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

Tripod, Waterpill and other large objects belonging to the instrument box, Raphael Custos, after Joseph Furttenbach (der Alte), 1644 print print maker: Augsburgafter design by: Germanypublisher: Augsburg paper engraving mechanics. luggage, travel requisites

Fishing: hook-makers at work (top) and various kinds of hook (below) Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after Goussier.

Plate showing weaving of brocade. Engraving from Denis Diderot, Jean Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, L'Encyclopedie, 1751-1757. Entitled Soierie (Silk Manufacture).

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

Electrospray experiment, 1753, engraving

Gazier of loom run by gas from from Recueil de planches sur les sciences et les arts liberaux Livorno, 1776.

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.7me Leçon. Pl. 2. Amsterdam paper etching physics (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

Plate 55. Surgical instruments for operating on the bones.

Plate XI, Surgical instruments used for laryngotomy and tracheotomy.

Fig. XXCIII. Ventilabrum.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Gearing, Ceiling fans

Loom with several pieces of clothing to be designed, 18th century. Engraving.

Elementos de Matematica' (Elements of Mathematics), by the Spanish architect and mathematician of The Enlightenment Benito Bails (1730-1797). Figures with different calculations. Volume VI, which is about elements of optics. Published in Madrid, 1781.

Watt's improved steam engine, 19th century illustration

Tripod, spirit level and other large objects belonging to the instrument case Mechanical Trays (series title), print maker: Raphael Custos, (mentioned on object), Joseph Furttenbach (der alte), (mentioned on object), publisher: Johann Schultes, print maker: Augsburg, Germany, publisher: Augsburg, 1644, paper, engraving, h 373 mm × w 264 mm

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

Physics instruments. Display of physics research instruments, with numbers and letters. Print at the top right labeled: PL. 1.

Hydraulics: designs for pumps. Engraving by J. Moffat after J. Farey, ca. 1813.

Engineering: diagrams of loading for simple and composite wooden beams. Engraving by J. Davis after R. Tredgold, 1820.

Hydrografia in geometry, Jean Charles Delafosse, 1768 - 1771 print An oval medallion with a ship and a circle with signs of the zodiac, there are flags, weapons and a book. Below that an oval medallion with a passer on a globe, there are various measuring instruments all around. Print number 103. Paris paper etching / engraving ornament ~ medallion. map making. 'Geometria' (~ quadrivium); 'Geometria' (Ripa)

Clocks: a clock face (top), and mechanism (below). Engraving by A. Bell.

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.7me Leçon. Pl. 1. Amsterdam paper etching physics (+ tools, instruments; laboratory equipment ~ scientific research)

Batting machine used in cotton manufacture, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by James Burton from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1809.

Clocks: a striking mechanism. Engraving by J. B. Taylor after C. Varley.

Hydraulics: a geyser, underground springs, and a steam-engine. Engraving, 1747.

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

Picture of a syringe, Jan Luyken, 1684 print Print left and top right marked: 2 part - 107. Amsterdam paper etching spraying (of plants)

Plate 3, Illustration of a seton stitch.

Folio f 28v. Codex Madrid I (Ms. 8937) "Treaty of statics and mechanics", 192 folios with 384 pages. Internal format: 215 x 145 mm. PRINCIPLES OF MECHANICS, CINEMATICS, DYNAMICS. APPLIED MECHANICS (COMPONENTS). APPLIED MECHANICS (MACHINES AND WITS). Museum: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA, MADRID. Author: LEONARDO DA VINCI.

Edison's electric lamp, with the switch that controls it by allowing the current to flow or not, as required. Date: 1880

$How to construct a mounting for a refracting telescope so that the Sun's image could be projected onto a screen and sunspots safely studied. A second screen at R blocked out indirect sunlight and made it possible to use the instrument without a camera obscura. From 'Rosa Ursina' by Christoph Scheiner (Bracciano, 1630). Engraving.$

Optics: a variety of microscopes and specimens. Engraving, c.1770.

Garden bed plan 1, forcing frame 2, pulley 3, perpendicular pulley 4, transplanting instrument 5, handglass 6, rose 7, and watering pot 8. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from James Maddock's "The Florist's Directory," London, John Harding, 1810. New edition improved by Samuel Curtis, whose sister married James Maddock junior.

Plate showing a typical air pump. Fig 33 shows a typical pump with a rack-and-pinion mechanism for exhausting the bell. Fig 34 B shows a cross-section of the rack-and-pinion mechanism. Dated 19th century

Drawing instruments and stands. Engraving by B.L. Prevost.

Cross section of a battery. .

N.N., Steam Schneidemühle, Neustrelitz. (From: Atlas to the magazine for Building, ed. V. G. Erbkam, Jg. 7, 1857.) (1857-1857): View steam engine. Stitch on paper, 44.9 x 59.4 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Dampfschneidemühle, Neustrelitz. (Aus: Atlas zur Zeitschrift für Bauwesen, hrsg. v. G. Erbkam, Jg. 7, 1857)

Newcomen's patent engine, 1705. Illustrations. 1830. Rare Book Division. Steam-engines

Chemistry: various types of furnace. Engraving by J. Taylor.

Surgical instruments. Engraving with etching.

Fig. XLVI. Hydromylos per hydrergon versatilis. Ein Mahlwerck mit einem doppelen druckwerck.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Waterwheels, Millstones, Flour & meal industry

Fig. XLIII. Hydromylos, sive aquaria mola.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Waterwheels, Millstones, Gearing

Fig. XXIIX. Baromylos. Fig. XXVIII. Baromylos.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Millstones, Pulleys, Gearing

The intestines. Engraving, 1686.

Surgical instruments. Pen and ink drawing, 1850/1910

Horology: Repeating and Alarum Watches from, pl. XLVI from 'A Cyclopaedia of Horology - Rees's Clocks Watches and Chronometers', Abraham Rees, 1743 - 1825, Engraving on paper, England, 1810-1842, Print, Print

Bee hive and ice house, mortar mill, and artist's guide to drapery and horse. 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.

Hydraulics: the principles of hydrostatics. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie, 1850.

Elevation of a paper mill (top), elevation of the equipment for staining papers (bottom): both lettered for a key. Engraving by S. Porter, 1806, after J. Farey the younger.

Woulfe's alchemical apparatus for distilling the elixir. Peter Woulfe (17271803) was an Irish chemist, mineralogist and alchemist. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1805.

An etching and copper engraving by Richard Saint-Non from 1781 showing landscapes, towns, and coastal features in the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily, emphasizing urban and natural elements.

Surgical instruments, including Ware's stilette and Wathen's leaden tubes. Engraving by Mutlow.

Extracting saltpetre from the ore and the instruments used. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.

Dramatic machinery for a theatre set including flying carriage, boat on moving waves, flats, etc. 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.

Display of different connections A-N, Jan Luyken, 1691 print Print at the top right marked: p. 238. Amsterdam paper etching dressing, bandage

Illustration depicting an armillary sphere. An armillary sphere is a model of objects in the sky consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centred on Earth or the Sun, that represent lines of celestial longitude and latitude and other astronomically important features such as the ecliptic. Dated 16th Century

Plate showing intaglio printmaking and tools. Engraving from Denis Diderot, Jean Baptiste Le Rond d'Alembert, L'Encyclopedie, 1751-1757. Entitled Gravure en Taille Douce (Intaglio Printmaking).

Experiment on electricity, 1753, engraving

Chemistry, furnace utensils, 1751-1777. Artist: Denis Diderot

Diagrams of shadows, and renderings of architectural elements with shadows. Lithograph by Mackay & Kirkwood, 1860.

Chemistry: two types of burning-glass, and a glass-polishing machine. Engraving by A. Bell.

An advertisement for a maker of glass instruments: showing thermometers, hour-glasses, and barometers. Engraving.

Fire-engines. Engraving by J. Pass.

Caption: U.S. Chemical Warfare Service's Development Division in Cleveland, O. G-25 absorption apparatus. The photograph shows equipment used for absorbing and filtering chemicals during World War I. The apparatus includes adsorption tubes, stop locks, a flow meter, and a copper coil for cooling purposes.

Glass: vertical and horizontal sections of a furnace used in the manufacture of glass. Engraving by Mutlow, 1810, after J. Farey.

Architecture: a stone quarry (above), details of equipment (below). Engraving by Bénard after Lucotte?.

Print marked top right: fol. 472., Distilling apparatus and several parts of it separate, print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Jan Claesz ten Hoorn, Amsterdam, 1693, paper, etching, h 136 mm × w 84 mm

Agriculture: a multi-bladed toboggan for destroying ant-hills. Engraving by S.J. Neele, c.1803.

Diagrams of a microscope and its constituent parts. Date: 1882

Fig. LVII. Sitimylos, cum tribergo, & hydrotechnemate. Sitimylos, cum annexo Tribo-& Hydro- technemate.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Flour & meal industry, Gearing

Display of different connections A-Z and AE, Jan Luyken, 1691 print Print at the top right marked: p. 235. Amsterdam paper etching dressing, bandage

Knoblauch Eduard (1801-1865), the new hospital d. Jewish community in Berlin, ed. C. H. Esse, Berlin 1861 (1861-1861): Views, cross sections toilets. Lithograph on paper, 30.2 x 43 cm (including scan edges)

Machell's pump for extracting fluids. Engraving, 1800/1850.

Hero's aeolipile. From Heronis Alexandrini Spiritalis Liber,

Distillation device and different parts thereof separately, print maker: Jan Luyken, Jan Claesz ten Hoorn, 1693

Making Gruyire and GZrardmer cheese, from EncyclopZdie ou Dictionnaire raisonnZ des sciences, des arts et des mZtiers, 1751-51, edited by Denis Diderot, Paris

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

Othographical projections.. Nicholson, Michael Angelo, -1842. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1826. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Decoration and ornament, Desks, Geometry

Friction and fulling mill for scouring cloth. 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, 1817.

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

Butterfly collector tools, 19th century. Butterfly net, raquet nets, pincers, pins, etc. Handcoloured lithograph from Musee du Naturaliste dedie a la Jeunesse, Histoire des Papillons, Hippolyte and Polydor Pauquet, Paris, 1833.

Pewterer's workshop from 'Encylopedie'Paris, 1751-1780, edited by Diderot and Dalembert.

Pneumatics of aerostation, the science of operating lighter-than-air aircraft, including an aeolipile or Hero engine. 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.

Marbreur de Papier, pl. II from 'Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers', Engraving on paper, France, 1771, Print, Print

TELESCOPE-SCALES ACCORDING TO LINES CD AB. Author: WILLIAM HERSCHEL 1738-1822 FRIEDRICH WILHELM HERSC. Location: OBSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO. MADRID. SPAIN.

Laennec's Stethoscope, 1829.

Fig. CXIV. Haustrum triplex, per sphæras. Antlia triplex, per sphæras sunibus insertas.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Water pumps, Gearing

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

Enamelling: female enamellers making artificial pearls (top), equipment (below). Engraving by Defehrt after L.J. Goussier.

Demonstration that sound cannot travel in a vacuum. Bell in rung in glass jar from which air has been evacuated by a vacuum pump cannot be heard. Engraving from ''Physices Elementa Mathematica'' by W.J. S'Gravesande, 1725.

Optics: various microscopes. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1820.

'Diving bell and tackle by the English civil engineer John Smeaton (1724-1794) used in 1788 in the construction of Ramsgate Harbour, Kent. Bottom right is Spalding's diving bell. Engraving 1807-1829.'

Mountain mortar, charged with a fireproof, or republican bomb .... (IT)

Nouveau voyage aux isles de l'Amerique A Paris, au palais, Chez Theodore le Gras, 1742. Description and travel Natural history Pre-Linnean works Voyages and travels West Indies, French, A collection of kitchen utensils is displayed, featuring traditional tools used in cooking and food preparation. At the top are two long-handled items: an 'Ecumoire,' used for skimming, and a 'Louche,' typically employed for serving soups and stews. Below, a 'Balay' is shown, likely designed for sweeping or cleaning. There is also a depiction of two distinct forms of containerslabeled 'Pot de Raffinerie,' which suggests a pot used in refining processes, and two variations of what appear to be conical molds, designated as 'Forme dem Batarde' and 'Forme ordinaire.' Each item is carefully labeled, highlighting their specific uses in

Fig. CXLVI. Pneusticum organon, cum verticulari. Pneumaticum organon, cum verticlari rot.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Bellows, Water pumps

Patent Aerial Wheels, by R.W. Thompson's Brougham Mechancis Magazine, drawing, 1847

Chemistry: various types of furnace. Engraving by J. Taylor.

Surgical instruments, including a catheter, bistouries, needles and probes. Engraving by J. Taylor.

Electricity: several electrical machines in use, with a man receiving an electric shock in the background. Engraving, 18th century, by B. Cole.

Physics, Jan Balzer (Possible), After Johann Kleinhard, 1772 print A rocaille ornament with instruments and equipment for physics in the foreground such as a device with a bell jar and a microscope. In the background two figures in a landscape. Nummered in the lower margin. Prague paper etching / engraving rocaille ornament. physics. microscope

Astronomy: a large aerial (tubeless) telescope, in use by an astronomer. Engraving, 1757, after Ph. de La Hire.

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