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Flint Collection (page 3)

Flint, a timeless material that has shaped history and art in various forms

Background imageFlint Collection: Rock sample still life of Flint

Rock sample still life of Flint
A still life image of a rock sample on a white background Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFlint Collection: Expanding riggers invented by A. Flint and Mr. Farey

Expanding riggers invented by A. Flint and Mr. Farey. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Background imageFlint Collection: Egyptian, Greek, and Roman Antiquities discovered by Mr Flinders Petrie (engraving)

Egyptian, Greek, and Roman Antiquities discovered by Mr Flinders Petrie (engraving)
1595386 Egyptian, Greek, and Roman Antiquities discovered by Mr Flinders Petrie (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egyptian, Greek)

Background imageFlint Collection: Edward Pink & Sons - Jugs, Cups, Saucers, etc

Edward Pink & Sons - Jugs, Cups, Saucers, etc
Edward Pink & Sons - range of jugs, cups, saucers, etc, with prices. 1888

Background imageFlint Collection: Who killed the Tiger? (engraving)

Who killed the Tiger? (engraving)
1054428 Who killed the Tiger? (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Who killed the Tiger)

Background imageFlint Collection: Prehistory: axe and spear tip in flint. Civilization of the Apennines

Prehistory: axe and spear tip in flint. Civilization of the Apennines
LRI4649221 Prehistory: axe and spear tip in flint. Civilization of the Apennines (or Italian Bronze Age). 1400-1300 BC. Perugia

Background imageFlint Collection: Baron Hanmer, of Hanmer, Flint (engraving)

Baron Hanmer, of Hanmer, Flint (engraving)
1588938 Baron Hanmer, of Hanmer, Flint (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baron Hanmer, of Hanmer, Flint)

Background imageFlint Collection: Illustration for Peter The Whaler (colour litho)

Illustration for Peter The Whaler (colour litho)
3651477 Illustration for Peter The Whaler (colour litho) by Symons, William Christian (1845-1911); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Thank you, Flint, " I answered)

Background imageFlint Collection: Flint in the Form of a Bird, 4000-3000 BC (tan-coloured flint)

Flint in the Form of a Bird, 4000-3000 BC (tan-coloured flint)
500214 Flint in the Form of a Bird, 4000-3000 BC (tan-coloured flint) by Egyptian, Predynastic Period (c.5000-c.3100 BC); h:5.20 w:5.20 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; John L

Background imageFlint Collection: Glass (engraving)

Glass (engraving)
2792811 Glass (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glass. Illustration for Chatterbox (1893). Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

Background imageFlint Collection: Grave group, from Radley, Oxfordshire, Bronze Age (pottery, gold and stone)

Grave group, from Radley, Oxfordshire, Bronze Age (pottery, gold and stone)
AMQ121149 Grave group, from Radley, Oxfordshire, Bronze Age (pottery, gold and stone) by Bronze Age (2000-600 BC); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; out of copyright

Background imageFlint Collection: Pottery, axes and arrowheads, from a Neolithic Camp in Abingdon, Berkshire

Pottery, axes and arrowheads, from a Neolithic Camp in Abingdon, Berkshire
AMQ121136 Pottery, axes and arrowheads, from a Neolithic Camp in Abingdon, Berkshire, probably 6000-4000 BC (pottery and stone) by Neolithic; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imageFlint Collection: Chellean flint hand-axe (flint)

Chellean flint hand-axe (flint)
615799 Chellean flint hand-axe (flint) by Paleolithic; 15.3x9 cm; Freud Museum, London, UK; eFreud Museum, London; out of copyright

Background imageFlint Collection: Tomb of a Scandinavian Magician at Hvidegaard (litho)

Tomb of a Scandinavian Magician at Hvidegaard (litho)
473201 Tomb of a Scandinavian Magician at Hvidegaard (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFlint Collection: Showing the probable way in which the Early Flint Weapons were used (engraving)

Showing the probable way in which the Early Flint Weapons were used (engraving)
970852 Showing the probable way in which the Early Flint Weapons were used (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFlint Collection: Weapons and tools of Primitive man (engraving)

Weapons and tools of Primitive man (engraving)
962199 Weapons and tools of Primitive man (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weapons and tools of Primitive man)

Background imageFlint Collection: Trade card with an an image of a flint axe (chromolitho)

Trade card with an an image of a flint axe (chromolitho)
963942 Trade card with an an image of a flint axe (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFlint Collection: Pair of Flintlock Dueling Pistols, c. 1780-1800 (mixed media)

Pair of Flintlock Dueling Pistols, c. 1780-1800 (mixed media)
1249197 Pair of Flintlock Dueling Pistols, c.1780-1800 (mixed media) by H.W. Mortimer & Sons (18th Century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: Owned by Rufus King)

Background imageFlint Collection: The art of flint making, c. 1920 (litho)

The art of flint making, c. 1920 (litho)
1122868 The art of flint making, c.1920 (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hutchinsons History of the Nations published by Hutchinson & Co)

Background imageFlint Collection: Le premier atelier de l industrie humaine, ou l atelier de fabrication et de polissage des silex a

Le premier atelier de l industrie humaine, ou l atelier de fabrication et de polissage des silex a Pressigny (engraving)
957764 Le premier atelier de l industrie humaine, ou l atelier de fabrication et de polissage des silex a Pressigny (engraving) by Bayard

Background imageFlint Collection: Prehistoric Man, Remarkable Discovery, Cheddar Caves (b / w photo)

Prehistoric Man, Remarkable Discovery, Cheddar Caves (b / w photo)
3093629 Prehistoric Man, Remarkable Discovery, Cheddar Caves (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prehistoric Man, Remarkable Discovery, Cheddar Caves)

Background imageFlint Collection: Flint amygdaloid biface

Flint amygdaloid biface
LRI4632991 Flint amygdaloid biface. by Prehistoric; Museo Preistorico e Etnographico Luigi Pigorini, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Prehistory: flint amygdaloid biface. Lower paleolithic)

Background imageFlint Collection: Flint tools. Neolithic, Stone Age

Flint tools. Neolithic, Stone Age
LRI4649297 Flint tools. Neolithic, Stone Age. by Prehistoric; Municipal Art Gallery, Fermo, Italy; (add.info.: Prehistory: flint tools. Neolithic, Stone Age)

Background imageFlint Collection: Prehistory: flint straighteners or scrapers dating from Chalcolithic. From Umbria (Italy)

Prehistory: flint straighteners or scrapers dating from Chalcolithic. From Umbria (Italy)
LRI4649242 Prehistory: flint straighteners or scrapers dating from Chalcolithic. From Umbria (Italy). Perugia, Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell Umbria by Prehistoric; Galleria Nazionale dell Umbria

Background imageFlint Collection: The Spear Maker (litho)

The Spear Maker (litho)
2813426 The Spear Maker (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spear Maker. Illustration for Days Before History (Harrap, 1908).); © Look and Learn

Background imageFlint Collection: Flintlock mechanism of the British Brown Bess musket (wood & metal)

Flintlock mechanism of the British Brown Bess musket (wood & metal)
PNP389321 Flintlock mechanism of the British Brown Bess musket (wood & metal) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageFlint Collection: A Toad in Flint (b / w photo)

A Toad in Flint (b / w photo)
1593565 A Toad in Flint (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Toad in Flint. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 20 April 1901)

Background imageFlint Collection: Recent Antiquarian Discoveries in Egypt, Mr Flinders Petries Exhibition at Oxford Mansion

Recent Antiquarian Discoveries in Egypt, Mr Flinders Petries Exhibition at Oxford Mansion, Oxford-Street (engraving)
1596144 Recent Antiquarian Discoveries in Egypt, Mr Flinders Petries Exhibition at Oxford Mansion, Oxford-Street (engraving) by Hardy

Background imageFlint Collection: Flint tip from the Cavern of the White sands (Arene Candide)

Flint tip from the Cavern of the White sands (Arene Candide)
LRI4649728 Flint tip from the Cavern of the White sands (Arene Candide). Upper Paleolithic, Stone Age. by Prehistoric; Museo Civico Di Archeologia Ligure, Genoa Pegli

Background imageFlint Collection: Lithic manufacture biface of Micoquian type. Lower paleolithic

Lithic manufacture biface of Micoquian type. Lower paleolithic
LRI4649174 Lithic manufacture biface of Micoquian type. Lower paleolithic. by Prehistoric; Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Verona

Background imageFlint Collection: Double-sided flint, Upper Paleolithic (flint)

Double-sided flint, Upper Paleolithic (flint)
AIS5355352 Double-sided flint, Upper Paleolithic (flint) by Prehistoric; Regional Museum of La Noguera, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Museu de la Noguera, Balaguer, Spain); eIberfoto; out of copyright

Background imageFlint Collection: Pulls Ferry, Norwich (colour photo)

Pulls Ferry, Norwich (colour photo)
3094734 Pulls Ferry, Norwich (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pulls Ferry, Norwich. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageFlint Collection: Hand axe, from St. Acheul, Somme, Amiens, France, Paleolithic, c. 200 000 BC (stone)

Hand axe, from St. Acheul, Somme, Amiens, France, Paleolithic, c. 200 000 BC (stone)
AMQ121131 Hand axe, from St. Acheul, Somme, Amiens, France, Paleolithic, c.200 000 BC (stone) by Paleolithic; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; out of copyright

Background imageFlint Collection: Montezumas Daughter (litho)

Montezumas Daughter (litho)
1062831 Montezumas Daughter (litho) by Lucas, John Seymour (1849-1923) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Montezumas Daughter)

Background imageFlint Collection: Queen Elizabeth II meets the Signal Corps. The Queen is on her June 1977 Silver

Queen Elizabeth II meets the Signal Corps. The Queen is on her June 1977 Silver Jubilee tour of Wales. 22nd June 1977

Background imageFlint Collection: Flints on West Runton beach, Norkfolk, UK July

Flints on West Runton beach, Norkfolk, UK July

Background imageFlint Collection: The Flint Knapper, at Brandon, Suffolk, England. This ancient craft is still continued

The Flint Knapper, at Brandon, Suffolk, England. This ancient craft is still continued in Norfolk, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageFlint Collection: Making Flint Arrowheads - Apachees, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin

Making Flint Arrowheads - Apachees, 1855 / 1869. Creator: George Catlin
Making Flint Arrowheads - Apachees, 1855/1869

Background imageFlint Collection: Flint hand axe

Flint hand axe
Photograph of a human-made hand axe, which was discovered in 1859, and is thought to be about 400, 000 years old

Background imageFlint Collection: THEATRE / SWAN / 1614

THEATRE / SWAN / 1614
A view of this London theatre peeping out from among the trees of Southwark. Built in 1594-96 by Francis Langley it was built of a concrete of flint stones & wooden columns. Date: 1614

Background imageFlint Collection: Scene in a Flint Glass Factory, glass cutter at work 1841

Scene in a Flint Glass Factory, glass cutter at work 1841
Scene in a Flint Glass Factory, Holland Street, Blackfriars, London, glass cutter at work. Date: 1841

Background imageFlint Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20105286

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Communications, Signage, the street name embedded in flint wall

Background imageFlint Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20100525

EyeUbiquitous_20100525
Denmark, Isle of Mon, Mons Klint, East facing chalk sea cliffs with flintstone beach

Background imageFlint Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20100524

EyeUbiquitous_20100524
Denmark, Isle of Mon, Mons Klint, East facing chalk sea cliffs with flintstone beach

Background imageFlint Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20100529

EyeUbiquitous_20100529
Denmark, Isle of Mon, Mons Klint, East facing chalk sea cliffs with flintstone beach

Background imageFlint Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20100526

EyeUbiquitous_20100526
Denmark, Isle of Mon, Mons Klint, East facing chalk sea cliffs with flintstone beach

Background imageFlint Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20100527

EyeUbiquitous_20100527
Denmark, Isle of Mon, Mons Klint, East facing chalk sea cliffs with flintstone beach

Background imageFlint Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20100528

EyeUbiquitous_20100528
Denmark, Isle of Mon, Mons Klint, East facing chalk sea cliffs with flintstone beach




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Flint, a timeless material that has shaped history and art in various forms. From knapped flint tools to trench art lighters used during World War 1, its versatility knows no bounds. The oval trench art lighter from the same era showcases the ingenuity of soldiers amidst chaos. In the quaint town of Winchelsea, Sussex, flint structures stand as a testament to its durability and charm since the 1950s. The Flint Knapper, an artisan mastering this ancient craft, breathes life into stone with every strike. Turner's masterpiece "Flint Castle" captures the ethereal beauty of sunset in Wales. His oil on canvas painting transports us to a bygone era where castles stood tall against time's relentless tide. The Church of St Michael & All Angels in Brantham boasts intricate flintwork that mesmerizes visitors with its architectural marvels. Verulamium in St Albans reveals glimpses of Roman civilization through remnants of their advanced use tools. An Acheulian flint hand-axe discovered in Wolvercote, Oxfordshire takes us back thousands of years when prehistoric man skillfully crafted tools and weapons from this precious resource. Wood engravings from the 19th century depict scenes where our ancestors harnessed nature's gift for survival. A glass prism refracting a vibrant spectrum reminds us how even light bends before it reaches our eyes - just like how we bend reality using flints' potential. And who can forget the iconic image of a Flint hand-axe C013 / 6640? Its sharp edges symbolize mankind's ability to shape their environment while leaving lasting imprints on history. Flint is not merely a rock; it is an embodiment of human creativity and resilience throughout centuries past and present. It continues to inspire artists, archaeologists, historians alike - reminding us that even within seemingly ordinary objects lies extraordinary stories waiting to be discovered.