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Vintage Tools Illustrations

Artistic renderings of vintage tools and utensils, detailed in watercolor and graphite, highlighting craftsmanship and design from different periods.

Alexander Berth, Andiron, c 1953 Andiron
Alexander Berth, Andiron, c 1953 Andiron
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Measuring weight of P using a steelyard. Fulcrum at C, position of counterbalance Q along engraved scale gave weight. Engraving, London 1887.Mina Lowry, Cow Weather Vane, c 1938 Cow Weather VaneHollowed trunk as a drinking tray for cattle.Leaf 43 verso from a sketchbook with 63 sheets.Barbarian axe (1), trumpet and flag of the Dacians and Sarmatians (2, 4), Barbarian bow (3), Dacian quiver (5), Barbarian sword (6), lance (8-9), shield (10), German cavalry shield (11), Armenian quivers and bows (12-16), urns of the ancient Germans (17-19). Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages," Metz, 1810.Three stone tools found in the Mesa Verde National Park, c. 1891 - In or Before 1893 photomechanical print Mesa Verde National ParkVienna paper tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries (+ stone ~ crafts, industries, agriculture)The way to produce the Chladni figures with square plate, vintage engraving. Old engraved illustration of the way to produce the Chladni figures with square plate.Knives of flint and jasper found in the Mesa Verde National Park, c. 1891 - In or Before 1893 photomechanical print Mesa Verde National ParkVienna paper tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: knifeNeedle and Pin Case. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 35.3 x 24.8 cm (13 7/8 x 9 3/4 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ann Gene Buckley.Ben Lassen, Door Knocker, c 1940 Door KnockerComponents and products of pewter manufacture. Etching by Bénard after Lucotte.Stroller from A. W. Nilsson factories, Malmö.Fragments of armor from 1st 16th century; Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884); 1830-1884 (1830-00-00-1884-00-00);Kazimierz (Kraków - district), Lesser, Aleksander (1814-1884), Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912), Lesser, Emiljan Stanisław (Baron - 1847-1912) - collection, Lesser, Wiktor Stanisław Zygmunt (Baron - Baron - 1853-1935), Dar (provenance), Church of St. Jana (Vilnius), Militaria, armor, knightly armorSkirt Hook. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 20.2 x 25.3 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Emil Warns.The NATURAL HORN - a conical tube of brass, some four metres in length but coiled for convenience. Date: 1897Elmer Weise, Toy Bank Uncle Sam, c 1937 Toy Bank: Uncle SamAn Old Norwegian Drinking Horn, circa 1880Robert Brigadier, Settee, c 1936 SetteeChinese musical instruments: two-string erhu 1,2, three-string erhu 3, four-string pipa 4,5, gong 6, horns and percussion, yunluo cloud gong 11, and paiban 12. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i Popoli), Florence, 1842.Lena Nastasi, Silver Communion Plate, c 1936 Silver Communion PlateNeedle-making equipment including, fig 2: George Prior's dry grinder with box partly enclosing grindstone to minimise dust (1813). From 'Encyclopaedia Londinensis', London, 1819. Hand-coloured engraving.Information board with photos and descriptions of exhibited objects; Exhibition Johannes Schiotling.salt Dishes, Ink Stores and a Stirrup.Tools for metalworking of sheet metal, 19th century: Plate shears, sheet metal shears, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century pattern.Ladies' Saddles #4, Horses - Riding & RacingFlag of Sweden, Anonymous, 1667 - 1670 drawing Flag of Sweden. Yellow cross on a blue field. Two -tight flag in which the yellow horizontal beam from the cross protrudes like a point. Flag on flagsteng and mast foot. Shown on folio 46r. Part of a flag book with flags from Europe, North Africa, Near and Far East. France paper. ink. watercolor (paint) pen / brush flag, colours (as symbol of the state, etc.) SwedenMonocle and Eye (dark blue), from Jocular Ocular series (N221) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "Jocular Oculars" series (N221), issued ca. 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company.. Monocle and Eye (dark blue), from Jocular Ocular series (N221) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco CompanyFries met vijf putti.Frisian with five putti around a collection of objects: a lute, Mercury staff, book, wind instrument and a writing table with a parrot on it. Behind it a globe and a poorillary.Fireman's Belt. Dated: 1938. Dimensions: overall: 24.5 x 35.6 cm (9 5/8 x 14 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: George Bobholz.Playing Card; Manufactured by Ferdinand Piatnik and SonsMcClellan Saddles #2, Horses - Riding & RacingVarious tools used in bookbinding, including a pair of compasses, a mallet, presses, a knife, a set square, needle and thread, and a gouge. Date: 1875Yolande Delasser, Jug, c 1937 JugBook Illustration, Reed & Barton, Artistic Workers in Silver & Gold Plate. .. , Specimens of Silver, Engraved, Oxidized and Gold Inlaid WareMatch Safe "Vestibule". Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 25 x 18.3 cm (9 13/16 x 7 3/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 3/4" long; 1 15/16" deep; 2 15/16" wide. Medium: photograph. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Julius Bellamy.Two hexagonal boxes for shells unknownRoberta Elvis, Covered Dish, c 1936 Covered DishGuatemala, from the National Flag on Domino series (T177) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 5/8 × 1 1/2 in. (6.7 × 3.8 cm). Publisher: Issued by Kinney Brothers (American). Date: ca. 1901.Trade cards from the "National Flags on Domino" series (T177), issued ca. 1901 by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. Each card was hand-cut cut from the sides of original Sweet Caporal cartons. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Toy Bank: Rooster. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 40.7 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.) Original IAD Object: 6 1/2" high; 2 1/4" wide; 5 1/2" long. Medium: watercolor and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Beverly Chichester.N ° 2 / Wooden sword. (IT)Polaroid transfer: two moon shells on table.Lute, Renaissance Musical InstrumentsBliżej Kultury Central Office of Publishers of the Supreme National CommitteeAkahatsudake, Lactarius akahatsu Tanaka, and shibahatsu mushroom. Handcoloured woodblock print from Iwasaki Kan'en's "Honzo Zufu" (Illustrated Guide to Plants), Japan, 1916.Vintage Butterfly SetPrint of the rear of an engraved medal with the funeral of Jacob van Heemskerck. Back of a medal with the funeral procession at the funeral of Jacob van Heemskerck.