19th Century Industrial Processes

Engravings illustrating manual processes in various industries such as paper making, baking, and signaling, showcasing historical craftsmanship.

Making paper by hand by sieving pulp in forms. Engraving c1870.

Making paper by hand by sieving pulp in forms. Engraving c1870.

Textilindustrie, Innenansicht einer chemischen Bleichanstalt um 1880, digital verbesserte Reproduktion einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Historisch, genaues Datum unbekannt

INTERIOR OF THE A.B. SIGNAL-BOX OF THE SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY AT THE LONDON BRIDGE STATION, LONDON, UK, 1866

Scene at Steele's Bakery, Number 111 Cherry Street, New York - Process of cooking 2,000 turkeys for soldiers Thanksgiving Dinner - American Civil War, 1864

Fábrica de máquinas de coser, en Barcelona. Grabado de 1878.

Application of cold to industry. Raoul Pictect system. Interior of an ice factory, capable of producing 25,000 kilograms per day. Engraving. La Ilustración Española y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883.

Engraving depicting Augustus Applegath's vertical cylinder printing machine. Augustus Applegath (1788-1871) an English printer and inventor known for developing the first workable vertical-drum rotary printing press. Dated 19th century

Studio for the production of silk fabric, 1870, historical woodcut, Germany, Europe

industry metal amalgam works in Freiberg Saxony interior view wood engraving ""Buch der Erfindungen"" published by Otto Spamer Leipzig 1872,

Candle moulding machine, candle production in the year 1880 / Kerzenmacher, Kerzengießmaschine von Morgan, um 1880, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia. Lipppe district. Bad Salzuflen. Rice starch factory of E. Hoffmann and Company, founded in 1852. Rice mills. Drawing from life by Theodor Volz. Engraving. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustración Española y Americana), 1884. Author: Theodor Volz (1850-1916). German artist.

18th century, German silk workers working at a loom. By Johann Miel 1733-1805

Filling and soldering cans of food, France, c1870. Artist: Unknown

18th century, German silk workers working at a loom. By Johann Miel 1733-1805

'A Modern Oil Seed Crushing Plant', c1918, (1918). Artist: Gunning King.

Engraving depicting the interior of the Longford Cheese Factory, the first to be built in England. The making-room: when correct acidity reached, most of whey was drawn off by siphon. The remaining curd was allowed to run down the chute into a dry-vat, which contained cloth used to strain the curd from the whey. Salt was then added to the curd before it was put in presses. Dated 19th Century

Paper making: bleaching rag pulp. Engraving c1870.

Textilindustrie, das Bleichen von Gewebe in der Fabrik von DMC, Dollfus-Mieg et Compagnie, Textilfirma im Elsaß, Mulhouse, Mülhausen, um 1890, Frankreich, Historisch, authentisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated 1f-4904013

Illustration showing Prospective buyers, inspecting cabinets in the case making room at Wheeler and Wilson's sewing machine factory, Bridgeport, Connecticut. 1879

Loading up horse-drawn vans at the Wells Fargo general office, New York. From 'Harper's New Monthly Magazine' New York 1875. Wood engraving.

Application of cold to industry. Raoul Pictect system. Interior of an ice factory, capable of producing 25,000 kilograms per day. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883.

Fabricación de papel, taller. Grabado, Francia, 1760. Foment del Treball Nacional de Barcelona.

Dressing bobbin (machine made) net lace, Messrs Manlove and Alliott, Nottingham, England. Dipped in a solution of gum, paste and water, then wrung out, it was stretched on frames to dry. Engraving, 1854.

An engraving depicting power looms and spinning mules on show at the Crystal Palace. Dated 19th century

Landwirtschaft, Gemüseanbau, Einrichtung einer Gemüsekonserven Fabrik, um 1850, digital verbesserte Reproduktion einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Historisch, genaues Datum unbekannt

Lederverarbeitung, Arbeiter in einer Weißgerberei in Ungarn, um 1880, digital verbesserte Reproduktion einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Historisch, genaues Datum unbekannt

Illustration depicting the printing room of the Strand Magazine. Dated 19th century

Antique engraving of a tobacco manufactory

Interior of a printer's workshop with on the left a stone printer inking a stone. In front of a cabinet with litho stones a man is polishing litho stones. On the wall hang prints, including a portrait of Alois Senefelder. On the right, a printer is operating a plate press. Behind him is a man in the process of inking a copperplate, Printing Workshop with a lithographer and a plate printer Imprimeur lithographe et l'imprimeur en waile-douce, Arts and crafts (series title) Arts et métiers (series title on object)., print maker: V. Janson, (mentioned on object), printer: V. Janson, (mentioned on object), publisher: Hachette & Cie, (mentioned on object), Paris, 1848 - 1876, paper, h 487 mm × w 345 mm

Illustration showing Spinning cotton by mule; the mules are powered by a steam engine through an overhead shaft and belt-drive. From John Timbs Wonderful Inventions. London, 1870.

Steps in manufacturing terracotta pipes, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1955, Volume LXXVI, August 14, 1880.

Hoddart's machinery for making rope. The hemp yarn was put on to bobbins and the number of strands required to five the necessary thickness of rope passed through funnel to the machinery which did the twisting. This apparatus did away with the need for rope walks long enough to make ship's cables without joins.

Silk production, Pliage, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown

Part of the chocolate manufacturing process: the pan room in the Fry's chocolate factory in Bristol Date: 1884

Loading up horse-drawn vans at the Wells Fargo general office, New York. From Harper's New Monthly Magazine New York 1875. Wood engraving.

A still house in a whiskey distillery. Wood engraving, late 19th century.

Cotton factory floor in 1830s showing workers carding, drawing and roving. Drawn by T. Allom. Engraved by J. Tingle.

Filter presses. Drawing jahandier, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1873.

Lanerossi textile plant, the Jacquard weavers of the fifth room, lithograph by Carlo Matscheg. Italy, 19th century.

Interior of a cutlers workshop, Sheffield, England. The man on the left is working on knives, while in the right foreground is a stone grinding wheel for sharpening blades. Engraving, c1880.

ELECTRO AND SILVER PLATING, SKETCHED AT THE WORKS OF MESSRS. ELKINGTON AND CO., VISITED BY H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES

Behind the scenes of a perfume shop in the Boulevard de Strasbourg, Paris, France. Date: 1862

Wedgwood at work, (c1880). Artist: Butterworth and Heath

Capsulerie Bayonne, interior view, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1873.

THE ZOLLVEREIN COURT, FROM A DAGUERREOTYPE BY BEARD

Production of perfumes in the Mailly perfumery, Neuilly, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 713, Volume XXVII, October 25, 1856.

A potters workshop: Boy turns wheel woks the belt which rotates the potters wheel. Woodcut, London, 1936.

Engraving depicting the production of sodium carbonate: ammonia-soda process. Drawing a charge from a revolving black-ash furnace at the Maletra factory, Rouen, France.

18th century typesetters arranging types called typesetting for letterpress printing in print shop, printing office

Prison Hulks: Ward on board the convict hulk 'Warrior' at Woolwich. This hulk held 600 and was an intermediate confinement between an ordinary gaol or transportation. Prisoners were used as labourers in the dockyards From 'The Illustrated London News', 1848.Wood engraving

Antique engraving of a tobacco manufactory

Engraving depicting Messrs Jaenecke Brothers printing office in Hanover fitted with Edison electric lamps. Dated 19th century

A woodcut engraving depicting the process of making chocolate: 1. Roasting cocoa beans 2. Winnowing/ sifting roasted beans 3. Pounding beans 4. Grinding chocolate on stone with an iron roller Dated 18th century

Papeterie Darblay, Essonne, Ile de France: mechanized, shaft-driven paper-making machines attended by workmen. Wood engraving by H. Linton, 1859, after E. Bourdelin.

Engraving depicting the making of Brie at the Maison-du-Val dairy in France. The process involves filling forms with curd, which are then placed on straw mats on racks where they are turned and salted during the course of two days. Dated 19th Century

Pit head scene at South Hetton Colliery, County Durham, England: a) Banksman unhooking corves, b) Hammer for signalling to bottom of the shaft, c) Miners descending the shaft in a corve, d) Banksman and boy shooting coal through screening holes Engraving from 'The Penny Magazine' (London, March 1835).

Capsulerie Bayonne, interior view, vintage engraving. Capsulerie Bayonne, interior view, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1873. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679512

agriculture stock farming goose goose fattening farm in the Strassbourg area wood engraving circa 1899,

The drawing frame or spinning frame, a machine for drawing, winding and twisting yarn operated by drawing cotton or wool through pairs of successively faster rollers. From The History of Progress in

Workshop dedicated to handcrafting the paperboard. Pulping and pressing. 18th Century. "Encyclopedie Diderot et d'Alembert". Colored engraving.

Industrial Revolution. Interior of a workshop of candles from the mid-eigtheenth century, during the process of bleaching the candles. Illustration of the 18th century from the Encyclopedie Diderot et d'Alembert.

Violins, violas, guitars and double basses, Gautrot musical instrument factory, Chateau-Thierry, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 647, Volume XXVI, July 21, 1855.

THE ST. GOTHARD TUNNEL

Engraving depicting chilled meat from the US brought to Liverpool on the Ohio (Richard Spence's American line). 1: Ice store between decks. 2: Sending meat up from the refrigerated hold. 3: Weighing meat. 4: Loading floats (carts): the one shown bears the name of the London & North Western Railway. 5: Loading meat on to LNWR trains for distribution.

exhibitions world exposition Paris 1.4.1867 - 31.12.1867 British machines wood engraving after drawing by Gaildrau 1867,

Potters working with the wheel Date: 1899

INDUSTRIA SIGLO XIX. REFINERIA DE EMILIO Y GUSTAVO ESTEBAN EN NANTES. GRABADO AÑO 1862.

Rubber Manufacture in the 1850's, Boiling & Teasing of the Gutta-Percha by unknown artist, print

Engraving depicting the roasting of cocoa beans at Fry's cocoa and chocolate factory, Bristol. Dated 19th century

Hyde Park, London, 1850. Painting machine. The Great Exhibition

Die Druckwerkstatt im Brockhaus Leipzig, Verlagshaus, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original da...

Engraving depicting dough mixing tubs of the Peek Frean & Co.'s biscuit factory. Dated 19th century

Carding, drawing and roving cotton. From a print published circa 1830. In this picture the carding engine (left) delivers the cotton in a single sliver.

Engraving depicting a man managing a water mark machine

1850s WORKMAN MECHANIC MANUFACTURING FIREARMS ILLUSTRATION FROM HARPERS MAGAZINE 1852 SPRINGFIELD ARSENAL IN MASSACHUSETTS USA

An engraving depicting a Jacquard loom. The Jacquard machine was a device fitted to a power loom that simplifies the process of manufacturing textiles with such complex patterns as brocade, damask and matelasse. Dated 19th century

agriculture winegrowing processing pressing of the grapes wood engraving by H. Junker ""Die Gartenlaube"" 1893,

France (1859-1895). Main workshop in 'Rime et Renard' factory in Orleans. Illustration by Laurent Rose from the book 'Les Grandes usines de France: tableau de l'industrie franaise au XIXe sicle' by Julien Turgan. Engraving. FRANCE. ‘LE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.

Crimean War, England: women manufacturing lint for the army. Wood engraving by W. Sheeres, 1855.

The Great Tobacco Warehouse, at the London Docks, 1856. 'On first entering the building and glancing down the avenue - stretching to an immense distance - before one, hedged on each side with huge casks, much resembling the sugar-casks one sees at the doors of grocers, intermixed with large wooden packages of square shape, the mind receives a mingled impression of wonder and amusement at the idea that all these are filled with the closely-pressed leaves of the tobacco plant, and that in a space of time, more or less short, the greater part of the contents of these innumerable and bulky casks w

Glass cutters at their wheels. Vessel to be cut held against rotating wheel powered by steam through belt and shafting. Wood engraving c1870

Amalgamation mills used to extract silver from ore in Nevada, United States of America. Old 19th century engraved illustration. Travel from Washington to San Francisco by Louis Laurent Simonin from El Mundo en La Mano 1879

Sheffield : razor-grinders at work in the 'hull' Date: 1866

19th century drawing of a Mule spinning shed lit by gas flares. This textile mill used child labour and the Mill owner is shown supervising

18th century printers working with wooden printing presses for relief printing in print shop, printing office

THE COTTON FAMINE

MINA DE PLATA MECANIZADA 1870 - NEVADA - COMSTOCK (EEUU).

Engraving depicting the process of moving chilled meat from the US to Liverpool aboard the Ohio. 1) Ice store between decks. 2) Sending meat up from the refrigerated hold. 3)Weighing of meat. 4) Loading floats (carts): the one shown bears the name of the London and North Western Railway. 5) Loading meat on the LNWR trains for distribution. Dated 19th century

A furnace used in the processing of iron. Engraving.

Illustration depicting a general view of a bindery, showing ploughing, gluing, rounding backs, pressing, etc. Dated 19th century

Bronze and white metal factory of P. Isaura (Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain). Entrance to the workshop of saddle, turners and filers. Engraving by Capuz. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1887.

An engraving depicting a horizontal frame loom. Dated 19th century

'Parcel Post Department, General Post Office, St Martin's le Grand, London: Packing parcels into hampers ready for transit by rail. Parcel Post introduced 1882.'

General view of a glass -works where glasses, jugs, etc., were made. In the centre £right of the picture a mould is being used to form the object being blown, Paris, (c. 1870)

An engraving depicting the grinding room at Fry's Chocolate factory, Bristol. Dated 19th century

alcohol wine production pressurage of grapes wood engraving by H. Junker 1893,

An engraving depicting a lithographic printing press. Dated 19th century

The Beach Hydraulic Tunneling Shield at Work in the Great Railway Tunnel Under the St. Clair River between USA and Canada, 1890

Bleaching: Bucking keirs (boilers) in which cotton was boiled in a lime solution to remove grease before dyeing. Engraving, London, 1866.

Arbeiter in einer Fabrik zur Herstellung von Bonbons, um 1850, digital verbesserte Reproduktion einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Historisch, genaues Datum unbekannt

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