by Tozer, Henry Spernon (c.1870-1940); Private Collection; eMallett Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Roman coin depicting an Organ (bronze)
XJL211857 Roman coin depicting an Organ (bronze) by Roman (5th century AD); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; out of copyright

St. Cecilia and Scenes From Her Life: two scenes showing St
SCP69432 St. Cecilia and Scenes From Her Life: two scenes showing St. Cecilia brought before the prefect (left) and the martyrdom of St. Cecilia (right), c.1300 (detail of 50346) by Master of St

The Blacksmith (vellum)
CHT219379 The Blacksmith (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

The Alchemist (oil on panel)
XIR222770 The Alchemist (oil on panel) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); 32x25 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Flemish, out of copyright

King David playing handbells from a 14th century manuscript
King David playing handbells with hammers from a 14th century manuscript of his psalms, with a vignette of a comedian holding bellows and tongs as if playing a fiddle

Ancient musical instruments including bellows
Foot instrument used by a faun in a Florentine gallery 1, bellows from a relief in the Pallavicini Gardens 2, bagpipe from an ancient basrelief 3, tambourine, castanets and tibia from Greek vases 4

An Alchemist (oil on panel)
XIR191363 An Alchemist (oil on panel) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); Musee Bonnat, Bayonne, France; Flemish, out of copyright

Diagram to illustrate the behaviour of a magnet at different positions around the north
539354 Diagram to illustrate the behaviour of a magnet at different positions around the north pole of the Earth (A). From William Gilbert De Magnete, London, 1600 by Gilbert

Locomotion, 2nd plate, satirical cartoon, pub. Thos. McLean, London
GHL22621 Locomotion, 2nd plate, satirical cartoon, pub. Thos. McLean, London by English School, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; eLondon Metropolitan Archives; English

Respiration bellows and foundry mould
Apparatus for restoring those drowning to life with respiration bellows, and foundry moulds for bells, letters, types, etc. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

Chinese tinker with portable forge, bellows and tools, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin

Bellows (engraving)
2805536 Bellows (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bellows. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

A nursemaid with a child in front of a fire, 1850
3478004 A nursemaid with a child in front of a fire, 1850 by Edwards, Mary Ellen (1838-1934); (add.info.: Illustration of a nursemaid with a child in front of a fire)

Musicians playing an organ in a country house in the 15th century (engraving)
3646901 Musicians playing an organ in a country house in the 15th century (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Trotting Cracks at the Forge, 1868 (hand-coloured lithograph)
3704144 Trotting Cracks at the Forge, 1868 (hand-coloured lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; American, out of copyright

Galvanism; or the Miraculous Recovery of the Unfortnate Miss Baily, pub
2494608 Galvanism; or the Miraculous Recovery of the Unfortnate Miss Baily, pub. 1807 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

Furnace for making cannon balls in the days of Trafalgar. circa 1805

The Dispersion of the Works of All Nations from the Great Exhibition of 1851, pub
2655418 The Dispersion of the Works of All Nations from the Great Exhibition of 1851, pub. 1851 (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Nicholas Nickleby: Newman Noggs and Wackford Squeers, 1867 (engraving)
2563246 Nicholas Nickleby: Newman Noggs and Wackford Squeers, 1867 (engraving) by Darley, F.O.C. & Hinshelwood, R. (19th century); 13x9 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Caption)

Cats having a picnic on a German postcard. Date: circa 1890s

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"Bellows: A Timeless Tool of Art, Music, and Industry" From the tranquil setting of The Tea Table to the bustling streets depicted by Harold Harvey, they have played a vital role in various aspects of human life. This illustration from Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson showcases the ingenious use in creating whimsical contraptions. Dating back to 1840, Thomas Linley and Sons were renowned manufacturers of circular bellows and portable forges. Their advertisement on Stanley Street in Sheffield speaks volumes about the importance of these tools in industrial settings and can not limited to factories alone; they also find their place among musicians. Whether it be the enchanting melodies produced by Northumbrian bagpipes or Lowland Scotch bagpipes, these instruments rely on carefully controlled airflow provided by bellows. Intriguingly, even pianolas owe their captivating tunes to this humble device. As explained in How Pianola Works (1912), air is pumped through perforated paper rolls using a system that involves none other than. . bellows. The versatility extends beyond music and industry. In Gillray's satirical artwork titled "Science, " we witness an alchemist at work with his trusty pair nearby - symbolizing both practicality and mystery. Venturing into unexpected territories, Swiss Cow Lowing captures our attention with its depiction of cows adorned with bells around their necks—a delightful blend between nature's melody and man-made innovation. Dressed to Kill (1912) takes us into the realm of fashion where elegant ladies flaunt feathered hats while utilizing handheld fans resembling miniature bellows—combining style with functionality. Meanwhile, a barbershop filled with monkeys and cats may seem peculiar until we recall The Monkey and the Cat fable—an age-old tale highlighting resourcefulness as monkeys employ makeshift bellows made from leaves to fan away pesky flies while getting groomed.