Historical Carpentry and Machinery

Engravings of carpentry tools, a lathe, drill, and water-driven saw-mill. Depicts workshops and various machinery used in woodworking and ship-building.

Church organ and its parts, 19th century illustration

Carpentry: a lathe, with an assortment of tools for turning, and examples of turned work. Engraving by Louvet after Gallet.

Architecture: plan and elevations of a drill and lathe for stone. Engraving by Bénard after Lucotte.

Hydraulics: a water-wheel (top) pipes and pistons (below). Engraving.

Ship-building: an anchor workshop (top), and tools (below). Engraving by Benard after L.J. Goussier.

Carpentry: a water-driven saw-mill, short section and plan of the water-wheel mechanism. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.

Cartography: equipment for surveying, a level and details. Engraving, 1810.

Clocks: side elevation of a dividing engine for setting out gearwheels. Engraving by Defehrt after G. d'Heuland.

Distilla device with indications A-K, Jan Luyken, 1689 print Print left and top right marked: fol. 15 - Fig 3. Amsterdam paper etching laboratory (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research). pharmacy, pharmaceutics

Bendel A., American railway vehicles. (From: Atlas to the magazine for Building, ed. V. G. Erbkam, Jg. 11, 1861.) (1861-1861): Details. Stitch on paper, 44.8 x 28.9 cm (including scan edges) Bendel A. : Amerikanische Eisenbahnfahrzeuge. (Aus: Atlas zur Zeitschrift für Bauwesen, hrsg. v. G. Erbkam, Jg. 11, 1861)

Church organ and its parts, 19th century illustration

Views and elevations of an 18th century beer pump with levers, taps and pipes contained in a cabinet. Copperplate engraving by Mutlow after an illustration by J. Farey Jr. from John Mason Good's Pantologia, a New Encyclopedia, G. Kearsley, London, 1813.

Side view of the Presses in Matthew Boulton's Soho New Mint, 1799, Side view of coin press, from album of John Phillp drawings and watercolours of Handsworth and Soho, Social history, Drawing, Ink, Coin, Science and Industry, Manufacturers, Birmingham history, Money

The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director, Etching on off-white laid paper, England, 1755, furniture, Print, Print

Machine and method for stringing the balista, an ancient machine for firing darts. From William Newtons Designs for Vitruvius. Copperplate engraving from Francis Grose's Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812.

Eight illustrations of the kiln used in baking clay tobacco pipes. Engraving by Mutlow, c. 1812, after J. Farey.

Physical Instruments, Nicolaas van Frankendaal, 1759 print Display of instruments for physical research, with numbers and letters. Print in the middle of it marked: Tom. I.3me Leçon. Pl. 2. Amsterdam paper etching physics (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

2003.0031.149.. Side view of the Presses in Matthew Boulton's Soho New Mint, 1799. Side view of coin press, from album of John Phillp drawings and watercolours of Handsworth and Soho

Pneumatics of the Girandoni air rifle showing the air reservoir in the butt and lead bullets in a magazine, and loading mechanism. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1820.

Five diagrams of a cider mill, cider press and water-wheel. Engraving, c. 1790 ().

Optics: three kinds of simple microscope. Engraving.

Wood Engraving, Tools, from Encyclopédie 1762-1777 France. Engraving on cream laid paper . A. J. Defehrt

Details of the mechanism of an astronomical clock made by the firm of John and Myles Brockbank, a famous London clock maker. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry 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.

Mechanics concepts, 19th century illustration

Engineering: a pipe-boring machine and details. Engraving, 1754.

Mathematics: various surveying instruments. Engraving by Benard.

Horology: Thirty Hours Clock, pl. IX from 'A Cyclopaedia of Horology - Rees's Clocks Watches and Chronometers', Abraham Rees, 1743 - 1825, Engraving on paper, England, 1810-1842, Print, Print

Elevations of a spinning-wheel used in the making of gold thread. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.

Engineering: cross-sections of the hammer designed by John Smeaton for use in iron manufacture. Engraving by W. Lowry after J. Farey the younger.

Equipment invented by Ramshaw for heating copper plates. Engraving by A.W. Warren after W. Newton.

MOLINO DE GRANO - SISTEMA DE TRABAJO - GRABADO SIGLO XVI. Location: CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN.

pl. I, Dying silk, pl. I The art of dying wool, silk, and cotton, Hellot, Jean, 1685-1766, Engraving, 1789

Optics: four kinds of microscope. Engraving, 1787 by Goodnight after Milne ?.

Charles Valoue's pile-driving machine used at Westminster Bridge 1739 and Joseph Bramah's pile-drawing machine. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1814.

Mechanism of the heliostata or heliostate, an optical instrument invented by s'Gravesande. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry 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.

PASCAL Pascal's calculator. Date: circa 1642

Clocks: fusee-engine, or taper-cutting lathe. Engraving by Defehrt after G. d'Heuland?.

Objects for physics research. Display of articles for physics research, with numbers and letters. PRENT In the mid top marked: Tom. II.5me Leçon. Pl. 2.

Schwechten Franz (1841-1924), water production machine. (From: Contributions to machine construction, H.1, ed. V. Rothe, Berlin 1827.) (1827-1827): cross-section, details. Stitch on paper, 43.9 x 33.7 cm (including scan edges)

Sellier-Carossier, pl. XIX from 'Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers', Engraving on paper, France, 1771, Print, Print

Engraving from Micrographia, 1665, by Robert Hooke.

Orthopedic traction, the Archimedes screw and astronomical instruments: seven figures. Etching, 1769.

Textiles: a loom, side elevation. Engraving by Bénard after Lucotte.

Arts et métiers. Plan, coupe et détails de la roue à pots ou machine à arroser.. Prints, Illustrations. 1817. Rare Book Division. Egypt, Waterwheels , Egypt, Hydraulic engineering, Engineering , Egypt

Schwechten Franz (1841-1924), water production machine. (From: Contributions to machine construction, H.1, ed. V. Rothe, Berlin 1827.) (1827-1827): cross sections, details. Stitch on paper, 44.2 x 33.9 cm (including scan edges)

Compound microscopes, 19th century illustration

Navigation: various navigational aids, including a quadrant and a sextant. Engraving by Barlow.

Fig. CLII. Trochlea duplex, cum duplici cochleâ. Doppel Wirbel und Schraubkunst mit einem doppelen druckwerck ahngericht. Trochlergon duplex, cum duplici antlergo deprimendo aquas attollens.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Waterwheels, Water pumps, Gearing

$Hooke's microscope with condenser for concentrating light: left to right above are his Barometer, Refractometer for measuring refractive power of liquids, and lens-grinding machine. From Robert Hooke 'Micrographia' London 1665. Engraving.$

Divers mouvements par cordons de tirage.. Émile Voitelain et Ce. Design drawings, Drawings. 1859. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Draperies, Upholstery

Hydraulics: diagrams of water pressure and capillary action. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1806.

View, plan and elevation of a blade mill with grindstones designed by John Smeaton. Copperplate engraving by Mutlow from John Mason Good's Pantologia, a New Encyclopedia, G. Kearsley, London, 1813.

Physical Instruments, Nicolaas van Frankendaal, 1759 print Display of instruments for physical research, with numbers and letters. Print in the middle of it marked: Tom. I. 2. de Leçon. Pl. 3. Amsterdam paper etching physics (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

Gravure en Bois, Outils: pl. I. Dated: 1771/1779. Dimensions: plate: 35.3 x 22.3 cm (13 7/8 x 8 3/4 in.) sheet: 40.2 x 26.2 cm (15 13/16 x 10 5/16 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Antonio Baratta after A. -J. de Fehrt and J. -R. Lucotte.

Two french women in a sewing workshop doing needlework and taking advantage of the light coming from the huge windows. Date: Circa 1760

Optics: two kinds of specialist microscope. Engraving, 1787 by Goodnight after Milne ?.

Textiles: tapestry dyeing, three vats in an interior (top), equipment (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Textiles: various components of a bobbin used in the making of gold thread. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.

Mechanics: Atwood's machine with pulleys and calibrated dials, for measuring force; and diagrams of weights and paths of descent. Engraving, after 1861.

Frontispiece to Laennec's 'Diseases of the Chest...'

Surgical instruments. Engraving with etching.

Hydraulics: pipes, conduits, fountains, etc. Engraving.

Atelier where fans are made.; Évaillist, Colage et preparation des Papiers. Atelier where impellers are made, including seven tools. Planche I from a series of four prints with accompanying text: Évaillist, Contenant Quatre Planches. From encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisoné des sciences, des Arts et des Métiers by Denis Diderot and Jean Le around d'Alembert, Paris, 1751-1772.

Physical Instruments and Models, Nicolaas van Frankendaal, 1759 print Display of instruments and models for physical research, with numbers and letters. Print in the middle of it marked: Tom. II.5me Leçon. Pl. 3. Amsterdam paper etching physics (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

Pyrotechny: various fireworks. Engraving by A. Bell.

Mechanics: forces and dynamics, pulleys. Engraving by A. Bell.

Navigation: a sighting compass. Engraving.

Gas : lighting and industry. Knight, Charles, 1791-1873. Prints, Illustrations. 1858. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Art, Industrial arts, Gas-lighting

Archer with two-pulley winch crossbow, and details of the pulley mechanisms of the crossbow, late 15th century. Winding mechanism B/C, roller D/E, pulley system F, and foot stirrup G/H. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by J.M. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.

Machinery used in the making of buttons and details of its components. Engraving by E. Turrell after J. Farey.

Fig. XCIV. Antlergon, duplex. Antlia duplex.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Water pumps, Gearing

Physical Instruments, Nicolaas van Frankendaal, 1759 print Display of instruments for physical research, with numbers and letters. Print in the middle of it marked: Tom. II.7me Leçon. Pl. 7. Amsterdam paper etching physics (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

Studies of Inertia. 1: Newton's percussion pendulum. 2: Nollet's percussion hammer and falling frame. 5: Mariotte's percussion pendulum. Engraving 1775.

Utensils used in the processing of lead. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.

Physical Instruments, Nicolaas van Frankendaal, 1759 print Display of instruments and models for physical research, with numbers and letters. Print in the middle of it marked: Tom. I.4me Leçon. Pl. 5. Amsterdam paper etching physics (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

Examples of hydrostatics: Aldersea's engine for raising water, London Bridge water works, a syringe, Tantalus's cup, and a cross-section of a wave. Engraving by W. Lowry.

Textiles: threads on a loom for tapestry weaving. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Technology: a door-closing mechanism. Engraving by J. B. Taylor after C. Varley.

Textiles: tapestry weaving, a loom in elevation (top), details (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Plate Illustrating Fanmaking from Diderot's 'Encyclopédie', Denis Diderot, French, 1713-1784, Engraving on paper, Plate illustrating fan manufacture from Diderot's 'Encyclopédie.', France, 1750-1766, Drawing, Drawing

Textiles: lace making, fabricating horse-hair brushes (top), and details (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Lucotte.

Electrometers, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after John Farey from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1815.

Hydraulics: section and details of the Bramah hydrostatic press. Engraving by W. Lowry after J. Farey.

Fig. CXXXV. Haustrum, per capsulas.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Wells, Gearing

Textiles: a weaving loom (above), with two shuttles and the upper frame (below). Engraving by A. Bell.

Architecture: tools, derricks, and windlasses. Engraving by Bénard after Lucotte.

Gem Engraving, from Encyclopédie. A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century); after Antoine-Gaspard Boucher d'Argis (French, 1708-1791); published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775). Date: 1762-1777. Dimensions: 315 × 200 mm (image); 355 × 225 mm (plate); 390 × 255 mm (sheet). Engraving on cream laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Architecture: sections of a mine shaft, a block of masonry suspended from a rope. Engraving by Bénard after Lucotte?.

Print, Plate IV of "Travail et emploi du Coton" from Diderot's Encyclopia, Vol. I; Designed by Goussier; Engraved by Robert Bénard; France; engraving on white paper; Sheet: 38 x 24.3 cm (14 15/16 x 9 9/16 in.) Platemark: 35.3 x 23.3 cm (13 7/8 x 9 3/16 in.); Transfer from the Cooper Union Museum Library; 1964-26-12

Design drawing of a water lifting machine at Schönbrunn Castle, Vienna, drawn in pen with gray and brown ink, gray wash, with verso spring in black, on paper.

The interior of an engraver's workshop with diagrams of engraving tools below. Engraving by Defehrt.

Mechanics concepts, 19th century illustration

Engineering: an assortment of inventions. Engraving by J. de Gangotti after F. de Botella.

Edificij et machine, Martini, Francesco di Giorgio, 1439-1501, brown ink and wash, ca. 1475-ca. 1480, The volume comprises 103 drawings by Francesco di Giorgio Martini and his assistants, featuring machines and devices for lifting columns and other heavy weights, schemes for transporting water, and mechanisms for milling and moving boats. There are also a few drawings showing how people could walk or float on water standing on inflatable containers and using an oar to propel themselves.

Extraordinary pieces of artillery: view and section of the culverine of Nancy, a triple cannon, a twin cannon and an ancient screwpiece. Copperplate engraving from Francis Grose's Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812.

Sellier-Carossier, pl. X from 'Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers', Engraving on paper, France, 1771, Print, Print

Elementos de Matematica' (Elements of Mathematics), by the Spanish architect and mathematician of The Enlightenment Benito Bails (1730-1797). Hydrodynamics calculations. Volume V, which is about elements of hydrodynamics. Published in Madrid, 1780.

Plate showing a tailor workshop and tools. Engraving from Denis Diderot, Jean Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, L'Encyclopedie, 1751-1757. Entitled Tailleur d'habits (Tailor of suits).

This 870s illustration shows Watt's Double-action Steam Engine. James Watt was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer. James Watt (1736-1819) was said to have discovered the power of steam when he placed his hand in front of kettle that held a very hot liquid. Watts improvements to the steam engine were key to the changes that came with the Industrial Revolution.

1890s Hydraulic Passenger Elevator Street Pressure . Vintage illustration from Special illustrated catalogue of the Graves Elevator Company, 1893. Illustrates the Elevator as well as the operating system.

Needles: Equipment for needle making from shears to cut wire (14) to polishing roll (13). From Diderot 'Encyclopedie' Paris 1751-1780. Engraving

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