Factory Collection (#87)

Telegraphy: The transatlantic cable produced at the Glass factory
XEE4144035 Telegraphy: The transatlantic cable produced at the Glass factory, Elliot and Company in East Greenwich (England) is ready to be delivered

Rubber: rubber factory. Engraving from 1885 in "
XEE4143711 Rubber: rubber factory. Engraving from 1885 in " Les arts et metiers illustres" by Adolphe BITARD. by Unknown Artist

Celluloid: celluloid manufacture. Engraving from 1885 in "
XEE4143707 Celluloid: celluloid manufacture. Engraving from 1885 in " Les arts et metiers illustres" by Adolphe BITARD

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

Letter U Factory. Engraving in "ABC des joux pour petits boys"
DUV4208496 Letter U Factory. Engraving in " ABC des joux pour petits boys". Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson, Louis Vagne, printer-publisher, late 19th century

Letter U Factory;V Car;X;Y Yole;Z Zootropic. Engraving in "
DUV4208481 Letter U Factory; V Car; X; Y Yole; Z Zootropic. Engraving in " ABC des joux pour petits boys". Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson, Louis Vagne, printer-publisher, late 19th century

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

Wool industry: washing. Chromolithography of the end of the 19th century
XEE4141307 Wool industry: washing. Chromolithography of the end of the 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wool industry: washing)

Chocolate manufacture: grinding workshop. Chromolithography of the end of the 19th
XEE4141295 Chocolate manufacture: grinding workshop. Chromolithography of the end of the 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chocolate manufacture)

Manufacture of fireworks. Chromolithography of the end of the 19th century
XEE4141284 Manufacture of fireworks. Chromolithography of the end of the 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manufacture of fireworks)

Manufacture of porcelain: cooking. Chromolithography of the end of the 19th century
XEE4141257 Manufacture of porcelain: cooking. Chromolithography of the end of the 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manufacture of porcelain: cooking)

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

Workshop for filling and soldering cans - in "
LSE4104041 Workshop for filling and soldering cans - in " The wonders of the industry" by Louis Figuier, 19th century by Unknown Artist

Laboratory for cooking canned food - in "The wonders of the industry"
LSE4104022 Laboratory for cooking canned food - in " The wonders of the industry" by Louis Figuier, 19th century by Unknown Artist

General view of the boiler room of a soap factory in Marseille
LSE4103356 General view of the boiler room of a soap factory in Marseille: Operation de l impatage - in " Les merveilles de l industrie" by Louis Figuier, Paris

Overview of the oil refinery plant of Mr Deutsch in Pantin (Seine)
LSE4099148 Overview of the oil refinery plant of Mr Deutsch in Pantin (Seine) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Manufacture of camembert cheese (curd is poured into mussels) - in "
LSE4097048 Manufacture of camembert cheese (curd is poured into mussels) - in " The wonders of industry" by Louis Figuier, 19th century by Unknown Artist

Gruyere cheese shop in a Swiss chalet (washing the crut) - in "
LSE4097051 GruyAre cheese shop in a Swiss chalet (washing the crut) - in " The wonders of the industry" by Louis Figuier, 19th century by Unknown Artist

Evening, Factories on the River, 1923 (oil on canvas on masonite)
650971 Evening, Factories on the River, 1923 (oil on canvas on masonite) by Gorson, Aaron Henry (1872-1933); 86.5x112 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Evening, Factories on the River)

Industrial Landscape and Workers; Industrielandschaft mit Arbeitern, 1927 (oil on board)
826125 Industrial Landscape and Workers; Industrielandschaft mit Arbeitern, 1927 (oil on board) by Seiwert, Franz W. (1894-1933); 42.3x54.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

At the Levee, (oil on panel)
823090 At the Levee, (oil on panel) by Walker, William Aiken (1838-1921); 15.9x30.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Levee. William Aiken Walker (1838-1921). Oil on panel

William Gossage (b / w photo)
3649837 William Gossage (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Gossage)

John Hutchinson (litho)
3649831 John Hutchinson (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Hutchinson. Illustration for A History of the Chemical Industry in Widnes by D W F Hardie)

Collection de M le baron Pichon, Une Fabrique de cartes sous Louis XIV (engraving)
3645830 Collection de M le baron Pichon, Une Fabrique de cartes sous Louis XIV (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Collection de M le baron Pichon)

Une Fonderie (engraving)
3644485 Une Fonderie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Une Fonderie. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1848)

Forge anglaise du Creusot (engraving)
3629464 Forge anglaise du Creusot (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forge anglaise du Creusot. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1834)

Work Girls (colour litho)
3634086 Work Girls (colour litho) by Menpes, Mortimer Ludington (1855-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Work Girls. Illustration for Venice by Mortimer Menpes with text by Dorothy Menpes)

Le Gaz (engraving)
3650287 Le Gaz (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Gaz. Illustration for Londres by Louis Enault illustrated by Gustave Dore (Hachette)

Unidentified English engineering works, early 20th century (b / w photo)
3656155 Unidentified English engineering works, early 20th century (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unidentified English engineering works)

Zeppelin flying over an iron and steel works near Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (b / w photo)
3656117 Zeppelin flying over an iron and steel works near Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (b/w photo) by Czech Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Casting-pit of a Bell-Foundry (engraving)
3655866 Casting-pit of a Bell-Foundry (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Casting-pit of a Bell-Foundry)

General View of Tea Estate and Factory (b / w photo)
3652860 General View of Tea Estate and Factory (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General View of Tea Estate and Factory)

Mould for casting Lead-pipe (engraving)
3654621 Mould for casting Lead-pipe (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mould for casting Lead-pipe)

Sewing Press (engraving)
3654619 Sewing Press (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sewing Press. Illustration for The Penny Magazine (1842).); © Look and Learn

Extra-Finisher at work (engraving)
3654618 Extra-Finisher at work (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Extra-Finisher at work)

Machine for cutting the Wicks for Dip candles (engraving)
3654611 Machine for cutting the Wicks for Dip candles (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Machine for cutting the Wicks for Dip candles)

The mill - rolling steel (colour litho)
3622166 The mill - rolling steel (colour litho) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The mill - rolling steel)

Forging the anchor (colour litho)
3622165 Forging the anchor (colour litho) by Lacy, Charles John de (c.1860-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forging the anchor)

Stephen F. Whitman & Sons exhibit in the Machinery Hall of the Centennial Exposition
3601143 Stephen F. Whitman & Sons exhibit in the Machinery Hall of the Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia, 1876 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Manantico Bleach and Dye Works, Hexamer General Surveys, Volume 12
3512879 Manantico Bleach and Dye Works, Hexamer General Surveys, Volume 12, Plate 1101 (colour litho) by Hexamer, Ernest (1827-1912); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Facility Name)

Danbury Leads the World in Hatting by J. Moss Ives
6127267 Danbury Leads the World in Hatting by J. Moss Ives, from The Connecticut Magazine v.7, 1901-03 (print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

The grinding mills at a pottery factory (b / w photo)
6014598 The grinding mills at a pottery factory (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The grinding mills at a pottery factory)

A china clay pit (colour litho)
6014590 A china clay pit (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A china clay pit)

A potter at his wheel (b / w photo)
6014608 A potter at his wheel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A potter at his wheel)

Worker producing a teapot at the Royal Doulton works, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (b / w photo)
6015588 Worker producing a teapot at the Royal Doulton works, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer

British women factory workers manufacturing self-inflating rubber dinghies, World War II, 1939-1945 (photo)
6015168 British women factory workers manufacturing self-inflating rubber dinghies, World War II, 1939-1945 (photo) by English Photographer

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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.