Machine Collection (page 7)

Alec James of Arsenal in the gym
Arsenal player Alec James tries out the Vita Gymno Frame in the Gym at Arsenals Highbury Football Ground

Firemen at Chipping Norton Workhouse, Oxfordshire
Firemen stand in a burnt-out section of the Chipping Norton workhouse in Oxfordshire following a fire on 19 March 1911. Sewing machines and cotton reels amongst the debris indicate a sewing room

Water Shute and Maxim Flying Machine
The Water Shute and Maxim Flying Machine, Southport

Customs inspection with X-rays, World War I
An officer examines a bale of cotton with an X-ray machine to try and detect contraband during World War I in March 1915

England, Lincolnshire, Walcot. Combine harvester harvesting wheat

Garrett and Sons double-cylinder steam ploughing engine and tackle. From A Concise History of The International Exhibition of 1862, published 1862

Workers At The Saltaire Woollen Mill, Bradford, North Yorkshire, England In The Late 19Th Century. From Our Own Country Published 1898

Shirt pressing at a commercial laundry in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1965. Artist
Shirt pressing at a commercial laundry in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, 1965. Female workers using large industrial shirt presses

Hall Braille Stereotyping Machine, 1919. From The British Printer Vol. XXXII. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1919]

WW1 - Royal Air Force - Pilots and Observers mark targets
WW1 - Royal Air Force - Pilots and Observers mark enemy german targets and positions. Date: circa 1918

Armoured bayonet curler by W H Robinson
For rendering useless the sentrys arme blanche. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans 1915

4th Hallamshire Machine Gun Section, c. 1914-1918
From an album of photographs of the Hallamshire Rifles (1st Hallamshire Volunteer Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment). From an original item at Sheffield Libraries: arc00436

Thresher machine engraving 1895
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Ein Nachschlagewerk des allgemeinen Wissens, 5th edition 17 volumes Bibliographisches Institut - Leipzig 1895-1897

Cotton Spinning I: Development of Spinning Machinery (engraving)
XJF311273 Cotton Spinning I: Development of Spinning Machinery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1. Indian Spinning-Wheel, 2. Saxony Spinning-Wheel, 3)

Picture No. 11071339
Dog Chocolate Labrador puppy (13 weeks) - in washing machine. Digital Manipulation

Machine Gun Corps Memorial, Hyde Park Corner, London, erected in 1925 - topped by a statue of young David by Francis Derwent Wood

New Holland 8260 tractor in farmyard, Lancashire, England, August

Wilbur Wright in his machine in 1905. Date: 1905

Factories of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. Top left: Cabinet works at Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. Centre top: Factory at Glasgow, Scotland. Top right: Factory at South Bend, Indiana, USA

Domestic Goat, Saanen, Toggenburg and British Alpine nanny goats, herd being milked in milking parlour, Lancashire, England, November

Alexander G. Bell, Scottish-US inventor C017 / 7105
Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), Scottish-US inventor, using a telephone, his most famous invention. Bell followed his father and grandfather into the speech therapy profession

Schoolgirl with performing robot C016 / 8377
Robot and schoolgirl. An 11-year old girl programming a robot to perform. This robot has a basic repertoire of sounds and movement

Telephone bureau exchange, 1889
Telephone bureau exchange. 19th-century artwork of woman operating the exchange at a telephone bureau. They are using receivers to listen to incoming calls and using the wires

STEAM PLOUGH, 1892. Ingletons Improved Steam Plow. Wood engraving, American, 1892

BANK NOTE PRINTING PRESS. Numbering machine at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D. C
BANK NOTE PRINTING PRESS. Numbering machine at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Washington, D.C. Line engraving, 1890

Domestic sewing machine. Bride and groom. Date c1882

Close-up view of machine on launching track at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1904 June or July

Dr. Zanders apparatus, 1897
Dr Zanders apparatus: a lady rides side saddle on a horse simulator. A fixed saddle is attached to a cast iron frame, simulating similar vibrations to those experienced when riding a horse. 1897

Caligraph typewriter
Advertisement for the Caligraph typewriter from The American Writing Machine Co. " A business house without a Caligraph is behind the times." Date: 1892

Front Page of The Engineer
Front page of The Engineer, a mid-19th century British periodical devoted to reporting on inventions and industrial and scientific advancements. Date: 1856

Psychometric Test
A young woman, wired up to a Psychometer machine, undergoes a psychometric test. Date: early 1930s

New Holland TM155 tractor with McHale f550 round baler, big baling for silage on upland meadow, England, july

Excavator building sea defences, Dunoon, Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, august

Tractor with landed fishing boat on shingle beach, Weybourne, Norfolk, England, august

Campbell standard of mutual inductance. Mr A. Campbell designed this standard of mutual inductance in 1907-8. Two single-layer copper coils (upper and lower centre)

Elemental analysis
MODEL RELEASED. Elemental analysis. Laboratory technician using an inductively coupled plasma - atomic optical emission spectrometer (ICP-AES)

Kidney dialysis
MODEL RELEASED. Kidney dialysis

Measuring water levels
Water level recorder in a river, being adjusted by a scientist. It uses float activation of a gearing assembly to move a pen across a chart drum. The chart drum is driven by a spring-wound clock

Mathematical equipment
Mathematics equipment. Protractor (left), a pair of compasses and pencil (centre top), a pen (right) and an electronic calculator (lower centre)

Particle accelerator equipment. Particle accelerators are used to accelerate atomic nuclei and heavy ions to near the speed of light

Particle accelerator. Trails (red) of energised particles inside a particle accelerator. Particle accelerators are used to accelerate particles such as protons to near the speed of light

Rural road sign; Methow Valley; Washington State; USA

Automatic speed regulator

An assortment of coffee roasters and mills

British Expeditionary Force Machine Gun Team
Members of the British Expeditionary Force in action in France at the beginning of the First World War. This photographic card depicts a Maxim machine gun team in light uniform

Illustration of FW190 Fighter; Second World War, 1942
Illustration showing a German Focke-Wulf 190 fighter airplane, with cutaways of the engine and machine-guns, August 1942. This image showed some of the features of the latest FW190 captured by

Sketches in the Bank of England. Machine for weighing coins
Engraving of complicated device for weighing gold sovereigns

The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Box of the Sover
Engraving of the Exterior of the Sovereign Weighing Machine at the Bank of England

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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.