Bellows Collection (#8)

Forge with bellows driven by an undershot water wheel through cranks, 1673. From Theatrum Machinarum Novum by Georg Andreas Bockler. (Nuremberg, 1673)

Mercury, 1531. Artist: Sebald Beham
Mercury, 1531. Male planet, dry and passive; those born under Mercury eloquent, inventive and love science, especially mathematics, and were tall, slender and delicate

Steel production: a forge with bellows to produce draught, 1556. In the foreground bars are being hammered with a mechanical hammer

Using bellows to increase the draught in a furnace, 1540. Woodcut showing a workman using bellows to increase the draught in a furnace for refining copper

Blast furnaces, 1540. Woodcut showing different forms of blast furnace, with bellows supplying draught powered by an overshot water wheel

It Will Soon Boil!, 1858. This cartoon shows the Birmingham MP, John Bright. On the 29th October, Bright delivered himself of an impassioned speech on the subject of Parliamentary Reform

Bow-Wow!!, 1859. Rumours of the invasion of Britain by France abounded. The French press reported extensively that Britain was in fact preparing to take the offensive

Old Rose - A Cavaliers Drinking Song - " Now we re met like jovial fellows, let us do as wise men tell us, Sing Old Rose & burn the bellows

A Co. Antrim Kitchen With Fireplace for Coal and Turf
A Co. Antrim Kitchen With Fireplace forCoal and Turf - an interior shot showing a woman using bellows on an open fire with griddle and pot. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim)

Christmas card in the shape of bellows decorated with white and purple flowers. circa 1890s

Cupids and hearts on nine Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

French Girls School 1820
A French school for young ladies - this particular lesson is taking place in the open air. Date: circa 1820

House Repairs / Bellows /
General house repairs - one man is up a ladder and another is using bellows. Date: 18th century

Main Street, Bellows Falls, Vermont, USA. Date: circa 1940

Cartoon, Scientific Researches! New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! or, an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air, by James Gillray

Cartoon, Shakespeare Sacrificed; or the Offering to Avarice, by James Gillray. Showing Alderman John Boydell, an engraver and publisher, in the role of Prospero burning his books

Macroramphosus scolopax, or Longspine Snipefish, also known as Bellowfish, Bellows-Fish, Common Bellowsfish, Spine Trumpet Fish, and (simply) Trumpetfish. Date: 1864

Cornemuse, Calabrian bagpipes, musette and bellows.. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique, Adam and Charles Black

Pneumatics- bellows, plans and elevations, 18th century.. Pneumatics- bellows, plans and elevations, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an illustration by J

Group of men in Dovedale, one with a bellows camera of the period. Interesting clothing for a day in the country! Date: 1912

Factory filled with equipment to smelt metal
A factory filled with equipment to smelt metal. From: Commercium philosophico-technicum; or, the philosophical commerce of arts: designed as an attempt to improve arts, trades, and manufactures

Inflatable German dinghy by G. H. Davis
Saving the Luftwaffe: an inflatable dinghy for defeated German airmen. It was carried by the larger German aircraft during the Second World War

Cartoon, German officer and Turk as animals, WW1
Satirical cartoon depicting a German officer and a Turk as animals during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Advert for Lancaster & Sons bellows cameras 1886
Advertisement for 19th century bellows cameras with mahogany frames and apparatus. 1886

Repairer Seals Bellows 1738 Etching engraving
Artokoloro

Woodworking tools in carpentry shop at Ft. Vancouver National Historic Site, Vancouver, Washington

SANITARY COMMISSION, c1865. Personnel of the United States Sanitary Commission. Left to right: William Holme Van Buren, George Templeton Strong, Henry Whitney Bellows, Cornelius Rea Agnew

Old-fashioned wooden bellows

BELLOWS: THE TOURNAMENT. The Tournament. Lithograph by George Bellows, c1921

THEODOR HORYDCZAK (c1890-1971). American photographer, lying on the ground and photographing with a large camera, c1930

GEORGE BELLOWS (1882-1925). American artist. Photographed in the 1920s by Nickolas Muray

LOCKSMITH, 1568. Woodcut, 1568, by Jost Amman

GLAZIER, 1568. Woodcut, 1568, by Jost Amman

Grand Organ, with Bellows, and Double Keyboard

The Test (oil on canvas)
BAL8936 The Test (oil on canvas) by Armstrong, Thomas (1835-1911); Roy Miles Fine Paintings; English, out of copyright

Harmony, 1735 (etching)
XJF867856 Harmony, 1735 (etching) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: BM 1874, 0808.2027); English, out of copyright

Paul Ca zanne, Bellows in Front of a Fireplace, French, 1839-1906, 1887-1892, graphite
Paul Ca© zanne, Bellows in Front of a Fireplace, French, 1839-1906, 1887-1892, graphite on wove paper

George Bellows, Tennis Tournament, American, 1882-1925, 1920, oil on canvas

Barbers shop with Monkeys and Cats (oil on copper)
XAM70743 Barbers shop with Monkeys and Cats (oil on copper) by Teniers, Abraham (1629-70); 24x31 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; Flemish, out of copyright

George Bellows, Florence Davey, American, 1882 - 1925, 1914, oil on wood

George Bellows, Street Fight [recto], American, 1882 - 1925, 1907, conta crayon
George Bellows, Street Fight [recto], American, 1882 - 1925, 1907, conta© crayon, pastel, graphite, and brush and black ink on wove paper

George Bellows, Society Ball, American, 1882 - 1925, c. 1907, charcoal and pastels on wove paper

George Bellows, The Tournament, American, 1882 - 1925, 1920, lithograph on chine colla©

George Bellows, Ghost of Sergeant Pelly, American, 1882 - 1925, 1918, charcoal, gray wash, and graphite with brush and black ink on wove paper

George Bellows, Little Girl in White (Queenie Burnett), American, 1882 - 1925, 1907, oil on canvas

George Bellows, The Lone Tenement, American, 1882 - 1925, 1909, oil on canvas

George Bellows, Nude with Red Hair, American, 1882 - 1925, 1920, oil on canvas

George Bellows, A Winter Day - Under the Elevated near Brooklyn Bridge, American, 1882 - 1925, c. 1907, brush and ink, watercolor and colored crayon

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"Bellows: A Timeless Tool of Art, Music, and Industry" From the tranquil setting of The Tea Table to the bustling streets depicted by Harold Harvey, they have played a vital role in various aspects of human life. This illustration from Railway Ribaldry by W Heath Robinson showcases the ingenious use in creating whimsical contraptions. Dating back to 1840, Thomas Linley and Sons were renowned manufacturers of circular bellows and portable forges. Their advertisement on Stanley Street in Sheffield speaks volumes about the importance of these tools in industrial settings and can not limited to factories alone; they also find their place among musicians. Whether it be the enchanting melodies produced by Northumbrian bagpipes or Lowland Scotch bagpipes, these instruments rely on carefully controlled airflow provided by bellows. Intriguingly, even pianolas owe their captivating tunes to this humble device. As explained in How Pianola Works (1912), air is pumped through perforated paper rolls using a system that involves none other than. . bellows. The versatility extends beyond music and industry. In Gillray's satirical artwork titled "Science, " we witness an alchemist at work with his trusty pair nearby - symbolizing both practicality and mystery. Venturing into unexpected territories, Swiss Cow Lowing captures our attention with its depiction of cows adorned with bells around their necks—a delightful blend between nature's melody and man-made innovation. Dressed to Kill (1912) takes us into the realm of fashion where elegant ladies flaunt feathered hats while utilizing handheld fans resembling miniature bellows—combining style with functionality. Meanwhile, a barbershop filled with monkeys and cats may seem peculiar until we recall The Monkey and the Cat fable—an age-old tale highlighting resourcefulness as monkeys employ makeshift bellows made from leaves to fan away pesky flies while getting groomed.