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Machinery Metal Print Collection (#8)

Step back in time and explore the awe-inspiring world of industrial revolution machinery with our Historic Metal Prints collection from Media Storehouse. These intricately detailed metal prints showcase the power and innovation of historic machinery, transporting you back to an era of progress and ingenuity. Each print is meticulously crafted to bring out the textures and patterns of the machinery, making them a stunning addition to any home or office space. Hang these prints in your living room, study, or workshop as a conversation starter or a source of inspiration. With their timeless design and high-quality finish, these metal prints are sure to be cherished for generations to come.

365 Metal Prints

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: The Woolwich blowing machine, 1886

The Woolwich blowing machine, 1886. Illustration from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering, by Charles Tomlinson, Volume I, (Jamess Virtue)

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Coining - Machines used in the Mint, 1818

Coining - Machines used in the Mint, 1818. After a print by J Farey. [A Constable & Co, Edinburgh, 1818]

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Carding, Drawing, and Roving, 19th century. Artist: J Carter

Carding, Drawing, and Roving, 19th century. Artist: J Carter
Carding, Drawing, and Roving, 19th century. Scene in a Victorian textiles factory with looms powered by steam

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: The spinning mule, c1880

The spinning mule, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Great hall in Messrs Marshalls flax mill, Leeds, c1880

Great hall in Messrs Marshalls flax mill, Leeds, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Richard Arkwright, 18th century British industrialist and inventor, (1836)

Richard Arkwright, 18th century British industrialist and inventor, (1836). Artist: James Posselwhite
Richard Arkwright, 18th century British industrialist and inventor, (1836). Arkwright (1732-1792) was the inventor of textile manufacturing machinery which included the first practical means of

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: James Watts workshop at Heathfield Hall, Birmingham, 1886

James Watts workshop at Heathfield Hall, Birmingham, 1886. It had not been disturbed since his death in 1819. Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor, was born at Greenock on the Clyde

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Barthelemy Thimonnier, 19th century French inventor, [1907]

Barthelemy Thimonnier, 19th century French inventor, [1907]. Thimmonier (1793-1857) patented the first sewing machine to be put into practical use, in Paris in 1830

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Steam engine by James Watt, 1915

Steam engine by James Watt, 1915. Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor, greatly improved the efficiency of the steam engine by inventing the separate condenser

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Stocking frame workshop, 1750

Stocking frame workshop, 1750. Women winding and reeling the yarn, and a man working the knitting frame. From The Universal Magazine, London, 1750

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Worsted manufacturing, c1845

Worsted manufacturing, c1845. A man, woman and small boy working a wheel for combing long staple wool into slivers for worsted manufacture

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Carding, drawing and roving cotton, c1830

Carding, drawing and roving cotton, c1830. A carding engine (left) delivers cotton in a single sliver. The factory is operated by shafts and belting, which could be powered by water or steam

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Weaving shed fitted with rows of power looms driven by belt and shafting, c1840

Weaving shed fitted with rows of power looms driven by belt and shafting, c1840

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Boring the cylinder of the Britannia Press at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington, 1851

Boring the cylinder of the Britannia Press at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington, 1851. Boring the cylinder for the hydraulic press (lift)

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Potter at work at the Wedgwoods Etruria factory, Hanley, Staffordshire, c1830

Potter at work at the Wedgwoods Etruria factory, Hanley, Staffordshire, c1830. An assistant turns a wheel to operate the belt driving the potters wheel

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Threshing machine by Andrew Meikle, Scottish inventor and millwright, 1811

Threshing machine by Andrew Meikle, Scottish inventor and millwright, 1811. Top: original form of the machine powered by horses. Bottom: improved form powered by a water wheel

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Cutlery-making, c1750s

Cutlery-making, c1750s. Plate taken from volume II of Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne de Science, des Arts et des Metiers

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), British industrialist and inventor

Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), British industrialist and inventor. Arkwright was the inventor of textile manufacturing machinery which included the first practical means of mechanical spinning using

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: The first cotton mill at Cromford, Derbyshire, and Richard Arkwrights house, 1836

The first cotton mill at Cromford, Derbyshire, and Richard Arkwrights house, 1836. Arkwright (1732-1792) was the inventor of textile manufacturing machinery which included the first practical means

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), British industrialist and inventor, 1822

Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), British industrialist and inventor, 1822. Arkwright hearing from a neighbour about a clockmaker named Kay living in Warrington

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Spinning cotton with self-acting mules of the type devised by Richard Roberts in 1825 (c1835)

Spinning cotton with self-acting mules of the type devised by Richard Roberts in 1825 (c1835). These could be powered by water wheel or steam engine

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Patrick Bell (1799-1869), Scottish clergyman and inventor, 1868

Patrick Bell (1799-1869), Scottish clergyman and inventor, 1868. In c1827 Bell invented a mechanical reaper which Cyrus McCormick later perfected

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Potters workshop, c1860

Potters workshop, c1860. A woman turns the wheel while a girl baller supplies the potter with lumps of clay of the correct weight for the next vessel to be thrown

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Throwing an earthenware vessel, c1860

Throwing an earthenware vessel, c1860. A belt-driven wheel of the type used at the Wedgwood and Copeland factories. The speed of the wheel is regulated by the boy raising or lowering a belt

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Love Conquered Fear, 1840

Love Conquered Fear, 1840. Michael Armstrong, adopted by a mill owner, embracing his brother Edward who is one of the ragged factory boys working amongst the spinning mules

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Woman using a Spinning Jenny, c1880

Woman using a Spinning Jenny, c1880. The Spinning Jenny was invented by James Hargreaves (c1720-1778) in 1764. On his original machine

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Spinning Jenny, 1820

Spinning Jenny, 1820. The Spinning Jenny was invented by James Hargreaves (c1720-1778) in 1764. On his original machine, a single wheel controlled eight spindles rather than the single spindle

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Trade Union Scroll, 1851

Trade Union Scroll, 1851. Amalgamated Society of Engineers, Machinists, Millwrights, Smiths and Pattern-Makers scroll which would be presented to members

Background imageMachinery Metal Print Collection: Machine Room in a Steam Sewing Factory, 1854

Machine Room in a Steam Sewing Factory, 1854. This view is of Holloway, Crowe & Holloways clothing factory, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England



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