Machine Collection (page 9)

This Mechanized Age, 1937: Margarine Packing (colour litho)
8657565 This Mechanized Age, 1937: Margarine Packing (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Margarine Packing)

This Mechanized Age, 1937: A Giant Shaker (colour litho)
8657539 This Mechanized Age, 1937: A Giant Shaker (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Giant Shaker)

Stamp cancelling letters by machine (b/w photo)
8626064 Stamp cancelling letters by machine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stamp cancelling letters by machine)

The mill of Fombuena, Spain, 1884 (engraving)
AIS5355275 The mill of Fombuena, Spain, 1884 (engraving); (add.info.: The mill of Fombuena (Spain) Engraving from 1884.); © Iberfoto.

Machines in the textile factory of the brand "La Lanera Espanola" in Sabadell, near Barcelona, Spain, c
AIS5380086 Machines in the textile factory of the brand "La Lanera Espanola" in Sabadell, near Barcelona, Spain, c. 1920 (b/w photo); © Iberfoto.

Generators at the Factories of the Paris Subway, generators, c.1920 (b/w photo)
XIR253009 Generators at the Factories of the Paris Subway, generators, c.1920 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plants du metropolitain de Paris)

A wallpaper maker, c.1735 (engaving)
8698377 A wallpaper maker, c.1735 (engaving) by Engelbrecht, Martin (1684-1756); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Society. Economy. A wallpaper maker)

The national company for boat building by machine at Deptford, 1860 (photo)
7340365 The national company for boat building by machine at Deptford, 1860 (photo) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London

A Calico printing machine
5311720 A Calico printing machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Calico printing machine. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

De Groof's flying machine
5311807 De Groof's flying machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting De Groof's flying machine which rose from the Cremorne Gardens, London, attached to a balloon)

An engraving depicting a steamroller and traction engine. The front axle could be removed
5311377 An engraving depicting a steamroller and traction engine. The front axle could be removed, and a casing fixed to the front rollers which could be attached, so making a dual purpose machine

Illustration depicting a 19th century, draining (drainage) plough and different drain types
5311486 Illustration depicting a 19th century, draining (drainage) plough and different drain types; (add.info.: Date: 1862); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Leon Foucault's machine for producing a current
5310261 Leon Foucault's machine for producing a current; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Leon Foucault's machine for producing a current in a copper plate C)

An Applegarth and Cowper printing press
5311956 An Applegarth and Cowper printing press; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an Applegarth and Cowper printing press. This steam-powered machine was a development of Konig's 1814 prototype)

Jean Martin Charcot's electrotherapy clinic
5311887 Jean Martin Charcot's electrotherapy clinic; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Jean Martin Charcot's electrotherapy clinic at the Salpetriere, Paris, founded 1877)

Fowler's double-furrow plough with single lever
6266195 Fowler's double-furrow plough with single lever; (add.info.: Fowler's double-furrow plough with single lever)

Man operating a pulley with lever and fulcrum
6266189 Man operating a pulley with lever and fulcrum; (add.info.: Man operating a pulley with a lever and fulcrum. After an 18th century work.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024.

A machine for showing the motions of the earth and phases of the moon, 1746 (pen, ink, wash)
7341586 A machine for showing the motions of the earth and phases of the moon, 1746 (pen, ink, wash) by Ferguson, James (1710-76); 51x36.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Engraving depicting a penny-in-the-slot machine (left) and a holy water dispenser (right), 19th century
5309261 Engraving depicting a penny-in-the-slot machine (left) and a holy water dispenser (right), 19th century; (add.info)

Advertisement for the "Guelph" sewing machine, 19th century (engraving)
5308691 Advertisement for the "Guelph" sewing machine, 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A machine for making ices at home
5310253 A machine for making ices at home; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a machine for making ices at home. This used a freezing mixture which was usually two parts of crushed ice)

Richard Arkwright's water fame spinning machine
5310002 Richard Arkwright's water fame spinning machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Richard Arkwright's water fame spinning machine)

Tide mill, worked by the rising and falling of the tide
5308132 Tide mill, worked by the rising and falling of the tide.; (add.info.: Tide mill, worked by the rising and falling of the tide. 1883. 01/01/1883); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A wind pump with self-regulating annular sail
5308131 A wind pump with self-regulating annular sail.; (add.info.: Illustration showing a wind pump with self-regulating annular sail. Used for raising water from wells)

Advert for ice making machine
5308129 Advert for ice making machine.; (add.info.: English 19th century, advert for ice making machine 1889. 01/01/1889); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a clerk using a Pascal adding machine, and writing down his results with a quill pen
5311630 An engraving depicting a clerk using a Pascal adding machine, and writing down his results with a quill pen, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1835); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting Ernest Petin's flying machine. Ernest Petin (1812-1879) a French milliner and balloonist
5311386 An engraving depicting Ernest Petin's flying machine. Ernest Petin (1812-1879) a French milliner and balloonist, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1895); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting Erasmus L. Key's washing machine: these figures show the rollers through which the washing
5311332 An engraving depicting Erasmus L. Key's washing machine: these figures show the rollers through which the washing machine passed

19th century illustration, showing an ice making machine; England; 1889
5311116 19th century illustration, showing an ice making machine; England; 1889; (add.info.: Date: 1889); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Man operating a pulley with lever and fulcrum
7177143 Man operating a pulley with lever and fulcrum.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Man operating a pulley with a lever and fulcrum. After an 18th century work.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Cigarette making machine operated by a woman worker
5616629 Cigarette making machine operated by a woman worker; (add.info.: The machine could produce 960 cigarettes per hour. American 1878. 01/01/1878); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Frederick Brearey's flying machine
5616599 Frederick Brearey's flying machine; (add.info.: Frederick Brearey's flying machine. Frederick Brearey (1816-1896) a British aeronautical inventor. Dated 19th Century

Carding engine, 1862
7125205 Carding engine, 1862; (add.info.: Carding engine. Carding is a mechanical process which disentangles, cleans and intermixes fibres)

Jointed clod crusher, 1862
7125123 Jointed clod crusher, 1862; (add.info.: Jointed clod crusher. From A Concise History of The International Exhibition of 1862, published 1862.); Photo © Ken Welsh

B.D. Taplin and Co's Lincoln Traction Engine, 1862
7125121 B.D. Taplin and Co's Lincoln Traction Engine, 1862; (add.info.: B.D. Taplin and Co's Lincoln Traction Engine, 1862)

A breaker carding machine, 1862
7125110 A breaker carding machine, 1862; (add.info.: A breaker carding machine used in the cotton and textile industry. Carding is a technique used to disentangle, clean)

An electric Morse Register, manufactured by L. G. Tillotson & Co., New York in the late 1860s
6867173 An electric Morse Register, manufactured by L. G. Tillotson & Co., New York in the late 1860s. After an illustration in Modern Practice Of The Electric Telegraph

Double printing typography press factory, 1880 (engraving)
7295203 Double printing typography press factory, 1880 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Goods locomotive, 1862
7125202 Goods locomotive, 1862; (add.info.: Goods locomotive built for the Midland Railway Company by William Fairbairn & Sons)

Advertisement for the Arithmometer, calculating machine, 1862
7125130 Advertisement for the Arithmometer, calculating machine, 1862; (add.info.: Advertisement for the Arithmometer, calculating machine)

Merryweather and Son's improved London brigade fire engine, 1862
7125119 Merryweather and Son's improved London brigade fire engine, 1862; (add.info.: Merryweather and Son's improved London Brigade fire engine, 1862)

Female bather with costume made of piece of tartan fabric (colour litho)
8621701 Female bather with costume made of piece of tartan fabric (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

This Mechanized Age: Diesel Car (colour photo)
8660484 This Mechanized Age: Diesel Car (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diesel Car)

This Mechanized Age: Graf Zeppelin (colour photo)
8660451 This Mechanized Age: Graf Zeppelin (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Graf Zeppelin)

This Mechanized Age: Aircraft carrier (colour photo)
8660483 This Mechanized Age: Aircraft carrier (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aircraft carrier)

This Mechanized Age: Davis Submarine escape apparatus (colour photo)
8660455 This Mechanized Age: Davis Submarine escape apparatus (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Davis Submarine escape apparatus)

This Mechanized Age: Locomotive coaling (colour photo)
8660454 This Mechanized Age: Locomotive coaling (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Locomotive coaling)

This Mechanized Age: Totalisator (colour photo)
8660453 This Mechanized Age: Totalisator (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Totalisator)

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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.