Cogs Collection

Celestial mechanics, medieval artwork
Celestial mechanics. Coloured historical artwork depicting a medieval pilgrim looking out from the sky (blue) to see the mechanics of the heavens (upper left)

Antikythera mechanism, artwork C017 / 7190
Antikythera mechanism, artwork. This early form of mechanical calculator was found circa 1900 in a 1st-century BC Roman shipwreck

Clock Mechanism, 1737
A diagram of the inner workings of a clock

Great Clock of St Pauls Cathedral
While repairs are carried out, the great clock of St Pauls Cathedral, London is kept going manually. To the left, a man gives the exact time to a workman (centre) who adjusts the small wheel

Great Crane at Woolwich Arsenal, south east London
The Great Crane at the Arsenal, Woolwich, south east London, used to lift sections of large guns

Otis elevator engine, 1932 C016 / 8998
Otis elevator engine. Interior detail of an engine hoist for a steam elevator. This Otis engine was photographed at 39 Bond Street, New York City, USA

Selby Abbey Clock
The head verger winding up the clock in the clock tower of Selby Abbey, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1950s

Clock Mechanisms
A variety of clocks: an electric clock, a water clock, a sun dial, clock movements and pendulums

Great Crane at Woolwich Arsenal, in south east London, London, laying in marsh land between Greenwich and Gravesend. The majority of heavy guns for the Navy

Calico printing in a cotton mill, engraved by James Carter (1798-1855) c
KW258416 Calico printing in a cotton mill, engraved by James Carter (1798-1855) c.1830 (lithograph) by Allom, Thomas (1804-72) (after); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; English, out of copyright

Snowman toy, simulated X-ray
Snowman toy. Simulated X-ray of a novelty snowman toy. The mechanism of cogs and electronics inside the toy causes it to play music and move

Engraving depicting a piston blowing machine for supplying a draught to the blast furnace for smelting iron (top)
5309474 Engraving depicting a piston blowing machine for supplying a draught to the blast furnace for smelting iron (top); (add.info)

A 150-200kg hammer powered by a water wheel
5310186 A 150-200kg hammer powered by a water wheel; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a 150-200kig hammer powered by a water wheel)

What is TIME?
Victoria Glinka

5 o'clock
Victoria Glinka

Experiments made with Stevens's Bread-making Machine at Marylebone Workhouse, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Experiments made with Stevens's Bread-making Machine at Marylebone Workhouse, 1858. Mr. Stevens, the inventor of the A B C bread-making machine, is a practical baker

The New Houses of Parliament - the Great Clock at Westminster, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The New Houses of Parliament - the Great Clock at Westminster, 1857. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Freeman De la Motte, showing the mechanism which powers the chimes of Big Ben

Scaffolding for Raising the Quarter-Bells in the Clock Tower of the New Houses of Parliament, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Scaffolding for Raising the Quarter-Bells in the Clock Tower of the New Houses of Parliament, [London], 1857. St Stephen's Tower, (later renamed the Elizabeth Tower)

Manufacture of the Atlantic Submarine Cable, at Glass, Elliott, and Co.'s Works, East... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Atlantic Submarine Cable, at Glass, Elliott, and Co.'s Works, East Greenwich, [London], 1857. The firm has...undertaken to complete 1250 miles within a specified period...The

Brazilian Sugar-Mill, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Brazilian Sugar-Mill, 1854. View of...the interior of the Mill-house on a Brazilian Sugar Estate during the time of grinding, with a Mill of an improved construction

Cider-Making in Devonshire - Pound-House - the Mill and Press - Piling "The Mock", 1850. Creator: Unknown
Cider-Making in Devonshire - Pound-House - the Mill and Press - Piling "The Mock", 1850. View showing the...rollers

Robinson and Lee's Patent Bread-Making Machine, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Robinson and Lee's Patent Bread-Making Machine, 1850. Diagram of...a Bread-Machine recently erected in Glasgow...One ton and a half of loaf bread, or a ton of biscuit

Reid's Patent Vertical Power-Loom (Interior Section), 1850. Creator: Unknown
Reid's Patent Vertical Power-Loom (Interior Section), 1850. The advantages aimed at by the...Loom are: enabling the weaver to attend with greater facility the weaving of four pieces at once

The Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Drilling Machine, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Drilling Machine, 1850. One of Nathan Gough's four-horse vertical high-pressure engines is used for giving motion to the drilling

The Patent Impulsoria, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Patent Impulsoria, 1850. This ingenious means of applying animal power to the working of railways, so as to supersede the costly locomotive engine, has lately been invented...The new machine

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Rafal Kulik

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Rafal Kulik

The International Exhibition: Gruner's patent folding, stitching and pressing machine, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Gruner's patent folding, stitching and pressing machine, 1862. This compact little folding-machine

The International Exhibition: Great Sugar-Mill, by Mirrlees and Tait, of Glasgow, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Great Sugar-Mill, by Mirrlees and Tait, of Glasgow, 1862. The use of this mill is to express the juice from the cane...an endless travelling-table...carries the canes up

The International Exhibition: blowing-engine in the Belgian Department... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: blowing-engine in the Belgian Department of the Western Annexe, 1862. Machine for...reducing iron ore to pig metal...As iron-furnaces have increased in size and number

The International Exhibition: Sandford and Mallory's flax-gin, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Sandford and Mallory's flax-gin, 1862. Although of a very unpretending appearance, the flax-gin of America may claim a value for industrial usefulness greater than

The International Exhibition - Whitworth's self-acting radial, drilling-machine, etc. 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition - Whitworth's self-acting radial, drilling-machine, etc. 1862. The collection of tools first met with on entering the annexe is that of Mr. Whitworth

The International Exhibition: Tuer and Hall's power-loom for weaving carpets... 1862. Creator: E Bourdelin
The International Exhibition: Tuer and Hall's power-loom for weaving carpets - from a photograph by the Stereoscopic Company, 1862

The International Exhibition: Messrs. Harrison and Son's power-loom for weaving flax, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: Messrs. Harrison and Son's power-loom for weaving flax, 1862. This loom combines many important improvements

RAF Leeming Photo Task 2016
Image shows part of the inner workings of a Tornado GR4 gear system. The Tornado GR4 is a variable geometry, two-seat, day or night, all-weather attack aircraft

Chronometers Date: circa 1898

The Roof Raising Defence to Defeat Dive-Bombers
Latest device drawn by William Heath Robinson to defeat the dive bombers is a roof-raising by system of cogs, balloons and other lifting machinery. Date: 1941

It took two men several hours three times a week to wind up the Clock Tower (Elizabeth Tower), so Londoners could get an accurate time. Date: 1877

Ivory Flame
Jan Slotboom

Technology is not Neutral
Ruslan Bolgov (Axe)

Governor for Steam Engine - Front Elevation, c. 1882 (w / c)
6200809 Governor for Steam Engine - Front Elevation, c.1882 (w/c) by Phillips, Charles Gustav Louis (1863-1944); 57.9x39.7 cm; The McManus, Dundee

Beethovens watch, 1800 (steel, silver (case), gold (hands), brass, enamel on copper (dial), with cast brass key)
5938315 Beethovens watch, 1800 (steel, silver (case), gold (hands), brass, enamel on copper (dial), with cast brass key) by Prior

Governor for Steam Engine - Angle View, 1882 (w / c)
6200810 Governor for Steam Engine - Angle View, 1882 (w/c) by Phillips, Charles Gustav Louis (1863-1944); 58.7x38.5 cm; The McManus, Dundee

Miniature striking bracket clock, no. 222, c. 1695 (metal) (see also 834228-32)
834230 Miniature striking bracket clock, no.222, c.1695 (metal) (see also 834228-32) by Tompion, Thomas (1639-1713); height: 17.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Birth of the Locomotive (engraving)
3656164 Birth of the Locomotive (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birth of the Locomotive. Illustration for Boys Own (nd)

Trevithick"s High Pressure Tram Engine (litho)
3598183 Trevithick"s High Pressure Tram Engine (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " Pen-y-Darren" locomotive)

Advertisement for Nauck and Hartmann, c. 1915-16 (colour litho)
489241 Advertisement for Nauck and Hartmann, c.1915-16 (colour litho) by Egler, Carlo (fl.c.1915-16); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

A dredger on a canal (pen & ink over wash on paper)
449345 A dredger on a canal (pen & ink over wash on paper) by Savery, Roelandt Jacobsz. (1576-1639); 19x32.8 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

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"Cogs: Unveiling the Hidden Mechanisms of Time and Artistry" Step into a world where celestial mechanics intertwine with medieval artwork, revealing the intricate beauty of cogs. From clock mechanisms dating back to 1737 to the enigmatic Antikythera mechanism depicted in artwork C017/7190, these gears have shaped our perception of time. Marvel at the Great Clock of St Paul's Cathedral, its colossal cogs orchestrating the symphony of London's daily rhythm. Journey further into history as you witness the majestic Great Crane at Woolwich Arsenal in south-east London, an engineering marvel that stands as a testament to human ingenuity. Delve into modernity with the Otis elevator engine from 1932, its reliable cogs ensuring smooth ascents and descents for countless passengers. Explore how clock mechanisms intricately weave together precision and artistry, reminding us that time is not merely measured but crafted. Immerse yourself in vignette illustrations like those found in W Heath Robinson's "Railway Ribaldry, " where whimsical contraptions come alive through interconnected cogs. Witness James Carter's engraved masterpiece depicting calico printing in a cotton mill - each cog playing its part in revolutionizing textile production. Discover Selby Abbey Clock, standing tall amidst centuries-old architecture; its rhythmic ticking echoing through time. And even within simulated X-rays capturing a snowman toy, one can glimpse hidden cogs bringing joy to children worldwide. In this captivating journey through history and innovation, we unravel the secrets held by these unassuming yet essential components - cogs, and are not mere mechanical parts but guardians of time itself – forever spinning towards progress and artistic expression.