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Industries Collection (page 13)

Industries have shaped the world we live in, from the bustling cotton mills of Manchester to the iconic sculptures that adorn cities like Moscow

Background imageIndustries Collection: Ornament: Artificial Objects, Miscellaneous objects (engraving)

Ornament: Artificial Objects, Miscellaneous objects (engraving)
8647014 Ornament: Artificial Objects, Miscellaneous objects (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artificial Objects, Miscellaneous objects)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Ornament: Bands, The Chain Band (engraving)

Ornament: Bands, The Chain Band (engraving)
8647012 Ornament: Bands, The Chain Band (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bands, The Chain Band)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Ornament: Free Ornaments, The Tassel (engraving)

Ornament: Free Ornaments, The Tassel (engraving)
8646985 Ornament: Free Ornaments, The Tassel (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Free Ornaments, The Tassel)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Ornament: Supports, The Decorated Shaft (engraving)

Ornament: Supports, The Decorated Shaft (engraving)
8646979 Ornament: Supports, The Decorated Shaft (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Supports, The Decorated Shaft)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Ornament: Supports, The Profiled Shaft (engraving)

Ornament: Supports, The Profiled Shaft (engraving)
8646978 Ornament: Supports, The Profiled Shaft (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Supports, The Profiled Shaft)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Ornament: Supports, The Capital (engraving)

Ornament: Supports, The Capital (engraving)
8646974 Ornament: Supports, The Capital (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Supports, The Capital)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Medieval steelworks (woodcut)

Medieval steelworks (woodcut)
8655509 Medieval steelworks (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Medieval steelworks)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Ornament: Supports, The Pilaster Capital (engraving)

Ornament: Supports, The Pilaster Capital (engraving)
8651131 Ornament: Supports, The Pilaster Capital (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Supports, The Pilaster Capital)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Ornament: Supports, The Furniture Leg (engraving)

Ornament: Supports, The Furniture Leg (engraving)
8651130 Ornament: Supports, The Furniture Leg (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Supports, The Furniture Leg)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Ornament: Natural Forms, The Dolphin (engraving)

Ornament: Natural Forms, The Dolphin (engraving)
8651125 Ornament: Natural Forms, The Dolphin (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Natural Forms, The Dolphin)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Ornament: Supports, The Foliated Shaft (engraving)

Ornament: Supports, The Foliated Shaft (engraving)
8651118 Ornament: Supports, The Foliated Shaft (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Supports, The Foliated Shaft)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Advertisement for Mr & Mrs Robert Heath, Chelsea (b/w photo)

Advertisement for Mr & Mrs Robert Heath, Chelsea (b/w photo)
8626984 Advertisement for Mr & Mrs Robert Heath, Chelsea (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Mr & Mrs Robert Heath, hat manufacturers)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Abbey Cloth Mills, Bradford-on-Avon, 1875 (photo-litho on paper)

Abbey Cloth Mills, Bradford-on-Avon, 1875 (photo-litho on paper)
7485311 Abbey Cloth Mills, Bradford-on-Avon, 1875 (photo-litho on paper) by Gane, Richard (1839-1877); 21x27 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Background imageIndustries Collection: silk industry in Lyons, 1910 (postcard)

silk industry in Lyons, 1910 (postcard)
PCT5618230 silk industry in Lyons, 1910 (postcard); (add.info.: the french industry at the beginning of the twentieth century : silk industry in Lyon - silk industry)

Background imageIndustries Collection: French Art deco illustration depicting allegorical figures of trade and industry 1895

French Art deco illustration depicting allegorical figures of trade and industry 1895
UIG5635268 French Art deco illustration depicting allegorical figures of trade and industry 1895

Background imageIndustries Collection: Description of the docks in Bristol (England), with Indiaman ships trading

Description of the docks in Bristol (England), with Indiaman ships trading and transporting American lumber
MMM5466295 Description of the docks in Bristol (England), with Indiaman ships trading and transporting American lumber, and loads of wood floating on the water with two men in a boat collecting them

Background imageIndustries Collection: Melter of tallow for lighting in 1887 (engraving)

Melter of tallow for lighting in 1887 (engraving)
7295208 Melter of tallow for lighting in 1887 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Background imageIndustries Collection: R. Hornsby and Son's washing, wringing and mangling machine, 1862

R. Hornsby and Son's washing, wringing and mangling machine, 1862
7125127 R. Hornsby and Son's washing, wringing and mangling machine, 1862; (add.info.: R. Hornsby and Son's washing, wringing and mangling machine)

Background imageIndustries Collection: An ice locomotive, 1862

An ice locomotive, 1862
7125116 An ice locomotive, 1862; (add.info.: An ice locomotive, designed by Nathaniel Grew and sent to Russia in 1861 for work on the River Neva for the conveyance of goods and passengers)

Background imageIndustries Collection: View of the National Bridge in Brest, Finistere, 1910 (postcard)

View of the National Bridge in Brest, Finistere, 1910 (postcard)
ELD4937580 View of the National Bridge in Brest, Finistere, 1910 (postcard); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the National Bridge in Brest)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Telephone cables being spliced, 1890

Telephone cables being spliced, 1890
3479176 Telephone cables being spliced, 1890; (add.info.: Sectional view of manhole in New York street, showing telephone cables being spliced)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Undo-European telegraph, 1868

Undo-European telegraph, 1868
3479165 Undo-European telegraph, 1868; (add.info.: Undo-European telegraph. British sailors pulling ashore the end of the Anglo-Indian telegraph to complete laying it across the mouth of the Tigris)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Hemp machine, 1863

Hemp machine, 1863
3479079 Hemp machine, 1863; (add.info.: Machine for laying hemp strands into rope, showing (right) a side view and the tightening pulley. Dated 1863.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIndustries Collection: Removing unwanted tissue from hemp, 1760

Removing unwanted tissue from hemp, 1760
3479077 Removing unwanted tissue from hemp, 1760; (add.info.: Removing unwanted tissue from hemp, preparing it to make rope. Dated between 1751-1780.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIndustries Collection: Making flat ropes for use in mining, 1850

Making flat ropes for use in mining, 1850
3479071 Making flat ropes for use in mining, 1850; (add.info.: Making flat ropes for use in mining. Stitching together number of rounds of hemp yarn.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIndustries Collection: Rope making, 1850

Rope making, 1850
3479070 Rope making, 1850; (add.info.: Rope making: laying or twisting three strands of hemp yarn to form a rope. Three strands were fastened to gooks on a wheel (right of picture)

Background imageIndustries Collection: House in Pelham Street, 1850

House in Pelham Street, 1850
3480212 House in Pelham Street, 1850; (add.info.: House in Pelham Street, Spitalfields London, silk weavers worked on the top floor behind enlarged windows which offered more natural light)

Background imageIndustries Collection: House in Booth Street, 1850

House in Booth Street, 1850
3480210 House in Booth Street, 1850; (add.info.: House in Booth Street, Spitalfields London, silk weavers worked on the top floor behind enlarged windows which offered more natural light)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Shearing a length of carpet, 1892

Shearing a length of carpet, 1892
3479226 Shearing a length of carpet, 1892; (add.info.: Shearing or trimming a carpet. Dated 1892.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIndustries Collection: The international exhibition, 1850

The international exhibition, 1850
3479224 The international exhibition, 1850; (add.info.: The international exhibition: Tuer and hall's power-loom for weaving carpets.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIndustries Collection: Maxon & Co Patent carpet loom, 1862

Maxon & Co Patent carpet loom, 1862
3479222 Maxon & Co Patent carpet loom, 1862; (add.info.: Maxon & Co Patent carpet loom. Dated 1862.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIndustries Collection: Feeding telephone cable from drum, 1890

Feeding telephone cable from drum, 1890
3479178 Feeding telephone cable from drum, 1890; (add.info.: Feeding telephone cable from drum, down manhole and into conduit: New York)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Carpet manufacture, 1843

Carpet manufacture, 1843
3479017 Carpet manufacture, 1843; (add.info.: Carpet manufacture, Glasgow: combing wheel which brought the fibres parallel to each other ready for spinning, London)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Carpet weaving, 1823

Carpet weaving, 1823
3479016 Carpet weaving, 1823; (add.info.: Carpet weaving: wilton. London, 1823.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIndustries Collection: Singeing machine, 1872

Singeing machine, 1872
3479015 Singeing machine, 1872; (add.info.: Singeing machine, Boutarell dye works, Clichy-la-Garenne. London, 1872.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIndustries Collection: Science. Textile manufacturing: artificial river (washing machine). Engraving in

Science. Textile manufacturing: artificial river (washing machine). Engraving in
3434763 Science. Textile manufacturing: artificial river (washing machine). Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Science)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Science. Paper Making. Machine for paper rolls in a paper factory, Essone, France

Science. Paper Making. Machine for paper rolls in a paper factory, Essone, France
3434755 Science. Paper Making. Machine for paper rolls in a paper factory, Essone, France. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Background imageIndustries Collection: Science. Paper Making. Paper drying rack. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de

Science. Paper Making. Paper drying rack. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France
3434752 Science. Paper Making. Paper drying rack. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Etendoir a papier. Coll. Part)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Science. Paper Making. Sorting rags (cotton paper making). Engraving in

Science. Paper Making. Sorting rags (cotton paper making). Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de
3434750 Science. Paper Making. Sorting rags (cotton paper making). Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part)

Background imageIndustries Collection: A Badius hand operated screw press in action

A Badius hand operated screw press in action
3478826 A Badius hand operated screw press in action; (add.info.: Woodcut from 1520 by Jodocus Badius (1462-1535), also known as Josse Badius a pioneer of the printing industry

Background imageIndustries Collection: Women operating a spinning machine to reel silk in a textile silk mill, 1843

Women operating a spinning machine to reel silk in a textile silk mill, 1843
3478863 Women operating a spinning machine to reel silk in a textile silk mill, 1843; (add.info.: Women operating a spinning machine to reel silk in a textile silk mill, Derby, England)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Making chocolate creams, Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory, 1884

Making chocolate creams, Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory, 1884
3478851 Making chocolate creams, Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory, 1884; (add.info.: Making chocolate creams, Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory, Bristol, 1884.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIndustries Collection: Northampton Shoe Making factory, 1869

Northampton Shoe Making factory, 1869
3478849 Northampton Shoe Making factory, 1869; (add.info.: Northampton Shoe Making: Middleman's factory. 1869. Middleman took work in from larger factories)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Diagram of a carburettor (litho)

Diagram of a carburettor (litho)
8636676 Diagram of a carburettor (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diagram of a carburettor)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Section of Lodge igniter type A showing the construction (litho)

Section of Lodge igniter type A showing the construction (litho)
8636674 Section of Lodge igniter type A showing the construction (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Section of Lodge igniter type A showing the construction)

Background imageIndustries Collection: A large boring mill (b/w photo)

A large boring mill (b/w photo)
8636671 A large boring mill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A large boring mill)

Background imageIndustries Collection: A cross-over on the Central London Railway (b/w photo)

A cross-over on the Central London Railway (b/w photo)
8636662 A cross-over on the Central London Railway (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A cross-over on the Central London Railway)

Background imageIndustries Collection: Constructing the wings of the Vickers monoplane (b/w photo)

Constructing the wings of the Vickers monoplane (b/w photo)
8636650 Constructing the wings of the Vickers monoplane (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Constructing the wings of the Vickers monoplane)



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Industries have shaped the world we live in, from the bustling cotton mills of Manchester to the iconic sculptures that adorn cities like Moscow. The vibrant colours of a modern cotton mill, captured in a lithograph, remind us of the industrial revolution and its impact on society. In contrast, a black and white photograph showcases Vera Mukhina's masterpiece "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, " symbolizing unity and strength amidst Soviet industry. This sculpture stands as a testament to the power of art to inspire generations. Moving into Lady Lavery's sitting room, we glimpse elegance intertwined with industry. Her refined taste reflects an era when they were flourishing, creating opportunities for luxury goods and leisurely pursuits. The ICIS Imperial Image takes us further into the realm of technology-driven industries. It represents progress through innovation, reminding us how advancements shape our lives today. EH Industries' EH101 PP5 helicopter reminds us of aerospace industries that push boundaries in engineering excellence. From its early days as EH Industries to becoming AgustaWestland later on, this aircraft exemplifies human ingenuity taking flight. Sri Lanka's tea plantations stand tall among other thriving industries on this beautiful island nation. Known for its rich flavors worldwide, Ceylon tea is just one example of how agriculture can transform economies while preserving natural beauty. A serene lithograph captures Barking Reach at dawn—a reminder that even within bustling industrial landscapes lies tranquility waiting to be discovered by those who seek it out. The engraving depicting a wheelwright harkens back to traditional craftsmanship—an essential industry before mechanization took over production processes. It serves as a tribute to skilled artisans whose work laid foundations for future innovations. On Norfolk's shingle beach stands a tractor beside a landed fishing boat—symbols of two interconnected industries: farming and fishing. These trades sustain communities along coastal regions worldwide while providing nourishment for countless people around the globe. The First World War brought forth destructive industries, like the fearsome Big Bertha M42.