Molten Collection

Blowing glass in a British factory, 1800s
Workers in a crown-glass factory, Great Britain, early 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Mauna Loa Volcano - Hawaiian Islands, USA Date: circa 1930s

Glass factory workers in Britain, 1800s
Manufacturing glass at a flint-glass factory, Great Britain, 1800s. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Bessemer converter in Longwy steelworks, France
A Bessemer converter in the Longwy steelworks, France -- a process designed for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron

Industry / Metals / Steel
A modern steelworks - iron running out of the blast furnaces in which iron ore has been blasted to yield molten pig-iron

Planets internal structures, and Pluto, computer artwork. Mercury, Mars and Venus consist of a large iron core (spherical), surrounded by a thick silicate mantle (yellow) covered in a surface crust

Tapping a Steel Furnace, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Tapping a Steel Furnace, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

HELL
Those who were guilty of avarice during their lifetimes are punished by being boiled in cauldrons of burning oil and molten lead

A Blast Furnace in Action Date: circa 1920s

Steelworks. Open hearth furnace inside Azvostal steelworks in Zhadanov, Russia. The manufacture of steel requires that pig iron, a high-carbon crude form of iron

Lava lake, Africa
Lava lake. Molten lava inside a volcanic vent on the floor of a cinder cone. This is Erta Ale, a volcano in the Afar depression of Ethiopia

Iron Founder 1827
Founding molten iron straight from the furnace into a mould

Birmingham Ironworks
Ironworks at Birmingham - tapping a furnace and running the molten metal into pigs

The sorting of lead shots
5310119 The sorting of lead shots; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the sorting of lead shots: the sifted shot is allowed to roll down an inclined plane)

The process of making lead shots
5310121 The process of making lead shots; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the process of making lead shots: weighing shot and putting it up into bags)

The casting of lead shots
5310118 The casting of lead shots; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the casting of lead shots: this picture shows the inside of the top of the shot tower near Waterloo Bridge, London)

The process of making lead shots
5310120 The process of making lead shots; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the process of making lead shots: feeding lead ingots into the melting pots)

An engraving depicting a brass factory: pouring molten brass from crucibles into iron moulds, 19th century
5310643 An engraving depicting a brass factory: pouring molten brass from crucibles into iron moulds, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1866); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Saint Crispin and Crispinian
3585649 Saint Crispin and Crispinian; (add.info.: Saint Crispin and Crispinian, Christian martyr brothers: Martyred under Diocletian in 287 by being thrown into molten lead)

Casting cannon: tapping furnace to allow molten metal to run into the moulds a feet of workmen on left
530558 Casting cannon: tapping furnace to allow molten metal to run into the moulds a feet of workmen on left. On right, puddler is skimming off impurities

The process of making lead shots
5310037 The process of making lead shots; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the process of making lead shots: interior of the shot tower near Waterloo Bridge, London)

The Bessemer process for the mass production of steel
5312046 The Bessemer process for the mass production of steel; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Bessemer process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron before the development of)

The process of making lead shots
5310036 The process of making lead shots; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the process of making lead shots: sorting shot. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Artist's reconstruction of casting weapons in the Iron Age. Left background, heating metal in furnace
531503 Artist's reconstruction of casting weapons in the Iron Age. Left background, heating metal in furnace. Right, pouring molten metal into mould. Centre, Mould opened and cast object removed

Phoenix Iron Works, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, 1873. Engraving
530437 Phoenix Iron Works, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, 1873. Engraving.; (add.info.: Pig Iron: tapping furnace and running molten iron into moulds to form pigs - From The Science Record)

Casting cannon: tapping furnace to allow molten metal to run into the moulds a feet of workmen on left
530557 Casting cannon: tapping furnace to allow molten metal to run into the moulds a feet of workmen on left. On right, puddler is skimming off impurities

The Foundry, after Adolf Friedrich Erdmann Menzel, c1880-83. Creators: Adolph Menzel, W Manfield
'The Foundry, after Adolf Friedrich Erdmann Menzel'. From "Modern Artists" by F.G.Dumas. [J.S.Virtue & Co Ltd, London, c1880]

Sketch for the salon des Sciences of the Hôtel de Ville in Paris: Fire, between 1889 and 1891
Sketch for the salon des Sciences of the Hotel de Ville in Paris: Fire, between 1889 and 1891. Metalworker at a furnace. (Esquisse pour le salon des Sciences de l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : Le Feu)

Bronze and iron, sketch for the amphitheatre of palaeontology at the Museum of Natural...Paris
Bronze and iron, sketch for the amphitheatre of palaeontology at the Museum of Natural History in Paris, 1897

Iron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Iron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Metalworking in London during the Crimean War....preparation of engines of the Termagant, 620-horse power...To form the cranks on the shaft

Casting a Monster Cylinder, at Messrs. Scott Russell and Co.'s Building-Yard, Millwall, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Casting a Monster Cylinder, at Messrs. Scott Russell and Co.'s Building-Yard, Millwall, 1854. Metalworking in London during the Crimean War....the casting of the last of the four largest

The Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Base of Column, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Building in Hyde Park, for the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Base of Column, 1850....the construction of drainage is shown

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100... 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100 pounders, 1862. In viewing the manner in which the work is carried out in the various branches of the Royal

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: welding the coil, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: welding the coil, 1862. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: coiling the bars, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: coiling the bars, 1862. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: drawing down and welding the... 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: drawing down and welding the bars previous to coiling, 1862. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field

Progress of the International Exhibition building: the forge, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Progress of the International Exhibition building: the forge, [London], 1862. View of...a portion of the works going on at the building for the Great Exhibition which is well calculated to give an

Casting a monster cylinder for Her Majesty's armour-plated frigate Agincourt at Maudslay... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Casting a monster cylinder for Her Majesty's armour-plated frigate Agincourt at the foundry of Maudslay, Sons, and Field, Westminster-road, London, 1862

The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius: the Craters at Midnight, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius: the Craters at Midnight, 1862. The volcano...in all its terrible grandeur, from a sketch by Colonel Peard...a black column rose majestically

Steel Works, Cargo Fleet, Middlesbrough, Teesside, Circa 1960. Rolling angle girders

San Genesio / Jenesien, province of Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy. Autumn on the Salto, europes highest larch tree high plateau

Pahoehoe lava flowing from Kilauea reaching Pacific Ocean near Kalapana, Big Island, Hawaii

Iceland. Eruption of Fagradalsfjall Volcano. Date: 05-06-2021

The Death of Marcus Licinius Crassus (oil on panel)
489969 The Death of Marcus Licinius Crassus (oil on panel) by Blondeel, Lancelot (c.1495-c.1561); 70.9x56.6 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges

Casting a billet from an electric furnace, Chase Brass and Copper Co. Euclid, Ohio, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Casting a billet from an electric furnace, Chase Brass and Copper Co. Euclid, Ohio. Modern electric furnaces have helped considerably in speeding the production of brass

Ladle of molten iron is poured into... Allegheny Ludlum Steele Corp. Brackenridge, Pa. (1941?)
Ladle of molten iron is poured into an open hearth furnace for conversion into steel, Allegheny Ludlum Steele Corp. Brackenridge, Pa. Note the safety latch on the crane hook

Slag run-off from one of the open hearth furnaces... Republic Steel Corp. Youngstown, Ohio, 1941
Slag run-off from one of the open hearth furnaces of a steel mills, Republic Steel Corp. Youngstown, Ohio. Slag is drawn off the furnace just before the molten steel is poured into ladles for

A scene in a steel mill, Republic Steel, Youngstown, Ohio, 1941. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
A scene in a steel mill, Republic Steel, Youngstown, Ohio. Molten iron is blown in an Eastern Bessemer converter to change it to steel for war essentials

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"Molten: The Fiery Essence that Shapes Worlds and Industries" Witness the raw power lava as it erupts from Mauna Loa Volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in the Hawaiian Islands, USA. Step back in time to the 1800s British factories where skilled artisans blew glass into exquisite shapes using molten glass, creating timeless works of art. Delve into the world of glass factory workers in Britain during the 1800s, as they skillfully manipulated molten glass with precision and expertise. Explore Longwy steelworks in France and marvel at the Bessemer converter's transformational process, turning liquid metal into sturdy steel for various industries. Uncover how molten metals shape our modern world by delving into their role within industries such as manufacturing, construction, and transportation. Journey deep beneath Earth's surface to discover how molten materials form planets' internal structures – a mesmerizing dance between heat and pressure over millions of years. Brace yourself for an infernal experience as we delve into HELL itself – a metaphorical representation where intense heat turns everything to molten chaos. Experience firsthand the awe-inspiring sight of a blast furnace roaring with flames at full capacity within a bustling steelworks facility – an embodiment of industrial might. Immerse yourself in Birmingham Ironworks' rich history dating back to 1827 when iron founders harnessed molten iron's potential to fuel industrial progress on a grand scale. Behold nature's own fiery spectacle - witness a mesmerizing lava lake bubbling with red-hot intensity amidst Africa's volcanic landscapes; truly an unforgettable sight. Explore how iron foundries played a pivotal role during the Industrial Revolution by harnessing immense heat to transform raw materials into essential components for machinery and infrastructure.