Device Collection (page 3)

A man being punished by a cangue
5312117 A man being punished by a cangue; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a man being punished by a cangue, a device that was used for public humiliation and corporal punishment)

19th century illustration showing two electrically powered gyroscopes, 1880
5311569 19th century illustration showing two electrically powered gyroscopes, 1880. A gyroscope is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity

19th century illustration showing the Time Ball of New York. The purpose of the device was for people to set their
5311563 19th century illustration showing the Time Ball of New York. The purpose of the device was for people to set their watches to a standard measure of time.1883; (add.info.: Date)

Coat of arms of the Right Honourable Hugh Boscanven, 1st Viscount Falmouth, 1680-1734, 1724 (copperplate engraving)
6337527 Coat of arms of the Right Honourable Hugh Boscanven, 1st Viscount Falmouth, 1680-1734, 1724 (copperplate engraving); (add.info.: Andrew Johnston after C)

Eastern European handcuffs
5614377 Eastern European handcuffs; (add.info.: Eastern European handcuffs. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June 1894.); Photo © Hilary Morgan

A bookplate aka Ex libris stamp from the library of George Washington, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, c.1900
3432458 A bookplate aka Ex libris stamp from the library of George Washington, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, c.1900; Private Collection; (add.info)

A bookplate aka Ex libris stamp from the library of German emperor Willhelm II, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui
3432457 A bookplate aka Ex libris stamp from the library of German emperor Willhelm II, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui

A phenakistoscope
3520850 A phenakistoscope; (add.info.: A phenakistoscope, an early animation device that used the persistence of vision principle to create an illusion of motion)

H Conybeare's apparatus for laying submarine telegraph cables using flexible frames built in segments, 1859
3479560 H Conybeare's apparatus for laying submarine telegraph cables using flexible frames built in segments, 1859; (add.info.: H)

Detail of flexible frame built in segments for laying submarine telegraph cables, 1859
3479559 Detail of flexible frame built in segments for laying submarine telegraph cables, 1859; (add.info.: Detail of flexible frame built in segments for laying submarine telegraph cables)

Cartoon depicting an old lady using an ear trumpet
5308861 Cartoon depicting an old lady using an ear trumpet; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting an old lady using an ear trumpet)

A Persian Wheel
5310032 A Persian Wheel; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Persian Wheel, also known as a Sakia, a mechanical water lifting device which uses buckets, jars)

An engraving depicting Robert Hooke's anemometer, a device used for measuring the speed of the wind
5311627 An engraving depicting Robert Hooke's anemometer, a device used for measuring the speed of the wind and is also a standard weather station instrument

19th century illustration showing Schmidt's gyroscope 1895. A gyroscope is a device used for measuring or
5311571 19th century illustration showing Schmidt's gyroscope 1895. A gyroscope is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity

19th century illustration of John Birch's Egg Holder. 1879
5311494 19th century illustration of John Birch's Egg Holder. 1879; (add.info.: Date: 1879); Universal History Archive/UIG

Engraving depicting a Persian Wheel, also known as a Sakia, a mechanical water lifting device which uses buckets, jars
5309472 Engraving depicting a Persian Wheel, also known as a Sakia, a mechanical water lifting device which uses buckets, jars, or scoops fastened either directly to a vertical wheel

Mexican handcuffs
5614376 Mexican handcuffs; (add.info.: Mexican handcuffs. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June 1894.); Photo © Hilary Morgan

Engraving depicting an ear trumpet, a tubular or funnel-shaped devices which collect sound waves
5308862 Engraving depicting an ear trumpet, a tubular or funnel-shaped devices which collect sound waves and lead them into the ear, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an ear trumpet)

A heliostat
3732351 A heliostat; (add.info.: Copperplate engraving of a heliostat, a device that includes a mirror which turns as to keep reflecting sunlight towards a predetermined target)

A foot treadle floor loom, from the magazine The World and His Wife, pub.1907
3502688 A foot treadle floor loom, from the magazine The World and His Wife, pub.1907; (add.info.: A foot treadle floor loom, from the magazine The World and His Wife)

A pair of Snap handcuffs
5614373 A pair of Snap handcuffs; (add.info.: A pair of Snap handcuffs. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June 1894.); Photo © Hilary Morgan

Marc Seguin's locomotive
5308300 Marc Seguin's locomotive.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Marc Seguin's locomotive used on the St Etienne Line. Shown is the fan device used for supplying a draught to the boiler)

19th century illustration showing Bohenberger's gyroscope 1895. A gyroscope is a device used for measuring or
5311570 19th century illustration showing Bohenberger's gyroscope 1895. A gyroscope is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity

19th century illustration showing a toy gyroscope. 1880. A gyroscope is a device used for measuring or maintaining
5311568 19th century illustration showing a toy gyroscope. 1880. A gyroscope is a device used for measuring or maintaining orientation and angular velocity

An engraving depicting a fly shuttle used in power looms. Top: shuttle. Bottom
5311548 An engraving depicting a fly shuttle used in power looms. Top: shuttle. Bottom: shuttle in its "shed" showing the device for throwing it from right to left

Illustration depicting a Hooper Inhaler
5309451 Illustration depicting a Hooper Inhaler; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a Hooper Inhaler. An inhaler is a medical device used for delivering medication into the body via the lungs)

A bookplate aka Ex libris stamp from the library of Pope Urban VIII, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, c.1900
3432462 A bookplate aka Ex libris stamp from the library of Pope Urban VIII, from Enciclopedia Ilustrada Segui, c.1900; Private Collection; (add.info)

A phenakistoscope
3520848 A phenakistoscope; (add.info.: A phenakistoscope, an early animation device that used the persistence of vision principle to create an illusion of motion)

A zoetrope pre-film animation device
2910483 A zoetrope pre-film animation device; (add.info.: 1880 A zoetrope pre-film animation device that produced the illusion of motion by displaying a sequence of drawings or photographs showing)

Edison's kinetoscope parlour, 1904
1575805 Edison's kinetoscope parlour, 1904; (add.info.: Illustration showing Edison's kinetoscope parlour, 1904. The Kinetoscope is an early motion picture exhibition device)

Twister handcuffs
5614375 Twister handcuffs; (add.info.: Twister handcuffs. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June 1894.); Photo © Hilary Morgan

Nippers handcuffs
5614374 Nippers handcuffs; (add.info.: Nippers handcuffs. From The Strand Magazine, published January to June 1894.); Photo © Hilary Morgan

An engraving depicting a sphygmograph, 19th century (engraving)
5311400 An engraving depicting a sphygmograph, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: a device invented by Etienne-Jules Marey for recording the pulse and variations graphically in blood and pressure)

Illustration depicting the Regnier dynamometer, invented and built by Edme Regnier (1751 - 1825)
5311471 Illustration depicting the Regnier dynamometer, invented and built by Edme Regnier (1751 - 1825), was brought to prominence in the world of physical culture in the early 20th century by

The use of a rubber life necklace filled with air, 1850
3330867 The use of a rubber life necklace filled with air, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the use of a rubber life necklace filled with air)

Seaham Colliery, County Durham, England, showing the head gear above the shaft, and work in an active coal seam
526813 Seaham Colliery, County Durham, England, showing the head gear above the shaft, and work in an active coal seam. The central vignettes show two models of miner's lamp, the Davy, left

Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor. Reconstruction of the Crow of Archimedes
531063 Archimedes (c287-212 BC) Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor. Reconstruction of the Crow of Archimedes (c287-212 BC), ancient Greek mathematician and inventor

Marines movie men, 11 June 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Marines movie men, 11 June 1918 (date created or published later). Men in uniform with a movie camera at the Marine Flying Field, Miami, Florida during World War I

British women tending fat boilers at front, 24 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
British women tending fat boilers at front, 24 Jul 1917. Members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps tending fat boilers situated outdoors in an infantry camp in Rouen, France on July 24

Aerostiers et Observateurs en Ballon; Tandis que le ballon, abandonne a son sort, acheve... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Aerostiers et Observateurs en Ballon; Tandis que le ballon, abandonne a son sort, acheve de bruler a terre, deux sapeurs s'efforcent de sauver la soupape qui est la plus precieuse de

Fokker's parasol monoplane. No tension wires: great styg [?] capacity, 1919-1945. Creator: Reijer Stolk
Fokker's parasol monoplane. No tension wires: great styg [?] capacity, 1919-1945

Detroit City Gas Company office, heater, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Unknown
Detroit City Gas Company office, heater, Detroit, Mich. between 1905 and 1915

Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and Korea, 1908

Target Practice - Range Finding Device, 1913. Creator: Unknown
Target Practice - Range Finding Device, 1913

Target Practice - Range Finder at Work, 1913. Creator: Unknown
Target Practice - Range Finder at Work, 1913

Charles Frederick Marvin, Chief, Weather Bureau, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Charles Frederick Marvin, Chief, Weather Bureau, 1913. Chief 1913-1934

Charles Frederick Marvin, Chief, Weather Bureau, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Charles Frederick Marvin, Chief, Weather Bureau, 1913. Chief 1913-1934

Charles Frederick Marvin, Chief, Weather Bureau, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Charles Frederick Marvin, Chief, Weather Bureau, 1913. Chief 1913-1934

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