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Historical tools and artifacts including a caddy spoon, candlestick, and hunting knife, featuring detailed craftsmanship from past centuries.

Engraving depicting Gustave Froment's largest electric motor (circa. 1862). Not as successful as his small motors.
Engraving depicting Gustave Froment's largest electric motor (circa. 1862). Not as successful as his small motors.
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Caddy spoon 1805-6 Cocks & Betteridge. Caddy spoon 188208 Maker: Cocks & Betteridge, Caddy spoon, 18056, Silver, ivory, Length: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Mrs. Samuel P. Avery, 1897 (97.2.184)Hu Chin 19th century Golden Tone Workshop. Hu Chin 500618Candlestick 1700-1800. Candlestick. 1700-1800. Steel, brassWall Clock 19th century Japan. Wall Clock 62821Hunting Knife Combined with Wheellock Pistol. Culture: German, Munich. Dimensions: L. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm); L. of barrel 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm); L. of blade 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); Cal.28 in. (7.1 mm). Etcher: Ambrosius Gemlich (German, Munich and Landshut, active ca. 1520-50). Date: blade ca. 1528-29, etched with a calendar for the years 1529-34; barrel dated 1540 or 1546.In the sixteenth century, wheellock pistols sometimes were combined with swords, knives, axes, maces, spears, and even crossbows, which could be used in the event the pistol misfired. Usually clumsy and impractical, combined weapons were nevertheless highly prized curiosities. On this example, the heavy, cleaverlike blade is etched with a calendar and the decorator's name. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Majskvarn.Labor Inspectorate Photo Collection. 5x5 Steel scaffolding connection. undatedSkiopticon 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.Semiportable flash "Speedlight" with electrical flash tube.Bäckström, Helmer. Photographic manual. Other revised edition. Nature and Culture. Stockholm. 1948. p. 773-774.Erxian 19th century Chinese, possibly Chaozhu sub-culture. Erxian 500620Engraving depicting Gustave Froment's largest electric motor (circa. 1862). Not as successful as his small motors.Bookbinding machines 1890: Corner rounding machine. The corner rounding machine is often used to round the corners of travel, note and business books, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, original date unknownSmall American Exchange Office, telephone, 1881, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not knownIt is a metal piece usually attached near the rear wheel of the bicycle and on which the chain is placed. It is the open view of a chain stay, vintage engraved line art illustration. Bicycle Accessories 1900.Standing cup with cover early 17th century Southern German. Standing cup with cover. Southern German. early 17th century. Glass. GlassTable press 16th century Italian. Table press 191168Tool. >>Ladle 1788-1820 Attributed to Richard Lee. Ladle. American. 1788-1820. Pewter, wood. Possibly made in Springfield, Vermont, United States; Possibly made in Lanesborough, Massachusetts, United StatesDrill and threading tools. >>Portable horizontal sundial first half 18th century Rousselle. Portable horizontal sundial. French, Paris. first half 18th century. Brass. HorologyRim of Fragmentary Silver Bowl. UnknownCorner Shelves ca. 1750 American. Corner Shelves 2271Davy's safety lamp, showing the flame surrounded by metal gauze. 1881.Candle Sconce. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 28.7 x 22.6 cm (11 5/16 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 5/8" in diameter; 9 3/8" high. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Amelia Tuccio.Link wheels.Prosthethic hand and arm of Gottfried (Goetz) von Berlichingen (1480 1562), also known as Goetz of the Iron Hand, a German Imperial Knight and mercenary. Date: 1868Sugar Shovel 1810-30 H. M. Nichols. Sugar Shovel. American. 1810-30. SilverA camera for travellers, closed and a snapshot camera by Anschütz, 1881, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not kn...Lazio Viterbo Viterbo Museo Civico84. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of paintings (Middle Ages through 18th c.), frescoes, a tabernacle, coffin, sculpture reliefs, portal fragments, busts, sculpture, tapestry found in the Pinacoteca, Second floor gallery and Second floor cloister sequences. Antiquities: Many views of Etruscan and Roman fragments, sculpture, sarcophagi, pottery, masks, jewelry and other objects found in the Storeroom sequence (inventory numbers on back of prints), and the Cloister, Second floor Cloister, Valle Giulia, Sala Romana and Sala Etrusca sequences. General Notes: There are eight separate numerical sequences for this location. The cloister as an architectural structure, rather than museum site, is documented in the record and file for S. Maria della Verita, Cloister, all views of which are stored in Medieval core collection. Five views from the Museo Civico Second floor cloister sequence are stored in Medieval. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-Simple 17th Century brass candlestickSweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Crossbow and sword from the 14th and 15th centuries, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not knownTankard. Maker: John Burt, American, 1692-1745Pluriarc late 19th century Congolese Each string of the pluriarc has its own flexible stick to keep it under tension. The strings are tuned by the variable curvature of the sticks.. Pluriarc. Congolese. late 19th century. Wood, tin. Congo District. Chordophone-Musical BowSaltcellar 18th century Johann Joseph Mildner. Saltcellar. Austrian, Gutenbrunn. 18th century. Glass. GlassOhotniche Rogie sounding B-flat mid-19th century () Russian. Ohotniche Rogie sounding B-flat. Russian. mid-19th century (). Copper, nickel-silver. Russia. Aerophone-Lip Vibrated-hornBureau bookcase ca. 1755 British. Bureau bookcase 203836Attic Red-Figure Pelike Fragment.Ring 11th-13th century. Ring. 11th-13th century. Gold sheet and sapphire. Found Iran, probably Gurgan. JewelryElektrisches Pendel, England, im Jahre 1870, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. JahrhundertBridle Bit. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 27.6 cm (9 x 10 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and silver ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gerald Transpota.Candleholder , Lamps. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph CollectionBenjamin Resnick, Wrought Iron Toaster, 1935 1942 Wrought Iron ToasterRise protected screw regulator, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.Beads ca. 9th century B.C. Iran. Beads 325284Illustration of a bed with elliptical springs and adjustable headboard by Georg Frey in New York, 1870, America, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern, exact original date unknownSugar sifter 19th century Dutch. Sugar sifter 188076Lectern 15th century French. Lectern. French. 15th century. Wood, polychromy. Sculpture-WoodSection of rail in front of welds, 1907 years of raileurope in the sky of italy lantern and abstract illuminationSweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Horizontal screw brake, vintage engraved illustration.Illustration depicting an inking table for inking rollers used in printing. Dated 19th centuryToe of a Shoe. England. Date: 1501-1600. Dimensions: 13.5 × 11 × 1 cm (5 5/16 × 4 5/16 × 3/8 in. ). Leather. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Miniature fireback (part of a set) ca. 1720 David Clayton British. Miniature fireback (part of a set) 202833Dish China. Dish 52645FiresetFuller's Diving Lantern, Drawing of Vertical Means at Right Angles, Lantern for Underwater, 1880, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century pattern, exact original date unknownCollection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Drainage, tubes. December 1958Horse muzzle made of perforated steel from 1570 AD. from the book The British Army. 1868. historical. digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century originalDoor Handle 1700-1800. Door Handle 3361Musical Instruments in the South Kensington Museum: Gunibry, or Moorish Guitar, 1870. 'The gunibry, a rudely-constructed thing, is made of half a pumpkin, covered with sheepskin, and furnished with two catgut strings, to be played with a split quill. It is played by Arab musicians'. From "Illustrated London News", 1870.Bookbinding machines 1890: Pressing machine, machine used in bookbinding to apply the fold, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern, original date unknownBOX IRON : Heater placed in body of iron from back: when cool was replaced by second heater which had been warming. CHARCOAL IRON (r): this was filled with burning charcoal From Cassell's Book of the Household, London, circa 1895Bass Clarinet in C ca. 1800-1850 Italian or German. Bass Clarinet in C. Italian or German. ca. 1800-1850. Maple, rosewood, brass. Italy or Germany. Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindricalBook cover ca. 1621-25 British The volumes within are a King James Bible of 1620 and a Book of Common Prayer of 1621. A later owner was an unmarried lady of the Anvine family, as indicated by the lozenge enclosing her arms.. Book cover 202457Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Clarinet in C mid to late 19th century Richard Bilton British. Clarinet in C. mid to late 19th century. wood, ivory, brass. Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-single reed cylindricalProduct photography d. Fa. FlatsDetail. >>Surgical instruments. Drawing with watercolour.Vertical sink pump.Huang: Emblem of the North. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); D. 1/8 in. (.3 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Candle Mold 1700-1900Engraving depicting a nutcracker in which the fulcrum of the lever is at left. Dated 19th CenturyCopper tea service. Country: UnknownWashing machine in which clothes were supported on rubber rollers and washed by a roller covered with rubber for two thirds of its circumference 1862Square Piano ca. 1790 German Though this instrument is unsigned, the prellmechanik action it uses to strike the piano strings was typical of German builders. The case is decorated with an oak facade of carved gothic-style arches. Technical description: Rectangular oak and painted wood (possibly fir) case with Gothic style carved oak facade added to case front, sides and front originally painted to resemble hardwood, veneered nameboard and keywell, oak trestle stand and lid not original, large pierced and small unpierced tuning pins; Gothic style pedal lyre, hitchpin rail and damper mechanism do not appear original; compass FF-f3 (61 keys), naturals with ebony heads, stained fronts and tails, ivory covered accidentals, key levers carved in clavichord fashion, one damper pedal (absent) on lyre, three mortises in case bottom beneath keyframe suggesting presence of knee levers at one time; quartered soundboard; Prellmechanik with simple form of prelleiste (cloth-lined rail), leathered hammFernthermometer für Heizungsanlagen von G. A. Schultze, Berlin, Deutschland, Industrieprodukt aus dem Jahr 1880, Historisch, digital restaurierte Repr...Fox mill.Food bottle 18th century German. Food bottle. German. 18th century. Pewter. Metalwork-PewterFan. >>Lazar Rubinstein, Square Lantern, c 1939 Square LanternSuspension devicePlaner according to Christopher Polhem's construction. Model made of C.J. Cronstedt about 1730.Washing machine with ascending and descending stamp and grooved interior walls, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th centuryDetail picture of rails in rail.It is the part of the bicycle usually made up of metal or rubber on which the rider places his for to propel the bicycle. It has sharp toothed edges and is a older model, vintage engraved line art illustration. Bicycle Accessories 1900.Goldbergbau 1890, Sortiermaschine für Goldsand, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht b...technics machines diamond grinding machine after miniature circa 1430 15th century,Mirror Case 18th-19th century China. Mirror Case. China. 18th-19th century. Silk, metallic thread. Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Textiles-EmbroideredGorget 17th century Japanese. Gorget 22156Machine slotting hubs, Front view, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.Labor Inspectorate Photo Collection. 6.5x9 automatic ribbon knife protection (fa. Verbeek Amsterdam. Underated. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandOne Bronze Pendant on Ring. UnknownPandeiro early 19th century Portuguese. Pandeiro 501456Mouse in a mousetrap.Collection Dutch Heidematschappij. Tools branch cut. undatedDutch musketeer sword from the 17th century. from the book The British Army. 1868. Historical. digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century originalHand lantern, vintage engraved illustration. Private life of Ancient-Antique family-1881.Tube with nine decorated Frisians, anonymous, c. 1175 - c. 1225 The driven object is tubular with an edge at the top. It has a stung, engraved decoration, which is inlaid with silver and is filled with a black pasta. This ornament consists of nine continuous Frisians placed one above the other with inscriptions in Kuelisch () Scripture, the vertical parts of the letters are intertwined and end in leaf motifs, or are straight and come out against an Arabesk background. With the second and sixth Frisian, the latter ends in faces. Khurasan bronze (metal). silver (metal) engraving / niello (technique) The driven object is tubular with an edge at the top. It has a stung, engraved decoration, which is inlaid with silver and is filled with a black pasta. This ornament consists of nine continuous Frisians placed one above the other with inscriptions in Kuelisch () Scripture, the vertical parts of the letters are intertwined and end in leaf motifs, or are straight and come out against an Arabes