Iron Collection (page 5)

End of a Vampire
The end of a Bohemian vampire - his coffin is opened, and a red-hot iron is plunged into his evil heart

Birmingham Ironworks
Ironworks at Birmingham - tapping a furnace and running the molten metal into pigs

Duke of Wellington / 1808
DUKE OF WELLINGTON British General and Statesman Known as the Iron Duke

Interior, Birmingham Railway Station
Passengers await their train beneath Birmingham Stations soaring canopy, upheld by a lattice of girders providing a wide span over the tracks

Victorian cast iron lighthouse on beach, Dovercourt, Harwich, Essex, England, July

An old crofters house at Rubha Coigach in Assynt North West Scotland
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Medieval weapons: Dull swords or kolben for the Kolbenturnier 302, pike 303, halberd 304, partisan 305, wooden battle hammer 306, iron battle hammer 307, lance with crooked spike 308

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VIEWS IN THE VALE OF RANNOCH, PERTHSHIRE, SCOTLAND: 1. The Peak of Schiehallion, seen from the Bifurcation of the Tummel River. 2

Iron mortar bomb, french manufacturing, 17th century
LRI4703647 Iron mortar bomb, french manufacturing, 17th century by French School, (17th century); Santa Maria di Castello, Genoa, Italy; (add.info.: French iron mortar shell)

Japanese kinfe store, Tokyo, Japan

The Garabit viaduct (rail bridge) in the Cantal in Auvergne (France) crosses the waters of the dam's reservoir
TED4758988 The Garabit viaduct (rail bridge) in the Cantal in Auvergne (France) crosses the waters of the dam's reservoir lake. Architecture by Gustave Eiffel, 1881-1884

Edison's electromagnetic ore sorter
5310266 Edison's electromagnetic ore sorter; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Edison's electromagnetic ore sorter. Particles of ore are placed in hopper at the top)

The ironworks at Coalbrookdale
5311740 The ironworks at Coalbrookdale; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the ironworks at Coalbrookdale. Dated 18th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Garabit viaduct (rail bridge) in the Cantal in Auvergne (France) crosses the waters of the dam's reservoir
TED4759051 The Garabit viaduct (rail bridge) in the Cantal in Auvergne (France) crosses the waters of the dam's reservoir lake. Architecture by Gustave Eiffel, 1881-1884

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo)
TED4681136 Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo) by Eiffel, Gustave (1832-1923); (add.info.: Eiffel Tower built by Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) between 1887 and 1889 in Paris

Iron ore deposit in Dannemora (Sweden) - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite
FLO4727529 Iron ore deposit in Dannemora (Sweden) - Strong water extracted from the Encyclopedie of Natural History: Humanite, by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

State sword and sheath
3739740 State sword and sheath; (add.info.: State sword (afena) and sheath; made from Iron, wood, gold leaf, ray-skin (sheath)

State sword and sheath
3739739 State sword and sheath; (add.info.: State sword (afena) and sheath; made from Iron, wood, gold leaf, ray-skin (sheath)

Group of young austrian seamstresses
3569017 Group of young austrian seamstresses; (add.info.: Austria 1900 ca. Photographer: Piekarowitz); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo)
TED4681170 Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo) by Eiffel, Gustave (1832-1923); (add.info.: Eiffel Tower built by Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) between 1887 and 1889 in Paris

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo)
TED4681161 Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo) by Eiffel, Gustave (1832-1923); (add.info.: Eiffel Tower built by Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) between 1887 and 1889 in Paris

Sword hilt in iron decorated with silver A, and gilt hunting pipes decorated with sapphires B and a crocodile C
FLO4644200 Sword hilt in iron decorated with silver A, and gilt hunting pipes decorated with sapphires B and a crocodile C

Medieval weapons: Dull swords or kolben for the Kolbenturnier 302, pike 303, halberd 304, partisan 305
FLO4702909 Medieval weapons: Dull swords or kolben for the Kolbenturnier 302, pike 303, halberd 304, partisan 305, wooden battle hammer 306, iron battle hammer 307, lance with crooked spike 308

The White Star Line Iron Clipper 'Tayleur', 1850
3330908 The White Star Line Iron Clipper 'Tayleur', 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of the White Star Line Iron Clipper 'Tayleur')

Iron knife with a bronze handle
3330426 Iron knife with a bronze handle; (add.info.: Iron knife with a bronze handle from the 1st Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Science. Energy. Electric drill for metal in a steel factory. Imagery from a series on the wonder of electricity
2638716 Science. Energy. Electric drill for metal in a steel factory. Imagery from a series on the wonder of electricity, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Coll)

Wrought Iron: Carrying balls of iron from furnace to the squeezer, Phoenix Iron and Bridge Works, Phoenixville, Pa
530439 Wrought Iron: Carrying balls of iron from furnace to the squeezer, Phoenix Iron and Bridge Works, Phoenixville, Pa. From 'The Science Record', New York, 1873

Hat maker ironing the brim of a hat made from beaver fur. In the background
FLO4577748 Hat maker ironing the brim of a hat made from beaver fur. In the background, an apprentice works the felt in a battery (hot-water kettle)

Woman on a horse with whip and silver spurs, delivering a lecture on magnetism with a magnet and iron dish
FLO4671747 Woman on a horse with whip and silver spurs, delivering a lecture on magnetism with a magnet and iron dish, accompanied by a drummer. Entertainers near Orleans cathedral, circa 1815

English postboy with pigtail tied with ribbon and pomade, and large, heavy boots of wood, leather and iron, circa 1815
FLO4671737 English postboy with pigtail tied with ribbon and pomade, and large, heavy boots of wood, leather and iron, circa 1815

Building a Locomotive (colour litho)
3626851 Building a Locomotive (colour litho) by Oakley, Thornton (1881-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Building a Locomotive)

An undated penny trade token
5307559 An undated penny trade token.; (add.info.: An undated penny trade token. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A diagram showing the lines of magnetic force. The bar magnet is placed on a table covered with a piece of card
5311308 A diagram showing the lines of magnetic force. The bar magnet is placed on a table covered with a piece of card: iron filings are shaken on to the card

An engraving depicting a cast iron garden bench with a slatted wooden seat and back in a public park, Berlin
5310802 An engraving depicting a cast iron garden bench with a slatted wooden seat and back in a public park, Berlin, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1885); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Engraving depicting the man in the iron mask; imprisoned on the Isle Sainte Marguerite and the Bastille for 42 years
5308796 Engraving depicting the man in the iron mask; imprisoned on the Isle Sainte Marguerite and the Bastille for 42 years

The process of smelting iron
5308460 The process of smelting iron.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the process of smelting iron in India. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Clipper Ship 'The Gauntlet', 1850
3330914 The Clipper Ship 'The Gauntlet', 1850; (add.info.: The Clipper 'The Gauntlet', an iron clipper built on the Clyde for the Indian and Australian trades)

The Clipper Ship 'The Gauntlet', 1850
3331140 The Clipper Ship 'The Gauntlet', 1850; (add.info.: The Clipper 'The Gauntlet', an iron clipper built on the Clyde for the Indian and Australian trades)

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo)
TED4681182 Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo) by Eiffel, Gustave (1832-1923); (add.info.: Eiffel Tower built by Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) between 1887 and 1889 in Paris

Portrait of a woman ironing
3566109 Portrait of a woman ironing; (add.info.: Germany 1905 ca. Photographer: Schaarwachter, J. C.); Alinari Archives, Florence.

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)

Phoenix Iron and Bridge Works, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, 1873 engraving
530436 Phoenix Iron and Bridge Works, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, 1873 engraving; (add.info.: Putting ball of white-hot iron into a rotary squeezer to remove the slag and cinder)

SS 'Great Eastern', Isambard Kingdom Brunel's great steam ship
530729 SS 'Great Eastern', Isambard Kingdom Brunel's great steam ship, launched from John Scott Russell's yard on the Thames in 1858

Inflating balloon with hydrogen, produced by covering barrels of iron filings with sulphuric acid
533620 Inflating balloon with hydrogen, produced by covering barrels of iron filings with sulphuric acid and feeding gas into balloon

Bell foundry: Preparing mould for castingbell in the bell pit. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751
865638 Bell foundry: Preparing mould for castingbell in the bell pit. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Garabit viaduct (rail bridge) in the Cantal in Auvergne (France) crosses the waters of the dam's reservoir
TED4758999 The Garabit viaduct (rail bridge) in the Cantal in Auvergne (France) crosses the waters of the dam's reservoir lake. Architecture by Gustave Eiffel, 1881-1884

The smelting of iron
5312043 The smelting of iron; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the smelting of iron in India. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Nitric acid manufacturing
5312108 Nitric acid manufacturing; (add.info.: Engraving depicting nitric acid manufacturing using cast iron cylinders in a furnace)

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"Iron: A Symbol of Strength, Power, and Resilience" Iron has long been a symbol of strength and power throughout history. From the cover of the first issue of Ms. Magazine in 1972 to Antonio Maria Fabres y Costa's painting "The Thief, " iron has made its mark on art and culture. In Oxfordshire, UK, the Uffington White Horse stands tall as an ancient figure carved into the hillside, showcasing the enduring nature of iron. Margaret Thatcher, known as the Iron Lady for her strong leadership style, exemplified this quality during her time as Prime Minister. The Duke Wellington/Paul Pry statue reminds us of another aspect - its versatility. Whether used in weaponry or everyday objects like walking stick stands or irons on ironing boards with adorable Shar Pei puppies nearby, it serves various purposes. Industrial sites such as Scunthorpe Iron Works and Gelli coalmine in Rhondda demonstrate how iron played a crucial role in shaping economies and communities. The Mills Bomb No 5 hand grenade reminds us that even in times of war (like World War One), iron was utilized for destructive purposes. HMS Iron Duke's involvement in the Great Fire of Smyrna highlights both tragedy and resilience. Just like they are withstand intense heat without losing its form, humanity too can rise from ashes stronger than ever before. Stepping back further into history takes us inside the Great Exhibition of 1851 where cast-iron structures showcased innovation and progress. This event marked a turning point when society recognized not only the functional but also aesthetic value that could be derived from this metal. Whether through artistry or industry, symbolism or functionality, one thing remains clear: Iron is more than just a material; it represents endurance against adversity – an unyielding force that shapes our world.