Historic Electrical Machines

19th-century engravings of early electrical and mechanical devices, including dynamos, teleprinters, and static electric machines, capturing pioneering technology.

D'Asrlincourt's teleprinter. 1878.

Drawing of a paper cutting machine by T. R. Ulisch in Leipzig, industrial product from the year 1880, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original template from the 19th century, exact original date unknown

Thomas Savery's steam pump or 'Miner's Friend' (l702). the Miners friend or "Savery engine" was a 1698 steam engine or rather heat operated suction pump patented by English engineer Thomas Savery that worked to remove water from flooded mines. The Miners friend was the first working operational steam engine

Dynamometer und Bremsvorrichtung für unterseeische Kabellegung / Dynamometer and braking device for submarine cable laying, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

View of a Steam Engine, anonymous, 1870 - 1880 photograph Image of a double three cylinder diagonal steam engine, designed by the French engineer Henry Dupuy de Lôme, seen from above. France paper photolithography France

Engraving depicting a secondary battery. Battery of rectangular form of Plante cells (accumulator).

astronomy instruments Newtonian telescope 1689 path of rays wood engraving 2nd half 19th century,

Historical graphic representation, schematic drawing of a sewing machine, Wheeler-Wilson system, 19th century, from Meyers Konversations-Lexikon encyclopaedia, 1890

Mobile emergency telephone set, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1907.

Bausch and Lomb Microscope sitting on solid light background, viewed from front

Cross Section of Cylinder of Knight Engine as Used on the Minerva cars, 1909

Illustration depicting an oscillating engine. Dated 18th century

Adding machine designed by Blaise Pascal in 1642 when he was 19 years-old. From La Nature, Paris, 1904.

Labor Inspectorate Photo Collection. Promoting safety work. 27. Revolverzeppers; 'Sozial Technik'; press wish improvement press considered. undated

PILLISCHER'S MICROSCOPE, THE GREAT EXHIBITION

Engraving depicting a Bell telephone, invented by Alexander Graham Bell. Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer, and innovator. Dated 19th century

July 17, 1938Transmitter scanning of the RCA facsimile system as used by the broadcasting companies. Images are transmitted at the rate of an 8.5" x 12" page every 18 minutes.

The Lumiere Cinematographe, invented and demonstrated by Louis Jean and Auguste Lumiere in 1895

Carbon microphone, invented in 1878 by David Edward Hughes, 1890. Artist: Anon

Engraving depicting a cross-section of lead chambers for the production of sulphuric acid. Dated 19th century

Medical Patient Gymnasticon, a machine for exercising the joints and muscles of the human body. 18th century English engraving.

Pollak Battery Mine Lamp. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1890

Electro-Magnetic Apparatus and Theodolite. Froment., attributed to C.M. Ferrier & F. von Martens, 1851.

L Fave dive tide meter. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1893

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.Busch: Lieberkühn mirror.

Bert & d'Arsonval's microphone. From E. Hospitalier Les Principales Applications de l'Electricite, Paris, 1882.

Apparatus used by Pierre and Marie Curie in their research into radium, 1904. Artist: Unknown

Cross section through the smoke box, vintage engraving. Cross section through the smoke box, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1861. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10674037

A condenser, an air-gun and a ventilator. Etching by A. Walker after B. Martin.

Model of Newcomen steam engine. It was while repairing this engine that Watt is said to have invented the separate condenser. From George Williamson 'Memorials of James Watt' 1856. Lithograph

An aneroid barometer is an instrument for measuring pressure as a method that does not involve liquid. Invented in 1844 by French scientist Lucien Vidi. the aneroid barometer uses a small, flexible metal box called an aneroid cell (capsule), which is made from an alloy of beryllium and copper.

Thermosäule von Gülcher, elektrisches Bauelement, das thermische Energie in elektrische Energie wandelt, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Origi...

Audiffren rotary refrigerating machine with icebox compartment, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1909.

S&#xca5ba0;Hjorth (1801- 1870), Danish inventor Hjorth's electro-magnetic motive engine. The motor was a significant development from earlier electro-magnetic engines, as it eliminated the electric spark that produced a destroying effect on conducting metals. This in turn broke the current, which had previously been a problem in engines of this type. Date: 1849

Apparatus for making beer, vintage engraving. Apparatus for making beer, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1873. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679379

Netherlands, Weissenbruch, Isaac, Cross-section of a battery, print, prints, height 89 mm, width 69 mm, 1826-08-27 - 1912-11-13, print maker, printmaker, 1836 - 1912, paper, papier, houtgravure

Bunsen's battery

Heinr Hirzel machine to produce gas for lighting. Engraving in "The Spanish and American Illustration", 1886.

Roller Bridge or inclined plane for transferring vessels from one level of waterway to another,1737. Artist: Unknown

Hollerith electric tabulator. Whole machine showing panel of counter dials, circuit-closing press and sorting box (right). From Park Benjamin Modern Mechanism, London and New York, 1892.

Diagram of a Linotype Machine, a "line casting" machine used in printing: A) Matrix with 7 teeth on either side of deep notch. B) Casting the slug line of matrices and space bars clamped against the face of the mould wheel. Lever depressors pump plunger, forcing molten metal through the spout and fills the wheel slot and type depressions in matrices. This 'slug' moved to join previously cast type. C) Matrices falling from distributor bar into a magazine. Dated 20th century

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.Busch's bag to microscope.

Optics: a simple microscope, concealed within a book binding. Engraving.

Roller Bridge or inclined plane for transferring vessels from one level of waterway to another. 1737. Inclined planes were a cheaper alternative to locks. Water power is being transferred from the waterwheel, R, through gearing to the windlass at H. From 'Architecture Hydraulique' Bernard Forest de Belidor, (Paris, 1737).

Fig. XXI. Hippomylos, 1662., 1662., Coloniæ Agrippinæ. Publisher, Sumptibus Pauli Principis, Technempolæi Noribergici. Mechanical engineering, machinery, mills and mill-work, grinding, flour and meal industry, gearing, engravings

Microscopes of eighteenth century, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Model of a Newcomen steam engine, 1856. Artist: Unknown

Engraving depicting Richard Trevithick's steam locomotive of 1804 for the Pen-y-darran tramroad. Richard Trevithick (1771-1833) a British inventor and mining engineer from Cornwall. Dated 19th century

thermionic tube or thermionic valve Invented in about 1910, were a basic component for electronics throughout the first half of the century, which saw the diffusion of radio, television, radar, sound reinforcement

Absorption spectroscope designed by Maurice de Thierry. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1886

Machinery used in the cooling and processing of copper. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.

Magneto-electric machine of Nollet and Van Malderen.

Diagram of a windmill. After a 19th century print

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.Getical cutting through the sims' Tuto protective cabin with inserted pantix tubes with rotating anode. The cathode to the left and the radiation-cooled anode to the right thereof in the widest part of the tube. Longer to the right rotation axis and finally the outermost right of the drive motor.For more info SE: Bäckström, Helmer. Photographic manual. Nature and Culture. Stockholm. 1942. p. 865.

The 'Simplex,' Side-Outlet Cistern Water Closet, patented in 1888 by J.L. Mott Iron Works, features a design typical of late 19th-century plumbing. This catalog image, issued in New York, showcases an innovative toilet model, highlighting its functional aspects through wood engravings. The focus is on plumbing equipment and supplies relevant to the period

Petroleum engine - centrifugal pump, constructed by JM Grob & Co from Leipzig, around 1886, historical, digitally enhanced reproduction of a 19th century model.

Roller Bridge or inclined plane for transferring vessels from one level of waterway to another. Inclined planes were a cheaper alternative to locks. Water power is being transferred from the waterwheel, R, through gearing to the windlass at H. From 'Architecture Hydraulique' Bernard Forest de Belidor, (Paris, 1737).

Remote motive force transport experiment conducted by Hippolyte Fontaine using seven identical Gramme machines. Old illustration by Louis Poyet (1846-1913) from La Nature 1887

Illustration of the flywheel eccentric press by Hugo Dudeck in Berlin, for the Berlin Trade Exhibition of 1896, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

An engraving depicting the pneumatic dispatch tubes at the Central Telegraph Office, Paris. Dated 19th century

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

Sedimentation tank for the turning process of the photographic copy. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887

Drawing by Ferdinand Boberg. Västergötland, Kåkinds hd., Kyrkefalla sn., Åreberg Nordic

Display chart, equipment of primitive peoples II, illustration, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon encyclopedia, 1897

Bombardas sobre fustes. Grabado del manual de la guerra de Fronsberg, Frankfurt, 1575. Facsímil de 1877.

1930's water filter in cutaway diagram

Lister's 'Donkey Engine' which produced an antiseptic carbolic spray. The handle was pumped up and down to supply a carbolic spray from the tube on the left. From Richman Goodlee 'Lord Lister', 1917.

18th century engraving by T Jefferys of Hydrostatical balances. Hydrostatic equilibrium is a situation in fluid mechanics where the outward force exerted by a liquid is equivalent to the inward force

A cylindrograph, panoramic photograph, made by Moessard and a stereo camera, 1881, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date not known

Hydraulics: a pump in side elevation and cross-section. Engraving.

Photograph of the Crossley telescope, a 36-inch (910 mm) reflecting telescope located at Lick Observatory, California, given to the observatory in 1895 by British politician Edward Crossley. Dated 20th Century

Sketch of the Danish inventor Hjorth's electro-magnetic motive engine. The motor was a significant development from earlier electro-magnetic engines, as it eliminated the electric spark that produced a destroying effect on conducting metals. This in turn broke the current, which had previously been a problem in engines of this type. Date: 12th May 1849

Facsimle or copying telegraph system by Amstutz of Cleveland, Ohio. Wood engraving, 1896.

The Roneo Duplicator. From The Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser, published 1907.

Facsimile or copying telegraph system by Amstutz of Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 1896. Artist: Unknown

An engraving depicting a mechanical calculating machine designed by Chateau, and known as the 'Dactyl'. Dated 20th century

Lab Testing Wood Structural Characters. Photographs Relating to National Forests, Resource Management Practices, Personnel, and Cultural and Economic History

An engraving depicting Frederick Hale Holmes' magneto-electric generator shown at the Great Exhibition, London, 1862. Shown powering a lighthouse light. Frederick Hale Holmes (b.1812) a British Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Panopticon of Science and Art and pioneer of electric lighting. Dated 19th century

Edison's kinetoscope. From La Nature, 1887, Paris.

Apparatus developed by James Prescott Joule (1818-89) for determining the mechanical equivalent of heat. A container with water, oil or mercury contains blades attached to a spindle. A rope attached to a drum is wound around the spindle. A weight falling against the scale rotates the blades. Raising and lowering the weights increases the temperature of the liquid. The energy consumed can be calculated from the rise in temperature and the distance travelled, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century model, Record date not stated

Engraving depicting the siderostat of the horizontal telescope. Dated 20th Century

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

Steam trap with float and valve, produced by Lancaster & Tonge, Pendleton, United Kingdom, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1901.

Illustration showing Small portable drill which could be clamped to a table or bench and which could replace the brace-and-bit type of drill for many jobs 1888

Engraving depicting Pouillet's Pyrheliometer, used to measure the amount of solar heat reaching the earth's surface. Claude Pouillet (1790-1868) a French physicist and a professor of physics at the Sorbonne and member of the French Academy of Sciences. Dated 19th Century

Portrait of Hipparchus (190 BC- 120 BC) a Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician. Dated 18th Century

LA ENCICLOPEDIA DE DIDEROT Y D ALEMBERT 1751 GRABADO-FABRICA DE PAPEL.PLANCHA III PG.834 TOMO 11. Author: ROBERT BENARD (1731-1777). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

$Equatorial instrument (refracting telescope) made by Jesse Ramsden for Sir. George Shuckburgh. Copperplate engraving by Sidney Hall after a drawing by J. Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1820.$

Lavoisier. Apparatus for controlling oxygen under pressure. 18th C

Illustration of an nineteenth century cog and gear mechanism

Historic x-ray equipment, exhibit at German Roentgen Museum, Remscheid-Lennep, Germany, Europe

Control schedule for turbine M14J1.

Telephone transmitter mechanism by Johann Philipp Reis, 1834 - 1874, German scientist and inventor

Patent beetling machine.. Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co.. Textiles, Illustrations, Design drawings. 1902. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection

Perron's photographic camera. Old illustration by Louis Poyet (1846-1913) from La Nature 1887

Adolphe Eggis's 'Velographe' of 1886.: Each letter of the alphabet on uderside of disk had to brought into position by moving the disk. Engraving

An engraving depicting the magneto-electric generator, by Frederick Hale Holmes, at the Great Exhibition, London, 1862, shown powering a lighthouse light. Holmes carried out trials with electric light for Trinity House at the South Foreland Lighthouse. Frederick Hale Holmes (Born 1812) a Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Panopticon of Science and Art and pioneer of electric lighting. Dated 19th century

The Photo-Revolver de Poche. Theophile-Ernest Enjalbert produced a camera in the shape of a revolver in Paris, France. Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1883

Illustration depicting a lifebelt in the form of a suitcase, devised by Paul Krenkel of Leipzig. Dated 19th Century

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. Instructions of film charge in Agfa-Movex camera.

Telephone transmitter mechanism by Johann Philipp Reis, 1834 - 1874, German scientist and inventor

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