Iron Collection (page 6)

Engraving depicting the man in the iron mask; imprisoned on the Isle Sainte Marguerite and the Bastille for 42 years
5308796 Engraving depicting the man in the iron mask; imprisoned on the Isle Sainte Marguerite and the Bastille for 42 years

The process of smelting iron
5308460 The process of smelting iron.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the process of smelting iron in India. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Clipper Ship 'The Gauntlet', 1850
3330914 The Clipper Ship 'The Gauntlet', 1850; (add.info.: The Clipper 'The Gauntlet', an iron clipper built on the Clyde for the Indian and Australian trades)

The Clipper Ship 'The Gauntlet', 1850
3331140 The Clipper Ship 'The Gauntlet', 1850; (add.info.: The Clipper 'The Gauntlet', an iron clipper built on the Clyde for the Indian and Australian trades)

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo)
TED4681182 Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo) by Eiffel, Gustave (1832-1923); (add.info.: Eiffel Tower built by Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) between 1887 and 1889 in Paris

Portrait of a woman ironing
3566109 Portrait of a woman ironing; (add.info.: Germany 1905 ca. Photographer: Schaarwachter, J. C.); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Engraving depicting a piston blowing machine for supplying a draught to the blast furnace for smelting iron (top)
5309474 Engraving depicting a piston blowing machine for supplying a draught to the blast furnace for smelting iron (top); (add.info)

Phoenix Iron and Bridge Works, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, 1873 engraving
530436 Phoenix Iron and Bridge Works, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, 1873 engraving; (add.info.: Putting ball of white-hot iron into a rotary squeezer to remove the slag and cinder)

SS 'Great Eastern', Isambard Kingdom Brunel's great steam ship
530729 SS 'Great Eastern', Isambard Kingdom Brunel's great steam ship, launched from John Scott Russell's yard on the Thames in 1858

Inflating balloon with hydrogen, produced by covering barrels of iron filings with sulphuric acid
533620 Inflating balloon with hydrogen, produced by covering barrels of iron filings with sulphuric acid and feeding gas into balloon

Bell foundry: Preparing mould for castingbell in the bell pit. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751
865638 Bell foundry: Preparing mould for castingbell in the bell pit. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Garabit viaduct (rail bridge) in the Cantal in Auvergne (France) crosses the waters of the dam's reservoir
TED4758999 The Garabit viaduct (rail bridge) in the Cantal in Auvergne (France) crosses the waters of the dam's reservoir lake. Architecture by Gustave Eiffel, 1881-1884

The smelting of iron
5312043 The smelting of iron; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the smelting of iron in India. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Nitric acid manufacturing
5312108 Nitric acid manufacturing; (add.info.: Engraving depicting nitric acid manufacturing using cast iron cylinders in a furnace)

The Cow with the Iron Tail
5307885 The Cow with the Iron Tail.; (add.info.: Cartoon titled 'The Cow with the Iron Tail'. Watering milk was a common practice at the time, particularly in big cities. Dated 19th century)

The rolling iron bars
5311741 The rolling iron bars; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the rolling iron bars. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The casting of iron pipes
5311738 The casting of iron pipes; (add.info.: Woodcut engraving depicting the casting of iron pipes, at Butterley Iron Works. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Iron hitting flint being used to create a spark. Descartes used this to illustrate his idea that essential particles
5311538 Iron hitting flint being used to create a spark. Descartes used this to illustrate his idea that essential particles (in this case fiery ones) make up all things

A woodcut engraving depicting perpetual motion by magnetism. A is a spherical magnet with its poles on either side
5311359 A woodcut engraving depicting perpetual motion by magnetism. A is a spherical magnet with its poles on either side. A piece of iron lies at D and is attracted up the slide C B to E

A diagram showing the lines of magnetic force demonstrated by using two magnets and iron filings, 19th century
5311306 A diagram showing the lines of magnetic force demonstrated by using two magnets and iron filings, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A diagram showing the lines of magnetic force demonstrated by using two magnets and iron filings, 19th century
5311303 A diagram showing the lines of magnetic force demonstrated by using two magnets and iron filings, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting the casting of iron into ingots or 'pigs', 19th century
5310724 An engraving depicting the casting of iron into ingots or 'pigs', 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1866); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving)
DUV4205617 Illustration for "Abecedaire des arts et metiers pour teaching a lire", 1866 (engraving); 21x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter F Iron Founder (foundry)

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Metals (iron ore, pyrite crystals, pyrite with fossil ammonites, markasite)
FLO4693963 Metals (iron ore, pyrite crystals, pyrite with fossil ammonites, markasite, heliotrope and copiapite) - Chromolithography of Mineralogy by Gustav Adolph Kengott (1818-1897)

France: Group of linen with iron and professional instruments, 1895
LUX4756119 France: Group of linen with iron and professional instruments, 1895; (add.info.: France: Group of linen with iron and professional instruments, 1895); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Rolling and slitting mill at Samuel, Aaron and Jonathan Walker's Iron Works, Rotherham
FLO4591624 Rolling and slitting mill at Samuel, Aaron and Jonathan Walker's Iron Works, Rotherham. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees'

Middlesborough, Kentucky. 1891
CUL4856599 Middlesborough, Kentucky. 1891. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: Middlesborough, Kentucky. 1891.); Photo © JBP/AIC.

Superb sword hilt from the mid-16th century. Guard and pommel in black iron decorated with gold and silver figures
FLO4644168 Superb sword hilt from the mid-16th century. Guard and pommel in black iron decorated with gold and silver figures, grip with mesh of gold wire in a feather pattern

Porte Dauphine metro station, Paris 75016. Detail of the decor. Architect Hector Guimard (1867-1942), realisation 1905
TED4653702 Porte Dauphine metro station, Paris 75016. Detail of the decor. Architect Hector Guimard (1867-1942), realisation 1905.; (add.info.: Porte Dauphine metro station, Paris 75016)

Porte Dauphine metro station, Paris 75016. Architect Hector Guimard (1867-1942), realisation 1905
TED4653648 Porte Dauphine metro station, Paris 75016. Architect Hector Guimard (1867-1942), realisation 1905.; (add.info.: Porte Dauphine metro station, Paris 75016)

Repasseuse - Female presser, Paris, early 19th century, ironing clothes on a table
FLO4658424 Repasseuse - Female presser, Paris, early 19th century, ironing clothes on a table, wearing a blue dress with white scarf, and her hair in ringlets and a bignon

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo)
TED4681181 Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo) by Eiffel, Gustave (1832-1923); (add.info.: Eiffel Tower built by Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) between 1887 and 1889 in Paris

Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo)
TED4681172 Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (photo) by Eiffel, Gustave (1832-1923); (add.info.: Eiffel Tower built by Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) between 1887 and 1889 in Paris

Eiffel Tower with the Palais de Chaillot in the background, Paris, France (photo)
TED4681158 Eiffel Tower with the Palais de Chaillot in the background, Paris, France (photo) by Eiffel, Gustave (1832-1923); (add.info)

Metals including lead (lead) 1, iron 2,3,4, mercury (mercury) 5,6, bismuth 7 and antimony (antimony) 8
FLO4573458 Metals including lead (lead) 1, iron 2,3,4, mercury (mercury) 5,6, bismuth 7 and antimony (antimony) 8. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's "

American Revolution- Seven Years War, British soldier's tin canteen
3501351 American Revolution- Seven Years War, British soldier's tin canteen; Private Collection; (add.info.: British soldier's kidney shaped tin canteen or water bottle with shoulder cord c)

American Civil War, Richards patent 1863 utensils
3073328 American Civil War, Richards patent 1863 utensils; Private Collection; (add.info.: Union soldier's Richard's patent 1863 tin plated iron eating utensils); © Don Troiani

The Clipper Ship 'The Gauntlet', 1850
3331141 The Clipper Ship 'The Gauntlet', 1850; (add.info.: The Clipper 'The Gauntlet', an iron clipper built on the Clyde for the Indian and Australian trades)

Music. Opera. The dwarf Mime and Siegfried in the forge. Illustration in: Siegfried, opera by Richard Wagner (1876)
3434048 Music. Opera. The dwarf Mime and Siegfried in the forge. Illustration in: Siegfried, opera by Richard Wagner (1876), Germany, c.1910 (postcard); (add.info.: Opera. Coll. Part. Music. Opera)

Bell foundry: Opening hearth gate to let melt into the bell pit. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751
865639 Bell foundry: Opening hearth gate to let melt into the bell pit. From Diderot ''Encyclopedie'' c1751.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

The foundry or cast house, Butterley Ironworks, Derbyshire, 1844 (engraving)
538548 The foundry or cast house, Butterley Ironworks, Derbyshire, 1844 (engraving); (add.info.: The foundry or cast house, Butterley Ironworks, Derbyshire)

Isambard Kingdom Brunel's steam ship 'Great Eastern' showing housing for paddle wheel, and sails
530727 Isambard Kingdom Brunel's steam ship 'Great Eastern' showing housing for paddle wheel, and sails. Print published London 1857. ; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Puddling furnace and mechanical hammer (right background): Pig iron puddled to remove carbon and oxygen
531837 Puddling furnace and mechanical hammer (right background): Pig iron puddled to remove carbon and oxygen, ball of hot metal (bloom) then hammered. Process sometimes repeated

Boiling, a form of puddling, at Phoenix Iron Works, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. From The Science Record, New York, 1873
530438 Boiling, a form of puddling, at Phoenix Iron Works, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. From The Science Record, New York, 1873; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Abraham Darby III's iron bridge across the Severn at Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale, England
530303 Abraham Darby III's iron bridge across the Severn at Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale, England. First iron bridge in world, built between 1776 and 1779

Iron helmet with calligraphic silver damascening decoration. Turkish (Mamluk), 15th century (object)
534517 Iron helmet with calligraphic silver damascening decoration. Turkish (Mamluk), 15th century (object); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Lake Dwellings (Pile dwellings - Pfahlbauten) and associated artefacts. Based on mid-19th century work of Swiss
533822 Lake Dwellings (Pile dwellings - Pfahlbauten) and associated artefacts. Based on mid-19th century work of Swiss archaeologist Ferdinand Keller

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"Iron: A Symbol of Strength, Power, and Resilience" Iron has long been a symbol of strength and power throughout history. From the cover of the first issue of Ms. Magazine in 1972 to Antonio Maria Fabres y Costa's painting "The Thief, " iron has made its mark on art and culture. In Oxfordshire, UK, the Uffington White Horse stands tall as an ancient figure carved into the hillside, showcasing the enduring nature of iron. Margaret Thatcher, known as the Iron Lady for her strong leadership style, exemplified this quality during her time as Prime Minister. The Duke Wellington/Paul Pry statue reminds us of another aspect - its versatility. Whether used in weaponry or everyday objects like walking stick stands or irons on ironing boards with adorable Shar Pei puppies nearby, it serves various purposes. Industrial sites such as Scunthorpe Iron Works and Gelli coalmine in Rhondda demonstrate how iron played a crucial role in shaping economies and communities. The Mills Bomb No 5 hand grenade reminds us that even in times of war (like World War One), iron was utilized for destructive purposes. HMS Iron Duke's involvement in the Great Fire of Smyrna highlights both tragedy and resilience. Just like they are withstand intense heat without losing its form, humanity too can rise from ashes stronger than ever before. Stepping back further into history takes us inside the Great Exhibition of 1851 where cast-iron structures showcased innovation and progress. This event marked a turning point when society recognized not only the functional but also aesthetic value that could be derived from this metal. Whether through artistry or industry, symbolism or functionality, one thing remains clear: Iron is more than just a material; it represents endurance against adversity – an unyielding force that shapes our world.