Industrial revolution Collection (#47)

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Industrial revolution Collection: Potters workshop, c1860

Potters workshop, c1860. A woman turns the wheel while a girl baller supplies the potter with lumps of clay of the correct weight for the next vessel to be thrown

Industrial revolution Collection: Throwing an earthenware vessel, c1860

Throwing an earthenware vessel, c1860. A belt-driven wheel of the type used at the Wedgwood and Copeland factories. The speed of the wheel is regulated by the boy raising or lowering a belt

Industrial revolution Collection: Railway steam locomotive designed in 1849 by English engineer Thomas Russell Crampton

Railway steam locomotive designed in 1849 by English engineer Thomas Russell Crampton. Cramptons (1816-1888) design featured a low-pitched boiler

Industrial revolution Collection: View of Leeds, Yorkshire, early 19th century

View of Leeds, Yorkshire, early 19th century. The economy of Leeds was based on the wool industry. The citys prosperity was greatly increased in the Industrial Revolution by the construction of

Industrial revolution Collection: James Watt, Scottish engineer

James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor. Portrait from a commemorative medal. James Watt was the son of a Scottish shipbuilder and showed an interest in invention at an early age

Industrial revolution Collection: Title page of Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Malthus, 1806. Artist: Thomas Malthus

Title page of Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Malthus, 1806. Artist: Thomas Malthus
Title page of Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Malthus, 1806. Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834), English cleric and economist

James Watt, Scottish engineer. James Watt (1736-1819) was the son of a Scottish shipbuilder and showed an interest in invention at an early age

Industrial revolution Collection: Newcomen steam engine, 1737

Newcomen steam engine, 1737. Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) designed his atmospheric or steam engine in 1712. Water was heated in the boiler and the resulting steam was let into the cylinder

Industrial revolution Collection: Love Conquered Fear, 1840

Love Conquered Fear, 1840. Michael Armstrong, adopted by a mill owner, embracing his brother Edward who is one of the ragged factory boys working amongst the spinning mules

Industrial revolution Collection: Woman using a Spinning Jenny, c1880

Woman using a Spinning Jenny, c1880. The Spinning Jenny was invented by James Hargreaves (c1720-1778) in 1764. On his original machine

Industrial revolution Collection: Spinning Jenny, 1820

Spinning Jenny, 1820. The Spinning Jenny was invented by James Hargreaves (c1720-1778) in 1764. On his original machine, a single wheel controlled eight spindles rather than the single spindle

Industrial revolution Collection: Sectional view of Strutts model cotton mills, Belper, Derbyshire, England, 1820

Sectional view of Strutts model cotton mills, Belper, Derbyshire, England, 1820. Artist: William Lowry
Sectional view of Strutts model cotton mills, Belper, Derbyshire, England, 1820. Power was generated by the water wheel and distributed via a shaft and belting

Industrial revolution Collection: Model of a Newcomen steam engine, 1856

Model of a Newcomen steam engine, 1856. It was while repairing this engine that James Watt (1736-1819) is said to have invented the separate condenser

Industrial revolution Collection: James Watt, Scottish engineer, 19th century. Artist: Robert G Bell

James Watt, Scottish engineer, 19th century. Artist: Robert G Bell
James Watt, Scottish engineer. James Watt (1736-1819) was the son of a Scottish shipbuilder and showed an interest in invention at an early age

James Watt, Scottish engineer. James Watt (1736-1819) was the son of a Scottish shipbuilder and showed an interest in invention at an early age

Industrial revolution Collection: Grinding needle points, Redditch, England, c1830

Grinding needle points, Redditch, England, c1830. A grindstone driven by water or steam. Needle grinding was well-paid work but the lives of grinders were short owing to the inhalation of dust

Industrial revolution Collection: Die-stamping the channel and eye position on needle wires, Redditch, England, c1835

Die-stamping the channel and eye position on needle wires, Redditch, England, c1835. The operation used a foot-operated 13.6kg hammer

Industrial revolution Collection: Greenfield Brass Mill near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, 1792. Artist: WC Wilson

Greenfield Brass Mill near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, 1792. Artist: WC Wilson
Greenfield Brass Mill near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, 1792. Illustration showing industrialisation in the rural landscape

Industrial revolution Collection: Copperworks near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales owned by the Mona Company, 1792. Artist: William Watts

Copperworks near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales owned by the Mona Company, 1792. Artist: William Watts
Copperworks near Holywell, Flintshire, Wales owned by the Mona Company, 1792. Illustration showing industrialisation in the rural landscape. Copper was mined on Anglesey (Mona)

Industrial revolution Collection: The Staffordshire Girl, late 18th-early 19th century. Artist: WN Gardner

The Staffordshire Girl, late 18th-early 19th century. Artist: WN Gardner
The Staffordshire Girl, late 18th-early 19th century. A girl is decorating Staffordshire ware in a factory, with a pottery kiln in the background

Industrial revolution Collection: A Jacquard Loom, 1915

A Jacquard Loom, 1915. A power-operated development of Joseph Marie Jacquards (1752-1834) invention, showing swags of punched cards on which the pattern to be woven was encoded

Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834), French silk-weaver and inventor

Jacquard loom, with swags of punched cards from which pattern was woven, 1876

Industrial revolution Collection: Man operating machine punching cards for Jacquard looms, 1844

Man operating machine punching cards for Jacquard looms, 1844
Man operating machine punching cards for Jacquard looms. A total of 400-800 was normal, but sometimes 24, 000 were worked. From George Dodd The Textile Manufactures of Great Britain. (London, 1844)

Industrial revolution Collection: Preparing punched cards for a Jacquard loom, 1844

Preparing punched cards for a Jacquard loom, 1844. The loom had a card for each weft thread of pattern. A total of 400-800 was normal, but sometimes 24, 000 were worked

Industrial revolution Collection: Medal commemorating the centenary of the birth of George Stephenson, railway engineer, 1881

Medal commemorating the centenary of the birth of George Stephenson, railway engineer, 1881
Medal commemorating the centenary of the birth of George Stephenson, British railway engineer (1781-1848), 1881. It shows the Rocket

Industrial revolution Collection: Niagara Cast Iron Bridge, New York, USA, c1855-c1860

Niagara Cast Iron Bridge, New York, USA, c1855-c1860
Niagara Cast Iron Bridge, New York, USA. The railway bridge connecting Canada and the USA across the Niagara River was engineered by John Augustus Roebling

Industrial revolution Collection: Menai Bridge (from the Anglesea Side), 1830. Artist: Thomas Barber

Menai Bridge (from the Anglesea Side), 1830. Artist: Thomas Barber
Menai Bridge (from the Anglesea Side), 1830. Thomas Telfords suspension bridge over the Menai Straits was built in 1820-1826

Industrial revolution Collection: George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1892)

George Stephensons locomotive Rocket, 1829 (1892). On 11 October 1829 Rocket won the Rainhill Trials, a competition held to determine the engine to be used on the Liverpool to Manchester Railway

Industrial revolution Collection: Stephensons Rocket winning the Rainhill Trials, 14 October 1829 (1898)

Stephensons Rocket winning the Rainhill Trials, 14 October 1829 (1898). George Stephensons (1781-1848) locomotive Rocket winning the competition held at Rainhill, Merseyside

Industrial revolution Collection: Woman carrying a load of coal up a turnpike spiral stair, Scottish, 1848

Woman carrying a load of coal up a turnpike spiral stair, Scottish, 1848
Woman carrying a load of coal up a turnpike spiral stair, Scottish. From Matthias Dunn A Treatise on the Winning and Working of Collieries, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1848. Engraving

Industrial revolution Collection: Women workers hauling coal to the surface up a ladder

Women workers hauling coal to the surface up a ladder. Leading woman has lost her load and the woman following is in danger of being hurt buy falling coal and and falling off the ladder

Industrial revolution Collection: Women climbing ladders to carry coal up a mineshaft, Scotland, early 19th century

Women climbing ladders to carry coal up a mineshaft, Scotland, early 19th century. From L. Simonin Mines and Miners, London, c1865. Wood engraving

Industrial revolution Collection: The Tunnel, 1831. Artist: Henry Pyall

The Tunnel, 1831. Artist: Henry Pyall
The Tunnel, 1831. The worlds first passenger railway, the Liverpool and Manchester opened on 15 September 1830. Its principal engineer was George Stephenson (1781-1848)

Industrial revolution Collection: Gas works for lighting town or large district, 1819. Artist: Friedrich Accum

Gas works for lighting town or large district, 1819. Artist: Friedrich Accum
Gas works for lighting town or large district. 1: Collapsing gas holder. 2: Retort House. 3: Purifying House with lime machine. 4: Directors Office. From Frederick Accum Coal Gas, London, 1819

Industrial revolution Collection: Charging retorts at the Gas Light Establishment, Brick Lane, London, 1822. Artist: Colin Mackenzie

Charging retorts at the Gas Light Establishment, Brick Lane, London, 1822. Artist: Colin Mackenzie
Charging retorts at the Gas Light Establishment, Brick Lane, London. From Colin Mackenzie One Thousand Experiments in Chemistry, London, 1822. Aquatint

Industrial revolution Collection: Bridgewater Canal crossing the River Irwell by a viaduct, England

Bridgewater Canal crossing the River Irwell by a viaduct, England. In foreground Hobblers are pulling boat on river. Constructed by the engineer, James Brindley (1716-72). Hand-coloured engraving

Industrial revolution Collection: Lord Shaftesbury, English statesman, moral philosopher, philanthropist and factory reformer, c1880

Lord Shaftesbury, English statesman, moral philosopher, philanthropist and factory reformer, c1880
Earl of Shaftesbury, English statesman, moral philosopher, philanthropist and factory reformer, c1880. Anthony Ashley Cooper

Industrial revolution Collection: The Tilt Forge, c1845-1866. Artist: Godfrey Sykes

The Tilt Forge, c1845-1866. Artist: Godfrey Sykes
The Tilt Forge, c1845-1866. Iron workers at a battery of mechanical tilt hammers

Industrial revolution Collection: Industrial landscape, Wales, 19th century. Artist: Penry Williams

Industrial landscape, Wales, 19th century. Artist: Penry Williams
Industrial landscape, Wales, 19th century. An ironworks at night, the blast furnace in the centre

Industrial landscape, Wales, 19th century. Artist: Penry Williams
Industrial landscape, Wales, 19th century. An ironworks, clearly showing blast furnaces with flames spouting from their tops

Industrial revolution Collection: Trade Union Scroll, 1851

Trade Union Scroll, 1851. Amalgamated Society of Engineers, Machinists, Millwrights, Smiths and Pattern-Makers scroll which would be presented to members

Industrial revolution Collection: Menai Suspension Bridge, Wales, c1826

Menai Suspension Bridge, Wales, c1826. Broadsheet on Thomas Telfords suspension bridge across the Menai Straits joining the Welsh mainland and Angelsey, built between 1820 and 1826

Industrial revolution Collection: Machine Room in a Steam Sewing Factory, 1854

Machine Room in a Steam Sewing Factory, 1854. This view is of Holloway, Crowe & Holloways clothing factory, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Industrial revolution Collection: History, Europe, Industrial Revolution, Steam Engines, Fuel, Shovelling Coal, Stoker

History, Europe, Industrial Revolution, Steam Engines, Fuel, Shovelling Coal, Stoker, Clocks, Efficiency, Frank Lillian Gilbreth, Hand, Laborers, Shoveling, Shovels, Stokers, Stop, Timing, Watches

Industrial revolution Collection: Locomotive designed in 1814 by British engineer and inventor

Locomotive designed in 1814 by British engineer and inventor George Stephenson (1781-1848). Nineteenth-century engraving. Colored

Industrial revolution Collection: Reconstruction of the steam engine. 1765. FRANCE

Reconstruction of the steam engine. 1765. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Museum of Arts and Crafts (CNAM)

Industrial revolution Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 15 September 1859) - English mechanical and civil engineer. Designer and builder of dockyards, the Great Western Railway

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