Zinc Collection

Picture No. 11091681
Galena and Sphalerite the main ore minerals of lead and zinc respectively Date:

Leadville, a Colorado boom town, 1870s
Chestnut Street in Leadville, Colorado, during the mining boom, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Central heating for cars / W H Robinson
The Autofooetjoye central heating device, consisting of a small zinc water tank glued to the back of the car, warmed by an oil stove with connecting pipework that the driver can rest his feet

Fruit-powered clock. In this experiment each apple is a voltaic cell. The apples have been connected to make a battery. Copper (orange) and zinc (silver)

Franklinite, zinc ore
A granular rock composed of white calcite, dull green willemite, red zincite and black franklinite (Zinc Iron Manganese Oxide). See T00387 for a fluorescent view

Woman Feeds Chickens
An older woman in a long dress and wide-brimmed hat throws handfuls of chicken feed on to the ground for the chickens to peck at and scratch in the straw

Pulvermacher's chain
5311895 Pulvermacher's chain; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Pulvermacher's chain: the patient would hold the handles of the zinc/copper/zinc chain, each link of which was wound round wood)

A Bunsen cell
5307990 A Bunsen cell.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Bunsen cell, a zinc-carbon primary cell composed of a zinc anode in dilute sulphuric acid separated by a porous pot from a carbon cathode in)

Pulvermacher's chain
5311888 Pulvermacher's chain; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Pulvermacher's chain: the patient would hold the handles of the zinc/copper/zinc chain, each link of which was wound round wood)

An engraving depicting a man soldering copper, nickel, and zinc alloy to form an item which would eventually
5311330 An engraving depicting a man soldering copper, nickel, and zinc alloy to form an item which would eventually electroplated with silver

A zinc milk dish
3732525 A zinc milk dish; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a zinc milk dish in which the cream was allowed to rise. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Advertisement for Dr Mackenzie's Arsenical Soap, which claims to cure spots
5308904 Advertisement for Dr Mackenzie's Arsenical Soap, which claims to cure spots, pimples and produces a lovely complexion; (add.info.: Advertisement for Dr Mackenzie's Arsenical Soap)

The International Exhibition: "The Grapplers", group in bronzed zinc... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: "The Grapplers", group in bronzed zinc, modelled by J.P. Molin, 1862. There is the true old fiery Norse spirit in the grim duel of these two men

Diagram of the lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) - the site of the discovery of a Cranium of Homo rhodesiensis, in Mutwe Wa Nsofu Area on June 17

Photograph of the lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) - the site of the discovery of a Cranium of Homo rhodesiensis, in Mutwe Wa Nsofu Area on June 17

Chalcopyrite with Quartz and Minor Sphalerite, United Kingdom
This specimen was drawn for Specimens of British Minerals, Selected from the Cabinet of Philip Rashleigh (1797, Volume 1, Plate 7, Figure 3) which states Is yellow copper ore

Calcite, Ball Eye Mine, Cromford, Derbyshire, England
Calcite, dog-tooth spar variety. This specimen was drawn for Specimens of British Minerals, Selected from the Cabinet of Philip Rashleigh (1797, Volume 1, Plate 20)

Galena, Sphalerite, Bitumen and Fluorite, Ashover, Derbyshire, England
Grey galena, brown sphalerite, black bitumen and colourless fluorite. Collector Philip Rashleigh wrote in his mineral catalogue

Galena with Calcite, Sphalerite and Pyrite, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
6mm pale yellow scalenohedral calcite crystals (dog tooth spar) and brassy yellow chalcopyrite crystals on galena and sphalerite

Galena with Sphalerite, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Grey galena with black clusters of sphalerite, colourless calcite and brassy yellow chalcopyrite on pink baryte and brown dolomite

Galena with Sphalerite and Chalcopyrite, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Reticulated galena, sphalerite and chalcopyrite on octahedral crystals of galena. The locality is recorded as Staunton Harold and this specimen is probably from the Earl Ferrers Mines

Cranium of Homo rhodesiensis, discovered in Mutwe Wa Nsofu Area in a lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia (now Kabwe, Zambia) on June 17, 1921 by Tom Zwiglaar, a Swiss miner. H

Smokers, 1621-1654. Creator: Joos van Craesbeeck
Smokers, 1621-1654

Viev of Lake Fure near Rudersdal, North Sealand, 1833. Creator: CW Eckersberg
Viev of Lake Fure near Rudersdal, North Sealand, 1833

An eagle resting on a cactus holding a snake in its beak (from the Mexican coat of... ca 1900-1910)
An eagle resting on a cactus holding a snake in its beak (from the Mexican coat of arms), ca 1900-1910

Frongoch lead and zinc mine near Pontrhydygroes early 1900s

Frongoch lead and zinc Mine near Pontrhydygroes, Wales

Bell-Shaped Huqqa Base with Floral Design, 18th / 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Bell-Shaped Huqqa Base with Floral Design, 18th/19th century

Globular Huqqa Base with Floral Design, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Globular Huqqa Base with Floral Design, 19th century

Spittoon, , c. 1820. Creator: Unknown
Spittoon, , c. 1820

An Ottoman turquoise inset silver mounted zinc bottle (turquoise, zinc, silver)
1766446 An Ottoman turquoise inset silver mounted zinc bottle (turquoise, zinc, silver) by Ottoman School, (17th century); 38 high cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Grove cell, from Les Merveilles de la Science, pub. 1870
3614216 The Grove cell, from Les Merveilles de la Science, pub.1870. by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: The Grove cell, an early electric primary cell named after its inventor)

The Royal Institution electric battery, from Les Merveilles de la Science, pub. 1870
3614215 The Royal Institution electric battery, from Les Merveilles de la Science, pub.1870. by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: The Royal Institution electric battery)

View of Angleur (engraving)
5230518 View of Angleur (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of Angleur. Illustration for The Practical Magazine, Volume II)

Aeneas and Anchises followed by Ascagne, by Pierre Lepautre (1660-1744)
XIR346076 Aeneas and Anchises followed by Ascagne, by Pierre Lepautre (1660-1744), Jardin des Tuileries, 1921-22 (b/w photo) by Giraudon, studio (1912-53); 264x114x110 cm; Paris

Detail of an Ottoman turquoise inset silver mounted zinc bottle (turquoise, zinc, silver)
1766447 Detail of an Ottoman turquoise inset silver mounted zinc bottle (turquoise, zinc, silver) by Ottoman School, (17th century); 38 high cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

View of Moresnet (engraving)
5230517 View of Moresnet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of Moresnet. Illustration for The Practical Magazine, Volume II)

Zinc manufacture (litho)
6013398 Zinc manufacture (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zinc manufacture. Illustration for The Harmsworth Encylopaedia (c 1922).); © Look and Learn

Wharf and Perspective of the Compania Mines of Rio-Tinto, Huelva, Spain (colour litho)
XJL211262 Wharf and Perspective of the Compania Mines of Rio-Tinto, Huelva, Spain (colour litho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; Spanish, out of copyright

Map of Siberia showing the immense natural resources of the area
CHT293632 Map of Siberia showing the immense natural resources of the area and depicting a sea route which would open up trade, 1933 (colour litho) by French School

J Reader, foreman to Porter & Co, trade card (engraving)
731528 J Reader, foreman to Porter & Co, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: J Reader, foreman to Porter & Co)

Russian Submarine Infernal Machines (engraving)
1608054 Russian Submarine Infernal Machines (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian Submarine Infernal Machines)

Fish Culture at the Chateau d Orval, near Florenville, Belgium (engraving)
1624842 Fish Culture at the Chateau d Orval, near Florenville, Belgium (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fish Culture at the Chateau d Orval)

The Manufacture of Plumbago in Ceylon (litho)
1038705 The Manufacture of Plumbago in Ceylon (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Manufacture of Plumbago in Ceylon)

Sulphides, molybdenite, zinc-blende, galena (colour litho)
2797892 Sulphides, molybdenite, zinc-blende, galena (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sulphides, molybdenite, zinc-blende, galena)

Interesting side lights on the words work (b / w photo)
6002666 Interesting side lights on the words work (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interesting side lights on the words work)

Advert for Croggon & Co. Iron and zinc merchants (engraving)
609377 Advert for Croggon & Co. Iron and zinc merchants (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advert for Croggon & Co)

Steel, Tin, Zinc, Brass, and Copper (engraving)
5221753 Steel, Tin, Zinc, Brass, and Copper (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Steel, Tin, Zinc, Brass, and Copper)

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"Unearthing the Power of Zinc: From Boom Towns to Fruit-Powered Clocks" Step back in time to Leadville, a Colorado boom town in the 1870s, where zinc played a crucial role in shaping its history. Picture No. 11091681 captures the essence of this era, showcasing the resilience and determination of those who sought fortune amidst challenging conditions. But zinc's influence didn't stop there; it extended even to modern innovations like central heating for cars. Thanks to W H Robinson's ingenuity, vehicles became more comfortable and efficient with the help of this remarkable metal. Mining Franklinite, a rich source ore, was no easy task. Yet miners braved harsh conditions at Frongoch lead and zinc mine near Pontrhydygroes in Wales during the early 1900s. Their dedication ensured that this valuable resource could be extracted and utilized effectively. Across continents, Broken Hill (now Kabwe) witnessed another significant mining operation depicted in a diagram from Northern Rhodesia (Zambia). This lead and zinc mine served as an economic lifeline for many communities while contributing to global trade networks. The beauty found within these mines is awe-inspiring. Chalcopyrite with Quartz and Minor Sphalerite from the United Kingdom showcases nature's artistry at its finest. Similarly, Calcite from Ball Eye Mine in Cromford, Derbyshire exudes elegance while reminding us of zinc's geological significance. In Ashover, Derbyshire England Galena, Sphalerite Bitumen and Fluorite intertwine harmoniously creating stunning formations that captivate our imagination. Beyond industrial applications lies an unexpected connection between zinc and everyday life – a fruit-powered clock. Yes. The wonders never cease as we discover how this essential mineral can power time itself. Finally yet importantly - let us not forget about nurturing life on Earth.