Tool Collection (page 14)

Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg, 1887 (engraving)
UTD4927130 Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg, 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg)

Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg, 1887 (engraving)
UTD4927141 Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg, 1887 (engraving); (add.info.: Luther and the hang up of the 95 theses in Wittenberg)

Martin Luther hangs up his ninety-five thesis on a door of a church in Wittenberg, c.1970 (engraving)
UTD4916067 Martin Luther hangs up his ninety-five thesis on a door of a church in Wittenberg, c.1970 (engraving); (add.info)

Frontispice of Harmonia Macrocosmica or Celestial Atlas by Andreas Cellarius, 1661 (engraving)
CUL4933069 Frontispice of Harmonia Macrocosmica or Celestial Atlas by Andreas Cellarius, 1661 (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: CELLARIUS, Andreas (1596-1665)

Maori tools and weapons with elaborate carving: axe, fish knife, and box. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso
FLO4624395 Maori tools and weapons with elaborate carving: axe, fish knife, and box. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Economy. The clay, pottery. c.1900 (chromo)
3433702 Economy. The clay, pottery. c.1900 (chromo); (add.info.: Economy. The clay, pottery. Imagery, France, ca 1900.); Photo © CCI

Vignette depicting astronomers and various instruments including an astrolabe and an armillary sphere
3359527 Vignette depicting astronomers and various instruments including an astrolabe and an armillary sphere; (add.info)

The Lion in Love: Fable for Mademoiselle de Sevigne (le lion amoureux) - Fables by La Fontaine
DUV4214316 The Lion in Love: Fable for Mademoiselle de Sevigne (le lion amoureux) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bronze miniature tools from ancient Rome
3330443 Bronze miniature tools from ancient Rome; (add.info.: Bronze miniature tools from ancient Rome. Dated 1st Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Economy. The wood, woodcutters, carpenters..., c.1900 (chromo)
2636224 Economy. The wood, woodcutters, carpenters..., c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Economy. The wood, woodcutters, carpenters... Imagery, France, c.1900.); Photo © CCI

Assay laboratory for gold and silver, 1574 (engraving)
863685 Assay laboratory for gold and silver, 1574 (engraving); (add.info.: Assay laboratory for gold and silver. 1) Furnace: 2) Sheet of iron onto which assays are poured: 3) Parting flask

Assaying of silver
863654 Assaying of silver; (add.info.: Assaying of silver: 1&3, moulds for making cupels: 2&4, the cupels: 8, man moulding cupels)

Assaying copper
863653 Assaying copper; (add.info.: Assaying copper: Furnaces (1, 4), ore (3), bellows (5), and aeolipile (6) to supply draught to furnaces. Pot in which flux is prepared (8)

Smelting copper
863647 Smelting copper; (add.info.: Smelting copper. From a 1683 English edition of Lazarus Ercker "Beschreibung allerfurnemisten mineralischen Ertzt- und Berckwercksarten" originally)

Reaper/Haymaker sharpening his scythe with a whetstone (also called a side stone)
540148 Reaper/Haymaker sharpening his scythe with a whetstone (also called a side stone). 19th century (hand colored lithograph); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Clasp Maker's Workshop. By Jost Amman, 16th century (woodcut)
529948 The Clasp Maker's Workshop. By Jost Amman, 16th century (woodcut); Universal History Archive/UIG

The stone: from the quarry to the mason, c.1900-1910 (chromo)
1790230 The stone: from the quarry to the mason, c.1900-1910 (chromo); (add.info.: the stone trade in France, from the quarry to the mason, early 20th century); Photo © CCI

The diamond: from the mine to the diamond-cutters and the jewels, early 20th century (chromo)
1790149 The diamond: from the mine to the diamond-cutters and the jewels, early 20th century (chromo); (add.info.: the diamond in France : from the mine to the diamond-cutters and the jewels)

Coal: from the mine to the heating of the houses, early 20th century (chromo)
1790144 Coal: from the mine to the heating of the houses, early 20th century (chromo); (add.info.: the coal in France : from the mine to the heating of the houses)

the hollyhock in France : picking and drying, early 20th century
1790138 the hollyhock in France : picking and drying, early 20th century; (add.info.: the hollyhock in France : picking and drying, early 20th century); Photo © CCI

Rubber shafts, South America, c. 1900-1910 (chromo)
1790380 Rubber shafts, South America, c. 1900-1910 (chromo); (add.info.: incision of the rubber trees in South America, early 20th century); Photo © CCI

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The Hieroglyphic (colour litho)
8626427 The Hieroglyphic (colour litho) by Alexander, John White (1856-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hieroglyphic: inscribed on the monuments of Egypt)

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Pump, Race, Race, Rack, Rack, Rack, Raft, Rail, Rail, Rain, Rake, Read (engraving)
8650012 Pump, Race, Race, Rack, Rack, Rack, Raft, Rail, Rail, Rain, Rake, Read (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pump, Race, Race, Rack, Rack)

The cut finger (colour litho)
8641612 The cut finger (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The cut finger. Illustration for The Prize, 1888.); © Look and Learn

The handling of tools in the construction of a chimney stack with varied projections (b/w photo)
8639680 The handling of tools in the construction of a chimney stack with varied projections (b/w photo) by English Photographer

With the Season's Greetings, hoping your happiness will not be cut short (colour litho)
8656531 With the Season's Greetings, hoping your happiness will not be cut short (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The original hatchet of George Washington (colour litho)
8655935 The original hatchet of George Washington (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The original hatchet of George Washington)

Health benefits of working in the fields (coloured engraving)
8655678 Health benefits of working in the fields (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Health benefits of working in the fields)

The manicurist (colour litho)
8655790 The manicurist (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The manicurist. Woman giving a man a manicure. Postcard, early 20th century)

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Children gardening (chromolitho)
8677286 Children gardening (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children gardening)

Peasants working the land, 16th Century (woodcut)
8664093 Peasants working the land, 16th Century (woodcut) by Schaufelein, Hans Leonard (c.1480-c.1539) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peasants working the land, 16th Century)

Alchemists in a laboratory (woodcut)
8664079 Alchemists in a laboratory (woodcut) by Schaufelein, Hans Leonard (c.1480-c.1539) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alchemists in a laboratory)

Augustin Hirschvogel, German artist, mathematician and cartographer (engraving)
8663702 Augustin Hirschvogel, German artist, mathematician and cartographer (engraving) by Hirschvogel, Augustin (1503-53); Private Collection; (add.info.: Augustin Hirschvogel (1503-1553)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669561 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Monitor" on Motor Fire-Float "Beta III" (colour litho)
8665712 Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Monitor" on Motor Fire-Float "Beta III" (colour litho) by English School

Urban construction (woodcut)
8672872 Urban construction (woodcut) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Urban construction)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Fire-Escape Ladder and Canvas Chute, 1884 (colour litho)
8665670 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Fire-Escape Ladder and Canvas Chute, 1884 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fire-Escape Ladder and Canvas Chute)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Hatfield" Trailer Motor Fire-Pump (colour litho)
8665666 Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Hatfield" Trailer Motor Fire-Pump (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Ideal" "First-Aid" Fire-Appliances (colour litho)
8665657 Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Ideal" "First-Aid" Fire-Appliances (colour litho) by English School

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Motor Side-Car Hose and Ladder Carriage, 1910 (colour litho)
8665656 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Motor Side-Car Hose and Ladder Carriage, 1910 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Motor "Combination" "First-Aid" Appliance, 1903 (colour litho)
8665651 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Motor "Combination" "First-Aid" Appliance, 1903 (colour litho) by English School

Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Valiant" Portable Steam Pump, 1883 (colour litho)
8665646 Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Valiant" Portable Steam Pump, 1883 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Fire Appliances, 1735 (colour litho)
8665641 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Fire Appliances, 1735 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fire Appliances, 1735)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Small Manual Fire-Engine, 1870 (colour litho)
8665633 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Small Manual Fire-Engine, 1870 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Small Manual Fire-Engine, 1870)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: National Fire-Escape in use, 1846 (colour litho)
8665627 Fire-Fighting Appliances: National Fire-Escape in use, 1846 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: National Fire-Escape in use, 1846)

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"Tools: Unveiling the Artistry of Craftsmanship Through Time" From shoeing horses in 1844 to coopers meticulously crafting wooden barrels, tools have played an integral role in shaping our world. In Edwin Henry Landseer's masterpiece from 1938, we witness the dedication and skill of these craftsmen. Blacksmiths, with their trusty tools from 1875, forge iron into magnificent creations that withstand the test of time. Meanwhile, miners toil away at the coalface in South Wales, relying on their specialized tools for a hard day's work. In Norfolk a98_13558, we catch a glimpse of a blacksmith expertly wielding his hammer outside his fiery forge. The Welsh women road builders demonstrate their strength and determination as they construct pathways through South Wales using simple yet effective tools. But it is not just practicality that defines these tools; artistry can be found even in unexpected places. A set of glass eyeballs reminds us of the intricate craftsmanship required to create prosthetics that restore sight and confidence. Leon-Maxime Faivre's "Deux meres (Two Mothers)" transports us to 1888 when mothers relied on various tools to care for their children - nurturing love being one such tool essential for raising future generations. Traveling back further in time, we encounter medieval goldsmiths diligently working on exquisite pieces that adorn royalty and nobility alike. Gold Lunulae and Axehead discovered in St Merryn, Cornwall provide evidence of early Bronze Age craftsmanship at its finest. Lastly, Aleksandr Gerasimov's portrayal captures Lenin during the tumultuous period around 1930-1939 when political ideologies were reshaping nations. Here too lies another kind - ideas wielded by influential figures who shape history itself. Through these glimpses into different eras and tradesmen at work with their respective tools, we come to appreciate how these humble objects have shaped our past and continue to shape our present.