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19th Century Industrial Machines

Vintage engravings depicting various mechanical devices, showcasing the technology and engineering processes of the 19th century.

Printing mechanism of the Morse telegraph.
Printing mechanism of the Morse telegraph.
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Engraving depicting the cooling of milk using Lawrence's 'refrigerator'. Dated 19th Century
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Illustration depicting an Optical Telegraphy Apparatus. Dated 19th Century
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Vertical 4-cylinder condensing pump, triple expansion, capable of delivering 30 million litres of water every 24 hours, Worthington system, United States of America, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1893.
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An engraving depicting different butter churns. Left: Vertical treadle butter churn. Right: a barrel churn containing an axle with fan vanes turned by a crank handle. Dated 19th century
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Short focus telescope, by M. Jaubert. Paris, Astronomic observatory Trocadero. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Ilustración Artística 1882
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Phonautograph by Rudolph Koenig, Tonselbstschreiber, a device for the graphic recording of sound, 1881, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known
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Phonautograph by Rudolph Koenig, Tonselbstschreiber, a device for the graphic recording of sound, 1881, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th cent...
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J.A. Alzate y Ramirez, Asuntos varios ciencia y artes...
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BELL, Alexander Graham (1847-1922). British physicist and engineer, inventor of the telephone. Facsimile of the first Bell's telephone, made by 'Western Electric C'. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Conservatoire National des Arts et M_tiers (National Conservatory of Arts and Trades).
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Charles Sumner Tainter's Graphophone. 1888.
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Short focus telescope, by M. Jaubert. Paris, Astronomic observatory Trocadero. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Ilustración Artística 1882
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Engraving depicting various types of early cameras. 1. Stereoscopic camera invented by Carl August von Steinheil (1801-1870) a German physicist, inventor, engineer and astronomer. 2. Eastman cut film pack. 3. Single lens reflex camera. Dated 20th Century
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Theatrophone Central exchange for direct relays of opera, concerts and plays from the Paris theatres to hotels, cafes, etc. Marinovitch and Svarvady's Theatrophone system. Dated 1892
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Engraving depicting a coin-in-the-slot perfume dispenser. Dated 19th century
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England, London, South Kensington, Science Museum, Copy of A Morse Telegraph Machine dated 1845
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Arkwrights's spinning-frame. Water frame. Designed by Richard Arkwright. Engraving, Nuestro Siglo, 1883. Spanish edition.
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Engraving depicting a battery of wet cells being used to power a carbon arc lamp illuminating a projecting microscope.
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Steam sterilizer, vintage engraved illustration.
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Modern balance of precision, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.
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Underground compressed air tanks, standardising time and its domestic distribution using pneumatic clocks, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1945, Volume LXXV, June 5, 1880.
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Engraving depicting a science experiment using a flame to heat a liquid. Dated 19th Century
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MT. WILSON STEREOCOMPARATOR, SIDE VIEW.
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Perspective view of a common printing press, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an illustration by J. Farey from Abraham Rees' "Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary," London, 1819.
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An engraving depicting the measuring the specific gravity of alcohol with a hydrometer. 1842
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Fig. 1: Edison's first phonograph in which the tinfoil cylinder was turned by hand. Fig. 2: Stoh's clockwork driven phonograph. Figs. 3,4,5: Needle and diaphragm of Stoh's phonograph. 1878.
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The great universal lathe of Mulhouse Mechanism of control of the doll and the bench. Old illustration by Louis Poyet (1846-1913) from La Nature 1887
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Engraving depicting a Graphophone, the name and trademark of an improved version of the phonograph. It was invented at the Volta Laboratory established by Alexander Graham Bell. Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer, and inventor. Dated 20th century
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An engraving depicting the process of making Nitro-glycerine at Jersey Flats, New York., for use in blowing up the Hell Gate Rocks, East River, New York. Dated 19th century
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Illustration from Theatrum Machinarum Novum 1661 by Georg Andreas Böckler; A horse powered milling machine;
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Macindoe's Self Acting Mule. Copied by permission of the Patentee from the Machine exhibited at the Great Exhibition.
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Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958.Vakuum Thermocouples in a tube with opening and lens. For more info see: Kipp & Zone
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John Harrison's SECOND marine chronometer made for George II        Date: 1737
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Apparatus for detecting the deflection of cathode rays by magnets  /  Apparat zum Nachweis der Ablenkung von Kathodenstrahlen durch Magnete, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.
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Illustration depicting Edmond Carré's apparatus for the artificial production of ice. Dated 19th century
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Engraving depicting various types of early cameras. 1. Stereoscopic camera invented by Carl August von Steinheil (1801-1870) a German physicist, inventor, engineer and astronomer. 2. Eastman cut film pack. 3. Single lens reflex camera. Dated 20th Century
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70a apparatus.
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Egrot still burner during distillation. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887
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 Dussaud's 'TELEOSCOPE'  2 - receiving       Date: 1898
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60-INCH TELESCOPE CLOCK IN SHOP SHOWING NEW RATER.
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'Professor Hughes' audiometer'.
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Astrophotographischer Refraktor der Vatikanischen Sternwarte in Rom. Veröffentlichung der Meyers Enzyklopädie Astrophotographic refractor of the Vatican Observatory in Rome. Publication of the Meyers encyclopedia, Vol. 7, Leipzig, Germany, 1910. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/SergeyxKohlx 23189407
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An engraving depicting an electric telegraph station fitted with Breguet equipment. Dated 19th century
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Daussin's steam motor, heated on the kitchen stove, being used to power a sewing machine. Engraving published Paris, 1883
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Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone. vibrations of the diaphragm of the transmitter caused light pulses to fall on a light sensitive selenium cell. Dated 1891
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Labor Inspectorate Photo Collection. 6.5x9 Steel wire trial machine; Crossing test (A. pump, Stahldraht, Bibl.no 886). undated
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CA - Carquinez Strait. Carquinez Strait Light Station, California. Occulting 4th Order.
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Dial of an automatic telephone.  From The Wonder Book of Science, published 1930's.
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Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958. Description of the functions of a film projector.
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An engraved headpiece depicting a light bulb, powered by electricity. Dated 19th century
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Historical Background for Franklin's Commemoration. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel
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EDISON'S KINETOSCOPE "Reproducing to the eye the effect of human motion by  means of a swift and graded  succession of pictures".      Date: 1894
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MORSE, Samuel (1791-1872). North American painter and physicist, telegraph's inventor. Morse telegraph receiving station using punched tape 'Movilleron', early 20th c..
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Illustration from Theatrum Machinarum Novum 1661 by Georg Andreas Böckler; A chain or rope washer pump or paternoster
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Ausstellung zur Unfallverhütung in Berlin 1889, Fabrikation von Stahlfeder, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, historisch
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Bell's photophon being  demonstrated..         Date: late 19th century
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Netherlands, Funckler, FW, Apparatus on an electromagnet for the mechanical action of induction currents, recto - printed, photograph, photo, page, photos, photographically illustrated books, No. 195., height 59 mm, width 52 mm, photographer, 1857 - 1867, photographic paper, photo paper, albumen print, albumine print
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Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958.Marey's Chronograph.Bäckström, Helmer. Photographic manual. Other revised edition. Nature and Culture. Stockholm. 1948. p. 1258.
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History of medicine. Machinery. Cartoning pills. Engraving. 19th century. Colored.
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Diagram showing how to insert a Eastman negative film roll into a camera. George Eastman (1854-1932) an American entrepreneur who founded Eastman Kodak Company. Dated 19th Century
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Dr Zander's apparatus for  improving posture         Date: 1897
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Old fashioned microscope and slides on table
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X-ray apparatus powered by a Ruhmkorff coil being used to take an X-ray of a hand. Card published 1915. Chromolithograph
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Engraving depicting Soren Hjorth's electromagnetic motor.
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Headpiece from 'La Science Illustree'.
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Skiopticon image from the Department of Photography at the Royal Institute of Technology. Use by Professor Helmer Bäckström as lecture material. Bäckström was Sweden's first professor in photography at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm 1948-1958.Strative Camera.
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Husqvarna Weapon Factory Chronology.ur Carl Sahlin Mountain History Collection.
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Here, arm, shoulder and back is trained in the arm trap apparatus. English: This Arm-Bending Apparatus Is Good for The Arms, Shoulders and Back.
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A historical educational panel with schematic representations of inventions in the field of electricity and lighting from the 19th century. A. Gramme (1869) and Pacinotti (1860), early designs of dynamo machines/generators. Edison, light bulb, Davy (1813) : Illustration of a carbon arc lamp, Jabloškov (1876), Various arc lamp designs, F. Jacobi (1821) and G. Siemens (1879), Experiments on galvanoplastics, electroplating and a generator by Siemens, Illustration, Reproduction from a 19th century original, Authentic, File restored for optimal use, Exact date of original unknown, Historical
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Peabody, Kansas:  c. 1912Veterinarian Dr. F. M. Stipe and the device he created for treating horses and other large animals.
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Tiberius Cornelis Winkler, 1822 - 1897.  Dutch anatomist, zoologist and natural historian.  After a work by Dutch artist Jan Pieter Veth.
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