Factories Collection (page 4)

Science. Energy. Oil refinery at Pantin, Paris. Engravingin: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France
3434787 Science. Energy. Oil refinery at Pantin, Paris. Engravingin: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science. Energy)

Science. Paper Making. Machine for wallpaper printing. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie
3434759 Science. Paper Making. Machine for wallpaper printing. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science)

Agriculture. Sugar making. A sugar factory from sugar beet. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de
3434745 Agriculture. Sugar making. A sugar factory from sugar beet. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Agriculture)

The manufacture of rope, 1850
3479074 The manufacture of rope, 1850; (add.info.: The manufacture of rope: reeling strands of hemp produced in the spinning walk ready for use in the 'laying' walk where they would be)

Hoddart's machinery for making rope, 1850
3479073 Hoddart's machinery for making rope, 1850; (add.info.: Hoddart's machinery for making rope. The hemp yarn was put on to bobbins)

Man blowing a large glass bottle, 1870
3478847 Man blowing a large glass bottle, 1870; (add.info.: Man blowing a large glass bottle or carboy, using a wooden mould)

Paper: from the rag-and-bone collect to the press, c.1900-1910
1790237 Paper: from the rag-and-bone collect to the press, c.1900-1910; (add.info.: the paper in France, from the rag-and-bone collect to the press , early 20th century); Photo © CCI.

Distin & Co of London, manufacturers of musical instruments (engraving)
8677176 Distin & Co of London, manufacturers of musical instruments (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Distin & Co of London)

Mass producing radio parts (b/w photo)
8675788 Mass producing radio parts (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mass producing radio parts)

Knight and Son's soap factory, London (engraving)
8676904 Knight and Son's soap factory, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Knight and Son's soap factory, Old Gravel Lane)

Touching up (colour litho)
8633161 Touching up (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Touching up. Illustration for The Children's Friend (1900).); © Look and Learn.

Dinner hour at Carrow Works (b/w photo)
8673368 Dinner hour at Carrow Works (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dinner hour at Carrow Works, Colman's Mustard factory, Norwich)

Carrying Canes to the Factory in Mexico (b/w photo)
8674245 Carrying Canes to the Factory in Mexico (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carrying Canes to the Factory in Mexico)

Escapement, Esquimau, Evening, Factory, Fallow-deer, Fan-blower, Fandango, Ferry-boat, Fiddle-stick, Figure-head
8650093 Escapement, Esquimau, Evening, Factory, Fallow-deer, Fan-blower, Fandango, Ferry-boat, Fiddle-stick, Figure-head, Finger-post, Fire-cracker (engraving) by German School

Iron ore stamping mill, 16th Century (woodcut)
8655512 Iron ore stamping mill, 16th Century (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iron ore stamping mill, 16th Century)

Iron ore smelting furnace, 16th Century (woodcut)
8655511 Iron ore smelting furnace, 16th Century (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iron ore smelting furnace, 16th Century)

Angelica, Ukrainian, urn and factory (chromolitho)
8677356 Angelica, Ukrainian, urn and factory (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: U for umbella (angelica), Ukrainian, urn and usine (factory)

Obtaining tetanus serum from horse blood, Marburg, Germany (colour litho)
8663554 Obtaining tetanus serum from horse blood, Marburg, Germany (colour litho) by Gehrke, Fritz (1855-1916); Private Collection; (add.info)

High Rock, Bridgnorth 19th century (hand coloured aquatint on paper)
7485327 High Rock, Bridgnorth 19th century (hand coloured aquatint on paper) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 29x38 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Cardboard making, French Indochina, c.1920 (photo)
8698319 Cardboard making, French Indochina, c.1920 (photo); (add.info.: Economy. Paper factory in French Indochina (Vietnam). Carton making with the hydraulic press

U.S. Soldiers lunching at Citroen Munitions factory. August 1918 (b/w photo)
UIG5446713 U.S. Soldiers lunching at Citroen Munitions factory. August 1918 (b/w photo).

View of Vicat cement factories in Genevrey, Isere, 1915 (b/w photo)
ELD4937767 View of Vicat cement factories in Genevrey, Isere, 1915 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of Vicat cement factories in Genevrey)

French biscuiterie Lefevre-Utile, pavilion at the 1900 Paris Universal Exhibition (Chromolithography)
7426871 French biscuiterie Lefevre-Utile, pavilion at the 1900 Paris Universal Exhibition (Chromolithography); (add.info.: French biscuiterie Lefevre-Utile (Lefevre Utile)

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

Exit of the staff of the workshops of elastic fabrics, establishment of Georges Cheese, Darnetal, France (postcard)
PCT4291658 Exit of the staff of the workshops of elastic fabrics, establishment of Georges Cheese, Darnetal, France (postcard); (add.info.: Exit of the staff of the workshops of elastic fabrics)

Weaving a carpet
3479229 Weaving a carpet; (add.info.: Weaving a carpet in the royal factory in the Fauburg de Chaillot. Dated between 1751-80.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Saltaire; model textile factory, 1850
3480174 The Saltaire; model textile factory, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Saltaire; model textile factory founded by Titus Salt (1803-1876)

Science. Paper Making. Mills for rags (cotton paper making). Engraving in
3434749 Science. Paper Making. Mills for rags (cotton paper making). Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part)

Science. Soap making: pasting. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France
3434719 Science. Soap making: pasting. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science)

Science. Glassmaking. Glassworks in the XIXth cent. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie
3434704 Science. Glassmaking. Glassworks in the XIXth cent. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science)

Science. Glass making. Glassworks in the XIXth cent: childs labour. Engraving in
3434702 Science. Glass making. Glassworks in the XIXth cent: childs labour. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll)

Young female factory worker on her way to work, 1880
3478873 Young female factory worker on her way to work, 1880; (add.info.: Young female factory worker on her way to work, London, 1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Otto Gas Engine, c.1867 (engraving)
1720831 Otto Gas Engine, c.1867 (engraving); (add.info.: The Otto engine was a large stationary single-cylinder internal combustion four-stroke engine designed by the German Nicolaus Otto)

Industrial City (Leeds) (pen & ink and w/c on paper)
LMG209088 Industrial City (Leeds) (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Rutherston, Albert Daniel (1881-1953); 25.2x37.6 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

Co-operative Wholesale Societies: Broughton Cabinet, Manchester, Tailoring, Mantle, Shirt, Underclothing, etc
8668871 Co-operative Wholesale Societies: Broughton Cabinet, Manchester, Tailoring, Mantle, Shirt, Underclothing, etc, Factories (litho) by English School

Carrow Works, Colman's Mustard factory, Norwich (b/w photo)
8673372 Carrow Works, Colman's Mustard factory, Norwich (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carrow Works, Colman's Mustard factory)

British poster warning of the threat posed by the cooperative movement, 1897 (litho)
8673238 British poster warning of the threat posed by the cooperative movement, 1897 (litho) by Huskinson, Edward Peter (1877-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mass production of Morris motor cars (b/w photo)
8675803 Mass production of Morris motor cars (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mass production of Morris motor cars)

Cope's cigar manufactory, Liverpool (engraving)
8676434 Cope's cigar manufactory, Liverpool (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cope's cigar manufactory, Liverpool)

Paper mills, Iping, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676044 Paper mills, Iping, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paper mills, Iping, Sussex)

Sardine industry in Brittany, France (b/w photo)
8663595 Sardine industry in Brittany, France (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sardine industry in Brittany, France)

Obtaining diptheria serum from horse blood, Marburg, Germany (colour litho)
8663905 Obtaining diptheria serum from horse blood, Marburg, Germany (colour litho) by Gehrke, Fritz (1855-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Obtaining diptheria serum from horse blood, Marburg)

Glassblowers at Glashutte in the Black Forest (colour litho)
8663511 Glassblowers at Glashutte in the Black Forest (colour litho) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glassblowers at Glashutte in the Black Forest, Germany)

Refrigeration and freezing facility (colour litho)
8663949 Refrigeration and freezing facility (colour litho) by Gehrke, Fritz (1855-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cross section view of a refrigeration and freezing facility)

Bellows powered by a water wheel at a foundry, 16th Century (woodcut)
8655524 Bellows powered by a water wheel at a foundry, 16th Century (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bellows powered by a water wheel at a foundry)

Lever-operated bellows (woodcut)
8655513 Lever-operated bellows (woodcut) by Italian School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lever-operated bellows)

Advertisement for The Horseless Age, 1895 (b/w photo)
8661505 Advertisement for The Horseless Age, 1895 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement)

Dreaming the happy hours away (colour litho)
8656465 Dreaming the happy hours away (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dreaming the happy hours away. Woman at work in a factory)

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"Factories: The Heartbeat of Industry and Innovation" Step into the world of factories, where dreams are turned into reality. From the bustling production lines to the skilled workers, these industrial powerhouses have shaped our society in countless ways. In 1898, Advert, Barry, Ostlere & Shepherd Ltd in Kirkcaldy stood as a testament to Scottish craftsmanship and ingenuity. Meanwhile, a German propaganda poster during World War I showcased how factories became symbols of national pride and strength. The Bryant & May Matchworks in Wallsend, Tyneside illuminated lives with their fiery sparks while providing employment opportunities for many. A factoryscape in the Potteries captured the essence of an era when ceramics reigned supreme. June 1954 marked a milestone as Rolls Royce opened its new factory in East Kilbride, Scotland - a testament to British engineering excellence. And who can forget William Heath Rob's whimsical depiction of overtime at a Christmas cracker factory? It reminds us that even amidst hard work, joy can be found. Traveling across continents brings us to Laboule in Haiti's West Indies where the old Barbancourt rum factory has been crafting spirits since 1765 – preserving tradition through generations. However, not all aspects were glamorous; some were hazardous like mixing treated asbestos fiber using Heath Robinson machines or patent double action grinders designed by him specifically for asbestos processing. Yet amidst it all lies beauty - an unknown creator captured this sentiment perfectly with a photograph showcasing the sleek lines of the 1966 Lotus Europa Series 1 prototype within its factory walls and can more than just buildings; they represent progress and innovation throughout history. They embody dedication and perseverance from those who worked tirelessly behind their walls. So let us celebrate these hubs of creativity that have shaped our world and continue to push boundaries every day.