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Mechanical and Historical Artifacts

Images of historical mechanical objects and artifacts, such as hoists, cannons, and barrels, representing intriguing vintage industrial designs.

The derelict herring factory in Djupavik. The Westfjords (Vestfirdir) in Iceland (Editorial Use Only)
The derelict herring factory in Djupavik. The Westfjords (Vestfirdir) in Iceland (Editorial Use Only)
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Original hook, part of hoist. The Farmiloe Building, London, United Kingdom. Architect: Lewis Henry Isaacs , 1886.in africa morocco green bronze cannon and the blue skyOld water valve on a background of a natural stone wall. Large and rusty valve on the water pipe close-up Old water valve on a background of a natural stone wall. Large and rusty valve on the water pipe close-up. Copyright: xZoonar.com/DmitryxShabanovx 10747736Old wooden cog and wheel, FinalndMedieval Well Close up of the winding mechanism of a restored medieval well in a French village Copyright: xZoonar.com/StephenxFarhallx 9552383The derelict herring factory in Djupavik. The Westfjords (Vestfirdir) in Iceland (Editorial Use Only)Vintage Train Old train wheels and parts rusting away Copyright: xZoonar.com/TimxHesterxPhotographyx 4295591Wine barrle Very old winebarrel. Copyright: xZoonar.com/LarsxK.xChristensenx 5677875Clock machinery, rolled and cast iron, 20th century, Huesca Diocesan Museum, Aragon community, Spain.Old barrel made of wooden staves and metal hoops, Quebec, Canada, North AmericaRustic wooden water fountain flowing gentlyVintage Spinning Wheel Vintage spinning wheel against white shabby wall background Copyright: xZoonar.com/vicspacewalkerx 2813015Barrel of an old cannon in the courtyard of the ruins of the medieval Bolkow Castle in Lower Silesia, PolandCompludo-Eisenwerk Compludo-Eisenwerk Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22589943Leitungen Leitungen Copyright: xZoonar.com/LutzxWallrothx 800057Military transceiver station old Military transceiver station Copyright: xZoonar.com/IVASHUTINx 8785469USA, Turquoise Trail Scenic Byway, New Mexico. An old wagon wheel leans against the front of an antique store.A pitchfork, Sweden.pretty scissors old sewing machineClose-up of a wagon wheel in a junkyard, IrelandUSA, Alaska, Sitka. Discarded Lindeman and Sons piano close-up.Selling old metal cookware in bazaarPulleyOld fire brigade injection old fire brigade syringeA compass is a direction-finding instrument with a magnetic needle that points north (and south). Before compasses were invented, seamen navigated by observing landmarks and the stars. The magnetic compass was invented by the Chinese in about 1100 and used by Muslim navigators from about 1220.Italy - old tap on a barrel of Barbera wine, Piedmont regionRural IrelandCanada, British Columbia, Revelstoke. Close-up of rusted metal in museum.Alter Hafen in Cuxhvaen Cuxhaven, Alter Hafen, 18.10.2024: Feature Bilder vom alten Hafen in Cuxhaven. *** Old harbor in Cuxhvaen Cuxhaven, Old harbor, 18 10 2024 Feature pictures of the old harbor in CuxhavenGreen wagon wheel on yellow house wall, decoration, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, EuropeGermany, Bavaria, Josefsthal, blue metal hooks hanging on anvil beak at historic blacksmith's shopGarnet Ghost Town Old sewing machineRetro fence Close up fence which has become rusted through years of neglect. Art and concepts. Copyright: xZoonar.com/GermanoxPolix 21372383Wheel with Gassho-zukuri house, Ainokura Village, Gokayama, Toyama Prefecture, JapanSaddle in doorway of barn, Palouse agricultural region of Eastern Washington State. (Editorial Use Only)Old rusty anchor on the background of the wall on Malta.Old wagon wheel leaning against a barn wall, Muensterland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, EuropeWood spoke wheels wooden spoke wheelsEurope, France, Haute-Vienne, Oradour-sur-Glane. Rusted bicycle in the ruins of the martyr village of Oradour-sur-Glane. (Editorial Use Only)A tool rack with spanners of varying sizes hanging up in order.Roof Tiles Stacked Roof tiles stacked needly to be used in new building project. Copyright: xZoonar.com/JacquesxJacobszx 6761702Old saw at the Museum BlueBeck Old saw at the Museum BluebereckRomania, Transylvania, Carpathian Mountains, Viscri, Blacksmith, horse-shoeing, tools of the trade.Cross in front of Ferntrilla oxidada trilla oxidada, Trevino, basque country, spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 21846769Holzrad. old wagon wheel in front of a wooden fenceMiddle Ages. Punishment. The stones of the city. Used to punish adulterers women. They were worn around the neck and were forced to walk around main Square. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden.Black cast iron bollard on the pierRomania, Maramures, Baia Spire, Guest house Casa Olarului. Pottery workshop. Broom leaning on house.An old empty attic with wooden beamsWine barrel Vintage wine barrel Copyright: xZoonar.com/VladyslavxDanilinx 5444238ZANFOÑA - FOTO AÑOS 70. Location: EXTERIOR. CARBALLINO. Orense. SPANIEN.USA, North Carolina, Appalachia, Barn and wagon.Parking MetersVintage Photograph. Mooring post at Boston Fish Pier in Boston Massachusetts.EXT-BALL CONTACT-1990- ACERO. Author: TONY CRAGG (1949-). Location: MUSEUM OF MODERN ART. TEXAS-FORT WORTH.Old antique photography camera twin lens reflex brilliant Copyright: xVirenxDesai/DinodiaxPhotoxClose-up of a wagon wheel, IrelandCloseup vintage spinning wheel against shabby wall backgroundUSA, Montana. A lantern and snowshoe outside a rustic log cabin.Nord, Lille, France, EuropeVintage Photograph. Vintage industrial parts and gears showcasing mechanical history.in philippines old dirty terrace whith rocking chair empty Old cannon on spoked wheels at Veste Coburg, BavariaA old oil lamp from the old American West black and whiteBombs Bench Bench With Two WWII Bombs in Monaco Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkoxBericx 14349402Bolts rusted tracks. Particular of a rail tie with track and rusted boltsOld wheel in dead grassBarrel cask Old wooden barrel cask for whisky or beer or wine Copyright: xZoonar.com/ClaudioxDiviziax 4787665old abandoned street basketball hoop and blue sky backgroundAbkhaziaBow of Thai style boatChurch clock from Idbury, Oxfordshire. The remains of this clock were found in the tower of Idbury Church, close to the Gloucestershire border. It is a three-compartment frame clock and the going train (in the left-hand compartment) has a unique escapement, which was probably an 18th-century replacement for a more traditional crown wheel and foliot escapement.A89123 DOWNHOLE TV SHIV CRACKS DON SHADEL (PROJECT ENGINEER) JAN 19 89 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 1/19/1989 DOWNHOLE TV; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; SHIV CRACKS; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; DOWNHOLE TV SHIV CRACKS historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.altes Hufeisen altes Hufeisen Copyright: xZoonar.com/AntjexLindert-Rottkex 4756568Two wagon wheels leaning against a barn wallTraditional cannon, approximative 200 years old. Useful for concepts.Water pump in Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba, CanadaCowbells, visitor in the ethnographic museum, Museu Etnografico do Trajo Algarvio, Sao Bras de Alportel, Algarve, PortugalCut up historic 8 inch disappearing gun, North Head Historic Reserve, Devonport, Auckland, North Island, New ZealandOld Bricks Still life with old worn bricks. Copyright: xZoonar.com/J.xSandvikx 4081656Door handle created by the sculptor Heinrich Apel in the 1970s, designed as a pig dog jumping through a ring, on the north portal of the Collegiate Church, also called Quedlinburg Cathedral, World Heritage town of Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, EuropeRemains of old stone cider press GuernseyAntique handcart loaded with four old metal milk churns, milk cansTurtle Waterfall StatueClose-up of a bell hanging in front of a houseAncient metal jug in oriental style in antique marketRusty door with chain and padlock closedEngland, West Yorkshire, Huddersfield. Detail of communal shower taps.Farm, old cartwheel, corrugated iron and wood on a wall, snowDecorative metal pot in a tropical gardenClose-up of a wheelbarrow in a gardencloseup of number 28 on side of old wooden church bench with roman windows in the backgroundTypical rice boat on the Backwaters, Kerala, India, AsiaGrains in burlap sacks on primitive cart, train station, Udaipur, India.Discarded millstones on a clinker wall, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, EuropeOld dirty electrical box with with push buttons in an old abandoned factoryAntique, cannon and deck of war ship closeup for Danish culture, heritage or transportation. Battle, engineering and vintage with weapon on wooden boat for maritime or nautical conflict at seaHistoric Cannon