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Vintage Tool Illustrations

Detailed illustrations of antique tools, including files, molds, and knives, depicted with watercolor on paper, showcasing historical craftsmanship.

Srebrna according to photography from the album of the exhibition Dzień Arts applied to the industry in Warsaw in 1881 (Table LV, No. 1) from the collections of the Society of West Arts in 1915; Masha, Mariusz (1888-1944); 1915 (not after 22.07.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);
Srebrna according to photography from the album of the exhibition Dzień Arts applied to the industry in Warsaw in 1881 (Table LV, No. 1) from the collections of the Society of West Arts in 1915; Masha, Mariusz (1888-1944); 1915 (not after 22.07.1915) (1915-00-00-1915-00-00);
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Rex F Bush, Rosewood Chair, c 1936 Rosewood ChairHunting & Other Sketches in Central Africa, the Congo, Kwilu, & South West Coast District 1884-1888, Africa Central, Nzaubula, Pictorial Works, Sketchbooks, Travel, A collection of elegantly illustrated objects, each meticulously detailed and numbered, showcases a variety of ornate designs. These include a series of decorative shapes resembling horns and blades, along with a stylized bell and other unique forms. The items reflect a blend of artistic craftsmanship and functional design, with intricate lines and curves that suggest both aesthetics and utility. The arrangement hints at a historical or cultural context, possibly intended for ceremonial or decorative purposes, inviting viewers to explore the significance and origins of each piece.Lloyd Charles Lemcke, Caulking Hammer, 1937 Caulking HammerHerdershoorn from Materborn in Kleef, 1839 - 1872 Leaf 50 Recto from a sketchbook with 73 sheets. Materborn paper. pencil horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tubaSilver's salt in the collection in the harvest of the sztolcman in 1919 - views from the front, on the side and from you on a scale of 1: 1; Sztolcman, W Adys Aw Roman (1873-1950); 1919 (1919-00-00-1919-00-00);Lady's Shoe Buckle. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 29.2 x 23.1 cm (11 1/2 x 9 1/8 in.). Medium: graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Kalamian Walton.Vandrig, parts of a chair, a salt barrel and a glass.Necklace. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28.7 x 22.8 cm (11 5/16 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michael Fenga.Mary Berner, Basket, 1935 1942 Mary Berner, Basket, American, active c. 1935, 1935/1942, graphite on paper, Index of American DesignHigh Silk Hat. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 45.7 x 35.7 cm (18 x 14 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: John Swientochowski.Grottoes from Br Zu; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1856-1884 (1856-00-00-1884-00-00);Budapest, Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884) - collections, Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912), Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912) - collection, lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935), Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - 1853-1935) - collection, weapons, white weapons, gift (provenance), grottoes, military, craftsmanship, archaeological excavationsWashbasin and footstool, 1857 - 1859 Page 67 Verso from a sketchbook with 77 sheets. paper. pencil footstool. tableSilver Teaspoon. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 28.8 cm (9 x 11 5/16 in.). Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Kalamian Walton.Edward White, Grave Marker, c 1938 Grave MarkerMetal handle of crystals can, from the Louvre, Charles Thurston Thompson, 1866 - 1890 photomechanical print Louvre Museum paper minerals and metals Louvre MuseumEugene La Foret, Spinning Wheel, 1935 1942 Spinning WheelFlat Iron Holder. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 26.9 x 32.5 cm (10 9/16 x 12 13/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 11 1/2" long; 3 7/8" wide; 1 3/8" high. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacob Lipkin.Armchair for the Fouquet shop (dummy title)Hanging Comb Rack. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 38.5 x 33.4 cm (15 3/16 x 13 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 8"wide; 9"long; 1 3/4"deep. Wood 3/16"thick.. Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frank Budash.Wig Block. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 34.3 x 43.2 cm (13 1/2 x 17 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.Photography - Kaunas region - folk sculpture; Bułhak, Jan (1876-1950); around 1910 (1905-00-00-1915-00-00);Close-up photograph of surgical instruments used during World War One. These instruments were crucial in providing medical aid to wounded soldiers on the front lines. The image is part of the collection "Photographs of American Military Activities during World War One."Howell Rosenbaum, Powder Horn, c 1938 Powder HornLazio Viterbo Viterbo Museo Civico12. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of paintings (Middle Ages through 18th c.), frescoes, a tabernacle, coffin, sculpture reliefs, portal fragments, busts, sculpture, tapestry found in the Pinacoteca, Second floor gallery and Second floor cloister sequences. Antiquities: Many views of Etruscan and Roman fragments, sculpture, sarcophagi, pottery, masks, jewelry and other objects found in the Storeroom sequence (inventory numbers on back of prints), and the Cloister, Second floor Cloister, Valle Giulia, Sala Romana and Sala Etrusca sequences. General Notes: There are eight separate numerical sequences for this location. The cloister as an architectural structure, rather than museum site, is documented in the record and file for S. Maria della Verita, Cloister, all views of which are stored in Medieval core collection. Five views from the Museo Civico Second floor cloister sequence are stored in Medieval. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-Table legs, c. 1901 Page 27 Recto from a sketchbook with 79 sheets. chalk tableFireman's Hat. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 24.7 x 35.6 cm (9 3/4 x 14 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Robert Tardiff.Surgical instruments. Engraving by Andrew Bell.Sand Shaker. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 45.8 x 35.6 cm (18 1/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 2 3/4" high; 1 15/16" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: M. Louise Kent.Rooster Weather Vane. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 32.8 x 43.1 cm (12 15/16 x 16 15/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 36" long. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lucille Chabot.Axes and hatchets of different times and peoples, illustration from 1882 / Äxte und Beile verschiedener Zeiten und Völker, Illustration aus 1882, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,. Silla de montar bordada.Charlotte Winter, Silver Spoon, c 1936 Silver SpoonSpectroscoop. .Eugene W McGill, Sewing Stand, 1935 1942 Sewing StandAnthony Zuccarello, Silver Sugar Spoon, c 1936 Silver Sugar SpoonTwin Beaded Bag. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 45.7 x 35.7 cm (18 x 14 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Byron Dingman.Double bass; Thoma, Hans (1839-1924); around 1885 (1880-00-00-1890-00-00);Majel G Claflin, Wooden Ladle, c 1937 Wooden LadleRollington Campbell, Strap Hinges, c 1936 Strap HingesPercussion lock on a rifle. invented by John Alexander Forsyth circa 1807Door Knocker. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 29 x 22.3 cm (11 7/16 x 8 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ben Lassen.LeRoy Griffith, Child's Boot, c 1940 Child's BootThe crossbow of the Guild of Krakow guns (1679); Czachórski, Władysław (1850-1911); 1870 (1870-00-00-1870-00-00);LeRoy Griffith, Grain Scoop, c 1938 Grain ScoopElazna from the 17th century from the collection of Roman Szewczykowski, in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw from 1918 - a general view; around 1920-1922 (not after 13.05.1922) (1918-00-00-1922-00-00);Richard Whitaker, Baby's Cap, c 1938 Baby's CapSilver Spoon. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 21.6 x 28.3 cm (8 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 7 3/4" long; 1 3/4" wide. Medium: graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charlotte Winter.Samuel W Ford, Weather Vane, c 1939 Weather VaneEdith Miller, Scrimshaw, c 1937 ScrimshawWeaponry, medieval slingshot modelled on the Roman Onager, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century originalBaby's Earring. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 22.6 cm (11 x 8 7/8 in.). Medium: watercolor, colored pencil, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Tulita Westfall.John Swientochowski, Parasol, c 1938 ParasolSmoothing Plane. Dated: 1940. Dimensions: overall: 28.1 x 35.5 cm (11 1/16 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: 8" long; 2 3/4" wide; 2 1/2" high. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Herman O. Stroh.Products from Ludwigsbergs Werkstad. From Album: Ludwigsbergs Werkstad's limited liability company, Stockholm, Sweden.John Petrucci, Flat Iron Stand, c 1939 Flat Iron StandDonald Streeter, Trivet, c 1936 TrivetCross In the end of the tuma - general view from the avers side; Not after 1919 (1900-00-00-1919-00-00);Doll's Cradle and Quilt. Dated: c. 1953. Dimensions: overall: 23.9 x 35.5 cm (9 7/16 x 14 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Margaret Linsley.Wood engraving. Vignette., Engraving and Etching, A violin crossed by the bow., Europe and USA, 1800-1830, Wood engraving. Vignette.Design for a Spoon 19th century Anonymous, French, 19th century French. Design for a Spoon. Anonymous, French, 19th century. 19th century. Graphite on lined paper. DrawingsShaker Case. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 26 x 24.4 cm (10 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.). Medium: watercolor and pen and ink on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Helen E. Gilman.Blacksmith's Hammer. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 27.7 x 35.5 cm (10 7/8 x 14 in.) Original IAD Object: handle: 10 1/2" long; 1 1/4" thick; head: 2" high; 2" long; 1 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ethel Dougan.Engraving depicting implements used in the Greenland whale fisheries. 1. Tail-knife, used to cut the fins from dead whales. 2. Blubber spade for detaching blubber from the carcass. 3. Spur which men fixed to soles of shoes when working on a carcass. 4. Arrangement of knives for cutting blubber into small pieces for packing into barrels. 5. Food of the Greenland whale, here called Clio borealis. Dated 19th centuryExcised Knee Joint. A Round Musket Ball in the Inner Condyle of the Right Femur Gardiner Lewis, Company B, Nineteenth Indiana Volunteers 1866-67 William Bell American, born Britain Presented like fragments of an ancient sculpture, this set of bones was the right knee of Union Private Gardiner Lewis, who was wounded in the battle of Gettysburg by a round musket ball. It is specimen number 1956 in the collection of the Army Medical Museum. Established in 1862 by order of President Lincoln, the Army Medical Museum—now the National Museum of Health and Medicine—is one of the most important scientific legacies of the Civil War. Its primary mandate was the collection of specimens for research in military medicine and surgery. During and after the war, museum curators solicited contributions from Union doctors—mostly in the form of photographs and patient histories such as those made by Reed Brockway Bontecou. The museum also employed its own photographers to record wounded soldiers, the efTrivet. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 22.7 cm (11 x 8 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: American 20th Century.Jules Lefevere, Pie Plate, 1935 1942 Pie PlateButter Tub. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 28 x 35.7 cm (11 x 14 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 20 1/8" long; 9" wide; 3 1/2" deep. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Edward Unger.Candlestick Sconce. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 68.8 x 45.8 cm (27 1/16 x 18 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: none given. Medium: tempera and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Majel G. Claflin.Ernest A Towers, Jr, Horse Head Hitching Post, 1935 1942 Horse Head Hitching PostCollection d'antiques. Amulettes en forme de scarabées et diverses figures en terre cuite, en argent, en hématite et autres pierres dures.. Prints, Illustrations. 1822. Rare Book Division. Egypt, Amulets, Egyptian, ScarabsExample of a Rail pad and a Vignoles railTop of Letter Sander. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 27.5 x 22.8 cm (10 13/16 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: 2 3/4" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Cora Parker.Wedding presents to Her Royal Highness Princess Alice: jewelled fan, the gift of the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, 1862. '...a magnificent jewelled fan in gold, on one side the rose of England carved from a large ruby, with emerald leaves, surrounded with large pearls, and relieved with lilac enamel, having her Royal Highness's monogram of A. M. M., the initials of Alice Maud Mary, in diamonds, rubies, and emeralds blended. The reverse side is somewhat similar in design, but having orange-blossoms and buds composed of large pearls, with leaves of cut emeralds, and the monogram as before, but in GotConestoga Wagon Bells. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.8 x 40.8 cm (12 1/8 x 16 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: frame overall: 20" high; 21" wide; large bells: 3 1/4" high; 3 1/2" wide; small bells: 2 1/2" high; 2 1/2" wide; top section: 4 1/2" high; 14 1/2" wide; lower section: 5 1/2" high; 21" wide. Medium: watercolor, gouache and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Samuel W. Ford.Helen E Gilman, Shaker Case, c 1936 Shaker CaseSaddle. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.7 x 28 cm (14 1/16 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 19" long; 8" high. Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Frank C. Barks.Trophies with equestrian attributes; Iie Cahier de Trophées. Six trophies with equestrian attributes such as whips, buckets, saddles, brackets, boots and brooms.Clarence W Dawson, Toy Bank Eagle, c 1940 Toy Bank: EagleAncient riddle metal blades, Screeners without blades, vintage engraving. Ancient riddle metal blades, Screeners without blades, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1869. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10678441Objects from a burial cellar at Eext, pl. IV, 1758 - 1760 print Objects found in a burial cellar at Eext. Netherlands paper etching EextTrivet. Dated: c. 1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.5 x 22.8 cm (12 x 9 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: LeRoy Griffith.Beatrice DeKalb, Black Horse Weather Vane, c 1939 Black Horse Weather VaneDonnybrook Fair, Francis Wheatley, 1747-1801, British, 1788, Watercolor with black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 16 3/8 x 23 1/2 inches (41.6 x 59.7 cm), apron, baby, barrel, baskets, bellows, bonnet, breeches (trousers), bridles, buttons, cape, cart, children, coats, cups, dress, fair, foliage, genre subject, hats, hay, horses (animals), infants, jugs, mantles, men, napkins, pot, reins, saddle, shoes (footwear), sign, skirt, spoon, sticks, stockings, stocks (neckcloths), straw, table, tablecloth, tents, vests (main garments), whip, women, yoke, Dublin, ÉireMichael Riccitelli, Rooster Weather Vane, probably 1940 Rooster Weather VaneHarry Mann Waddell, Bit, c 1939 BitJ Henry Marley, Branding Iron, c 1936 Branding IronHarold Weisenborn, Shaker Textile Sample, c 1940 Shaker Textile SampleVarious building and masonry tools, including a saw, a mallet, chisels, hatchets, a trowel and a hammer. Date: 1875Mildred Ford, Tongs, 1935 1942 TongsPeter Connin, Doll Carriage, c 1939 Doll CarriageSextant, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.Charles Moss, Detail of a Flint Lock, 1938 Detail of a Flint LockDesigns for napkin rings. Draughtsman: Mathieu Lauweriks. Dating: 1874 - 1932. Measurements: h 220 mm × w 266 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Ladle. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 38.2 x 50.9 cm (15 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Moss.Sydney Roberts, Trivet, c 1942 TrivetJoseph Goldberg, Fish Shop Sign, c 1938 Fish Shop SignFlints axes, Ville de Paris (Possible), c. 1864 - in or before 1869 photomechanical print paper photolithography tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: axeGerald Transpota, Saddle, c 1937 SaddleEngraving showing a number of ice implements used by Sir James Clark Ross's Search Expedition to the Arctic in 1848-1849. The implements are (clockwise from top) an ice saw, ice chisel, ice pole, ice hook, ice claw, ice anchor and an ice hatchet. Ross's expedition was one of many to search the Arctic for signs of Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition of 1845. In 1845 the British Admiralty sent two polar exploration ships, HMS 'Erebus' and HMS 'Terror', to look for the Northwest paAdele Brooks, Hobby Horse, 1935 1942 Hobby Horse