Industrial Revolution Collection (#10)

Novelty Iron works, Foot of 12th St. E. R. New York. Stillman, Allen & Co
Novelty Iron works, Foot of 12th St. E.R. New York. Stillman, Allen & Co. Iron Founders, Steam Engine and General Machinery Manufacturers, 1841-44

Trades in Regency Scotland: distillery, cannon boring and paviours
6340315 Trades in Regency Scotland: distillery, cannon boring and paviours by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency Scotland: distillery, cannon boring and paviours)

Trades in Regency England: glass-blowing, colliery and tanning
6340313 Trades in Regency England: glass-blowing, colliery and tanning by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency England: glass-blowing, colliery and tanning)

Trades in Regency England: flannel market, copper mines and shoe-maker
6340295 Trades in Regency England: flannel market, copper mines and shoe-maker by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency England: flannel market, copper mines and shoe-maker)

Trades in Regency England: basket making, geese plucking and whips
6340286 Trades in Regency England: basket making, geese plucking and whips by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency England: basket making, geese plucking and whips)

Trades in Norfolk, Regency England
6340284 Trades in Norfolk, Regency England by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Norfolk, Regency England. Barley, turnips and game)

Trades in Regency England: Turnery, broom-maker and paper making
6340274 Trades in Regency England: Turnery, broom-maker and paper making by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Trades in Regency England: Turnery, broom-maker and paper making)

Conference to the workers of the Dollfus Mieg workshops, in Dornach
LSE4334342 Conference to the workers of the Dollfus Mieg workshops, in Dornach. Engraving by Lix to illustrate the story A Through Alsace and Lorraine, by Charles Grad, German deputer, in 1885

Coal mining and terrils (aspects of the contree boraine)
LSE4333976 Coal mining and terrils (aspects of the contree boraine). Engraving by Constant Meunier, to illustrate the story " Belgium", by Camille Lemonnier (1844-1913) Belgian writer

On 17 / 08 / 1858 the first transatlantic message was exchanged
GIA4807345 On 17/08/1858 the first transatlantic message was exchanged: two allegorical figures representing John (England) and Jonathan (United States)

The steam hammer (drummer), invented by J. Nasmyth, in action used in metallurgy plants
GIA4745471 The steam hammer (drummer), invented by J. Nasmyth, in action used in metallurgy plants in Manchester. Anonymous painting, 1871 Science Museum London by Unknown Artist

The factories of the Taff Valley. Drawing by Durand Brager
LSE4325630 The factories of the Taff Valley. Drawing by Durand Brager, to illustrate a visit to the major factories in Wales in 1862, by L.Simonin

Manufacture of sugar in a factory. 19th century illustration. Bianchetti collection
XEE4411815 Manufacture of sugar in a factory. 19th century illustration. Bianchetti collection by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manufacture of sugar in a factory)

Industrial Revolution: "View of the Palais de l Industrie in Paris"
JLJ4658168 Industrial Revolution: " View of the Palais de l Industrie in Paris" Lithography by Max Berthelin (1811-1877) 1855 Paris, Musee Carnavalet by Berthelin

Manufacture des tabacs, Paris, 1860: les pelotonneurs. After the spinning
XEE4146544 Manufacture des tabacs, Paris, 1860: les pelotonneurs. After the spinning, the workers put the tobacco to chew. Engraving in " Le Monde Illustre" nA'159 of 28 April 1860

Great Britain: Agriculture, plowing scene. Boydell steam plow near Louth in 1854
XEE4143776 Great Britain: Agriculture, plowing scene. Boydell steam plow near Louth in 1854. (steam ploughing with Boydells engine near Louth)

Chocolate making: the torrefactor. Usine de M. Masson, Paris, 1859
XEE4144168 Chocolate making: the torrefactor. Usine de M. Masson, Paris, 1859. Engraving in " Le Monde Illustre" nA'124 of 27 August 1859

Vue exterieure de la manufacture imperiale de porcelaine de Sevres
XEE4164625 Vue exterieure de la manufacture imperiale de porcelaine de Sevres, construite dans le parc de Saint Cloud d apres les plans de l architecte Laudin, 1864

Salubrite publique, 1882: installation in a Parisian building of a Peumatic drain system
XEE4178336 Salubrite publique, 1882: installation in a Parisian building of a Peumatic drain system Jean Baptiste Berlier (1841-1911) to treat garbage

Manufacture of gruyere: a modern cheese factory. Engraving in "La Nature
XEE4134506 Manufacture of gruyere: a modern cheese factory. Engraving in " La Nature: revue des sciences et de leurs applications aux arts et a l industrie" of 19 September 1891

Vats of the Suffrice factory charged to ecumer the Seine
XEE4134444 Vats of the Suffrice factory charged to ecumer the Seine. Engraving in " Le Journal de la jeunesse", 1885

Fire of La Motte Seguin factory in Orleans, Loiret (45), 1858
XEE4139416 Fire of La Motte Seguin factory in Orleans, Loiret (45), 1858. Engraving in " Le Monde Illustre" nA'68 of 31 July 1858

Isambard Kingdom Brunel at Millwall, leaning against a Chain Drum
3431748 Isambard Kingdom Brunel at Millwall, leaning against a Chain Drum, November 1857 (albumen print) by Howlett, Robert (1831-58); Private Collection; (add.info)

Iron and Steel (engraving)
5221744 Iron and Steel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iron and Steel. From Illustrations of Useful Arts and Manufactures by Charles Tomlinson (SPCK)

Leather and Parchment (engraving)
5221732 Leather and Parchment (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leather and Parchment)

Ropes and Cordage (engraving)
5221728 Ropes and Cordage (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ropes and Cordage)

View of Leeds, 1844 (oil on canvas)
3548083 View of Leeds, 1844 (oil on canvas) by Burras, Thomas (1790-1870); 143x196.9 cm; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Leeds City Museum)

View of Leeds, 1844 (oil on canvas)
3548086 View of Leeds, 1844 (oil on canvas) by Burras, Thomas (1790-1870); 143x196.9 cm; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Leeds City Museum)

Plate rail from the Pen-y-darren Tramway, c. 1802 (cast iron)
3598185 Plate rail from the Pen-y-darren Tramway, c.1802 (cast iron) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Trevithick"s High Pressure Tram Engine (litho)
3598183 Trevithick"s High Pressure Tram Engine (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " Pen-y-Darren" locomotive)

Artificial Illumination (engraving)
5221755 Artificial Illumination (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artificial Illumination)

Copper and Brass (engraving)
5221754 Copper and Brass (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Copper and Brass. From Illustrations of Useful Arts and Manufactures by Charles Tomlinson)

Hats (engraving)
5221727 Hats (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hats. From Illustrations of Useful Arts and Manufactures by Charles Tomlinson (SPCK)

Finishing Processes, Bleaching etc (engraving)
5221718 Finishing Processes, Bleaching etc (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Finishing Processes, Bleaching etc)

James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor (engraving)
5233725 James Watt, Scottish engineer and inventor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor

George Stephenson, English engineer and railway pioneer (litho)
6029739 George Stephenson, English engineer and railway pioneer (litho) by Lucas, John (1807-74) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Stephenson (1781-1848)

The Inauguration of Stanhope and Tyne Drops, South Shields, September 1834 (litho)
5911598 The Inauguration of Stanhope and Tyne Drops, South Shields, September 1834 (litho) by Kidd, William (1796-1863); 26.9x59.7 cm; Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; (add.info)

Lymington Iron Works, on the Tyne (colour litho)
981797 Lymington Iron Works, on the Tyne (colour litho) by Allom, Thomas (1804-72); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lymington Iron Works, on the Tyne.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

George Stephensons steam locomotive Rocket, Liverpool, 1829 (chromolitho)
1093598 George Stephensons steam locomotive Rocket, Liverpool, 1829 (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Stephensons steam locomotive Rocket)

Opening of the fisrt French railway, 1832 (chromolitho)
972131 Opening of the fisrt French railway, 1832 (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening of the first French railway, 1832)

Railway Office, Liverpool, 1831 (hand coloured engraving)
1199845 Railway Office, Liverpool, 1831 (hand coloured engraving) by Bury, Thomas Talbot (1811-77); Private Collection; (add.info)

Viaduct Across the Sankey Valley, 1831 (hand coloured engraving)
1199841 Viaduct Across the Sankey Valley, 1831 (hand coloured engraving) by Bury, Thomas Talbot (1811-77); Private Collection; (add.info)

Busy Workers
LLM457056 Busy Workers by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Busy Workers. Illustration for Aunt Louisas Book of Common Things by L Valentine (Frederick Warne)

James Watt, 1815 (oil on canvas)
HEH416414 James Watt, 1815 (oil on canvas) by Raeburn, Henry (1756-1823); 76.2x63.5 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Opening of Crystal Palace at Sydenham by Queen Victoria on June 10 1854 (litho)
STC423835 Opening of Crystal Palace at Sydenham by Queen Victoria on June 10 1854 (litho) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: from Views of London, b.1851-1855)

Threshing machine, c. 1900 (b / w photo)
REV382799 Threshing machine, c.1900 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: batteuse; Velay ?; Le Puy ?; Auvergne ?; Haute-Loire ?; Haute Loire)

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The Industrial Revolution in the 1800s marked a significant turning point in history, as it brought about groundbreaking advancements and transformations that shaped the world we know today. The Engine House at GWR Works in Swindon (BB94_04685) stands tall as a testament to this era of innovation and progress. Meanwhile, deep within the coal mines of England during the 1850s, workers toiled tirelessly to extract precious resources that fueled industrial growth. In British factories across the nation, skilled artisans blew glass with precision and finesse, showcasing their craftsmanship amidst the bustling atmosphere of production. A Factoryscape in the Potteries captured by lens in 1938 reveals a landscape dominated by chimneys spewing smoke into an ever-changing sky. Crewe Station emerged on July 4th, 1837, marking its inauguration alongside the opening of the Grand Junction Railway. This transportation hub became a symbol of connectivity and facilitated trade between cities like never before. Victorian London was notorious for its shady corners where both wealth and poverty coexisted side by side. A Punch cartoon immortalizes Faraday's brilliance as he presents his card to Father Thames himself - an engraving capturing scientific discovery intertwining with nature's elements. Arkwright's Cotton Mills illuminated Cromford, Derbyshire when night fell; these mills were beacons of productivity powered by George Stephenson's revolutionary locomotive "The Rocket" from 1829. Glass factory workers throughout Britain during this period showcased their dedication while shaping molten material into exquisite forms that adorned homes worldwide. These glimpses into our past remind us how far we have come thanks to those who dared to dream big during this transformative age known as the Industrial Revolution.