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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
Church organ and its parts, 19th century illustration
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Nuremberg, Jamnitzer, Wenzel, Amman, Jost, Two polyhedra with an icosahedron as starting point, The geometric figures (polyhedra) become more complex from left to right. Labeled as 'V' and numbered: F.VI. This print is part of a book., book illustration, print, page, prints, height 260 mm, width 177 mm, Swiss, 1539 - 1591-03-15, print maker, printmaker, 1568 - 1568, paper, etching, etchings, Work conception, German, 1508, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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'A Portable Smelting Furnace', 1761. Creator: Unknown.
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Engraving depicting different forms of carbon filament in incandescent lamps
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Magnetism: electrical equipment and magnetic phenomena. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie, 1850.
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Surgical instruments for the extraction of cataracts. Engraving by W. Lowry after J. Farey jun., 1814.
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Surgical instruments: Dr. Davis's craniotomy & polypus forceps. Engraving by J.B. Taylor after J. Clement.
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Hunting: traps and snares for catching ground-feeding birds. Engraving, c.1762 by B.-L. Prevost.
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Experiment on excretion of Carbonic acid gas by animals.
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Mineral and crystal varieties including fluorite, celestine and fibrous rock salt. Chromolithograph from Dr. Aldolph Kenngott's "Mineralogy" section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert's "Naturgeschichte," Schreiber, Munich, 1886.
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Demarest's Patent Cisterns for Water Closets, 1888, J.L. Mott Iron Works, New York, Publisher, J. L. Mott Iron Works. Plumbing, Equipment and supplies, Catalogs, Toilets, Wood engravings
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Examples of the electric arc in rarified gases. Date: circa 1870
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Steam Engine.
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Demarest's Patent Water Closet Apparatus, 1888, J.L. Mott Iron Works, New York. This wood engraving is part of a catalog focusing on plumbing equipment and supplies, specifically toilets
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A javelin bomb used for whaling Date: 1881
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. View of the Hortus Botanicus of the University of Leiden, with various walking figures, 1610 in the garden, 1610. Under the show a crocodile, turtle, hedgehog, bat and other animals. In the middle a plant in a pot. Part of a group of four faces of the University of Leiden, later used as an illustration in the supplement of the Book of Meursius over Leiden University.
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The mattauphone, glassharp, invented by Joseph Mattau, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 580, Volume XXIII, April 8, 1854.
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Section of the Eddystone lighthouse, Plymouth, England, designed by James Nicholas Douglass, engraving from Nouvelles annales de la construction, 1882.
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Butterfly collector's tools from the 18th century: pins 3, curved needle to support antennae 5, clockmaker's tweezers 7, entomologist's tweezers 8, pliers 10, pin cutters 11, scissors 12, pin case 13, gluepot 14, and scalpel 15. Steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers from Hippolyte Lucas' Natural History of European Butterflies, Histoire Naturelle des Lepidopteres d'Europe, 1864.
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illustration of dental keys for tooth extraction. Savignyís catalogue of surgery implements, circa 1798.
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Juan Laurent y Minier (Photographer) / 'Missing globular vessel'. Ca. 1879. Albumen on photographic paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.
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Mott's folding lavatories. Plate 1047-G, Plate 1048-G.. text. Illustrations, Advertisements, Catalogs. 1877 - 1893. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs
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Engraving depicting various types of water cranes. A water crane is a device used for delivering a large volume of water into the tank or tender of a steam locomotive. Dated 19th Century
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Ground plan of a school of drawing: cross-section with a vignette above showing art students drawing after a life model and sculpture. Etching by B.L. Prevost after C.N. Cochin, 1763.
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A collection of 'anti-boche' - ie. anti-German - medicine bottles, next to a scorpion about to be pulverised. Lithograph.
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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.edisons kinetoscope. For more info see: Bäckström, Helmer. Photographic manual. Other revised edition. Nature and Culture. Stockholm. 1948. p. 1258-1260.
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Various electrical apparatus: Electroscope Electrophorus Geissler tubes Date: 1882
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Perkins Harnly, Interior Sand Blasting Chamber, 1935, c 1947 Interior Sand Blasting Chamber, 1935
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Biblical measurements in Cubits. From Physique sacree, ou Histoire-naturelle de la Bible, 1732-1737, by Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672 - 1733), a Swiss scholar born at Zurich
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Brandreth's patent cyclopede, 1829. Illustrations. 1830. Rare Book Division. Steam-engines, Horses
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An engraving depicting an under-sprung step-piece barouche. Dated 19th century
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Demarest's Patent Water Closet Apparatus, 1888, J.L. Mott Iron Works., 1888., New York. Publisher, J.L. Mott Iron Works. Subjects include plumbing, equipment and supplies, catalogs, toilets, and wood engravings
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Chemical apparatus used in distillation and sublimation including Alembics and Aludels. Engraving, London, 1802.
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Egyptian monuments, illustration, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon encyclopedia, 1897
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Concrete balloon houses: an ingenious system of construction from America. Date: 1942
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Wall uprising of movable planetarium from Eise Eisinga in Franeker, Barentie Willem Dietz, after Klaas Joh. Sannes, 1824 print Wall uprising in the interior of the movable planetarium of Eise Eisinga in Franeker. With time indication when the moon rises and goes under and instrument for displaying the apparent movement of the sun and regular stars. Arnhem paper etching orrery, planetarium. astronomical instruments Franeker
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Interior of an amphitheater; Amphitheatri Interior Facies Qualem EAM Fuisse Cum Omnibus Membris Suspicamur. Numbered at the top right: p. 61. Title above the performance. The print is part of an album.
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An engraving depicting a wire salad drainer and how it is used. Dated 19th century
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Hydraulics: various designs for pumps. Engraving by A. Bell.
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The first balloons. Chevalier de Chevelu Aerostatic Machine launched at Chambery on May 6, 1784. France, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1899
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Ionic orders, 19th century illustration
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Patent Flushing-Rim Hoppers, 1888, J.L. Mott Iron Works., 1888., New York. Publisher, J. L. Mott Iron Works. Plumbing, Equipment and supplies, Catalogs, Toilets, Wood engravings
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Singular phenomenon seen at Moscow - a triple sun, with an over-arching 'rainbow'. Date: 18 December 1708
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Chemical characters. Engraving, 1799.
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Four performances concerning the Nature and Medical Congress in Leiden, Theo Van Hoytema, 1889 print At the top a portrait of Prof. dr. Dr. G. van Overbeek de Meijer; At the bottom a portrait of Prof. dr. Dr. A.A.W. Hubrecht. On the left a room with set tables; On the right a microscope. In the middle a bond with the inscription τη υγιεια. paper. watercolor (paint) professor. microscope. dining-room
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Historical photometer of Henry. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1893
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The indestructable faucet-sectional view. Plate 1091-G.. text. Illustrations, Advertisements, Catalogs. 1877 - 1893. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs