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"From Cider to Fusion Reactors: The Art of Pressing" Step back in time to the 18th century, where cider pressing was a common practice

Background imagePressing Collection: Paper manufacturing from bamboo, from La Chine en Miniatures by M

Paper manufacturing from bamboo, from La Chine en Miniatures by M
CHT176862 Paper manufacturing from bamboo, from La Chine en Miniatures by M. Breton, published in Paris, 1811 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs

Background imagePressing Collection: Wine Press (engraving)

Wine Press (engraving)
5224578 Wine Press (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wine Press. Illustration for The Sunday Picture Book No 2, Scripture Manners and Customs (SPCK)

Background imagePressing Collection: The Prospect of ye Town of Dundee from ye East, 1693 (engraving)

The Prospect of ye Town of Dundee from ye East, 1693 (engraving)
6200204 The Prospect of ye Town of Dundee from ye East, 1693 (engraving) by Slezer, John (1650-1717); 23.1x41.2 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imagePressing Collection: The Sherry Vintage in the Cerro de Obregon Vineyard, Jerez (engraving)

The Sherry Vintage in the Cerro de Obregon Vineyard, Jerez (engraving)
1602537 The Sherry Vintage in the Cerro de Obregon Vineyard, Jerez (engraving) by Paget, Walter (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sherry Vintage in the Cerro de Obregon Vineyard)

Background imagePressing Collection: The Recent Accidents at Explosive-Factories, the Manufacture of Guncotton (b / w photo)

The Recent Accidents at Explosive-Factories, the Manufacture of Guncotton (b / w photo)
1601373 The Recent Accidents at Explosive-Factories, the Manufacture of Guncotton (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePressing Collection: Plate 435. Ironing Clothes, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)

Plate 435. Ironing Clothes, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950258 Plate 435. Ironing Clothes, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 19.7x37 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Background imagePressing Collection: Uncomfortable dancing partners (colour litho)

Uncomfortable dancing partners (colour litho)
3096382 Uncomfortable dancing partners (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Uncomfortable dancing partners)

Background imagePressing Collection: Our Babies among the Buttercups and on the Seashore (engraving)

Our Babies among the Buttercups and on the Seashore (engraving)
1050159 Our Babies among the Buttercups and on the Seashore (engraving) by Greenaway, Kate (1846-1901) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Babies among the Buttercups and on the Seashore)

Background imagePressing Collection: The Wine Press, c. 1872 (black chalk with stumping & erasing on beige laid paper)

The Wine Press, c. 1872 (black chalk with stumping & erasing on beige laid paper)
877286 The Wine Press, c.1872 (black chalk with stumping & erasing on beige laid paper) by Lhermitte, Leon Augustin (1844-1925); 30.4x47.7 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown

Background imagePressing Collection: The Oil Maker (engraving)

The Oil Maker (engraving)
3646680 The Oil Maker (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Oil Maker. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by Georg)

Background imagePressing Collection: Page from the Humours of Cynicus (coloured engraving)

Page from the Humours of Cynicus (coloured engraving)
3635903 Page from the Humours of Cynicus (coloured engraving) by Anderson, Martin " Cynicus" (1854-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePressing Collection: The Laundry Maid, 1915 (w / c on paper)

The Laundry Maid, 1915 (w / c on paper)
3247616 The Laundry Maid, 1915 (w/c on paper) by Margetson, William Henry (1861-1940); 66x48.3 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imagePressing Collection: The last stage of the triumphal journey of the Sovereigns (colour litho)

The last stage of the triumphal journey of the Sovereigns (colour litho)
2809110 The last stage of the triumphal journey of the Sovereigns (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePressing Collection: Agrarian strikes in Reggio Emilia, owners and young ladies replace farmers in the harvest

Agrarian strikes in Reggio Emilia, owners and young ladies replace farmers in the harvest (colour litho)
2814833 Agrarian strikes in Reggio Emilia, owners and young ladies replace farmers in the harvest (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imagePressing Collection: The ice that crushes (Colour Litho)

The ice that crushes (Colour Litho)
2783977 The ice that crushes (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ice that crushes)

Background imagePressing Collection: Cherubs making money and dyeing cloth, frieze from the Oecus of the Casa dei Vettii

Cherubs making money and dyeing cloth, frieze from the Oecus of the Casa dei Vettii (House of the Vettii) c
ALI215429 Cherubs making money and dyeing cloth, frieze from the Oecus of the Casa dei Vettii (House of the Vettii) c.50-79 AD (fresco) (b/w photo) by Roman

Background imagePressing Collection: Ricin: pressing of oil (chromolitho)

Ricin: pressing of oil (chromolitho)
968643 Ricin: pressing of oil (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ricin: pressing of oil)

Background imagePressing Collection: Wine press (chromolitho)

Wine press (chromolitho)
972222 Wine press (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wine press. Educational card.); © Look and Learn

Background imagePressing Collection: Ironing girl (b / w photo)

Ironing girl (b / w photo)
3096838 Ironing girl (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ironing girl. One of a series of postcards concerning a girl ironing shirts and a man)

Background imagePressing Collection: Apple-Gathering and Cider-Making in Devonshire (engraving)

Apple-Gathering and Cider-Making in Devonshire (engraving)
1107257 Apple-Gathering and Cider-Making in Devonshire (engraving) by Walker, Francis S. (1848-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apple-Gathering and Cider-Making in Devonshire)

Background imagePressing Collection: Olive oil (chromolitho)

Olive oil (chromolitho)
1094510 Olive oil (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Olive oil. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imagePressing Collection: Pressing Iron, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Davids De Vault

Pressing Iron, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Davids De Vault
Pressing Iron, 1935/1942

Background imagePressing Collection: Two leather craftsmen at work. Circa 1925

Two leather craftsmen at work. Circa 1925

Background imagePressing Collection: Flat cap being pressed on to a mould at the Denham and Hargreaves factory, Atherstone

Flat cap being pressed on to a mould at the Denham and Hargreaves factory, Atherstone. Circa 1960

Background imagePressing Collection: The branches of autumn beech leaves will keep their glossy surface longer if ironed

The branches of autumn beech leaves will keep their glossy surface longer if ironed after the usual pressing, with a little beeswax on the iron. Date: 1930s

Background imagePressing Collection: I too with my soul and body wandering amid the shadows

I too with my soul and body wandering amid the shadows
I too with my soul and body.. wandering amid the shadows, with the apparitions pressing

Background imagePressing Collection: Prices Patent Candle Companys Works 1849

Prices Patent Candle Companys Works 1849
No. 1, Candle manufacturing process at Prices Patent Candle Company: Spreading and stripping department. Date: 1849

Background imagePressing Collection: Button-making, Elliots Button Factory, Birmingham 1844

Button-making, Elliots Button Factory, Birmingham 1844
Women working at long benches stamping, pressing and punching on buttons at Elliots Factory, Birmingham. Date: 1844

Background imagePressing Collection: Potato masher and fruit press 1888

Potato masher and fruit press 1888
Useful kitchen utensil for potato masher and fruit pressing. Date: 1888

Background imagePressing Collection: TWO AMONG THE REEDS 1879

TWO AMONG THE REEDS 1879
A couple moor among the reeds, with only a donkey to chaperone them - but if he becomes too pressing, she can hold him at bay with her parasol... Date: 1879

Background imagePressing Collection: Leather splitting machine at a leather factory, south London

Leather splitting machine at a leather factory, south London
Man operating a leather splitting machine (used for splitting one skin into two thinner skins) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842

Background imagePressing Collection: Hat factory workers, Southwark, London 1841

Hat factory workers, Southwark, London 1841
Hat factory workers making beaver (or bever) hats at the Christy hat factory in Southwark, London. Men employed in wetting, rolling, pressing ruffling and blocking the hat bodies. Date: 1841

Background imagePressing Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20114040

EyeUbiquitous_20114040
Myanmar, Farmer with an ox making peanut oil, Kyaukpadaung, near Bagan

Background imagePressing Collection: A Woman Ironing, 1873. Creator: Edgar Degas

A Woman Ironing, 1873. Creator: Edgar Degas
A Woman Ironing, 1873

Background imagePressing Collection: Cider Making, 1840-41. Creator: William Sidney Mount

Cider Making, 1840-41. Creator: William Sidney Mount
Cider Making, 1840-41

Background imagePressing Collection: The Washerwoman, late 19th century, (1965). Creator: Elena Dmitrievna Polenova

The Washerwoman, late 19th century, (1965). Creator: Elena Dmitrievna Polenova
The Washerwoman, late 19th century, (1965). Study for Guests : woman using an iron to press clothes. Painting in a private collection

Background imagePressing Collection: A Woman Ironing, 1873 (oil on canvas)

A Woman Ironing, 1873 (oil on canvas)
3469048 A Woman Ironing, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 54.3x39.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; French, out of copyright

Background imagePressing Collection: The Royal Mint - The Medal Presses

The Royal Mint - The Medal Presses. Date: circa 1908

Background imagePressing Collection: Five women in an indoor domestic scene by Katsukawa Shuncho

Five women in an indoor domestic scene by Katsukawa Shuncho (fl. 1783 to circa 1795) Date: late 18th century

Background imagePressing Collection: Street mobile French Grape Press at Gien, Loiret, France

Street mobile French Grape Press at Gien, Loiret, France
Street mobile French Grape Press at Gien a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Date: 1910s

Background imagePressing Collection: The Cider Press in the Middle Ages, c1934

The Cider Press in the Middle Ages, c1934. Machine for extracting juice from apples, which is then fermented to make alcoholic cider

Background imagePressing Collection: Pressing olives for oil extraction, Roman mosaic

Pressing olives for oil extraction, Roman mosaic

Background imagePressing Collection: Forging pins at Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist

Forging pins at Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Forging pins at Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. The hot steel is pressed between the two dies to form one part

Background imagePressing Collection: Forge in action at Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

Forge in action at Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Impression die forging pounds or presses metal between two dies (called tooling)

Background imagePressing Collection: A Modern Oil Seed Crushing Plant, c1918, (1918). Artist: Gunning King

A Modern Oil Seed Crushing Plant, c1918, (1918). Artist: Gunning King
A Modern Oil Seed Crushing Plant, c1918, (1918). From Bibbys Annual 1918, edited by Joseph Bibby. [The Priory Publishing Press, Liverpool, 1917]

Background imagePressing Collection: A woman work team on the Darjeeling highway, India, 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood

A woman work team on the Darjeeling highway, India, 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
A woman work team on the Darjeeling highway, India, 1903. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Background imagePressing Collection: Embossing press, 1886

Embossing press, 1886. Machine for producing a raised design on paper or card. Illustration from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering

Background imagePressing Collection: The Paper Maker, 16th century, (1870). Artist: Jost Amman

The Paper Maker, 16th century, (1870). Artist: Jost Amman
The Paper Maker, 16th century, (1870). An engraving from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London, 1870)



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"From Cider to Fusion Reactors: The Art of Pressing" Step back in time to the 18th century, where cider pressing was a common practice. Witness the meticulous process cider apples, as every drop of juice is extracted with care. Travel across continents and delve into the Kabyle culture in Algeria, where the incredible wooden screw olive press takes center stage. Marvel at its intricate design and witness how it effortlessly extracts precious oil from olives. Venture into the realm of science and innovation as you observe a scientist working tirelessly in a fusion reactor. Witness their dedication and expertise as they navigate this complex machinery, pushing boundaries for future energy solutions. Experience art come alive through "Oleum Olivarum, " an enchanting plate from Nova Reperta engraved by Philip Galle. Immerse yourself in its beauty as you witness the ancient technique olives captured on paper. Transport yourself to Victorian times, where linen production thrived. Observe workers diligently pressing bales of linen, ensuring that each piece meets impeccable standards before reaching consumers' hands. Journey into a woollen mill in Bradford, where cloth is pressed with precision. See how skilled craftsmen meticulously handle each fabric, leaving no crease or wrinkle behind. Discover the Lambeth Doulton Faience Factory's secrets as clay is blunged and pressed to create stunning pottery pieces. Witness artisans transform raw materials into works of art through their expert techniques. Unearth history itself at an ancient wine press, witnessing grapes being trodden upon to extract their juices for winemaking purposes. Feel connected to centuries-old traditions that have shaped our love for this timeless beverage. Finally, immerse yourself in Le Chiffre D'Amour - "The Language of Love. " Explore how emotions are expressed through gentle touches and tender embraces; sometimes words aren't enough when hearts speak volumes without uttering a single word. In all these diverse contexts, pressing takes on different meanings and techniques.