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Vintage Industrial Objects

A collection of vintage industrial items including a book press, a unique refrigerator design, and mechanical parts, all set against simple backgrounds.

Vintage Photograph. Cast iron book press on table with gradient light on background
Vintage Photograph. Cast iron book press on table with gradient light on background
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Produktbild.Luton's suggestion for L 230 refrigerator.Vintage Photograph. Cast iron book press on table with gradient light on backgroundLink wheels.Window with Shutter. Culture: American. Dimensions: 43 x 22 in. (109.2 x 55.9 cm). Date: ca. 1675. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Lock and Key 1725-50. Lock and Key. 1725-50. Iron, woodPortable compass dial late 17th-early 18th century Johann Klocksperger. Portable compass dial. Bohemian, Prague. late 17th-early 18th century. Brass, silver-plated. HorologyFilteraggregat. >>Refrigerator "Economic" from Switzerland, Cabinet from behind without apparatus.Square Piano ca. 1801-5 Caspar Katholnik (Katholnig) Austrian This unsigned piano is attributed to the Viennese maker Caspar Kaholnik because of its similarities to an instrument by that maker located in the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest. Katholnik was born in Villach (Beljak), Carinthia, Austria, and moved to Vienna where he received a license to make instruments in 1801, becoming a citizen of the city a year later. In addition to square pianos, he advertised upright pianos, but none is known to survive. Technical description: Rectangular mahogany veneered case with canted corners and black edges, on 4 square, tapered legs bearing black striping along corner edges, nameboard decorated with fretwork pattern of intersecting arches; compass: FF-f3 (61 keys), bone naturals with 3 reddened score lines, ebony slips over dark-stained accidental blocks; dampers operated by knee lever (missing); small oblong and later oblong pierced tuning pins; German action with escapement, metal kapKnife (one of three) 1789-90 François Charles Gavet French. Knife (one of three) 200324Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)The rifle which fired the fatal shot which killed Moffitt, taxi-driver, when James Edward Devine shot at Frank Green. Devine is proud ***** this rifle. September 21, 1932.Switch in bakeliteCollection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Recreation sites, airports E.D., sports fields, models. 1966Table with cast iron stand.Anefo photo collection. Assignments Remington Rand, Calculators, Univac. January 8, 1959Thermometer.Nipple and Tube for NursingBottle. Maker: John McMullin, American, 1765-1843Leather toilet case is fitted with shaving gear, mirror, hairbrush, comb and clothes brush. Just the thing for business trips. December 8, 1953.SMALL MEASURING MACHINE.William Vincent, Pair of Tea Canisters, 1774/75, silver.Metronome. Culture: French. Dimensions: H.: 28 cm (11.02 in.); Base: 7.1 cm (2.8.in.) square; (bottom); Base: 9.1 cm (3.6 in.) tall. Maker: Johann Nepomuk Maelzel (German, Regensburg 1772-1838 La Guaira, Venezuela). Date: ca. 1821. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Steps 1700-1730 American. Steps 2053 American, Steps, 17001730, Pine, 13 x 28 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (33 x 71.8 x 41.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1909 (10.125.59)Device constructions. Proposal for front with handle for refrigerator M 230.Lighthouse Clock 1825-30 Simon Willard. Lighthouse Clock 4792Bead China. Bead 42991The Ader-Bell telephone, used in France. B,B, were receivers, and behind the panel was a microphone. Dated 1883.Product photography d. Fa. FlatsCoffee and smorgasbord.Art, sect plates after test shooting.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Produktbild.Art.Sect plates after test shooting.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Fan.Image of a packaging and fall test with a chest of potatoes at T.N.O. in Delft.The shark (depicted - name).The shark (depicted - name)Table early 17th century French or British. Table 205557Flageolet in D before 1839 Denis Noblet. Flageolet in D. French. before 1839. Wood, ivory. Paris, France. Aerophone-Whistle Flute-flageoletRegulator. >>Shoe Buckle. Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (8.3 x 4.4 cm). Date: 1770-1810. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Casement Window 1600-1700 American. Casement Window 1457Attic Red-Figure Kantharos Fragment. UnknownCartoon. 2-shared refrigerator, open.Covered Box. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); L. 3 in. (7.6 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Combination Latch/Lock. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 36.2 x 26.3 cm (14 1/4 x 10 3/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and goauche on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: James M. Lawson.Refrigerator in packaging.Incense Box Cover with Design of Backgammon Board mid-19th century Japan. Incense Box Cover with Design of Backgammon Board. Japan. mid-19th century. Gold and lacquer on wood. Edo period (1615-1868). LacquerSweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Photographic camera obscura with double bellows extension, England, 1860, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th centuryDetails. >>Metal detector. The underwater metal detector, Model 512 from Burnett Electronics.Duct Flute late 19th century Italian. Duct Flute. Italian. late 19th century. cane. Italy. Aerophone-Blow Hole-end-blown flute (vertical)old suitcase isolated on white backgroundReproductions. >>Pallet box with folding pallet box collar.Pair of GildedMirrors. Maker: G. Monfrino Maker: Paul Cermenati, American, active 1807-1808Square Piano ca. 1815 Thomas Loud Evenden British This is the oldest extant piano by Thomas Loud Evenden, the venerable Philadelphia piano maker who would later be a founder of Loud & Brothers. Technical description: Rectangular mahogany veneer case on integral table stand with 3 drawers (center one concave) over turned and reeded legs with brass claw feet; lid not hinged to spine, but composed of four hinged panels plus fall board, the narrow third panel from the front dowelled to case sides, the rear panel having 3 recessed sections formerly covered with cloth; compass FF-c4 (68 keys), ivory naturals with molded fronts, ebony accidentals; pedal mechanism missing (raised dampers by lifting hinged back rail of keyframe, raising key tails); iron oblong unpierced tuning pins; lowest 20 strings on separate bridge; thick (5 cm) spine; English double action with intermediate lever and escapement; dampers (missing) on rods running through a drilled batten alongside the nut, to rest on blocksMetal film camera measuring 18 by 24 mm, produced by Zeiss Ikon AG around 1930 for small format photography.Dulcimer 18th century Spanish. Dulcimer 501611Collection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. stir drum, PVC, aluminum. 1965Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Sketch of a Ship Seen from the Stern (from Sketchbook) ca. 1891 Albert Bierstadt American. Sketch of a Ship Seen from the Stern (from Sketchbook) 16247Skiopticon 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.Photographic images of a box. The correct viewing distance is 120 cm. Note how the box on this last image seems to be captured in width, as it is considered at shorter distance, but it is only a synvilla. Photo: Technical College Photographic Institution.Bäckström, Helmer. Photographic manual. Nature and Culture. Stockholm. 1942. p. 154.Pair of standing candelabra 16th century Spanish. Pair of standing candelabra. Spanish. 16th century. Iron. Metalwork-IronR. A. Goldmann plate folding camera, 9 x 12 cm format, wooden body, produced after 1894.Vintage Photograph. Still life of a scale and weights.M 15 refrigerator with cork isolation.Das faltbare fotografische Gerät zu Platten für Reisen, Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts. Retro Holzkamera für Platten. The folding photographic apparatus to plates for travel, beginning of the 20th century. Retro wooden camera for using plates. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/MilanxVasicekx 13068707Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)ancien clock tower in italy europe old stone and bellBells ca. 1825-89 British. Bells. British. ca. 1825-89. Bronze, leather, various. England. Idiophone-Struck-bell-clapperScabbard ornament China. Scabbard ornament 42801Haniwa House of the Period 3rd-7th century Japan. Haniwa House of the Period 45843James M Lawson, Combination Latch Lock, c 1936 Combination Latch/LockStupa ca. 12th century Tibet. Stupa. Tibet. ca. 12th century. Brass with relic contents. MetalworkLamp 1850 American. Lamp. American. 1850. Cast iron. Made in Pennsylvania, United StatesCollection of the Dutch Heidematschappij. Cooling spiral, stir drum. 1965Designation K8. 2 refrigerators in the same image photographed from the front and side. Both cabinets have two refrigerators in the same casing.An engraving depicting a small domestic gas cooker. Dated 19th centurySPISK GAS No. 21 + No. 75 AAnefo photo collection. Preparation exhibition in Stedelijk Museum. March 8, 1961Large metal vaseMills all the details.Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Lightbulbs - Publicity photograph for Philips New Zealand Limited, 1931-1940, Wellington, by Ken Niven, Gordon H. Burt Ltd.Pair of Thigh and Knee Defenses 16th century German. Pair of Thigh and Knee Defenses 34864Watch ca. 1600 Watchmaker: Claude Du Cleron. Watch. French, Lyons. ca. 1600. Gilt metal, rock crystal, silver. HorologyOld gear with globe; Railway Museum. Sheet no. 1213.Dishwasher.Disk basket >>Anefo photo collection. Assignment Nierstratz, concrete breaker. March 14, 1966Filing cabinet (cartonnier) (part of a set) ca. 1770 attributed to Joseph Baumhauer French This filing cabinet is made by the French cabinetmaker Joseph Baumhauer, who also created the matching writing table in the museums collection (1979.172.2). Known as cartonniers or serre-papiers, filing cabinets were separate pieces intended to be placed on the table. Decorated on the sides and top with floral marquetry, the cabinet is a trapezoidal structure with a slightly concave front. It rests upon four short tapering cabriole legs mounted with gilt-bronze mounts in the shape of scrolled acanthus leaves. The front two doors are fitted with wire mesh and open up to reveal seven compartments arranged in three tiers. Pierre Verlet has suggested that separate filing cabinets eventually gave way to the fall-front secretary (see for example 1977.1.14), a type of furniture that afforded greater privacy by allowing the user to lock away personal papers from prying eyes.. Filing cabinet (cartonnier)Portable compass dial 1714 Claude Dunod. Portable compass dial 188848 Maker: Claude Dunod, Portable compass dial, 1714, Brass-gilt, silver, 6-1/2 x 5-1/2 in. (16.5 x 14.0 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Mrs. Stephen D. Tucker, 1903 (03.21.37)Thumb ring China. Thumb ring 43905Close-up of a film reelSweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, external marina (depicted, town).Sweden, Blekinge, Blekinge, Karlskrona, Karlskrona, External War Gogs (depicted, City)Dish 19th century () Italian, Venice (Murano). Dish. Italian, Venice (Murano). 19th century (). Glass. Glass