Mechanism Collection (page 8)

Thirty-hour clock with a larum and count wheel striking work. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by
FLO4590980 Thirty-hour clock with a larum and count wheel striking work. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary

Dial work and striking part of an eight-day clock. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey
FLO4590969 Dial work and striking part of an eight-day clock. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Burning lens built in 1782 by William Parker, the London instrument maker
FLO4590938 Burning lens built in 1782 by William Parker, the London instrument maker. According to Parker, the optical glass melted platinum in 30 seconds

Chime work with engine and hammers located in the clock room of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey
FLO4590924 Chime work with engine and hammers located in the clock room of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Garret & Son's portable steam engine driving a threshing machine
3732470 Garret & Son's portable steam engine driving a threshing machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Garret & Son's portable steam engine driving a threshing machine)

Threshing of corn on a threshing floor
3732476 Threshing of corn on a threshing floor; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the threshing of corn, on a threshing floor, using a hand flail. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Letter R: Iron, Removers, 1868 (engraving)
DUV4217292 Letter R: Iron, Removers, 1868 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving by Francois Pannemaker (1822-1900) in " Le premier livre des petits enfants" Full alphabet illustrative by

Telegraph machines: the telegraph on the Louvre in Paris 1, and the telegraph at Lille showing the mechanism for moving
FLO4575190 Telegraph machines: the telegraph on the Louvre in Paris 1, and the telegraph at Lille showing the mechanism for moving the arms and an observer with telescope dictating to a secretary 2

Potter making a clay vessel on a wheel driven by a plowing turning a crank
FLO4577704 Potter making a clay vessel on a wheel driven by a plowing turning a crank. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts.; (add.info)

A worker using mechanical power to press paper in a mill. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English
FLO4577680 A worker using mechanical power to press paper in a mill. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts.; (add.info)

Mechanism of Cinematograph projector (b/w photo)
8636640 Mechanism of Cinematograph projector (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mechanism of Cinematograph projector)

Human invention anticipated: Muscular action (engraving)
8657910 Human invention anticipated: Muscular action (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Muscular action)

Here food can be kept cool and fresh (litho)
8676269 Here food can be kept cool and fresh (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Here food can be kept cool and fresh. Workings of a refrigerator)

Windmill elevation, plan, side, showing power generating machinery, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by W
FLO4593140 Windmill elevation, plan, side, showing power generating machinery, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by J

18th century diving bells by Dr Edmond Halley 18, Martin Triewald 19, Charles Spalding 20
FLO4591772 18th century diving bells by Dr Edmond Halley 18, Martin Triewald 19, Charles Spalding 20 and Karl Heinrich Klingert's diving suit 21-27

Types of hydraulics systems and pumps: Persian wheel or sakia, Tantalus' or Pythagorean cup
FLO4591654 Types of hydraulics systems and pumps: Persian wheel or sakia, Tantalus' or Pythagorean cup, CTesibius's ancient pump, and sucking, forcing, lifting and chain pumps

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint-Roch: Le Tremblay, fieldwork, agricultural workers plow the field with a
LUX4798085 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Saint-Roch: Le Tremblay, fieldwork, agricultural workers plow the field with a mixed team (horses and oxen), 1915; (add.info.: France, Centre)

An engraving depicting a lighthouse optics, showing the light source surrounded by eight Fresnel echelon or lighthouse
5311286 An engraving depicting a lighthouse optics, showing the light source surrounded by eight Fresnel echelon or lighthouse lenses

Duff's draw boy, a thread-arranging machine for a drawloom used in weaving, 19th century
FLO4593122 Duff's draw boy, a thread-arranging machine for a drawloom used in weaving, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by J

Fire engine designed by Rowntree for the Sun Fire Office, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a
FLO4591720 Fire engine designed by Rowntree for the Sun Fire Office, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J

Shearing machine used in wool manufacture, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an Illustration by
FLO4593179 Shearing machine used in wool manufacture, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an Illustration by J

Spinning Jenny, multi-spindle spinning frame invented by James Hargreaves, 18th century
FLO4593169 Spinning Jenny, multi-spindle spinning frame invented by James Hargreaves, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' " Cyclopedia or Universal

Diagram of a the mechanism behind a nodding eagle
1578316 Diagram of a the mechanism behind a nodding eagle; (add.info.: Diagram of a the mechanism behind a nodding eagle. The head was designed for the choir of the Cathedral by Villard de)

Egyptians taking water from the Nile using a shadouf (or shadouf): a rocking device used to draw water used in
NWI4854808 Egyptians taking water from the Nile using a shadouf (or shadouf): a rocking device used to draw water used in irrigated farming areas. It has been used in Egypt since antiquite

Marine steam engines: steam boat, elevation and plan, Henry Maudslay's side-lever steam engine 1815
FLO4593288 Marine steam engines: steam boat, elevation and plan, Henry Maudslay's side-lever steam engine 1815 and Matthew Murray's Trevithick-pattern steam engine 1811

Portable theodolite by Edward Troughton. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by J
FLO4593030 Portable theodolite by Edward Troughton. Copperplate engraving by W. Lowry after an Illustration by J. Farey from Abraham Rees' " Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary," London

France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Malo: The low crane connecting Saint Malo to Saint-Servan, 1880
LUX4708552 France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35), Saint-Malo: The low crane connecting Saint Malo to Saint-Servan, 1880; (add.info.: France, Brittany, Ille-et-Vilaine (35)

France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Reims: Factory of manufacture of Champagne Saint Marceaux and company
LUX4801298 France, Champagne-Ardenne, Marne (51), Reims: Factory of manufacture of Champagne Saint Marceaux and company, wine cellar, 1890 - photo by Rothier; (add.info.: France, Champagne-Ardenne)

Threshing of corn on a threshing floor
3732475 Threshing of corn on a threshing floor; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the threshing of corn, on a threshing floor, using a hand flail. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

First H1 marine chronometer, made by John Harrison (1693-1776) between 1730-35, in England
MMM5476584 First H1 marine chronometer, made by John Harrison (1693-1776) between 1730-35, in England by Harrison, John (1693-1776); National Maritime Museum, London

Professor Hasner's automatic eyeball, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Professor Hasner's automatic eyeball, 1862. '...mechanical model of the eye,...made chiefly for the purpose of demonstrating the complicated

The Prince of Wales laying the Foundation-Stone of the Alexandra Battery, Gibraltar...1876. Creator: C.R
The Prince of Wales laying the Foundation-Stone of the Alexandra Battery, Gibraltar, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876

Crossbar, c.1st-2nd century. Creator: Unknown
Crossbar, c.1st-2nd century

Diopter. Creator: Anon
Diopter

The New Houses of Parliament - the Great Clock at Westminster, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The New Houses of Parliament - the Great Clock at Westminster, 1857. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Freeman De la Motte, showing the mechanism which powers the chimes of Big Ben

Parts of the construction of a farm wagon, 1770-1825. Creator: Simon Andreas Krausz
Parts of the construction of a farm wagon, 1770-1825

The Drawbridge, 1875. Creator: Jacob Henricus Maris
The Drawbridge, 1875

Still Life with Implements of the Hunt, 1670-1686. Creator: Johannes Leemans
Still Life with Implements of the Hunt, 1670-1686

Gate mechanism at Sault Ste. Marie locks, between 1900 and 1906. Creator: Unknown
Gate mechanism at Sault Ste. Marie locks, between 1900 and 1906

Vourekas, Captain, on his ship, 1929 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Vourekas, Captain, on his ship, 1929

Seal of The United States at State Department, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Seal of The United States at State Department, 1914

Seal of The United States at State Department, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Seal of The United States at State Department, 1917

Seal of The United States at State Department, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Seal of The United States at State Department, 1917

Portrait of Mary Lou Williams, CBS studio, New York, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Mary Lou Williams, CBS studio, New York, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1947

Portrait of Thelonious Monk, Minton's Playhouse, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Thelonious Monk, Minton's Playhouse, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Thelonious Monk and Howard McGhee, Minton's Playhouse, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Thelonious Monk, Minton's Playhouse, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Thelonious Monk, Minton's Playhouse, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Kenny Kersey, Café Society (Downtown), New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Kenny Kersey, CafU Society (Downtown), New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

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"Unleashing the Power of Mechanism: From Prehistoric Spear-Throwers to Modern Marvels" Mechanisms have been an integral part of human history, enabling us to achieve remarkable feats and conquer new frontiers. Dating back to prehistoric times, ingenious inventions like the spear-thrower revolutionized hunting techniques, propelling our ancestors towards survival and progress. Throughout the ages, mechanisms continued to shape our world. In a beautiful watercolor painting titled "Wiltshire Landscape, " we witness how Saint Isidore, the patron saint of plowers, receives divine assistance from an angel while tilling a field. This depiction not only showcases the importance of agricultural mechanisms but also highlights their connection with spirituality and human aspirations. The Industrial Revolution brought forth groundbreaking advancements in machinery. Peder Severin's masterpiece "The Iron Foundry" captures the raw power and intricate workings of Burmeister & Wain's iron foundry in 1885. This awe-inspiring image reminds us that they are not just tools; they are symbols of human ingenuity and progress. One cannot overlook the impact of mechanical marvels on entertainment as well. The fascinating insight into pianolas provided by "How Pianola Works 1912" reveals a complex mechanism behind this self-playing piano, enchanting audiences with its melodic tunes for generations. Timekeeping has always fascinated humanity, leading to incredible innovations such as clock mechanisms. A glimpse into a detailed regulator clockwork from 1737 transports us back in time when precision engineering was essential for measuring every passing second accurately. In agriculture too, mechanisms played a vital role in transforming farming practices. An old photograph titled "Farmers Ploughing a Field on Lealholm Hall Farm" takes us back to c. 1889 when farmers relied on horse-drawn plows powered by gears and cogs – simple yet effective machines that helped feed communities.