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"Grinding: A Tale of Craftsmanship and Dedication" Step into the world of grinding, where skilled hands bring life back to forgotten treasures

Background imageGrinding Collection: The Mill (colour litho)

The Mill (colour litho)
2795441 The Mill (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mill. Double page illustration contained in one of the series of Les Recreations Instructives)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Interior of a Dutch windmill, 1500 (chromolitho)

Interior of a Dutch windmill, 1500 (chromolitho)
2788743 Interior of a Dutch windmill, 1500 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of a Dutch windmill, 1500)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Modern steam-powered mill (chromolitho)

Modern steam-powered mill (chromolitho)
2788746 Modern steam-powered mill (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modern steam-powered mill)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Interior of a grocery shop (colour engraving)

Interior of a grocery shop (colour engraving)
REV326128 Interior of a grocery shop (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imageGrinding Collection: Carved Tusk, Congo (ivory) (detail of 223943)

Carved Tusk, Congo (ivory) (detail of 223943)
MGS223950 Carved Tusk, Congo (ivory) (detail of 223943) by African, (19th century); Private Collection; eMichael Graham-Stewart; African, out of copyright

Background imageGrinding Collection: Our Troops in Candahar, grinding the Sahibs Sword (engraving)

Our Troops in Candahar, grinding the Sahibs Sword (engraving)
1037615 Our Troops in Candahar, grinding the Sahibs Sword (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Troops in Candahar, grinding the Sahibs Sword)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Forms of some Articles found at Mycenae (engraving)

Forms of some Articles found at Mycenae (engraving)
1106249 Forms of some Articles found at Mycenae (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forms of some Articles found at Mycenae)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Grinding a Skate in Friezland (engraving)

Grinding a Skate in Friezland (engraving)
1106442 Grinding a Skate in Friezland (engraving) by Dutch School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grinding a Skate in Friezland)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Pharmacy (chromolitho)

Pharmacy (chromolitho)
1093682 Pharmacy (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pharmacy. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn; French

Background imageGrinding Collection: Discoveries with the Great Rosse Telescope (engraving)

Discoveries with the Great Rosse Telescope (engraving)
1095497 Discoveries with the Great Rosse Telescope (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Discoveries with the Great Rosse Telescope)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Un malin (colour litho)

Un malin (colour litho)
3097793 Un malin (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un malin. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 6 March 1904.); © Look and Learn

Background imageGrinding Collection: A Pharmacy (stone)

A Pharmacy (stone)
XIR175277 A Pharmacy (stone) by Roman, (2nd century AD); Museo della Civilta Romana, Rome, Italy; out of copyright

Background imageGrinding Collection: Fol. 65v Dice Makers, from the Book of Games, Chess, Dice and Boards

Fol. 65v Dice Makers, from the Book of Games, Chess, Dice and Boards
XIR203413 Fol.65v Dice Makers, from the Book of Games, Chess, Dice and Boards, 1282 (vellum) by Spanish School, (13th century); Biblioteca Monasterio del Escorial, Madrid

Background imageGrinding Collection: Leather, Parchment, and Glue (engraving)

Leather, Parchment, and Glue (engraving)
5221735 Leather, Parchment, and Glue (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leather, Parchment, and Glue)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Convicts grinding rye in the Alexandrofski Central Prison (litho)

Convicts grinding rye in the Alexandrofski Central Prison (litho)
5198528 Convicts grinding rye in the Alexandrofski Central Prison (litho) by Sandham, Henry (1842-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Convicts grinding rye in the Alexandrofski Central Prison)

Background imageGrinding Collection: India-rubber Manufacture (litho)

India-rubber Manufacture (litho)
6005638 India-rubber Manufacture (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: India-rubber Manufacture)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Zulu Women grinding Corn (b / w photo)

Zulu Women grinding Corn (b / w photo)
5990441 Zulu Women grinding Corn (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zulu Women grinding Corn. Living Races of Mankind (Hutchinson, c 1910)

Background imageGrinding Collection: The Gold Coast and Ashantee War (engraving)

The Gold Coast and Ashantee War (engraving)
1621107 The Gold Coast and Ashantee War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gold Coast and Ashantee War)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Sketches of Skye (engraving)

Sketches of Skye (engraving)
1595139 Sketches of Skye (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of Skye. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 3 March 1888)

Background imageGrinding Collection: The Manufacture of Gun-Barrels, at Birmingham (engraving)

The Manufacture of Gun-Barrels, at Birmingham (engraving)
1625377 The Manufacture of Gun-Barrels, at Birmingham (engraving) by Read, Samuel (1816-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Manufacture of Gun-Barrels, at Birmingham)

Background imageGrinding Collection: In the Kitchen of the Hacienda, (oil on canvas)

In the Kitchen of the Hacienda, (oil on canvas)
988166 In the Kitchen of the Hacienda, (oil on canvas) by Serrano, Manuel (fl.1865); 46.4x60.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Kitchen of the Hacienda; En la Cocina de la Hacienda)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Bedawin Arabs, Women grinding Corn (engraving)

Bedawin Arabs, Women grinding Corn (engraving)
3653750 Bedawin Arabs, Women grinding Corn (engraving) by Warren, Henry (1794-1879) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bedawin Arabs, Women grinding Corn)

Background imageGrinding Collection: L agriculture a l epoque du fer (engraving)

L agriculture a l epoque du fer (engraving)
957775 L agriculture a l epoque du fer (engraving) by Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: L agriculture a l epoque du fer)

Background imageGrinding Collection: The Oil Maker (engraving)

The Oil Maker (engraving)
3646680 The Oil Maker (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Oil Maker. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by Georg)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Knives and forks (engraving)

Knives and forks (engraving)
2792817 Knives and forks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Knives and forks. Illustration for Chatterbox (1893)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Cutler and File-Cutter (engraving)

Cutler and File-Cutter (engraving)
2801964 Cutler and File-Cutter (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cutler and File-Cutter)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Roman flour mill powered by a donkey in Pompeii (chromolitho)

Roman flour mill powered by a donkey in Pompeii (chromolitho)
2788741 Roman flour mill powered by a donkey in Pompeii (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman flour mill powered by a donkey in Pompeii)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Cooks working in the kitchen at Maillards Chocolate Manufacturers

Cooks working in the kitchen at Maillards Chocolate Manufacturers
MNY380833 Cooks working in the kitchen at Maillards Chocolate Manufacturers, 116-118 West 25th Street, New York, 1902 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Man and women grinding corn, North Africa (b / w photo)

Man and women grinding corn, North Africa (b / w photo)
6033674 Man and women grinding corn, North Africa (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man and women grinding corn, North Africa)

Background imageGrinding Collection: A Water Mill, plate 11 from Nova Reperta (New Discoveries

A Water Mill, plate 11 from Nova Reperta (New Discoveries
STC320916 A Water Mill, plate 11 from Nova Reperta (New Discoveries) engraved by Philip Galle (1537-1612) c.1600 (engraving) (later colouration) by Straet

Background imageGrinding Collection: Windmill, illustration from Encyclopedie by M. Diderot and M

Windmill, illustration from Encyclopedie by M. Diderot and M
XJF465111 Windmill, illustration from Encyclopedie by M. Diderot and M. D Alembert, published c.1750-1770 (engraving) by Goussier

Background imageGrinding Collection: Windmills, plate 12 from Nova Reperta (New Discoveries

Windmills, plate 12 from Nova Reperta (New Discoveries
STC309552 Windmills, plate 12 from Nova Reperta (New Discoveries) engraved by Philip Galle (1537-1612) c.1600 (engraving) (later colouration) by Straet

Background imageGrinding Collection: The only manufacture in France of good razors of melted steel in the same manner as that

The only manufacture in France of good razors of melted steel in the same manner as that
CHT248209 The only manufacture in France of good razors of melted steel in the same manner as that of Sheffield in England, Yorkshire

Background imageGrinding Collection: The Alchemists study (oil on canvas) (for detail see 164373)

The Alchemists study (oil on canvas) (for detail see 164373)
PCT164372 The Alchemists study (oil on canvas) (for detail see 164373) by Teniers, David the Elder (1582-1649); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Carcassonne, France; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageGrinding Collection: Cupid sharpening his arrows, 1798 (oil on canvas)

Cupid sharpening his arrows, 1798 (oil on canvas)
PWI83767 Cupid sharpening his arrows, 1798 (oil on canvas) by Lefevre, Robert (1755-1830); 132x105 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France; ePeter Willi; French, out of copyright

Background imageGrinding Collection: The Great Western Railway Companys works at Swindon (engraving)

The Great Western Railway Companys works at Swindon (engraving)
6010349 The Great Western Railway Companys works at Swindon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Western Railway Companys works at Swindon)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Dehulling rice or making rice flour using a rice pounder, Japan (b / w photo)

Dehulling rice or making rice flour using a rice pounder, Japan (b / w photo)
5999575 Dehulling rice or making rice flour using a rice pounder, Japan (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageGrinding Collection: The Grinding and Calender Room (engraving)

The Grinding and Calender Room (engraving)
6011464 The Grinding and Calender Room (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Grinding and Calender Room)

Background imageGrinding Collection: India-rubber manufacture (litho)

India-rubber manufacture (litho)
6013474 India-rubber manufacture (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: India-rubber manufacture)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Advertisement, Js Fry and Sons Cocoa and Chocolate Works, Bristol (engraving)

Advertisement, Js Fry and Sons Cocoa and Chocolate Works, Bristol (engraving)
1622996 Advertisement, Js Fry and Sons Cocoa and Chocolate Works, Bristol (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Indian Army Manoeuvres, Camp of Exercise, Secunderabad, grinding Grain (engraving)

Indian Army Manoeuvres, Camp of Exercise, Secunderabad, grinding Grain (engraving)
1592015 Indian Army Manoeuvres, Camp of Exercise, Secunderabad, grinding Grain (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian Army Manoeuvres, Camp of Exercise)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Chinese Apparatus for Hulling and Coarse Grinding Rice, 1855 (colour litho)

Chinese Apparatus for Hulling and Coarse Grinding Rice, 1855 (colour litho)
1272381 Chinese Apparatus for Hulling and Coarse Grinding Rice, 1855 (colour litho) by Meffert, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Ackerman, James, NY|Meffert, J.B)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Food preparing machinery by Messrs Barford and Perkins (litho)

Food preparing machinery by Messrs Barford and Perkins (litho)
5202593 Food preparing machinery by Messrs Barford and Perkins (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Food preparing machinery by Messrs Barford and Perkins)

Background imageGrinding Collection: Flour mill (chromolitho)

Flour mill (chromolitho)
977695 Flour mill (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flour mill. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageGrinding Collection: Cocoa grinder (chromolitho)

Cocoa grinder (chromolitho)
977649 Cocoa grinder (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cocoa grinder. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageGrinding Collection: Wine-Growing in Australia, St Huberts Vineyards, Victoria (engraving)

Wine-Growing in Australia, St Huberts Vineyards, Victoria (engraving)
1044390 Wine-Growing in Australia, St Huberts Vineyards, Victoria (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wine-Growing in Australia, St Huberts Vineyards)

Background imageGrinding Collection: A Pharmacy Student preparing medicine, illustration from

A Pharmacy Student preparing medicine, illustration from
CHT163049 A Pharmacy Student preparing medicine, illustration from Les Francais peints par eux-memes, Editions L. Curmer, 1841 (colour engraving) by French School

Background imageGrinding Collection: Advertisement, Messers Frys Chocolate and Cocoa Manufactory (engraving)

Advertisement, Messers Frys Chocolate and Cocoa Manufactory (engraving)
1061426 Advertisement, Messers Frys Chocolate and Cocoa Manufactory (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement)



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"Grinding: A Tale of Craftsmanship and Dedication" Step into the world of grinding, where skilled hands bring life back to forgotten treasures. In the heart of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, a fountain pen repair shop stands as a testament to the artistry behind this timeless practice. As an advertisement for various types of steam engines catches your eye, you can almost feel the red-hot sparks flying in a shipbuilding shipyard. Three women chippers diligently work side by side, their expertise shaping vessels that will conquer mighty waves. Amidst these scenes lies Frys Chocolates - a sweet escape from the heat and intensity. Yet even here, Persian women gather around a large grindstone in Iran, showcasing how grinding is not limited to one industry or culture but transcends borders. Witnessing modernization unfold before your eyes on bustling streets brings forth an unexpected sight - a knife grinder in his car. This illustration captures the resilience and adaptability required in every facet of grinding. Intriguingly diverse yet united by their craft are racial/Lebanese women who have mastered this ancient technique. Their dedication echoes through time as they carry forward traditions passed down through generations. Venturing further into French cutlery factory's interior in Thiers reveals another facet of grinding's significance. Knife grinders meticulously shape blades with precision and finesse - guardians of quality craftsmanship. Traveling back in time to Victorian-era Isle of Skye unveils grinding corn as an essential task for survival. The rhythmic motion symbolizes perseverance amidst adversity during those challenging times. Bulldog stands tall as The British Abrasive Wheel Co Ltd. , Sheffield showcases its prowess with abrasive wheels that revolutionize industries worldwide. Grinding becomes synonymous with progress and innovation here. Finally, stepping into Hull Grinding workshop evokes images of grindstones spinning tirelessly while artisans pour their passion into perfecting their creations. Each stroke represents dedication etched into the very fabric of their work.