19th Century Industrial Machinery

A collection of historical industrial machines, including oil mills, tobacco processing, and textile spinning, showcasing steam power and mechanical engineering from the 1800s.

The Calliope, or steam organ 1859

Portable oil mill, operated by steam power, after A. Samuelson, historical, digitally improved reproduction from an original around 1860.

Maschine zur Herstellung von Münzen im 19. Jahrhundert: Zainvorwalzwerk, Maschine zur Münzherstellung, Vorveredler, Vorroller, digital restaurierte Re...

Machinery for Processing Tobacco 1890: Tobacco Mill, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century model

Textilindustrie, Spinnerei, 19. Jahrhundert, Selfactor, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

'Dynamo-Electric Machines, Worked by Steam, and Producing Magneto-Electricity', 1882. Creator: Unknown.

Illustration showing Machine for boring the cylinders of steam engines, Vulcan Foundry, Washington Street, Glasgow, Scotland, 1843

Illustration of the bolt forging machine of the company Archimedes, Aktiengesellschaft fuer Stahl- und Eisenindustrie in Berlin, for the Berlin Trade Exhibition 1896, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original template from the 19th century, exact original date unknown, Europe

Circular shears, produced by Erdmann Kircheis, Aue, Germany, machine for processing metal plates for magnets and dynamos, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1898.

The Calliope, or steam organ 1859

Cross section of condensing machine or Watt's low pressure machine

Machine for assembling seals on drums and cylinders of carders, produced by Dronsfield, Oldham, United Kingdom, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1888.

Construction of an improved machine, a thread winding machine, a spindle for twisting, twining or winding threads, 1890, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern.

A grinding mill, Q, driven by a waterwheel which is itself driven by water from an upper cistern, A, to which it is supposed to raise the water by means of two Archimedean screws, I and M. From Theatrum Machinarum Novum by Georg Andreas Bockler, Nuremberg, 1673

Illustration depicting a flat-bed printing machine without extraneous cogs and levers. Dated 19th century

Printing technique, simple high-speed press with railway movement and cylindrical undercarriage, by Koenig und farmer, Oberzell Monastery near Wuerzburg, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master, Europe

Sugar production, diffusion battery after patent Riedel, for the production of sugar juice, around 1880, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Europe

Woolsche Balanciermaschine, regular standing steam engine, a steam engine as it was used at the beginning of the Victorian era and at the beginning of the industrialisation, 1880, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known, Europe

Threshing machine by Andrew Meikle, Scottish inventor and millwright, 1811. Artist: Unknown

Fig. CXXX. Haustrum simplex, cum tribomylo. Additional, Bulgen oder Schöpss Eÿmer. Additional, Haustrum simplex, cum annexo tribomylo., 1662., Coloniæ Agrippinæ. Publisher, Sumptibus Pauli Principis, Technempolæi Noribergici. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Waterwheels, Water pumps, Gearing, Engravings

Timber industry, sawmill, Haigh's equilibrium saw for sawing boards and beams, historical, digitally improved reproduction from an original around 1860.

Press mixer, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.

Maschinen zur Verarbeitung von Tabak 1890: Stempelwerk, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Side view of the spinning mule perfected in 1779 by Samuel Crompton (1753-1827) English inventor of Bolton, Lancashire. Crompton's mule made it possible to spin any yarn by machinery and was one of the inventions which revolutionised the British textile industry. Woodcut from 'Great Industries of Great Britain' (London, c1889).

Broomans machine, for the production of ropes and ropes, rope lathe, industrial product from the year 1880, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known

Heavy block gang saw, for disassembling and cutting teak trunks and hardwood trunks, industrial product from the year 1880 / Schwere Blockgattersäge, zum Zerlegen und Schneiden von Teakholzstämmen und Hartholzstämmen, Industrieprodukt aus dem Jahr 1880, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt, Kolorierung, koloriert, handkoloriert, Hand-colouring, hand coloured, colored.

Textiles: an automatic "mule" cotton spinning machine, side elevation. Engraving.

Machine for processing wood waste in order to obtain tannin extracts, produced by Burbergh, Mettmann, Germany, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1905.

Textilindustrie, Doppelwechselstuhl mit Schaftmaschine der sächsischen Maschinenfabrik Chemnitz, Deutschland, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer ...

Linen manufacture: Flax spreading machine and roving machine by P. Borrie of Dundee, Scotland. Engraving, Glasgow, 1888.

Carding machine for worsted wool, produced by Samuel Brooks, Manchester, United Kingdom, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1888.

Steam-powered cultivator by Morris, 1888, Historic, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Universal brick machine by Emil Flach, produces various brick shapes, industrial product from the year 1880, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern, exact original date not known

Textiles: an automatic twisting machine for yarn. Engraving by J. Scott after W. Ross.

Griffin mill used for wet crushing of hard minerals, produced by Bradley Pulverizer Co, Boston, United States of America, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1895.

Hydraulic machine to test the bending of the rails, produced by Mannheimer Maschinenfabrik, Germany, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1890.

Steam-powered cultivator by Morris, 1888, Historic, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Farming: a milling machine for corn, three-quarter view. Engraving by B. Cole, early eighteenth century, after R. Blackwell.

Perpetual motion: Grindstone driven, via work and spur, by an overshot water wheel. An Archimedean screw raises the used water to the reservoir, and the whole is supposed to work by perpetual motion. Engraving from 'Theatrum Machinarum Novum' by George Andreas Bockler (Nuremberg, 1673).

WESTRUP'S PATENT CONICAL FLOUR MILL, THE GREAT EXHIBITION

Hoe's Single Large Cylinder printing machine Date: 1872

Machines for the production of linen, textile industry 19th century, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Sawing machine from 1885, from the company Robinson, 1880, historical woodcut, England

Printing technique, two-tour press for factory printing, illustration printing and autotype printing, by Koenig und farmer, Oberzell Monastery near Wuerzburg, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century master, Europe

Maschinen zur Herstellung von Leinen, Textilindustrie 19. Jahrhundert, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Morriën, Johannes Henderikus, Netherlands, Weissenbruch, Isaac, Letter I and a number of objects from the nineteenth century, including a cogwheel and a steam locomotive, print, prints, height 140 mm, width 102 mm, Dutch, 1826-08-27 - 1912-11-13, print maker, printmaker, 1836 - 1912, paper, wood engraving, Work conception, 1819-02-08 - 1878-04-29

An engraving depicting a man grinding corn using an inclined treadmill. Dated 19th century

Wirkmaschine, Mechanische Wirkmaschine Baujahr 1856, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Textiles: gauze making loom, and details. Engraving by R. Benard.

Spinning, Weaving, carded self-actor of Th. Restart from Chemnitz, Germany / Spinnerei, Weberei, Streichgarn Selfaktor von Th. Wiede aus Chemnitz, Deutschland, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Wood industry, precision moulding machine of the company C. Blumwe & Sohn, Bromberg-Prinzenthal, Poland, machine for wood processing, moulding, planing and cutting, industrial product from the year 1880, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original pattern from the 19th century, exact original date not known, Europe

Linen manufacture: Flax spinning and preparing frame by P. Borrie of Dundee, Scotland. Engraving, Glasgow, 1888.

Steam engine, Cail engine, JF Cail u. Comp., around 1860, historical, digitally improved reproduction of a 19th-century model.

Textile spinning machine of the company Koch & Comp. Leipzig, 1888, Historic, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Semi-fixed superheated steam engine with Lents system valve distribution, 160-200 hp, produced by Heinrich Lanz, Mannheim, Germany, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1912.

Textile Industry, Spinnkrempler by Joseph's Heirs in Bielitz, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century pattern, Europe

Slasher sizing machine, used for strengthening the warp by adding starch to reduce breakage of the yarns, built by J. Harrison & Sons. From A Concise History of The International Exhibition of 1862,

Illustration showing The Victory web rotary press, built by Duncan & Wilson of Liverpool for the 'Glasgow Star' (1870). This was the first machine which printed, cut the roll of paper, and then folded the sheets ready for dispatch

GRABADO-MAQUINA DE COSER DE CUATRO MOVIMIENTOS-1852.

Line engraving depicting a mill for fulling cloth to remove oil and re-size. Dated 18th Century

Diamond cutters: elevations of cutting machines with various components. Etching by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.

Hellard's patent Victoria side-delivery reaping and mowing machine.

Part of the Victoria Tower - the Hoisting-Scaffold, 1850. '...there are few mechanical contrivances employed in the various works at the New Palace, Westminster, of more interest than the novel and admirable scaffold used in the erection of that enormous and magnificent pile, the Victoria Tower. The singular appearance of the scaffold, viewed from all parts - seemingly nothing more than three huge cranes, and the perfectly easy manner in which they appear to work, are extremely striking and interesting, in addition to the circumstance that the exterior of the building is not disfigured during

Tools for metalworking of sheet metal, 19th century: Embossing press, press brake, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century.

Fig. C. Hydrotechnema, cum antlitrocho., Additional, Hydrergon, per capsas haustorias., 1662., Coloniæ Agrippinæ. Publisher, Sumptibus Pauli Principis, Technempolæi Noribergici. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Oxen, Waterwheels, Troughs, Engravings

Construction of a machine for cutting sugar cane by Leon Gauchet, digitally restored reproduction of an original template from the 19th century, exact original date not known

Machine from National Automatic Tool Co (Natco), Richmond, Indiana, USA. Around 1930.

Watt's engine. Illustrations. 1830. Rare Book Division. Steam-engines

Niel engine, vintage engraving. Niel engine, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657360

The interior of a windmill in 18th century France. Date: Circa 1760

First lockstitch sewing machine, constructed by Elias Howe (1819-1867) American inventor in 1845. Engraving c1880

The Great Exhibition Building in Hyde Park - Adzing and Planing Machinery, 1850. ' The machinery requisite for this twofold operation is fixed on a long deal bench, breast-high from the floor, supported on square deal legs and cross-bearers, the whole being about 23 feet long. At the back of the bench is a longitudinal rail of deal, adjustable by vertical iron guides or fences, by which the boards, planks, or battens are kept in their proper position on the bench, while passing forward to undergo the process of planing and thicknessing. One of the attendants, who places the planks on the bench

ENGINE-PIT OF THE WALBOTTLE COLLIERY, 1851

Northern Netherlands, How the fire hose and pump should be stored in the fire engine house after use, ca. 1750, A representation of how the fire hose and pump should be stored in the fire engine house after use, ca. 1750 Belongs to the supplementary pictures of the Fire Engine Book by Jan van der Heyden., print, prent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 134 mm, width 198 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1700 - 1799, 18th century, 18e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Textiles: an automatic scutching machine for cotton. Engraving by J. Scott after W. Ross.

19th century steam engine: Westinghouse Compound Steam Engine, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century model

Eine Hilfsmaschine zur maschinellen Herstellung von Fässern, Industrieprodukt aus dem Jahr 1880, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer O...

Industrial machinery 1890: lathe, turning lathe, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century.

Transporter cart with electric motor, used in railway workshops, detail of mechanical controls and devices, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1893.

Abbildung eines Universalfräskopfes aus der ehemaligen Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Aug. Hamann, H. Walz in Berlin, Deutschland, Historisch, digital restau...

Crossley engine, vintage engraving. Crossley engine, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10657352

Slotting machine, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1909.

Textilindustrie, Spinnerei, 19. Jahrhundert, Vorspinnkrempel, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Industrial revolution. Hargreaves's spinning-jenny, invented in the 1760s. Engraving, Nuestro Siglo, 1883. Spanish edition.

Eine Maschine zur Herstellung von Gummischläuchen und -matten, Industrieprodukt aus dem Jahr 1880, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer...

Cigarette making-machine used by the Levant Cigarette Factory, St Mary Axe, London. From ''Royal Album of Arts nd Industries of Great Britain''

Sawing machine at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1812.

Engraving depicting lead chambers for the production of sulphuric acid. Dated 19th century

Northern Netherlands, How the fire engine and pump should be stored in the fire engine house after use, ca. 1750, A representation of how the fire engine and pump should be stored in the fire engine house after use, the fire engine house should be stored after use, approx. 1750 Belongs to the supplementary pictures of the Fire Engine Book by Jan van der Heyden., print, prent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 133 mm, width 200 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1700 - 1799, 18th century, 18e eeuw, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Self-acting spinning machine for carded wool and cotton waste, produced by Brooks & Doxey, Manchester, United Kingdom, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1894.

Eine Maschine zum Zerkleinern von Kräutern und Wurzeln, von August Zemsch aus Wiesbaden, Industrieprodukt aus dem Jahr 1880, Historisch, digital resta...

Mill for grinding wheat, hand-operated, engraving from Il theatro de gl'instrumenti e machine (The theatre of instruments and machines), figure 27, by Jacques Besson, 1582, Lyon.

Illustration showing steam powered pumping engine by E.D. Leavitt Jnr of Cambridgeport, Mass. This compound beam engine was used at the Lawrence Waterworks, Mass. Flywheel mounted between beams and cylinders. New York, 1880

The spinning mule is a machine used to spin cotton and other fibres. They were used extensively from the late 18th to the early 20th century in the mills / Die Spinning Mule ist eine Spinnmaschine zum Ausspinnen von Baumwolle und wurde zum Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts von dem Weber Samuel Crompton erfunden, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Hydraulic press for manufacturing lead plates and strips for accumulators, produced by Krupp, Magdeburg, Germany, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1905.

A cutting instrument for graft cuttings for fruit tree grafting, A graft cutting is a few centimetres long part of a scion, a scion eye is the bud. It is used in plant grafting and site grafting, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original template from the 19th century, exact original date not known

Engraving depicting a curd mill for grinding the curd before placing it with salt in a cheese vat, used in the manufacturing Cheshire cheese. Dated 19th Century

Wheel, circular lifter, for lifting larger loads, predecessor of the crane, 1890, England, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century ...

An engraving depicting J. S. Thurman's horse-drawn van carrying a motor and compressor in the street supplying compressed air to the contractors clean an apartment in the nearby building. Dated 20th century

Illustration depicting the storeroom of an ice merchant's workshop in France. Dated 19th century

Illustration depicting a printing press. Dated 19th century

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