Tools Collection (page 11)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Typical American Fire Engine, 1880-90 (colour litho)
8665701 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Typical American Fire Engine, 1880-90 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Typical American Fire Engine, 1880-90)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Modern "Three-in-One" Motor Fire-Engine (colour litho)
8665694 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Modern "Three-in-One" Motor Fire-Engine (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Paris" Type Manual Fire-Engine, 1900 (colour litho)
8665665 Fire-Fighting Appliances: "Paris" Type Manual Fire-Engine, 1900 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fire-Fighting Appliances: Operating Hose from Water-Tower (colour litho)
8665660 Fire-Fighting Appliances: Operating Hose from Water-Tower (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Operating Hose from Water-Tower)

Washing iron ore (woodcut)
8655516 Washing iron ore (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Washing iron ore)

Advertising card for the American Road Machine Co, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania (chromolitho)
8677577 Advertising card for the American Road Machine Co, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Compasses placed in a Lodge of Master Masons (engraving)
8673098 Compasses placed in a Lodge of Master Masons (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Compasses placed in a Lodge of Master Masons)

Monks building a monastery (litho)
8672869 Monks building a monastery (litho) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monks building a monastery)

Sculptor and woodcarver (woodcut)
8672866 Sculptor and woodcarver (woodcut) by German School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sculptor and woodcarver)

St. Crispin and St. Crispian, Roman brothers, patron saints of shoemakers, went to Soissons, France
535107 St. Crispin and St. Crispian, Roman brothers, patron saints of shoemakers, went to Soissons, France, 303 to spread gospel and supported themselves by shoe making

Ploughing Wheel Engraving, 1882 (woodcut)
1574816 Ploughing Wheel Engraving, 1882 (woodcut); (add.info.: Ploughing using a wheeled plough drawn by two horses which are led by a ploughboy)

Lapps encampment with reindeer corral. Nomadic herdsmen of Arctic regions whose reindeer provided food, clothing
530203 Lapps encampment with reindeer corral. Nomadic herdsmen of Arctic regions whose reindeer provided food, clothing, tools and transport, Wood engraving, 1882.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Small portable wood drill which could be clamped to bench or table. Engraving, London, 1888
866102 Small portable wood drill which could be clamped to bench or table. Engraving, London, 1888.; (add.info.: english engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Paper making, China: producing the pulp. Engraving c1810
866078 Paper making, China: producing the pulp. Engraving c1810.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

I'm a automobillionaire (colour litho)
8656664 I'm a automobillionaire (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "I'm a automobillionaire." Man in a driver's coat)

School-boy, School-house, Schooner, Scissors, Screw-jack, Screw-pipe, Sculpin, Sculptor, Scuttle, Sea-coast, Sea-fight
8650073 School-boy, School-house, Schooner, Scissors, Screw-jack, Screw-pipe, Sculpin, Sculptor, Scuttle, Sea-coast, Sea-fight, Sea-horse (engraving) by German School

A Light for the Compass (engraving)
8649852 A Light for the Compass (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Light for the Compass)

How did farmers work in days gone by? (litho)
8676257 How did farmers work in days gone by? (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How did farmers work in days gone by)

The United Society of Brush Makers, c.1840 (engraving on paper)
7485260 The United Society of Brush Makers, c.1840 (engraving on paper) by Shury, John & Son (fl.c.1840); 41x31 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Collection of Surveying tools and methods for measurements (engraving)
5616446 Collection of Surveying tools and methods for measurements (engraving); (add.info.: Collection of Surveying tools and methods for measurements)

Ferrabee and Co's wool lap machine, from "The National Encyclopaedia
6428142 Ferrabee and Co's wool lap machine, from "The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge", published c. 1890 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh

Greenwood and Batley's band saw, from "The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge"
6428141 Greenwood and Batley's band saw, from "The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge", published c. 1890 (engraving); Photo © Ken Welsh

Perpetual sundial in the shape of a vertical disk for latitude 47 degrees, 1650-1700 (brass)
MMM5475063 Perpetual sundial in the shape of a vertical disk for latitude 47 degrees, 1650-1700 (brass); National Maritime Museum, London

Sundial from Augsburg (Germany), deployed, for latitude 0. Silver copper instrument, 18th century (silver copper)
MMM5475053 Sundial from Augsburg (Germany), deployed, for latitude 0. Silver copper instrument, 18th century (silver copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Magnetic azimuth dial for 49° latitude, reverse Brass instrument, early 17th century
MMM5475052 Magnetic azimuth dial for 49° latitude, reverse Brass instrument, early 17th century; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Magnetic azimuth dial for 49° latitude)

Diptych sundial, closed, for latitude 49 degrees. Ivory and wood instrument, first half of the 18th century (wood)
MMM5474462 Diptych sundial, closed, for latitude 49 degrees. Ivory and wood instrument, first half of the 18th century (wood); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial)

Diptych sundial for latitude 42 degrees, (open), with magnetic compass. Ivory instrument, c.1600 (ivory)
MMM5473980 Diptych sundial for latitude 42 degrees, (open), with magnetic compass. Ivory instrument, c.1600 (ivory); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial (closed), presenting a table of latitudes. Ivory instrument, c.1600 (ivory)
MMM5473372 Diptych sundial (closed), presenting a table of latitudes. Ivory instrument, c.1600 (ivory) by Reinmann, Paul (1557-1609); National Maritime Museum, London

Three universal equinoxial dials for latitude 0-90 degrees, 18th century (golden copper)
MMM5470106 Three universal equinoxial dials for latitude 0-90 degrees, 18th century (golden copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Circular sundial, tiltable, for latitude 51 degrees, with cover. Wood and copper object, 19th century (wood and copper)
MMM5470018 Circular sundial, tiltable, for latitude 51 degrees, with cover. Wood and copper object, 19th century (wood and copper); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Circular sundial)

Circular sundial, tiltable on a magnetic compass, for latitude 0-90 degrees, 18th century (copper and glass)
MMM5470014 Circular sundial, tiltable on a magnetic compass, for latitude 0-90 degrees, 18th century (copper and glass); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Circular sundial)

Allegory of astronomy (low relief)
BEN5471568 Allegory of astronomy (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Allegory of astronomy)

Navicula de Venetiis for latitude 20 degrees, an instrument in the shape of a Venetian ship, 1425-75 (copper)
MMM5470128 Navicula de Venetiis for latitude 20 degrees, an instrument in the shape of a Venetian ship, 1425-75 (copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Universal equinoxial dial for latitude 0-90 degrees Copper object, early 18th century (copper)
MMM5470101 Universal equinoxial dial for latitude 0-90 degrees Copper object, early 18th century (copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Horizontal compass dial, for latitude 48 degrees. Silver and copper object, late 17th century (silver and copper)
MMM5469122 Horizontal compass dial, for latitude 48 degrees. Silver and copper object, late 17th century (silver and copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Reverse side of the magnetic compass dial from Dieppe (France), for latitude 50 degrees
MMM5469081 Reverse side of the magnetic compass dial from Dieppe (France), for latitude 50 degrees, c.1660 (silver and tortoise shells); National Maritime Museum, London

Horizontal travel dial, for the 49° latitude, with magnetic compass and engraved indications and decorations
MMM5469065 Horizontal travel dial, for the 49° latitude, with magnetic compass and engraved indications and decorations, c.1550-1600 (ivory and copper); National Maritime Museum, London

Diptych sundial, with engraved indications in Chinese, 17th century (ivory and copper)
MMM5469980 Diptych sundial, with engraved indications in Chinese, 17th century (ivory and copper); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Diptych sundial)

Butterfield dial for latitudes 40 and 60 degrees, built around an acanthus decor, with magnetic compass
MMM5468978 Butterfield dial for latitudes 40 and 60 degrees, built around an acanthus decor, with magnetic compass, 18th century (silver copper and glass); National Maritime Museum, London

A submarine (submarine) officer looking through the periscope. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 1940
MMM5467531 A submarine (submarine) officer looking through the periscope. Watercolor and pencil on paper, 1940, by Eric Ravilious (1903-1942) by Ravilious, Eric (1903-42); National Maritime Museum

Woodcut depicting FERDINAND I; Holy Roman Emperor 1558-64, king of Bohemia and Hungary 1526
5311572 Woodcut depicting FERDINAND I; Holy Roman Emperor 1558-64, king of Bohemia and Hungary 1526. From the title page of the De Sphaericus of Theodosius of Tripoli (2nd century AD)

An allegorical picture of Astronomy shown holding an armillary sphere, 19th century
5310752 An allegorical picture of Astronomy shown holding an armillary sphere, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1881); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Medal bearing the effigy of Alexander de' Medici (Alessandro de' Medici) Duke of Florence (1510-1537)
BEN5480383 Medal bearing the effigy of Alexander de' Medici (Alessandro de' Medici) Duke of Florence (1510-1537). Made by Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) 1531-1536 Diam

The equipment of cadet (aspiring officer) William Blockhead, for his service on the HMS 'Hellfire' at a station
MMM5478578 The equipment of cadet (aspiring officer) William Blockhead, for his service on the HMS 'Hellfire' at a station in the West Indies (America) by Cruikshank

Description of the use of the 'suit' or scuba diving device (submarine)
MMM5467375 Description of the use of the 'suit' or scuba diving device (submarine) (a type of tube in which a person can lie down but maintain freedom of movement of their arms)

Presentation of a 'suit' or scuba diving device (underwater) (a type of tube in which a person can lie down but)
MMM5467352 Presentation of a 'suit' or scuba diving device (underwater) (a type of tube in which a person can lie down but maintain freedom of movement of his arms)

The shipwright, one of the most important Royal Navy adjutant officers in the 18th century
MMM5482467 The shipwright, one of the most important Royal Navy adjutant officers in the 18th century, who had to pass an exam at Shipwright's Hall before boarding by Rowlandson

When the third shot blew up the tumbril we gave a cheer
6317619 When the third shot blew up the tumbril we gave a cheer.; (add.info.: When the third shot blew up the tumbril we gave a cheer)

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"Crafting the Past: Unveiling the Timeless Tools of Trades" Tools used in carpentry and joinery: Witness the precision and skill as these tools shape wood into magnificent creations. Coopers at work making wooden barrels: Step into a world where craftsmanship meets tradition, as coopers meticulously craft barrels using their specialized tools. Blacksmith Tools 1875: Discover the essence of an era when sparks flew and iron was forged with sheer strength and dexterity. Bookbinding Tools 1875: Journey into the realm of literary artistry, where delicate bookbinding tools transform blank pages into bound treasures. Miners working at the coalface, South Wales: Descend deep underground to witness miners wielding their indispensable tools amidst darkness, extracting black gold from nature's depths. Various shoemaking tools: Explore a cobblers' workshop filled with an array of intriguing instruments that bring comfort and style to our feet. Polkanuggo Quarry, Stithians, Cornwall. 1903-1904: Immerse yourself in history as quarry workers employ rugged stone-cutting implements to extract raw materials from Mother Earth's embrace. Knapped Flint Tools: Marvel at ancient ingenuity as flint-knappers fashion sharp-edged artifacts that once shaped civilizations long forgotten by time. Welsh women road builders, South Wales: Celebrate resilience and determination as Welsh women wielded shovels and picks to construct pathways for future generations using simple yet powerful hand-tools. Blacksmiths outside their forge - A glimpse into a bygone era where skilled blacksmiths harnessed fire's fury alongside mighty anvils while shaping metal with unwavering expertise. Blacksmith & Horse 19C - Witness harmony between man and beast as blacksmiths collaborate with majestic horses while creating essential equipment for transportation during the nineteenth century.