Manufacture Collection (page 7)

Illustration depicting home-workers taking their finished work the manufacturer in the Northampton Shoe Quarter
5616352 Illustration depicting home-workers taking their finished work the manufacturer in the Northampton Shoe Quarter, 1869 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A spinning mule used to manufacture cotton
5310103 A spinning mule used to manufacture cotton; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a spinning mule used to manufacture cotton. The spinning mule is a machine used to spin cotton and other fibres)

Advertisement for Sir John Bennett, Ltd, Watch, Clock, and Jewellery Manufacturers
5311748 Advertisement for Sir John Bennett, Ltd, Watch, Clock, and Jewellery Manufacturers; (add.info.: Advertisement for Sir John Bennett, Ltd., Watch, Clock, and Jewellery Manufacturers)

Engraving depicting the manufacture of linen paper
3523197 Engraving depicting the manufacture of linen paper; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the manufacture of linen paper); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Currying leather - man beaming to remove the hair from an animal skin that has been soaking in the tan yard in
2604786 Currying leather - man beaming to remove the hair from an animal skin that has been soaking in the tan yard in the background

York Street Flax Mill
2602608 York Street Flax Mill; (add.info.: York Street Flax Mill, Belfast, Ireland, founded by Mulholland in 1830 when the population of Belfast was 50,000. By 1866 the population was 150,000)

Advertisement for dress fabrics
2602672 Advertisement for dress fabrics; (add.info.: Advertisement for dress fabrics available by mail order from Lewis's of Manchester, England, published London)

Machine for making bobbin net
2602663 Machine for making bobbin net; (add.info.: Machine for making bobbin net - Nottingham, England. Engraving, London, 1855.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Linen bleaching fields, Colrain, Ireland. Engraving from a children's book, London, 1823
2602650 Linen bleaching fields, Colrain, Ireland. Engraving from a children's book, London, 1823.; (add.info.: Linen bleaching fields, Colrain, Ireland)

Potter's workshop: boy turning the wheel while the potter raises a pot. Engraving, London, 1882
2602976 Potter's workshop: boy turning the wheel while the potter raises a pot. Engraving, London, 1882.; (add.info.: Potter's workshop, boy turning the wheel while the potter raises a pot)

Forming a large piece of Sevres porcelain by applying a vacuum in the mould. Engraving, Paris, c1870
2602952 Forming a large piece of Sevres porcelain by applying a vacuum in the mould. Engraving, Paris, c1870.; (add.info.: Forming a large piece of Sevres porcelain by applying a vacuum in the mould)

The Potteries, Staffordshire, England: Potter shapes a piece on the wheel while his girl assistant weighs out a lump of
2602943 The Potteries, Staffordshire, England: Potter shapes a piece on the wheel while his girl assistant weighs out a lump of clay for the next item he will make. Minton & Company's works

Shop window full of Wedgwood pottery. Engraving, London, 1823
2602934 Shop window full of Wedgwood pottery. Engraving, London, 1823.; (add.info.: Shop window full of Wedgwood pottery. Engraving, London, 1823.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Grinding crushed flint and clay to the correct consistency of cream in pottery manufacture, Staffordshire
2602929 Grinding crushed flint and clay to the correct consistency of cream in pottery manufacture, Staffordshire; (add.info)

A potter's workshop: Boy turns wheel woks the belt which rotates the potter's wheel. Woodcut, London, 1936
2602926 A potter's workshop: Boy turns wheel woks the belt which rotates the potter's wheel. Woodcut, London, 1936.; (add.info.: A potter's workshop)

Copeland's factory at Stoke-on-Trent (The Potteries), Staffordshire, England
2602924 Copeland's factory at Stoke-on-Trent (The Potteries), Staffordshire, England.. 'The Bank', showing the bottle kilns and the pollution from smoking chimneys

Woman and girl applying transfers to Blue Ware, the Potteries, Staffordshire, England
2602921 Woman and girl applying transfers to Blue Ware, the Potteries, Staffordshire, England.; (add.info.: Woman and girl applying transfers to Blue Ware, the Potteries, Staffordshire, England)

Sectional view of a furnace for firing common stoneware. Engraving, Paris, c1870
2602985 Sectional view of a furnace for firing common stoneware. Engraving, Paris, c1870.; (add.info.: Sectional view of a furnace for firing common stoneware)

Making chains in the Black Country
2602561 Making chains in the Black Country; (add.info.: Making chains in the Cradley Heath area of the Black Country area of England)

Woman spinning flax
2602657 Woman spinning flax; (add.info.: Woman from Ulster, Ireland, spinning flax using a treadle-operated spinning wheel)

Advertisement for Irish linens
2602651 Advertisement for Irish linens; (add.info.: Advertisement for Irish linens available by mail order from J. Lindsay & Co., Belfast, published London, 1898.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An elastic mill, Leicester, England: Covering rubber with silk thread on the weaving beam
2602647 An elastic mill, Leicester, England: Covering rubber with silk thread on the weaving beam.; (add.info.: An elastic mill, Leicester, England)

Wringing out dyed yarn
2602635 Wringing out dyed yarn; (add.info.: Wringing out dyed yarn, Montieth's Dye works, Glasgow, Scotland. Engraving, London, 1844.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Interior of Marshall's Flax Mill
2602626 Interior of Marshall's Flax Mill; (add.info.: Interior of Marshall's Flax Mill, Leeds, Yorkshire, England)

The interior of the Middleman's Factory, 1850
3478716 The interior of the Middleman's Factory, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the interior of the Middleman's Factory in the Northampton Shoe Making quarter)

Forming the throat of a glass goblet. The blower is wearig a shied to protect his face from heat of the furnace
865631 Forming the throat of a glass goblet. The blower is wearig a shied to protect his face from heat of the furnace. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751.; Universal History

Scutching or dressing flax by machine, 1880 (engraving)
864023 Scutching or dressing flax by machine, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Scutching or dressing flax by beating the stalks by machine)

Slubbing-billy, 1880 (engraving)
863953 Slubbing-billy, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: The slubbing-billy, inventor uncertain, which came into use in about 1786. Used to spin carded wool into rovings)

An aeroplane on the stocks, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400468 An aeroplane on the stocks, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Building a standard ship, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404013 Building a standard ship, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

A fitting-out basin, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404010 A fitting-out basin, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection.

Building a liner, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404004 Building a liner, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection.

Some great guns, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400473 Some great guns, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection.

Night work on the breech of a great gun, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub
STC400470 Night work on the breech of a great gun, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Bruning Damaged Tobacco, 1841 (woodcut)
1574644 Bruning Damaged Tobacco, 1841 (woodcut); (add.info.: Burning damaged tobacco on which no duty had been paid: Tobacco warehouse, London Docks)

Preparing Tobacco Leaves, 1841 (woodcut)
1574641 Preparing Tobacco Leaves, 1841 (woodcut); (add.info.: Removing stalks and preparing tobacco leaves ready for the cigar maker, London. Woodcut, 1841.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Rolling Cigars in a London Factory, 1841 (wood engraving)
1574640 Rolling Cigars in a London Factory, 1841 (wood engraving); (add.info.: Rolling cigars in a London tobacco factory)

Silk weaver at work in his cottage at Bethnal Green, London, England, late 19th century
541950 Silk weaver at work in his cottage at Bethnal Green, London, England, late 19th century. The Spitalfields silk industry was founded by Huguenot refugees from France after Louis XIV's

Late 19th century glass factory. In the centre a worker is making a cylinder of glass which will be flattened
527376 Late 19th century glass factory. In the centre a worker is making a cylinder of glass which will be flattened and formed into a sheet, mainly used for window

Woolcomber
673310 Woolcomber; (add.info.: Woolcomber, Woolcombing was part of the process of worsted manufacture, In the manufacture of woollen textiles the raw wool was carded to lay the tangled fibres into)

Loom for making Hemp fishing nets, 1880 (engraving)
863949 Loom for making Hemp fishing nets, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Loom for making Hemp fishing nets. J & W Stuart's factory, Musselburgh, near Edinburgh, Scotland)

Engraving depicting the workshop of a Goldsmith/Silversmith making larger items such as tableware, 18th century
5309144 Engraving depicting the workshop of a Goldsmith/Silversmith making larger items such as tableware, 18th century; (add.info)

Etruria, Josiah Wedgwood's factory in Staffordshire, showing the Etruria Canal which was built to take away
2602981 Etruria, Josiah Wedgwood's factory in Staffordshire, showing the Etruria Canal which was built to take away the wares produced

Manufacture of Shoddy
2602620 Manufacture of Shoddy; (add.info.: Manufacture of Shoddy, Deffaux's factory, Paris, Reclaimed woollen rags shredded, top left)

Advertisement for Irish household linens
2602684 Advertisement for Irish household linens; (add.info.: Advertisement for Irish household linens published London, December, 1895.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Men and boys at Aspley Pellatt's Falcon Glass Works, Holland Street, Blackfriars, London, 1842
527928 Men and boys at Aspley Pellatt's Falcon Glass Works, Holland Street, Blackfriars, London, 1842. Note cast iron roof trusses

Cover of catalogue of Manufrance (Manufacture Francaise d'Armes et Cycles) Saint Etienne, c1920 (print)
545162 Cover of catalogue of Manufrance (Manufacture Francaise d'Armes et Cycles) Saint Etienne, c1920 (print) by French School

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, known as The Potteries, showing the pollution caused by the smoking pottery
2602949 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, known as The Potteries, showing the pollution caused by the smoking pottery kilns

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"From Clydebank to Kirkcaldy, the art thrives. Advert, Barry, Ostlere & Shepherd Ltd in Kirkcaldy showcases their craftsmanship with precision and expertise. The Singer Sewing Machines factory in Clydebank hums with innovation as it produces machines that revolutionize the textile industry. In another corner of Britain, skilled hands meticulously shape various shoemaking tools, ensuring quality and durability for every step taken. Swindon becomes a hub of ingenuity as diesel locomotives roll off the assembly line, ready to power the nation's railways. The Tate & Lyle Refinery stands tall as it refines sugar into sweet perfection, satisfying taste buds across the land. A German propaganda poster from WW1 reminds us of how manufacturing can be used for both good and ill. October 1943 witnesses a remarkable feat as Supermarine Spitfires take flight from factories dedicated to their manufacture. A powerful symbol of resilience during WWII is captured in the iconic poster 'To Victory - With Our Help'. Traveling back in time to the 1800s, we witness artisans blowing glass in a British factory; their skill creating delicate masterpieces that captivate all who behold them. Across the Atlantic Ocean lies Merrimac Hat Factory in Amesbury, Massachusetts – where creativity meets functionality under one roof. The Cyclops Works echoes with clanging hammers forging Bessemer steel; an essential component driving industrial progress during World War I. Wallsend-on-Tyne proudly carries on its shipbuilding legacy – crafting vessels that conquer mighty oceans and connect nations together. " Manufacture: where dreams are transformed into reality through dedication and craftsmanship.