Vintage Plumbing Equipment Illustrations

Historical prints from 1888 showcasing innovative plumbing designs and equipment, including water closets and syphon cisterns, with clear technical illustrations.

Demarest's Patent Syphon Cisterns for Water Closets.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs, Toilets

The 'Purita'.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs, Toilets

Demarest's Patent Water Closet Apparatus.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs, Cupboards

Demarest's Patent Syphon Cisterns for Water Closets.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs, Toilets

Diagrams showing space required to set 'Imperial' baths.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs, Bathtubs & showers

Plate 7054 - A. Rocona kitchen sink ; Plate 7340 - A. Tucker grease trap. Trade catalogs. 1911. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies

Plate 115-X illustrates the way any of the power mixing kettles can be arranged for a direct motor worm drive.. Illustrations. 1920 - 1929. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Kettles, Machinery

Demarest's Patent Water Closet Apparatus.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs, Plumbing fixtures

Slop Hoppers and Sinks.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs, Basins (Containers)

Demarest's Patent Water Closet Apparatus.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs, Toilets

Bidets. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs, Plumbing fixtures

The 'Hygeia,' with Porcelain Bowl.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs

Gas and electric shades, etched.. Illustrations. 1908 - 1913. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Electric light fixtures

Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs, Plumbing fixtures

Shades, gas and electric, white and silver etching.. Illustrations. 1908 - 1913. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Electric light fixtures

Shades, balls and stalactites, etched and cut.. Illustrations. 1908 - 1913. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Electric light fixtures

Plate 129-X. Distilling outfit, the still of which is of cast iron and can be made of any capacity up to 1000 gallons.. Illustrations. 1920 - 1929. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Kettles, Stills (Distilleries)

The 'Indoro' and 'Purita' Back-Outlet Wash-Out Ventilating Water Closets.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs

Mollusques: 1. 2. Strombe oreille de Diane; 3. 4. Strombe bouche de sang; 5. 6. Strombe plissé; 7. 9. Strombe de Vanikoro. N.; 10. 11. Strombe poule; 12. 13. Strombe fleuri; 14. 15. Strombe rubanné. N... Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842. Prints. 1830 - 1835. General Research Division

Plate 1036 1/2 - A, bathroom Universo. Trade catalogs. 1911. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies

Plate 1056 - A, bathroom Bromley. Trade catalogs. 1911. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies

Ampullaire de Célèbes avec son anatomie.. Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842. Prints. 1830 - 1835. General Research Division

Shades, gas and electric, silver etching.. Illustrations. 1908 - 1913. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Electric light fixtures

Plate 5521-A. Silentis with Boston vent. Plate 5461-A. Prompto with No. 6 cabinet. Plate 5433-A. Beekman with No. 6 cabinet. Trade catalogs. 1911. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies

Two polygons with a landscape with island at the bottom, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching planimetry, geometry. island. fortress

Plate No. 9; Bosch D. R. 4 magneto; Bosch D. U. 4 magneto Drawing.. Design drawings, Diagrams, Illustrations. 1910. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Automobiles, Company, Automobiles

Shades, balls and stalactites, cut and etched.. Illustrations. 1908 - 1913. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Electric light fixtures

Cesspools.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs

Inner and outer globes for arc lamps.. Illustrations. 1908 - 1913. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Electric light fixtures

Shades, gas and electric, white and silver etching.. Illustrations. 1908 - 1913. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Electric light fixtures

Fig. XI. Chiromylos.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Flour & meal industry, Gearing

Plates 155-X and 156-X illustrate kettle with a special mixing paddle, revolving between stationary breakers.. Illustrations. 1920 - 1929. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Kettles

Fig. XXXIV. Aconi-&Sitimylos. Siti-et aconimylos.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Oxen, Flour & meal industry, Gearing

Dyehouse washing machine.. Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co.. Textiles, Illustrations, Design drawings. 1902. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection

Plate 102-X. Gas furnace for heating caldrons and kettles.. Illustrations. 1920 - 1929. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Kettles

Mott's Open Lavatory, 'The Oxford'.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs, Basins (Containers)

Footsteps of an Anomæpus curvatus and an Anomæpus Intermedius; Anomæpus curvatus; Anomæpus Intermedius. On the left the trail of an Anomæpus curvatus, to the right the transmitted track of an Anomæpus Intermedius on a canvas.

Fig. XII. Chiromylos.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Mules, Flour & meal industry, Gearing

Plate No. 10 - Oiler Drawing.. Design drawings, Diagrams, Illustrations. 1910. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Automobiles, Company, Automobiles

Mollusques: 1. Troque nilotique; 2.- 4. Troque pagode avec son anatomie; 5.- 7. Troque nain; 8.- 11. Troque jaune avec son anatomie; 12.- 14. Troque palati; 15.- 19. Troque dorg trois variétéd; 20.- 22. Cadran strié; 23. 24. Cadran bigarre; 25. 26. Cadran tacheté; 27. 28. Dauphinale lacinicé.. Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842. Prints. 1830 - 1835. General Research Division

Demarest's Patent Water Closet Apparatus.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs, Toilets

Mott's grease trap. Plates 162-D to 166-D.. text. Illustrations. 1884. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs

Crystal balls, rich cut.. Illustrations. 1908 - 1913. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Electric light fixtures

Plate 114-X. Digesters, same as autoclaves but without the mixing device.. Illustrations. 1920 - 1929. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Kettles, Autoclaves

Plate 113-X. Heavy pattern reversible mixer.. Illustrations. 1920 - 1929. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Kettles, Machinery

Improved cloth singeing machine..... Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co.. Textiles, Illustrations, Design drawings. 1902. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection

Mollusques: 1. 2. Mactre, Alongée; 3. 4. Mactre, Soyeuse; 5. 6. Lutraire, Sabre; 7.- 9. Panopée, Zélandaise; 10. Pandore, Striée; 11. 12. Solen, Blanc; 13. 14. Psammobie de Tonga; 15.- 18. Psammobie, Vitrée.. Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842. Prints. 1830 - 1835. General Research Division

Zoologie. Gastéropodes. Doris.. Prints, Illustrations. 1809. Rare Book Division. Egypt, Doris, Mollusks

Patent Side-outlet Flushing-rim Syphon Water Closet, the 'Warwick.'. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs, Toilets, Plumbing fixtures

Edificij et machine, Martini, Francesco di Giorgio, 1439-1501, brown ink and wash, ca. 1475-ca. 1480, The volume comprises 103 drawings by Francesco di Giorgio Martini and his assistants, featuring machines and devices for lifting columns and other heavy weights, schemes for transporting water, and mechanisms for milling and moving boats. There are also a few drawings showing how people could walk or float on water standing on inflatable containers and using an oar to propel themselves.

Dye beck, either to dye on the endless system.. Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co.. Textiles, Illustrations, Design drawings. 1902. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection

The Hygeia. Plates 59-D to 62-D.. text. Illustrations. 1884. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs

Dynamometer. Feb. 3d 1865. 1865. Drawings. Manuscripts and Archives Division. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

Plate 136-X. Castors suitable for Plates 32-X, 30-X and 10-X.. Illustrations. 1920 - 1929. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Kettles

Bulbs and shades for incandescent gas.. Illustrations. 1908 - 1913. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Electric light fixtures

Hygeia ; Imported porcelain slop safe ; Patent floor connections. Plates 51-D to 56-D.. text. Illustrations. 1884. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs

Encyclopedic representation of fossils, geometry, ice crystals and ovens, Johanna Dorothea sysang, after Christian Heinrich Wolke, 1774 print paper etching physics. ice ~ state of water. fossil animals. fire, oven, furnace ~ interior of industrial structure

Shades and electrics, white and silver etching.. Illustrations. 1908 - 1913. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Electric light fixtures

Shades, gas and electric, figured, white and silver etching.. Illustrations. 1908 - 1913. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Electric light fixtures

Mollusques: 1.- 3. Cône tulipe; 4.- 14. Son anatomie; 15.- 17. Cône draps d'or; 18. Cône sanguinolent. N.; 19.- 21. Cône kuvude mâle; 22.Cône lacté; 23. 24. Cône jaune. N... Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842. Prints. 1830 - 1835. General Research Division

Fig. L. Tribomylos.. Bockler, Georg Andreas. Prints, Drawings, Design drawings. 1662. Rare Book Division. Mechanical engineering, Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Flour & meal industry, Gearing

Twelve preparations and casts of the human hearing organ and the ear canal, Adolf Schönemann, c. 1899 - in Or Before 1904 photograph Wiesbaden baryta paper gelatin silver print ears. physiology and anatomy ~ sense organs

Shades, gas and electric, white and silver etching.. Illustrations. 1908 - 1913. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Electric light fixtures

Views of Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co. fabric and dye factories in Leverkusen, Elberfeld, etc.. Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co.. Textiles, Illustrations, Design drawings. 1902. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Factories , Germany

Mammifères: 1. 2. Douyong des Indes mâle adulte. 3. - 11. Détails anatomiques prs sur un jeune Douyong. (Amnoine.).. Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842. Prints. 1830 - 1835. General Research Division

Boetticher Carl (1806-1889), "Tectonics of the Hellenen" (table band, 2nd edition Berlin 1874): Plate 7. Steel engraving on paper, 30.2 x 44.2 cm (including scan edges)

Humerus removed from right arm of John F. Claghorn, 214 Gold St. Brooklyn: Operation performed by Dr. James B. Cutter or Cutler, 384 Broad St. Newark N.J.. 1861 - 1872. Photographs. Manuscripts and Archives Division. United States , History , Civil War, 1861-1865

Drawing on weave over the main building of the Nordic Museum. Drawing for lock plate. Construction. Door lock. 36x24 cm. Ink and yellow chalk. Line drawing. In Gust Clason February 7, 1901. Nordic

1-3. Des mines d'émeraude du Mont Zabarah, 4,5. de Sekket Sakiet, Sikeit, 6. de Gebel Kebrit, 7. de l'Ile d'Éléphantine.. Cailliaud, Frédéric, 1787-1869. Prints. 1821. General Research Division. Egypt , Antiquities, Minerals , Egypt

Domes for portables, etched and cut.. Illustrations. 1908 - 1913. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Electric light fixtures

Plate 32-X. Chemical kettles.. Illustrations. 1920 - 1929. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Kettles

Costume des femmes de Scio Chios. 81. 1808 - 1826. Drawings. George Arents Collection

Mott's Patent Combination Bathing Apparatus.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs, Bathtubs & showers

Gas globes, sand blast and etched.. Illustrations. 1908 - 1913. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Electric light fixtures

Ceiling bowls, rich cut.. Illustrations. 1908 - 1913. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Electric light fixtures

Zoophytes: 1.- 3. Actinie aurore. N.; 4. Sa variété. N.; 5. Actinie violette. N.; 6. Actinie vase. N.; 7. Actinie de Dorey. N.; 8. 9. Actinie Piquetée. N.; 10. 11. Actinie grèle. N.. Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842. Prints. 1830 - 1835. General Research Division

Market, etienne Deltaunge, 1568 print Two figures vineyards pruning. At the top of the constellation Ram. France paper engraving March and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs). Aries (zodical sign of March)

Mollusques: 1.- 8. Ampullacere aveline. (Nouvelle-Zélande.); 9. Sa variéte, pour la coquille seulement; 10.- 12. Ampullacere fragile. (Nouvelle-Hollande.); 13.- 16. Sa Variété; 17.- 18. Onchidie de Tonga; 19. 20. Onchidie découpée grossie. (Ascension.); 21.- 23. Onchidie patelloïde. (Nouvelle-Zellande.); 24.- 26. Onchidie noirâtre grossoe. (Nouvelle-Zélande.); 27. 28. Onchidie piquetée. (Nouvelle-Guinée.); 29. Onchidie cendrée.. Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842. Prints. 1830 - 1835. General Research Division

Mushrooms, Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610 drawing Leaf with different types of mushrooms. Numbered at the top right: 365. With the Latin names. Part of the fourth album with drawings of flowers and mushrooms. Eleventh of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French. draughtsman: Praagdraughtsman: Delft paper. watercolor (paint). deck paint. chalk. ink brush / pen mushrooms

Illustrating jacketed autoclave which is made in cast iron and cast steel.. Illustrations. 1920 - 1929. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Kettles

Zoophytes: 1. 2. Actinie, Alcyonoïde. N.; 3. 4. Actinie, Arborescente. N.; 5. Actinie, Rouge et blanche. N.; 6.- 11. Actinie, Clou. N... Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842. Prints. 1830 - 1835. General Research Division

Sketch of Mariner's Compass by Blundevil, Munster's Trigonus. Original caption: From: Surveying Instruments, Their History and Classroom Use, by Edmund R. Kiely, Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, 1947.

Four diagrams illustrating cross-sections of the male reproductive organs. Etching by E. Mitchell.

Biphore à côtes vu sous trois aspects.. Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790-1842. Prints. 1830 - 1835. General Research Division

Oiling diagram.. Design drawings, Diagrams, Illustrations. 1920. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Automobiles, Company, Automobiles

Zoologie. Mammifères. Chauve-souris d'Égypte. Ostéologie. 1.1'.1". Nyctère de la thébaïde; 2.2'.2". Rhinolophe trident; 3.3'.3". Nyctinôme d'Égypte; 4.4'.4".4'". Taphien perforé; 5.5'.5". Vespertilion pipistrelle; 6. Taphien filet.. Prints, Illustrations. 1809. Rare Book Division. Egypt, Bats, Skulls, Skeletons, Mammals

Decorated Wash Basins. # Design No. 652,653,726,703,731,647.. Prints. 1888. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs, Basins (Containers)

Augustus, Etienne Delaune, 1568 print Graanveld with four harvesting men with sickles. At the top of the constellation Virgo. France paper engraving August and its 'labours' (+ with zodiacal signs). Virgo (zodiacal sign of August)

Plate 10-X. Standard steam jacketed kettles of plain cast iron, and coated with acid resisting enamel.. Illustrations. 1920 - 1929. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Kettles

Design for a hair jewel, Mathieu Lauweriks, 1911 drawing Design for a piece of jewelry. paper. pencil comb, brush and other tools (care of the hair). ornaments, jewels

Cubic surface. Wieners Model.. Unknown

A photograph taken by Corp. Klein on May 2, 1918, at the Radio Development Station in Washington, S.C. The image shows radio apparatus for airplane use, including a Pen "A" Pressure Plate. The photo was not intended for publication. Additional notes on the photo indicate it was taken on April 2, 1918.

The Demarest patent side-outlet valve water closet. Plates 116-D to 118-D.. text. Illustrations. 1884. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Plumbing , Equipment and supplies , Catalogs

Höganäs coal grapes chronology.ur Carl Sahlin mountain historical collection.

Construction of a hint angle in a circle with a man on the back at the bottom, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing planimetry, geometry. adult man

Plate 32-X. Chemical kettles.. Illustrations. 1920 - 1929. Science, Industry and Business Library: General Collection. Kettles

Husqvarna Weapon Factory Chronology.ur Carl Sahlin Mountain History Collection.

Draw a straight line from a given point with a ruin at the bottom, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing planimetry, geometry. landscape with ruins

Construction of a rectangle with a walker in a landscape at the bottom, Sébastien Leclerc (I), 1669 print print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper etching / letterpress printing planimetry, geometry. walking, hiking (recreation)

Dou's Holland Circle, Sketch of Mariner's Astrolabe by Eden. Original caption: From: Surveying Instruments, Their History and Classroom Use, by Edmund Kiely, Ph.D., Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York 1947.

Fly Agaric (Amanita Muscaria), Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610 drawing Fly agmar. Numbered at the top right: 370. At the top of the Latin and Dutch name. Part of the fourth album with drawings of flowers and mushrooms. Eleventh of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French. Prague paper. watercolor (paint). deck paint. chalk brush mushrooms

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