Factory Collection (#13)

Charron hammering a metal circle on a wooden wheel - Wheelwright hammering a metal cover onto a wooden wheel in a yard
FLO4577674 Charron hammering a metal circle on a wooden wheel - Wheelwright hammering a metal cover onto a wooden wheel in a yard

Carder painting wool fibers to remove short fibers - Wool-comber combing out wool remove short fibres
FLO4577627 Carder painting wool fibers to remove short fibers - Wool-comber combing out wool remove short fibres. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades

A metal worker using a wire-drawing machine to make thin wire. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English
FLO4577577 A metal worker using a wire-drawing machine to make thin wire. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts.; (add.info)

Type founders making metal type for a printing press near a furnace. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of
FLO4577835 Type founders making metal type for a printing press near a furnace. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts.; (add.info)

Soap factory: a man stirts a tank full of fat into a boil, another cuts the hardened soap with a copper wire - Soap
FLO4577819 Soap factory: a man stirts a tank full of fat into a boil, another cuts the hardened soap with a copper wire - Soap boiler making soap in a factory

The interior of a French Fromagerie in Vosges, France
3732845 The interior of a French Fromagerie in Vosges, France; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the interior of a French Fromagerie (cheese factory), in Vosges, France

Paper industry - Continuous paper manufacturing. (Bertram machine). engraving 1867
JAB4121321 Paper industry - Continuous paper manufacturing. (Bertram machine). engraving 1867; (add.info.: Paper industry - Continuous paper manufacturing. (Bertram machine)

Porter brewery, powered by a steam-engine, late 18th century. Showing reservoir, steam engine, malt lofts, mill, pump
FLO4593475 Porter brewery, powered by a steam-engine, late 18th century. Showing reservoir, steam engine, malt lofts, mill, pump, malt binns, rowser shaft, chimney, copper and coolers

Plans and sections of a carding machine, used for preparing fibers in cotton manufacture, 18th century
FLO4591970 Plans and sections of a carding machine, used for preparing fibers in cotton manufacture, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by James Burton from Abraham

A dairy in the Alps: making butter with baratte - Etiquette Liebig, late 19th century
LSE4097214 A dairy in the Alps: making butter with baratte - Etiquette Liebig, late 19th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: A dairy in the Alps: making butter with baratte - Etiquette Liebig)

A Nottingham factory during World War One which made shell baskets in which projectiles were packed for safe transport
3502741 A Nottingham factory during World War One which made shell baskets in which projectiles were packed for safe transport, from The Pageant of the Century

France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), Thiers: cutlery factories on the edge of the durolle, 1900
LUX4787517 France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63), Thiers: cutlery factories on the edge of the durolle, 1900; (add.info.: France, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dome (63)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: Very factory, factory of electric motor rotors, 1920
LUX4788260 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: Very factory, factory of electric motor rotors, 1920; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: Very factory

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: Very factory, factory of electric motor rotors, 1920
LUX4788252 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: Very factory, factory of electric motor rotors, 1920; (add.info.: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: Very factory

France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38): the abbey of the Grande Chartreuse, factory of the convent of the Grande Chartreuse
LUX4787695 France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38): the abbey of the Grande Chartreuse, factory of the convent of the Grande Chartreuse, 1898; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69): Jonage Canal, Rhone motor forces, Cusset hydroelectric plant under construction, 1898
LUX4782774 France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69): Jonage Canal, Rhone motor forces, Cusset hydroelectric plant under construction, 1898; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Rhone (69): Jonage Canal

France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), Grenoble: Workshop, workers in the middle of generators, 1910
LUX4755986 France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), Grenoble: Workshop, workers in the middle of generators, 1910; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), Grenoble: Workshop

France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), Grenoble: Workshop of a Metallurgical Factory Forclum with the workers at their post
LUX4755979 France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38), Grenoble: Workshop of a Metallurgical Factory Forclum with the workers at their post, 1910; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Isere (38)

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: factory Guerive and Verry, factory of electric motors
LUX4760389 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37), Blere: factory Guerive and Verry, factory of electric motors, one employee in suit and tie to control devices, 1911; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Tunisia, Sfax: An oil factory. Animated view with industrial buildings, camels at rest covered with basketry blankets
LUX4765861 Tunisia, Sfax: An oil factory. Animated view with industrial buildings, camels at rest covered with basketry blankets with mules and mules pulling carts, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia)

General view of the workshop in Chubb & Son's Lock Factory, 1850
3330939 General view of the workshop in Chubb & Son's Lock Factory, 1850; (add.info.: General view of the workshop in Chubb & Son's Lock Factory)

New England cotton mill
2602545 New England cotton mill; (add.info.: New England cotton mill, USA. Woodcut, Chicago, 1872.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Woman working in an elastic mill
2602733 Woman working in an elastic mill; (add.info.: Woman working in an elastic mill, Leicester, England. Winding silk onto bobbins in a warping frame prior to using it to cover rubber strand)

Cultivation of cotton in China, 17th century (engraving)
2602538 Cultivation of cotton in China, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Cultivation of cotton in China, In foreground is a branch of cotton plant with ripe bolls ready for picking)

Finishers making small hand repairs
2602667 Finishers making small hand repairs; (add.info.: Finishers making small hand repairs to machine-made lace curtains before dispatch - Birkin's lace factory, Kimberley, near Nottingham)

Nobel Brothers oil wells at Baku, Azerbaijan, 1916 (chromo)
2603892 Nobel Brothers oil wells at Baku, Azerbaijan, 1916 (chromo); (add.info.: Nobel Brothers oil wells at Baku (Baky or Baki), Azerbaijan, on the Caspian Sea

Sawing cones of sugar into lumps
2602125 Sawing cones of sugar into lumps; (add.info.: Sawing cones of sugar into lumps for sale by weight rather than by whole cone. Sugar refinery, New York, USA)

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl (1801-1885) Shaftesbury, English factory reformer and philanthropist
527552 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl (1801-1885) Shaftesbury, English factory reformer and philanthropist. From Men of Mark, London c1877. Woodburytype.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Women packing dynamite cartridges, 1888. Explosives factory at, Val Bormida, near Cengio, North West Italy
538432 Women packing dynamite cartridges, 1888. Explosives factory at, Val Bormida, near Cengio, North West Italy. From La Nature, Paris, 1888

Rolling armour plate, Cyclops steel works Sheffield, England. Engraving 1870
865480 Rolling armour plate, Cyclops steel works Sheffield, England. Engraving 1870; (add.info.: Rolling armour plate, Cyclops steel works Sheffield, England)

River Irwell, Manchester, England, UK
864591 River Irwell, Manchester, England, UK; (add.info.: Manchester, England, from the River Irwell, showing the new buildings, including an imposing factory chimney)

Economy. Mines of Lievin, Avion, France. Photo, France, c.1905
2636449 Economy. Mines of Lievin, Avion, France. Photo, France, c.1905.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Economie. Photo, France, vers 1905. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI

Economy. Cannon factory. c.1900 (chromo)
2636201 Economy. Cannon factory. c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Economie. Cannon factory. Imagery, France, c.1900.); Photo © CCI

The process of making prosthetics
2626726 The process of making prosthetics; (add.info.: "From Stump to Limb, " on the making of prosthetics, by the manufacturer A. A. Marks, late 1800s.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Economy. Industry. The cotton, from the harvest to the loom. Imagery, France, c.1900
2638885 Economy. Industry. The cotton, from the harvest to the loom. Imagery, France, c.1900.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Economie. Imagerie, France, vers 1900. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI

Weapons warehouse, Saint Etienne, c.1910 (photo)
2419849 Weapons warehouse, Saint Etienne, c.1910 (photo); (add.info.: Economie. Photo, France, vers 1910. Coll. Part. Economy)

Isaac Merritt Singer (1811-1875) American inventor and manufacturer. Cover of booklet on the Singer sewing machine
530595 Isaac Merritt Singer (1811-1875) American inventor and manufacturer. Cover of booklet on the Singer sewing machine published New York c.1880

Dartford, Messrs, 1900
1579980 Dartford, Messrs, 1900; (add.info.: Dartford, Messrs. Burroughs, Welcome & Co.'s factory, England between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Steel factory in the USSR, 1930 (poster)
2069888 Steel factory in the USSR, 1930 (poster); (add.info.: Coll. Part. History. USSR (Russia): Steel factory in USSR. Poster, USSR, 1930.); Photo © CCI

Ship "David Dows" and boat unloading cargo, 1882
1575208 Ship "David Dows" and boat unloading cargo, 1882; (add.info.: Ship "David Dows" and boat unloading cargo at grain elevator, carts and wagons hauling merchandise)

Mr. Dredge's design for the Bath Bridge, c.1836 (hand coloured litho on paper)
7485322 Mr. Dredge's design for the Bath Bridge, c.1836 (hand coloured litho on paper) by Dredge, James (1794-1863) ; 34x51 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire

Equipment used in worsted manufacture: breaking frame, spinning frame and roving frame, 18th century
FLO4593340 Equipment used in worsted manufacture: breaking frame, spinning frame and roving frame, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an Illustration by J

A model butter factory
3732529 A model butter factory; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a model butter factory, where the machinery was powered by a steam engine through belt and shaft drive)

Letter U: gas plant. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy
DUV4202528 Letter U: gas plant. Alphabetical cubes. Box of 30 cubes dating from 1898. Cover illustrated by H. Roy. Unknown publisher. A face of 24 cubes is dedicated to the metiers

Handmade paper. Engraving 1867
JAB4121079 Handmade paper. Engraving 1867; (add.info.: Handmade paper. Engraving 1867); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

The embacle of the Seine between Asnieres and Courbevoie (1891). Pastel and graphite pencil on canvas
SYC4196025 The embacle of the Seine between Asnieres and Courbevoie (1891). Pastel and graphite pencil on canvas. Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

France, Pays de la Loire, Mayenne (53), Chateau-Gontier: Heuzard-Digion facility, machine tools, 1910
LUX4759300 France, Pays de la Loire, Mayenne (53), Chateau-Gontier: Heuzard-Digion facility, machine tools, 1910; (add.info.: France, Pays de la Loire, Mayenne (53)

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59): professional brewery and brewers with barrels, containers and bottles, 1900
LUX4757764 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Nord (59): professional brewery and brewers with barrels, containers and bottles, 1900; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais)

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"From Swindon Works to Loch Laphroaig: Exploring the Global Tapestry of Factories" Step back in time with a glimpse into the past at Swindon Works Map, circa 1940s. This historical gem takes us on a journey through the heart of industrial Britain, where locomotives like the majestic 7 King Class Locomotives were crafted with precision and pride. Venturing further north, we find ourselves amidst the rugged beauty of Islay in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Here lies the iconic Laphroaig Whisky Distillery, an enchanting factory that has been perfecting its craft for generations. The aroma of peat fills the air as skilled artisans create one of Scotland's finest exports. Traveling across to Consett Steel Works, we witness a symphony of fire and steel. The intense heat illuminates this bustling factory as molten metal is transformed into sturdy structures that shape our modern world. At Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, we are greeted by towering vessels awaiting their maiden voyage. This legendary factory has birthed countless ships that have sailed oceans far and wide – each carrying dreams and aspirations within their hulls. In Kirkcaldy stands Barry, Ostlere & Shepherd Ltd. , an advertisement reminding us how factories have long been pillars of local economies. Their products not only bring prosperity but also tell stories woven into every thread they produce. Clydebank's Singer Sewing Machines Factory hums with rhythmic precision as skilled hands stitch together fabrics from around the globe. In this bustling hive of creativity, innovation intertwines seamlessly with tradition. The Ferrari F1 Launch transports us to Maranello's prestigious factory where speed meets elegance. Outside its gates stand racing Ferraris - symbols of engineering excellence ready to conquer racetracks worldwide. Austin Motor Plant epitomizes British automotive manufacturing prowess.