Historical Industrial Illustrations

19th-century engravings depicting various manufacturing processes and machinery in historical factories.

Arley pit, near Wigan, Lancashire, the scene of an explosion that left 57 dead on 23rd March 1853. 1853

LAIRD'S GRAVING DOCKS AT BIRKENHEAD

Engraving depicting the manufacture floor of the Robert Stephenson and Company, a locomotive manufacturing company founded in 1823. Dated 19th century

Illustration depicting Clarke & Varley's atmospheric pile driving machine. A steam engine was used to pump out the air from the cylinder, with the result that atmospheric pressure forced a piston downwards. The downward motion of the piston lifted the weight ready for dropping. Dated 19th century

Workers working on looms in a silk factory, Lemyre brothers, Lyon, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 422, Volume XVII, March 28-April 4, 1851.

Weaving a carpet in the royal factory in the Fauburg de Chaillot. Dated between 1751-80.

Arley pit, near Wigan, Lancashire, the scene of an explosion that left 57 dead on 23rd March 1853. 1853

A Day at the Clyde Steam-boat works: Steam-boiler Making, Vulcan foundry. Engraving from a british magazine printed in 1843

Cuba. Bolondrón, province of Matanzas. Engenho (sugar cane mill) "Armonía" (1848). Industry property of Mr. Miguel Aldama Alfonso and Mr. José Luis Alfonso. General view of the boiler house, where the process of boiling and evaporation of the juices obtained from the grinding of the sugar cane was carried out. Engraving. Crónica General de España, Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias (General Chronicle of Spain, Illustrated and Descriptive History of its Provinces), Antilles, 1871.

Engineering: the Bessemer smelting furnace installed at Baxter House, St Pancras Road, London. Wood engraving, 1856.

Construction of the new Passy boardwalk, construction work for the Universal Exhibition of 1878, Paris, France, illustration by Smeeton Tilly from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1820, Volume LXXI, January 12, 1878.

An engraving depicting the production of sulphuric acid in lead chambers. Dated 19th century

This illustration dates to the 1870s and shows the apparatur for making Bessemer steel. The Bessemer process was the first method discovered for mass-producing steel. It was named for Sir Henry Bessemer of England. The vessel, converter, in which it took place, is an egg-shaped vessel, about 3.5 feet in diameter, made of wrought iron in two parts and lined in the inside with a thick infusible coating made from ground fire-bricks and a certain kind of sandstone. The two parts are united by flanges strongly bolted together, and the converter swings on trunnions, one of which is hollow and admit

The signal boxes controlling the approach to London Bridge station, South-Eastern Railway. This is one of the busiest stretches of railway in the London area. Date: 1866

An engraving depicting a windmill (post mill) for grinding corn. Dated 19th century

PUMPING STATION AT DEPTFORD CREEK, LONDON MAIN DRAINAGE

Engraving the Levee in New Orleans.

Joseph Pennell, The New Gun Pit, 1916 The New Gun-Pit

Joseph Pennell, The Biggest Lathe in the World, 1917 The Biggest Lathe in the World

Brooklyn Bridge under construction. Brooklyn Bridge was built between 1870 and 1883. After an illustration in Appletons' Cyclopaedia of Applied Mechanics, published 1880.

London Main-Drainage Works: view of the outfall of the Northern Drainage at Barking Creek, 1864. Illustration of works on '...the great northern outfall on the Essex side of the Thames, west of the river Roding (generally known as Barking Creek.)...The embankment in the distance...contains buried in it the great outfall sewers through which the entire accumulated drainage of the metropolis north of the Thames finds its way into the river...The extensive works indicated on the right are the tops of the arches which cover the reservoir (twelve acres in extent) in which the sewage is allowed to a

Type of hammer. Illustration from 'Dictionary of Architecture and Engineering', by Pelayo Clairac Senz, 1879. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Instituto Geol—gico y Minero de Espa-a.

Blast furnace in Marchienne-au-Pont, Charleroi, Hainaut province. Belgium, Europe. Journey to Belgium by Camille Lemonnier. Old 19th century engraving from Le Tour du Monde 1906

Wheel for raising water in Valparaiso being driven by dogs, a seated man on the right cracks his whip. Pen and ink drawing by L. Levison.

Bessemer steel manufacture. Six illustrations of operations in a steel mill. Top: Testing rail; Rolling a rail; Sawing a Rail. Center: The Converter. Bottom: Casting Ingots; Heating Ingots. 1876 wood engraving by Alfred Waud.

Dynamo Machines of the Niagara Power Plant, Power Generation at Niagara Falls, 1890, Canada, Historic, Digital Reproduction of an Original 19th century Artwork, North America

Mining on the Comstock, cutaway of hillside showing tunnels, supports, shafts and miners, as well as exterior views of several mining companies working the Comstock Lode, lithograph by Le Count Bro's, 1876

The Broadway Cable Railway, New York - The Houston Street Power Station, circa 1893

The room for preparing dough in a bakery, photograph or illustration published in 1892, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, ex...

Cuban sugar mill, driven by steam engine in the background, 1880

Joseph Pennell, Coal Breaker on the River, 1910 Coal Breaker on the River

This illustration dates to the 1870s and shows a foundry, a workshop or factory for casting metal, in England in the 1870s.

I in 1878, Historic, digitally restored reproduction Original 19th-century template, exact original date unknownIn a beet sugar factory in Germany

Engraving depicting the East Dock, Swansea, during the course of its construction. The enlarged docks were necessary because of the growth of the iron and coal industries in Wales.

Fermenting flask and workers in a whiskey distillery. Wood engraving, late 19th century. Distilleries. Alcoholic beverage industry. Whiskey. Whiskey industry, Scotland, Historical, digitally restored repro..

THE STAFFORDSHIRE COLLIERY

Engraving depicting a George Russell & Co. 20-ton steam crane, used by the Anchor line for loading and unloading vessels.

Neu-Staßfurt salt mine, Agatheschacht, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, in 1878, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Europe

Guillotine

Hoe's ten feeder printer machine, used to print the 'Daily Telegraph' newspaper, London Date: 1860

BLOWING UP OF THE WHITING SHOAL, LIMEHOUSE REACH, DREDGING MACHINE

View of the water Muhle Beym battle Hauss to Poznan Title on the cover leaf mill

THE PRINCE OF WALES AT SHIREOAKS COALMINE, NOTTS, THE PROPERTY OF THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE

The Big Mill, Gary, Indiana. Dated: 1914. Medium: lithograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joseph Pennell.

Engraving showing the Despatch-tube of the Pneumatic Despatch Company, Battersea, London. This was an experimental setup to test the design of the tube and related engines over a quarter of a mile of irregular ground. The company's intention was to link London's Post offices and railway stations with a network of underground pneumatic tubes. Date: 1861

An engraving depicting the Bessemer process for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron before the development of the open hearth furnace. Named after Henry Bessemer (1813-1898) an English inventor. Dated 19th century

Engraving depicting workmen in the main Paris sewer. Dated 19th Century

Egypt. Suez Canal. Large dredger type couloir used to clean the canal. They stood stationary in deep water. Engraving. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

Night work on the construction site for the inauguration of the monument to Vittorio Emanuele II (Vittoriano), Rome, Italy, drawing by L Molinari, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVIII, No 22, May 28, 1911.

Tegelbacken

The new docks and repairing-basin at Chatham, 1871. 'The new extension works at the Royal Dockyard will be of great service to the British Navy...The..."repairing" basin...has been constructed on a large tract of marsh land adjoining Chatham Dockyard, the whole of which has been devoted to the construction of three large basins, with accompanying dry docks...These three basins are for "repairing" (this basin is finished), for "factory," and for "fitting-out" purposes. They cover altogether an area of 380 acres...The "repairing" basin occupies t

Joseph Pennell, In the Land of Brobdingnag, the Armour Plate Bending Press, 1917 In the Land of Brobdingnag, the Armour Plate Bending Press

View of a hall in the Grand Theatre during reconstruction. Podkowiński, Władysław (1866-1895), draughtsman, cartoonist

Electric oven for aluminum production. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887

Engraving depicting the grinding corn (maize) to produce cornflour within the Brown and Polson's Cornflour factory, Paisley, Scotland. Dated 19th century

Mine in Siberia, Russia, in 1880 / Bergwerk in Sibirien, Russland, im Jahre 1880, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,.

An engraving depicting a distillery, in Edinburgh, Scotland. 1833

Bleaching machine for cotton fabrics, produced by Emile Welter, Mulhouse, France, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1899.

In the land of Brobdingnag : The armour plate bending press , Hoisting machinery, Chains, Presses, Industrial facilities. Joseph Pennell (1857-1926). Prints and Drawings

ENGRAVING-ELECTROMAGNETIC TELEGRAPH-1840-PATENT USA.

An engraving depicting an iron foundry. Dated 19th century

An engraving depicting Jablockhoff candles being used to enable building work to continue at night during the rebuilding of the Magazin du Printemps, Paris. Dated 19th century

Steam engine or Whimsey for raising coal from the bottom of the pit. South Staffordshire Coalfield, England. From 'The Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts' by Charles Tomlinson (London, 1866). Engraving.

Engraving showing the construction of the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works at Crossness, Kent, in 1864. This facility, now better known as Crossness Pumping Station, was built by Sir Joseph Bazalgette as part of London's sewage and drainage system. Date: 21 May 1864

Engraving depicting a milking shed at Laycock's Dairy, Highbury, which supplied a large area of London with fresh milk. There were milking's at 3 am and 12 noon, and the majority of milkmaids were Welsh. After the outbreak of "Cattle Plague" (probably Rinderpest) in London in 1865 the practice of keeping dairy cows in the metropolis was stopped and the milk was transported in from the countryside by rail and road. Dated 19th century

Autoclaves for bleaching fabrics, Mather system, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1888.

In the land of Brobdingnag : The armour plate bending press , Hoisting machinery, Chains, Presses, Industrial facilities. Joseph Pennell (1857-1926). Prints and Drawings

Heinrich Völter's paper mill at the World Fair in Paris, France, papermaking, industry of the Decker brothers/the paper mill of Heinrich Völter at the universal exposition at Paris, France, paper production, Decker brothers industry, historical, digitally restored reproduction of an original original from the 19th century, exact original date not known, subsequently colored

French canal and American cranes , Railroad tracks, Hoisting machinery, Refuse. Joseph Pennell (1857-1926). Prints and Drawings

Cask store of the Allsopp Brewery in Burton upon Trent, 1869, County of Staffordshire, England, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Illustration showing cut-away view, of a French, early 20th century linoleum factory, with machine for calendaring and finding the linoleum inset. 1904

Blast furnaces, Barrow Haematite Iron and Steel Company, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire (Cumbria). Charge being taken to top of furnace on railway. In foreground are railway trucks transporting ore and fuel. Wood engraving 1890

Engraving depicting an engineer carrying an oil can in hand, checking the beam of a steam engine. Dated 19th century

An engraving depicting a commercial still used for the purification of crude sulphuric acid. Dated 19th century

Madrid, Spain. New gypsum mill, Montenegro system, established in Vallecas, in the facilities of Messrs. Rous. The engineer Antonio Montenegro designed a grinding system to obtain a high quality gypsum, without residues, which could be packaged directly as it came out of the mill. Some workers take the stone up the ramp, others enter the clay through the door, to pour it all into the hopper on the bridge. The mechanism for the powerful transmission of the movement required by this system is subway, with easy access for maintenance and lubrication.. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustración Española y Americana), 1883. Author: Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). Spanish painter and engraver.

Using steam for keeping streets and pavements free of snow by circulating steam through hollow brick pipes laid under the ground. Dated 19th Century

London Gas Company, Old Kent Road: the condensers (very large pipes) Date: 1891

Engraving a scene from within the WM Younger & Co., Holyrood Brewery - the mashing stage, where malt and water were thoroughly mixed together. Dated 19th century

Joseph Pennell, The Presses, 1916 The Presses

History of the United States. 19th century. Kentucky. The Ashland Furnace and Coal Works, 1876. Engraving.

Laying the Floor of Pedro Miguel Lock of the Panama Canal. Print made by Joseph Pennell, 1860-1926, American, 1912.

London Main Drainage: Concrete foundation for the northern outfall tunnels, 1861. 'The northern outfall sewer is about five miles long. For the first mile it consists of two lines of tunnel inclosed in a raised embankment, and for the remainder of the distance three lines of tunnels, each nine feet in diameter. It crosses, by iron aqueducts, over seven branches of the River Lea...The whole of the upper soil is first excavated, then a solid embankment of concrete is formed. In some places this embankment is as much as twenty feet in depth and one hundred feet in width. It is formed by carrying

Hydraulics: a windmill driving a waterpump. Engraving.

Platinum still for rectification of sulphuric acid.

Coal mine at Nanaimo, Vancouver, Canada. Engraving, 1888.

'Work in an Iron Foundry and Smithy During The Period of the Middle Ages', c1934. Artist: Unknown.

BARROW-IN-FURNESS

Sugar imported into Britain:barrels are unloaded atBristol quay.Date: 1839

Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia. Lipppe district. Bad Salzuflen. Rice starch factory of E. Hoffmann and Company, founded in 1852. Steam engine room. Steam engine with a power of 600 hp. Drawing from life by Theodor Volz. Engraving. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustración Española y Americana), 1884. Author: Theodor Volz (1850-1916). German artist.

Ice Industry; U.S.A.; 1881; winter view of elevating ice into buildings

Whimsey, or engine drawing coal in the Staffordshire collieries, 1886. Artist: Unknown

Provisional construction for the works of the Artesian well of the quail butt F. Laughing. "Provisional construction for the work of the Artesian well of the Butte-aux-Cailles". Feather, 1895.

Work in a cut, the binding track

STABLE FITTINGS BY MESSRS. MUSGRAVE BROTHERS, OF BELFAST; OPEN STALL, WITH PATENT SLIDING BARRIER (LEFT), OPEN STALL, WITH TUMBLING MANGER (CENTRE), HARMLESS LOOSE-BOX (RIGHT), THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862

Section through a modern power plant station, Edison’s work in New York, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

NOVA SCOTIA, MINING SCENES IN THE CALEDONIAN MINES, CANADA, NINETEENTH CENTURY ENGRAVING

Rebuilding the Houses of Parliament after the fire of 1834. Date: July 1842

Historical illustration of the Bochumer Verein, a factory for the production of crucible steel, Germany, Historical, digitally restored reproduction o...

Instruction on the use of the double suction pumps at the hose fire sprayers, ca. 1750-1760. Leaf with instruction on the correct use of the double suction pumps at the hose fire sprayers, approx. 1750-1760. Belongs to the top prayer at the fire eating book by Jan van der Heyden.

Messrs. Forrestt's Life-Boat Building Yard, Limehouse, London, 1860. 'The accompanying Engraving represents the building establishment...known as Norway Yard...where the boats of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution are constructed. The firm of Messrs. Forrestt is well known to the mercantile navy, having been in existence ever since 1786, during which period some thousands of their little craft have been carried by the shipping of England over the wide waters of the world. From this yard have also been launched boats of every size and variety - from the small, gaily-painted pleasure-boat

An engraving depicting a chain of baskets raising Champagne from the caves at Pommery & Greno, Remis. Dated 19th century

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