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Sketches of Antique Tools

Detailed graphite sketches of vintage tools, including fire tongs and warmers, showcasing historical craftsmanship and intricate designs.

Ancient weapons of the Persian Empire. Old head helmet. Shields. Ali's saber. Saber with its scabbard. Iron of spades. Sharp weapon. Bow in its case.
Ancient weapons of the Persian Empire. Old head helmet. Shields. Ali's saber. Saber with its scabbard. Iron of spades. Sharp weapon. Bow in its case.
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Surgical instruments. Engraving by Andrew Bell.The tools and equipment used for wood engraving. Engraving by Defehrt after Lucotte.Medal Engraving, from Encyclopédie. A. J. Defehrt (French, active 18th century); after André-Jean-Baptiste Boucher d'Argis (French, 1750-1794); 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: 311 × 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.Surgical instruments. Engraving by J. Brown.Ancient Yokes. Original caption: Set of 66 - No. 54.Fire Tongs and Shovel. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 29.6 x 22.2 cm (11 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hans Korsch.Surgical instruments. Engraving by Andrew Bell.Ancient weapons of the Persian Empire. Old head helmet. Shields. Ali's saber. Saber with its scabbard. Iron of spades. Sharp weapon. Bow in its case.A selection of picks and moulds. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.Drevnii zamok naidennii v Mosk. Kremle; Khromolitografii F. Dregera, 1849-1853, by F. G. Solntsev (Fedor Grigorʹevich), 1801-1892. Additional, Ancient castle artifacts found in Moscow Kremlin., 1849-1853., Moskva. Publisher, Tip. A. Semena. Russian ChromolithographsNetherlands, Weissenbruch, Isaac, Four different hammers, print, prints, height 59 mm, width 81 mm, Dutch, 1826-08-27 - 1912-11-13, print maker, printmaker, 1836 - 1912, paper, papier, houtgravureSurgical instruments, including needles and scalpels. Engraving with etching by George Bickham.Ancient ethnic african objects for hunter created by people of Bahr el Ghazal region, Sudan. Africa, drawing by Karl Girardet (1813-1871)Journey to the Gazelles River, White Nile, 1856-1857 by Angelo Bolognese. Le Tour du Monde 1862 1. Portable seat - 2. Cowrie cap (cypraa) - 3. Straw cap - 4. Rahad, young girls' loincloth - 5. Shields, one made of wood, the other made of water - 6. 7. Pipes , Bows, some covered with thin and strong strips of leather - 8. Arrows - 9. Spears, bamboo handle - 10. Carouois including two in panther skin - 11. Bracelet - 12. Molod, sort of spade - 13. Trombach orSurgical instruments. Engraving by Andrew Bell.Louis XV (king of France), Paris, Huquier, Gabriel, Meissonnier, Juste Aurèle, Oeuvre de Juste Aurele Meissonnier, Ciseaux et pomme de canne, Three scissors and two knobs for a walking stick, Two scissors in a holder, one without a holder. The knob for the walking stick seen from the side and from above. This print is part of an album., print, album leaf, ornament print, prints, height 183 mm, width 254 mm, French, 1695 - 1772-06-11, print maker, printmaker, 1738 - 1749, paper, papier, etching, etsen, Work conception, 1693 - 1750-07-31, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, 1710-02-15 - 1774-05-10, granter of privilegeHans Korsch, Tongs and Shovel, c 1939 Tongs and ShovelComponents and products of pewter manufacture. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.Pastry Jagger. Dated: 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.6 x 23 cm (12 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and heightening on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: James Drake.A selection of boring, cutting, carving, moulding and filing tools. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.Variety of surgical instruments Date: 1739Flat Iron Holder. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.9 x 22.7 cm (11 3/8 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 3/4" long; 4 1/2" wide. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Herman Bader.Horology: Clock Tools, pl. XX from 'A Cyclopaedia of Horology - Rees's Clocks Watches and Chronometers', Abraham Rees, 1743 - 1825, Engraving on paper, England, 1810-1842, Print, PrintFire Tongs and Shovel. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 27.8 x 22.4 cm (10 15/16 x 8 13/16 in.). Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hans Korsch.Rush Light Stand. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.4 x 22.8 cm (11 15/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/2" high. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mildred Ford.Gold Coast Music; snappers or castagnets; brass bason; musical tongs; sort of cittern; blowing horns or trumpets; hand bells; flutes; drums. Prints, Illustrations. 1745 - 1747. Rare Book DivisionBeekeeping equipment; Verso: economic yard; Brandt, Józef (1841-1915); 1874 (1874-00-00-1874-00-00);Podole (Ukraine), Szymkowicz-Gombrowicz, Jerzy (1895-1971), Szymkowicz-Gombrowicz, Jerzy (1895-1971)-collection, Ukraine, ethnography, beekeeping, studies to paintings, purchase (provenance)A selection of vices and pliers. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.Ornament designs and a chandelier. Leaf 13 Recto from a sketchbook with 17 sheets.Opened instrument box with sundial, shells, writing utensils and the like; Mechanical travel loads.Fire Tongs, Shovel, and Jamb Hooks. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.3 x 23 cm (11 15/16 x 9 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and heightening on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hans Korsch.Instruments include an amputation saw, pliers, shears, a mallet, and a small hook used in child birth. Pewter Stamp. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henry Meyers.Antiquities from the Merian Kurgans, including items such as necklaces, pendants, crosses, rings, belt ornaments, and buckles. Additional items featured are belts, belt buckles, and a children's bracelet. The collection also contains horseshoes and buttons. Published in 1871 in Moscow by Pechat. v lit. I. Medviedeva, RussiaCalumets (= peace-pipes) and pipes of Native American peoples of Arizona, New Mexico and thereabouts. Date: 1862Drains and Sheaths, Medical - Antique Surgical InstrumentsCandlestand. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 30.2 x 22.2 cm (11 7/8 x 8 3/4 in.). Medium: graphite and watercolor on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jack Staloff.Jack Staloff, Fireplace Equipment, 1935 1942 Fireplace EquipmentErnest A Towers, Jr, Clock, c 1936 ClockA variety of clocks: an electric clock, a water clock, a sun dial, clock movements and pendulums. Date: circa 1850Jack Staloff, Warmer, c 1938 WarmerShip-building: ropes, a windlass, and a capstan. Engraving.A collection of tools and locks from the period 1809-1828, including an Egyptian lock, a wooden lock, a qaddoum (a type of hand tool), a donkey beak, a leaf tool, two planes, a drill bit, a pipe drilling machine, mason's tools, and tools for coppersmiths and tinmen. The dimensions of the collection are 50 x 70 cmGallic utensils, 1882-1884. Artist: UnknownTextiles: tapestry weaving, parts of a loom. Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.The Hague, Hondt, Pieter de, Leiden, Bleyswijck, François van, Images of musical instruments spoken of in the Holy Scripture, Musical instruments mentioned in the Bible, Musical Instruments Mentioned in the Bible, verso bottom center - stamped, all instruments have their names. Depicted are string instruments such as harp, zither and lyre, wind instruments such as flute, trumpet and bagpipes and percussion including a drum and triangle., print, book illustration, prints, height 310 mm, width 191 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1671-05-24 - 1746-10-15, print maker, printmaker, 1681 - 1746, fourth quarter 17th century, first quarter 18th century, second quarter 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, 1728 - 1728A quarry from 18th century France. The plaster is carried by horses to the kiln to be processed. Date: Circa 1760Pa. German Flat-iron Holder. Dated: c. 1938. Dimensions: overall: 22.4 x 28.4 cm (8 13/16 x 11 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 3/8" in diameter; 11 3/4" long. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Herman Bader.Herman Bader, Pa German Hinges and Hasp on a Conestoga Wagon Tool Box, c 1937 Pa. German Hinges and Hasp on a Conestoga Wagon Tool Box Four different types of CITHARA used by the ancient Greeks Toaster. Dated: c. 1935. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 22.9 cm (11 7/16 x 9 in.). Medium: pen and ink and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Rollington Campbell.Asiatick pack saddle. Saddle for a dromedary camel. Copperplate engraving from Francis Grose's Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812.Needles: equipment for needle making from shears to cut wire (14) to polishing roll (13). Artist: UnknownSurgical instruments. Drawing with watercolour.ABYSSINIAN ARMS AND ORNAMENTS, 1868Jerry Guinta, Zoar Fire Tongs, Poker and Shovel, 1937 Zoar Fire Tongs, Poker and ShovelJack Staloff, Andiron (one of pair), c 1936 Andiron (one of pair)Jewelry boxes, buttons and rings; Cahier the bijouteries Dans Le Gout Modern, Comme Boits, Pommes-de-Cannes, Bagues, Cachets, Boucles d'Oreilles & C. Designs for four ornamented buttons for walking sticks (in the corners), three rings (left and right) and two lids and small storage boxes (in the middle).Furniture designs. Leaf 23 Recto from a sketchbook with 79 sheets.Fire Tools. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 22.9 x 29.4 cm (9 x 11 9/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Hans Korsch.A selection of Chinese musical instruments, including a bell(1),gong,(2), cymbals(4),a guqin or seven-stringed zither(7), a pipa or four-stringed lute (8), Yueqin or moon-shaped lute(11),shamisen(10), erhu or spike fiddle(13)Yang-Qin(also known as the yangkin or Chinese dulcimer)(14),Xiao(also known as siao or flute)(15)and sheng(21). Date: 1895Drawing instruments (used to transfer points and change scales). By Jacques Ozanam. 1750.1 et 2. Boîtes à poudre et couvercle. 3. Brosse à poudre. 4. Brosse à tête. 5. Brosse à chapeaux. 1 and 2. Powder boxes with lid. 3. Powder brush. 4. Hairbrush. 5. Hat brush.. Prints, Design drawings. 1900 - 1909. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Jewelry, Goldwork, Brooms & brushes, Cosmetics containersEquipment used by builders in the 18th century including cranes, saws, winches, scaffolding, etc. Date: Circa 1760Jack Staloff, Pa German Flat iron Holder, c 1938 Pa. German Flat-iron HolderHans Korsch, Trivet, c 1939 TrivetLloyd Charles Lemcke, Wooden Peg File, c 1937 Wooden Peg FileWig-making equipment. Engraving by R. Bénard after J.R. Lucotte, 1762.Florence Stevenson, Iron Toast Rack, c 1937 Iron Toast RackTrade catalogue for Harrord's department store, showing a selection of hair three prong, waving curling, folding, crimping irons. Nickel curling stove and flesh rubbers and sponges. Date: 1911Architecture: four large keys in decayed condition. Wood engraving.Traditional weapons and ornaments of the indigenous people of Louvale, Central Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Journey from Zanzibar to Benguela by Verney Lovett Cameron, Le Tour du Monde 1877Gropius Martin (1824-1880), sketch album 2 (approx. 1870): decoration studies. Pencil, ink, mounted in album, 48.2 x 30.1 cm (including scan edges) Gropius Martin (1824-1880): Skizzenalbum 2: DekorationsstudienSterling silver goods, Plate 205, showing pots, cruet sets, cutlery and other items. Date: circa 1880sObjects from a burial cellar at Eext, pl. V, 1758 - 1760 print Objects found in a burial cellar at Eext. Netherlands paper etching EextThis image shows three medieval weapons. The top two have rotating pipes to load the ammunition. They are revolving cannon. Both measure just under six feet in length and date to the end of the 1600s. The weapon at the bottom dates to 1450-1500. It acts like a catapult.A gilded bronze chenet from the front seen, with a diameter from above, complete with a part of the iron for logs, anonymous, c. 1780 drawing Netherlands (possibly) graphite (mineral). ink. paper brushA variety of wigs. Engraving by R. Bénard after J.R. Lucotte, 1762.Surgical instruments and bandages, as well as a saw. Engraving by J. Brown.Electro silver plated goods, Plate 222, including a range of cutlery, nutcrackers, cheese scoops, sandwich tongs and grape scissors. Date: circa 1880sTwo executioner swords with details from the factory in Solingen, including one from the collection of the City Hall of Warsaw. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonistGreek weapon head and helmet from the collection of the Museum of Vienna. Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), draughtsman, cartoonistFlat Iron Holder. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 29.1 x 22.7 cm (11 7/16 x 8 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 5 15/16" long; 4 5/8" wide. Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacob Lipkin.THE PARIS INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONSaddles: three types. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after Lucotte.Surgical Tools. Elsevier photo collection. Series: Utensils prehistoric time Bronze objects. Spearhead, 2 axes so-called Radnaal (decorative needle) (Nijmegen). undatedJack Staloff, Warming Pan, c 1939 Warming PanDesign for a silver chalice with lid, Mathieu Lauweriks, 1874 - 1932 drawing. photograph paper. ink. pencil pen work of applied art (+ precious metals ~ arts). chaliceDesigns for a hanging lamp with three hoods, 1874 - 1945 Leaf 9 Verso from a sketchbook with 9 sheets. ink. pencil pen lighting; lampsDepiction of various musical instruments, indicated by the letters A to T. Print marked in the upper right: Tab: XXVI. Musical Instruments, print maker: Christian Friedrich Fritzsch, (mentioned on object), 1729 - 1774, paper, etching, h 223 mm × w 372 mmIn this print, ô Jonge Lien / you can see many beautiful things, / and that they may be dedicated to you, / provides instructivity, Broese & Comp., 1828 - 1853 print Leaf with 36 -shows objects, including a Bible, a Bijenkorf, a hot air balloon, a lampet and a drum. A caption under each performance. Numbered at the top right: No. 6. Breda paper letterpress printing Bible. bee-hive. glass of beer. drum (musical instrument)Silver Sugar Spoon. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 22.6 cm (11 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 3/4" long; 1 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Anthony Zuccarello.Bliżej Kultury unknownLamp. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 29.4 x 22.7 cm (11 9/16 x 8 15/16 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Janet Riza.Traditional musical instruments and small utensils of the Zande people, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Africa. Heart of Africa Three years travels and adventures in the unexplored regions of Central Africa by Georg August Schweinfurth, 1868-1871Traditional weapons and ornaments of the indigenous people of Louvale, Central Africa. Old 19th century engraved illustration from Journey from Zanzibar to Benguela by Verney Lovett Cameron, Le Tour du Monde 1877Fishing: hook-makers' equipment and tools. Engraving, c.1762, by Benard after Goussier.Instruments for trepanning, 18th century.GRABADO-UTENSILIOS DE COCINA:CUCHILLOS,TENEDOR DE TRINCHAR...There was a crisis at the Bank of England in the early nineteenth century when it was discovered that a large proportion of the 8,000,000 gold sovereigns in circulation were light. Enormous efforts were made to ascertain the exact weight of coins and many ingenious balances were invented. Date: 1845