Hydraulics Collection

New Hydraulic Lift at the Victoria Docks, 1858. Creator: Walmsley
New Hydraulic Lift at the Victoria Docks, [London], 1858. The new graving-docks in connection with the Victoria Docks, the construction of which was commenced about two years back

The Demolition Excavator
Excavators (Hydraulic Excavators) are heavy construction equipment consisting of a boom, dipper (or stick), bucket and cab on a rotating platform known as the house

How submarines fire torpedoes, 1939
Drawing to explain how a British submarines twelve torpedoes are fired. Here six torpoedoes are shown in their tubes, and a further six are in storage and have, when required

Engraving of Newshams fire engine, patented in 1725. Date: 1725

Tide mill, worked by the rising and falling of the tide
5308132 Tide mill, worked by the rising and falling of the tide.; (add.info.: Tide mill, worked by the rising and falling of the tide. 1883. 01/01/1883); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A wind pump with self-regulating annular sail
5308131 A wind pump with self-regulating annular sail.; (add.info.: Illustration showing a wind pump with self-regulating annular sail. Used for raising water from wells)

The use of a hydraulic punch to make rivet holes, 1850
3359932 The use of a hydraulic punch to make rivet holes, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the use of a hydraulic punch to make rivet holes)

19th century illustration showing a hydraulic water ram. 1895
5311502 19th century illustration showing a hydraulic water ram. 1895; (add.info.: Date: 1895); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A hydraulic lift at the Victoria Docks, 1850
3330553 A hydraulic lift at the Victoria Docks, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a hydraulic lift at the Victoria Docks, designed by Edwin Clark (1814-1894) an English civil engineer

An engraving depicting a hydraulic ram: pump for raising water from a reservoir to a slightly higher level
5311533 An engraving depicting a hydraulic ram: pump for raising water from a reservoir to a slightly higher level. Invented by Joseph-Michel Montgolfier in 1796

Launch of the Inflexible at Portsmouth Dockyard: stern view of the ship, 1876. Creator: J. R. W
Launch of the Inflexible at Portsmouth Dockyard: stern view of the ship, 1876. Warship launched using electricity. Hammers and battering-rams were applied to the foremost blocks

View of the great and the Pavillon de Manse in Chantilly, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of the great lock and the Pavillon de Manse in Chantilly, 1700-1799. Vue d'Optique nouvelle, represantant la grande Ecluse et le Pavillon de Manse, dans le Comte du meme non [sic]'

Design for a monument for C. Brunings: a bust with putti, 1806. Creator: Bartholomeus Ziesenis
Design for a monument for C. Brunings: a bust with putti, 1806. A bust with putti, on a column

Design for a monument for C. Brunings: a bust, 1806. Creator: Bartholomeus Ziesenis
Design for a monument for C. Brunings: a bust, 1806. A bust with grieving putto, on a column

Design for a monument for C. Brunings: a bust in a niche with Fama, 1806. Creator: Bartholomeus Ziesenis
Design for a monument for C. Brunings: a bust in a niche with Fama, 1806. Bust on a pedestal, crowned with a laurel wreath by Fama; in a niche on a column

Design for a monument for C. Brunings: a bust in a niche, 1806. Creator: Bartholomeus Ziesenis
Design for a monument for C. Brunings: a bust in a niche, 1806

Hydraulic Excavation, Miraflores - Monitors in Oberation [sic], December 21, 1910. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Hydraulic Excavation, Miraflores - Monitors in Operation, December 21, 1910. Locks on the Panama Canal

Bureau of Mines, low temperature laboratories, between 1905 and 1945. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Bureau of Mines, low temperature laboratories, between 1905 and 1945. The United States Bureau of Mines (USBM) was the primary US government agency conducting scientific research

The Reinforcements for Canada: shipping horses on board the Calcutta at Woolwich by the... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Reinforcements for Canada: shipping horses on board the Calcutta at Woolwich by the hydraulic crane, 1862. Although there is now every reason to hope - if not, indeed

Hydraulic mining near Dallas, c. 1882-1900 (b / w photo)
DPL415475 Hydraulic mining near Dallas, c.1882-1900 (b/w photo) by Jackson, William Henry (1843-1942); Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; (add.info.: placer mining operation)

Turkey. Istanbul. The aqueduct of Uzunkemer
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). The aqueduct of Uzunkemer near Belgrade Forest. It is an Ottoman aqueduct bridge on the northern branch of the Kirkcesme Supply System

Turkey. Istanbul. Aqueduct of Uzunkemer near Belgrade Forest
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). The aqueduct of Uzunkemer near Belgrade Forest. It is an Ottoman aqueduct bridge on the northern branch of the Kirkcesme Supply System

A hydraulic mechanic greasing the landing gear of a transport... Fort Worth, Texas, 1942. Creator: Howard Hollem
A hydraulic mechanic greasing the landing gear of a transport, before the plane leaves the last station on the assembly line at the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation plant, Fort Worth, Texas

Hydraulic Gold Mining, Near Dutch Flats, California, C. P. R. R. 1868 / 69
Hydraulic Gold Mining, Near Dutch Flats, California, C. P. R. R. 1868/69. Albumen print, pl. xxx from the album " Sun Pictures of Rocky Mountain Scenery" (1870)

Hydraulic machine for a canal or river lock, 1607 (engraving)
810254 Hydraulic machine for a canal or river lock, 1607 (engraving) by Zonca, Vittorio (1568-1602); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Nuovo Teatro di Macchine Ed Edifici pub)

Hydrostatics, from an encyclopaedia of technology, published 1850 (colour litho)
STC171122 Hydrostatics, from an encyclopaedia of technology, published 1850 (colour litho) by Emslie, John (1813-75); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Hydraulic riveting on the Forth Bridge (litho)
STC373327 Hydraulic riveting on the Forth Bridge (litho) by Margetson, William Henry (1861-1940) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Dredging machine used on the River Thames to deepen the channel. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey Jr

Hydraulics systems including floating, hydromancy
Hydraulics systems including floating action 1, 2, hydromancy or water divination 3, 4, and Archimedes solution to the problem of Hieros crown 5

Types of hygrometers, 18th century, to measure moisture content. Jean-Andre De Lucs whalebone hygrometer, and others by Horace-Benedict de Saussure, Benjamin Meggot Forster

The Sipho Wirtembergicus and Archimedes screw
Examples of hydraulic siphons including natural springs, waves, syringe, rope pump, the Duke of Wirtembergs siphon or the Sipho Wirtembergicus and Archimedes screw

St Cloud, Water Engine, illustration from Versailles, Paris and Saint Denis
3250806 St Cloud, Water Engine, illustration from Versailles, Paris and Saint Denis, pub. 1809 (aquatint) by Nattes, John Claude (c.1765-1822) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

New Hydraulic Lift at the Victoria Docks (engraving)
1619546 New Hydraulic Lift at the Victoria Docks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Hydraulic Lift at the Victoria Docks)

Hydraulic pumping machine for moving water, 1607 (engraving)
810253 Hydraulic pumping machine for moving water, 1607 (engraving) by Zonca, Vittorio (1568-1602); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Nuovo Teatro di Macchine Ed Edifici pub)

La machine hydraulique de Marly, en 1725 (engraving)
2787708 La machine hydraulique de Marly, en 1725 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La machine hydraulique de Marly, en 1725)

View of the Engine Works and Head Office, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne (b / w photo)
3619483 View of the Engine Works and Head Office, Elswick Works, Newcastle upon Tyne (b/w photo) by English Photographer; Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; (add.info)

Walkers Patent Hydraulic Engine (engraving)
1096210 Walkers Patent Hydraulic Engine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Walkers Patent Hydraulic Engine)

The Avenue of Fountains, probably 1653. Creator: Stefano della Bella
The Avenue of Fountains, probably 1653

Bernard Palissy, French Huguenot potter
Bernard Palissy (c.1510-c.1589), French Huguenot potter, hydraulics engineer and craftsman, working in his studio. Date: 16th century

Locomotives and Railway Cars Engraving
Engraved illustrations of the Construction of Locomotives and Railway Cars from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Copyright has expired on this artwork

Water-Meter, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Water-Meter, 19th century. Diagrams of water meters: elevation, vertical section and horizontal section of Frosts piston water-meter; Siemens large water-meter; Siemens turbine water-meter

Cotton Processing Equipment
Engraved illustrations of Cotton Processing Equipment from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored

Men on the Hydraulic Lever Platform of the Woolwich Ferry, London, 1896. Ferry employees on the north pontoon of the ferry, with levers in the foreground

The well of the Roux Combaluzier elevator, Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1889. When it opened for the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889, the Eiffel Tower had four elevators

The Marly Machine, 18th century. Louis XIV of France had this machine constructed on the banks of the Seine to pump water from the river to his chateaux at Versailles and Marly

Descartes idea of the hydraulic action of the nerves, 1692. French philosopher Rene Descartes (1596-1650) believed nerves were hollow, provided with valves

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Hydraulics: Powering the World with Fluid Force The Demolition Excavator: Witness the immense power as this machine effortlessly tears down structures with precision and force. Engraving of Newshams fire engine: Discover how early hydraulic technology revolutionized firefighting, allowing for efficient water pumping and extinguishing flames. How submarines fire torpedoes, 1939: Dive into the depths of naval warfare and explore how hydraulics played a crucial role in launching deadly torpedoes from underwater vessels. Boeing 747-8 engine cowling: Get an up-close look at the impressive hydraulic systems that control the massive engine cowling on one of aviation's most iconic aircraft. Turkey, Istanbul - The aqueduct of Uzunkemer: Marvel at the engineering marvels like Uzunkemer aqueduct, where ancient civilizations harnessed hydraulics to transport water across vast distances. Hydraulic mining near Dallas, c. 1882-1900 (b/w photo): Step back in time to witness hydraulic mining techniques that reshaped landscapes during America's gold rush era. A hydraulic mechanic greasing the landing gear of a transport. . Fort Worth, Texas, 1942: Explore wartime maintenance as skilled technicians utilize hydraulics to ensure safe landings for military aircraft during World War II. Hydraulic Gold Mining, Near Dutch Flats, California, C. P. R. R. , 1868/69: Uncover California's rich history as pioneers employed powerful hydraulic jets to extract precious gold from riverbeds during the mid-19th century. Hydraulic machine for a canal or river lock, 1607 (engraving): Travel back centuries ago and witness innovative hydraulic machinery used in constructing intricate canal locks vital for transportation networks worldwide. Hydrostatics from an encyclopedia of technology published 1850 (color litho).