Manufacturing Collection (page 4)

Cross-section of a lead chamber used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid
5311885 Cross-section of a lead chamber used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid; (add.info.: Cross-section if a lead chamber used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid)

An engraving depicting the United Asbestos Co's Harefield Mills, near London, 19th century
5310729 An engraving depicting the United Asbestos Co's Harefield Mills, near London, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1887); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting an English rotating furnace for the manufacture of sodium carbonate by the Leblanc process
5311607 An engraving depicting an English rotating furnace for the manufacture of sodium carbonate by the Leblanc process, named after its inventor, Nicolas Leblanc

A shipyard, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404015 A shipyard, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection.

Underneath a ship, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404012 Underneath a ship, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection.

Moving heavy gun tubes, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400474 Moving heavy gun tubes, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Erecting aeroplanes, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400467 Erecting aeroplanes, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection.

The Plater's Shed, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404002 The Plater's Shed, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

A coring machine at work on a heavy gun tube, illustration from The Western Front, pub
STC400475 A coring machine at work on a heavy gun tube, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Witney Woollen Mills: Dye House (b/w photo)
8651922 Witney Woollen Mills: Dye House (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dye House)

The Old Casting-Table (litho)
8651165 The Old Casting-Table (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Casting-Table)

Witney Woollen Mills: Carding (b/w photo)
8651927 Witney Woollen Mills: Carding (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carding. Illustration for A Visit to Witney and Witney Mills (1898)

Ancient Spinning (b/w photo)
8651926 Ancient Spinning (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Spinning. Illustration for A Visit to Witney and Witney Mills (1898)

Making the Wheels (b/w photo)
8652821 Making the Wheels (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Making the Wheels)

Button-Holing (b/w photo)
8652812 Button-Holing (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Button-Holing)

Grinding Cork for Floats (b/w photo)
8652806 Grinding Cork for Floats (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grinding Cork for Floats)

Winding the Spools (b/w photo)
8652803 Winding the Spools (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winding the Spools)

Wire drawer on a sliding bench at a wire mill, c1500 (woodcut)
8655526 Wire drawer on a sliding bench at a wire mill, c1500 (woodcut) by Italian School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wire drawer on a sliding bench at a wire mill, c1500)

Winding the Silk (b/w photo)
8652819 Winding the Silk (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winding the Silk)

Polishing the Frames (b/w photo)
8652817 Polishing the Frames (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Polishing the Frames)

Making Trout Flies (b/w photo)
8652802 Making Trout Flies (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Making Trout Flies)

Women workers sorting iron ore, 16th Century (woodcut)
8655520 Women workers sorting iron ore, 16th Century (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women workers sorting iron ore, 16th Century)

Filling an iron ore roasting stack, 16th Century (woodcut)
8655514 Filling an iron ore roasting stack, 16th Century (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Filling an iron ore roasting stack, 16th Century)

View and Plan of Kroll's Wintergarten at Berlin (engraving)
8661540 View and Plan of Kroll's Wintergarten at Berlin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View and Plan of Kroll's Wintergarten at Berlin)

Exterior of the Birmingham Exposition Building (engraving)
8661539 Exterior of the Birmingham Exposition Building (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exterior of the Birmingham Exposition Building)

Octagonal Glass Case containing Specimens of Sheffield Cutlery (engraving)
8661526 Octagonal Glass Case containing Specimens of Sheffield Cutlery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

From Plantation to Smoker: Delivery End of Drying Machine (colour litho)
8659383 From Plantation to Smoker: Delivery End of Drying Machine (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Delivery End of Drying Machine)

From Plantation to Smoker: Tobacco Stemming Machines (colour litho)
8659378 From Plantation to Smoker: Tobacco Stemming Machines (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tobacco Stemming Machines)

From Plantation to Smoker: Transplanting Tobacco (colour litho)
8659362 From Plantation to Smoker: Transplanting Tobacco (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Transplanting Tobacco)

From Plantation to Smoker: Examining Tobacco Plant Bed (colour litho)
8659361 From Plantation to Smoker: Examining Tobacco Plant Bed (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Examining Tobacco Plant Bed)

Dressing and polishing the woven silk (engraving)
8647233 Dressing and polishing the woven silk (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dressing and polishing the woven silk)

Piercing the cards for the pattern (engraving)
8647230 Piercing the cards for the pattern (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Piercing the cards for the pattern)

Preparing the pattern for the loom (engraving)
8647229 Preparing the pattern for the loom (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preparing the pattern for the loom)

Hand-Sewing (colour photo)
8638913 Hand-Sewing (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hand-Sewing. Illustration for A Day with Leather Workers (Henry Frowde)

The "Gaffer" at work (engraving)
8643761 The "Gaffer" at work (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The "Gaffer" at work)

Calculating machine by Mr Thomas de Colmar, Paris (engraving)
8634944 Calculating machine by Mr Thomas de Colmar, Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Calculating machine by Mr Thomas de Colmar, Paris)

Making porcelain in China (colour litho)
8663518 Making porcelain in China (colour litho) by Chinese School (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Making porcelain in China)

Melting shop of the Krupp works in Essen, Germany (colour litho)
8663517 Melting shop of the Krupp works in Essen, Germany (colour litho) by Kley, Heinrich (1863-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rolling of armour plate at the Krupp works in Essen, Germany (colour litho)
8663515 Rolling of armour plate at the Krupp works in Essen, Germany (colour litho) by Kley, Heinrich (1863-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rolling of armour plate at the Krupp works in Essen)

Cross section through a potato spirit distillery (colour litho)
8663664 Cross section through a potato spirit distillery (colour litho) by Dressel, August (b.1862) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cross section through a potato spirit distillery)

Cross section of a brewery (colour litho)
8663629 Cross section of a brewery (colour litho) by Dressel, August (b.1862) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cross section of a brewery)

Cross section through a large scale dairy (colour litho)
8663902 Cross section through a large scale dairy (colour litho) by Dressel, August (b.1862) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cross section through a large scale dairy)

Refining silver in Freiberg, Saxony (litho)
8663737 Refining silver in Freiberg, Saxony (litho) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Refining silver in Freiberg, Saxony)

Separating gold and silver using nitric acid (woodcut)
8663736 Separating gold and silver using nitric acid (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Separating gold and silver using nitric acid)

Furnace for smelting iron ore (woodcut)
8663728 Furnace for smelting iron ore (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Furnace for smelting iron ore)

Stages in the making of an oar (b/w photo)
8664068 Stages in the making of an oar (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stages in the making of an oar)

Stamping out coins at the Paris mint (b/w photo)
8663781 Stamping out coins at the Paris mint (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stamping out coins at the Paris mint)

Ore processing in the first half of the 19th century (engraving)
8663921 Ore processing in the first half of the 19th century (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Unveiling the Art of Manufacturing: From Bauhaus Building to Welsh Spinning Wheels" Step into the world of manufacturing, where innovation and craftsmanship intertwine. The iconic Bauhaus Building stands tall as a testament to architectural excellence, embodying the spirit of design in every corner. Delve deeper into the realm of engineering marvels with a glimpse inside the Napier Deltic engine's cross-section. Witness the intricate workings that power locomotives, as final gears are meticulously fitted by skilled hands. Travel back in time through an advert from Barry, Ostlere & Shepherd Ltd in Kirkcaldy - a window into their proud legacy of producing top-quality goods. Meanwhile, Singer Sewing Machines' factory in Clydebank hums with activity as countless garments come to life under its roof. Swindon becomes a hub for diesel locomotive production, showcasing how British expertise shapes rail transportation. Marvel at the mighty Napier Deltic rail traction diesel engine, propelling trains forward with unmatched efficiency. In times of war, manufacturing becomes synonymous with patriotism. A powerful WW2 poster reminds us that victory is within reach when we unite our efforts behind industry's relentless drive for progress. Venturing beyond metal and machinery, witness artisans blowing glass in 19th-century British factories - each delicate creation reflecting centuries-old traditions passed down through generations. Wallsend-on-Tyne proudly showcases its shipbuilding prowess; colossal vessels rise from humble beginnings thanks to dedicated workers' unwavering commitment. Finally, meet a Welsh woman gracefully spinning yarn on her wheel - an embodiment of cottage industries that once thrived across Wales. Her skillful hands keep alive ancient techniques while reminding us that manufacturing is not just about mass production but also preserving heritage and culture. From grand structures like Bauhaus buildings to humble spinning wheels tucked away in cottages – this captivating journey unveils how manufacturing has shaped our world throughout history – blending artistry and innovation to create a tapestry of progress.