Machine Collection (page 20)

Steam Flying Machine aircraft proposed by Henson
Steam Flying Machine aircraft proposed by William Samuel Henson in his patent of 1842 Date: 1842

The Weighing Machine at the Railway Station Date: 1907

Graphophone, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Graphophone, Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

How the Penny in the Slot Works - little girl with chocolate machine Date: 1930s

A large industrial loom. Date: 1960

Advert cover, Wheeler & Wilson's Sewing Machines
Advert cover, Wheeler & Wilson's gold medal lock stitch Sewing Machines, Queen Victoria Street, London, and Bold Street, Liverpool

Advert, Wheeler & Wilson's No. 6 Sewing Machine
Advert, Wheeler & Wilson's new rotary-hook lock-stitch No. 6 Sewing Machine, price £9. Date: 1875

Advert, Wheeler & Wilson's Sewing Machines, Cabinets and Hand Machines. Date: 1875

Photograph of James Watt Planing Machine, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895. Showing the planing machine. Date: circa 1920

Henri Farman - Flight of One Kilometre 1908
British-French pilot Henri Farman winning the Deutsch-Archdeacon prize of 50, 000 francs at Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. For the successful flight of an aircraft heavier than air

Henri Farman (1874 - 1958), British-French aviator and aircraft designer and manufacturer. Appearing on the front cover of ?The Illustrated London News

Men and women in a tailors workshop with sewing machines on the workbenches. Date: circa 1960s

Three people in a tailors workshop. Date: circa 1960s

Man at work, Daily Worker newspaper, London
Man at work operating a Linotype or Intertype machine, Daily Worker newspaper, London. Date: circa 1960s

Manufacture of Ostrich Feathers - Washing 1907
After the ostrich feathers complete there journey from Cape Town, South Africa, bales of cruelly plucked feathers arrive by boat to London, the Worlds feather market

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Machine gun post

SPAIN. BASQUE COUNTRY. Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Soldiers shhoting against aircrafts in Basque Country (April 1937)

Hilliard & Chapman, free standing patent knife polishing and sharpening with six different sizes. Date: 1862

Female African soldiers
A group of young African women stand outside barefoot, each holding a gun and bayonet. Another woman stands watching them holding a machine gun. Date: 1972

Female engineer at work
Miss Anne James, Lubrication Engineer (Tribiologist) of Alexander Duckham & Co. Ltd. working on some machinery

Representing the tailors of the regiment making kilts for the Gordon Highlanders in the barrack-yard at Aberdeen. Date: circa 1902

Uncrossing the Crosses on a Hot + Bun
A contraption for removing the cross on a hot cross bun left over from Easter. Date: 1922

Flip-Flap ride at the Franco-British Exhibition 1908
The Flip-Flap ride with compartments that swung horizontally holding fifty people, held at Franco-British Exhibition at Shepherd's Bush, London. Date: 1908

Female Factory Worker Heinz Zinram 1950s Printed
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A position held by Carlist Requetes of the Nationalist army during the Spanish Civil War. One of the men can be seen firing a light automatic machine gun through a hole in the parapet

Republican Aeroplane being prepared; Spanish Civil War, 1936
Photograph showing members of the Republican airforce loading the machine guns of one of their bi-planes at Irun, Northern Spain, during the early stages of the Civil War, 1936. Date: 1936

Machine Gun on a Mule, near San Martial; Spanish Civil War
Photograph showing a mule column of the Spanish Foreign Legion carrying supplies and a machine gun up a mountain path near San Martial, during the early stages of the Spanish Civil War, 1936

A machine-gun section of the Republican army (foreground) covering the advance of an infantry unit, during fighting in the Guadarrama Hills in the early stages of the Spanish Civil War. Date: 1936

Patent Manning Wardle & Co, locomotive engineers, steam road roller designed in Paris and was contracted in England. Boyne Engine Works, Leeds and is the patent of E. Gellerate and Co

Salmon in Canada - Canning
Photograph showing a long stream of cans of salmon rolling through the machine, each turn hermetically sealed in closed tins in which the fish is preserved. Date: late 1890s

Some of the modern linotype machines which set the type for The Daily Mail in Northcliffe House in Kensington London. (Centre)

Woman Working a Foot Pedalled Power Loom 1854
Factory woman seated at her frame, preparing the wasp for a handloom. At the time the population of upwards of 18, 000 people

Macclesfield Factory Girl Preparing Warp 1845
Factory girl seated at her frame, preparing the wasp for a power-loom in a large manufacturing town in the county of Chester

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

Bathing at Broadstairs 1857
Women taking a dip in the sea at Broadstairs, this was a cheaper destination to get to by train from London. Date: 1857

Broadstairs Jetty 1857
Victorains walking alone the jetty, on a summers day. Date: 1857

Ladies undressing in a bathing machine. Date: circa 1910

A customer plays an automatic bridge-playing slot machine Date: circa 1937

His pneumatic machine Date: circa 1657

Turbine steamer Kaiser of the seaside resort service of the Hamburg-Amerika-Linie, Hamburg, Germany
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Brick cutter by Richard Raupach, the cutter is used to separate the clay slab into even pieces
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Wood industry, precision moulding machine of the company C. Blumwe & Sohn, Bromberg-Prinzenthal, Poland
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Exhaustor, industrial product from 1880, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th
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Cyrus McCormick's reaping machine of 1831, exhibited at the Crystal Palace exhibition of 1851
865478 Cyrus McCormick's reaping machine of 1831, exhibited at the Crystal Palace exhibition of 1851. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Advertisement for an agricultural magazine Agriculture Moderne'. 1897 (print)
534641 Advertisement for an agricultural magazine Agriculture Moderne'. 1897 (print) by French School, (19th century); (add.info)

Barthlemy Thimonnier (1793-1857) French inventor, 1907 (print)
539307 Barthlemy Thimonnier (1793-1857) French inventor, 1907 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Patented first sewing machine to be put into practical use, Paris, 1830)

Machinery Hall, Chocolate manufacture, Henry Maillard's exhibit, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, USA
7391972 Machinery Hall, Chocolate manufacture, Henry Maillard's exhibit, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, USA, 1876 (silver albumen print) by American Photographer

Science. Paper Making. Handmade paper. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c
3434753 Science. Paper Making. Handmade paper. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science. Paper Making)

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"Machines: A Tapestry of Innovation and Power" From the battlefields to the city streets, machines have shaped our world in countless ways. In this captivating collection of images, we witness the indomitable spirit of human ingenuity intertwined with these mechanical marvels. Winston Churchill, a symbol of unwavering determination, holds a sub-machine gun firmly in his grasp. His resolute gaze reflects the power that they can bestow upon those who wield them. In New York City's bustling Horn & Hardart Automat, people gather around automated food dispensers - a testament to how machines revolutionize even our most basic needs. The British Sten gun by G. H. Davis showcases precision engineering and innovation during times of conflict. It stands as a reminder that they can be both tools for destruction and instruments for survival. William Heath Robinson's whimsical Pea Apparatus transports us into a realm where imagination meets machinery. This intricate contraption reminds us that sometimes, even the simplest tasks can be transformed into elaborate feats through ingenious design. A transportable cider press captures the essence of rural craftsmanship brought to life by machine-assisted efficiency. It serves as an ode to tradition meeting modernity on farms across the globe. The Singer Sewing Machines factory in Clydebank hums with activity as workers diligently stitch together fabrics with precision and skill. Here lies evidence that machines empower individuals to create beauty from thread and fabric. Heath Robinson strikes again with "A Decided Catch, " depicting an absurd yet delightful contraption designed for fishing enthusiasts seeking unconventional methods to reel in their prized catch, and is a playful reminder that sometimes it is not just about achieving results but also embracing creativity along the way. Winston Churchill appears once more at the start line of St. Moritz's Cresta Run in 1912 – an embodiment of courage amidst exhilarating speed made possible by man-made mechanisms pushing boundaries beyond imagination.