Foundry Worker Collection

Recovery of gold from amalgum
863649 Recovery of gold from amalgum; (add.info.: Recovery of gold from amalgum. 7) chamois leather bag for separating amalgum from excess mercury

Roasting gold ore
863652 Roasting gold ore; (add.info.: Roasting gold ore in order to recover the precious metal. From 1683 English edition of Lazarus Ercker "Beschreibung allerfurnemisten mineralischen Ertzt)

Assaying copper and lead
863650 Assaying copper and lead; (add.info.: Assaying copper and lead: prepared and weighed ore (1) and assay oven (2). From 1683 English edition of Lazarus Ercker "Beschreibung allerfurnemisten

Assaying of silver
863654 Assaying of silver; (add.info.: Assaying of silver: 1&3, moulds for making cupels: 2&4, the cupels: 8, man moulding cupels)

Assaying copper
863653 Assaying copper; (add.info.: Assaying copper: Furnaces (1, 4), ore (3), bellows (5), and aeolipile (6) to supply draught to furnaces. Pot in which flux is prepared (8)

Smelting copper
863647 Smelting copper; (add.info.: Smelting copper. From a 1683 English edition of Lazarus Ercker "Beschreibung allerfurnemisten mineralischen Ertzt- und Berckwercksarten" originally)

Refining of silver
863651 Refining of silver; (add.info.: Refining of silver, showing (2) a test put into the furnace and (3) burning the silver in a test

Copper Foundry at the Falun Mine, c18th century. Creator: Per Hillestrom
Copper Foundry at the Falun Mine, c18th century

The Iron Foundry, Burmeister and Wain, 1885. Creator: Peder Severin Kroyer
The Iron Foundry, Burmeister and Wain, 1885

The Foundry, after Adolf Friedrich Erdmann Menzel, c1880-83. Creators: Adolph Menzel, W Manfield
The Foundry, after Adolf Friedrich Erdmann Menzel'. From "Modern Artists" by F.G.Dumas. [J.S.Virtue & Co Ltd, London, c1880]

Esquisse pour la galerie des Métiers de l'Hôtel de Ville : Fondeurs, 1890. Creator: Pierre Victor Galland
Esquisse pour la galerie des Metiers de l'Hotel de Ville : Fondeurs, 1890. Foundry workers

Tallow foundry at the Hotel-Dieu, 1773. Creator: Pierre-Antoine Demachy
Tallow foundry at the Hotel-Dieu, 1773

Casting a monster cylinder for Her Majesty's armour-plated frigate Agincourt at Maudslay... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Casting a monster cylinder for Her Majesty's armour-plated frigate Agincourt at the foundry of Maudslay, Sons, and Field, Westminster-road, London, 1862

Novelty Iron works, Foot of 12th St. E. R. New York. Stillman, Allen & Co
Novelty Iron works, Foot of 12th St. E.R. New York. Stillman, Allen & Co. Iron Founders, Steam Engine and General Machinery Manufacturers, 1841-44

Forging the Anchor, 1892. Creator: Unknown
Forging the Anchor, 1892. Scene in a foundry, men hammering a ships anchor. After a painting in the Colchester and Ipswich Museums Collection. From " Modern Art Monographs"

Final Operations in the Foundry. Trimming the Plates and Finishing, 1917. A photograph of the Illustrated London News and the Sketch office. From The British Printer Vol. XXIV

At Work in the Foundry. Making Wax Moulds of the Pages, 1917. A photograph of the Illustrated London News and the Sketch office. From The British Printer Vol. XXIV. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co

Industrial engineering. Workers at a foundry using lifting machinery to handle a white-hot metal part during the construction of an industrial machine

Workers attending to a blast furnace
MODEL RELEASED. Blast furnace. Workers attend to a blast furnace in a steel works. In blast furnaces, heated air is forced through a mixture of iron ore, coke and limestone

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A foundry worker toils tirelessly in the heat and noise, shaping molten metal into intricate molds. Their hands are calloused from years of hard labor, their face streaked with sweat and grime. Despite the harsh conditions, they take pride in their work, knowing that each piece they create will serve a purpose in the world. The clang of machinery and roar of furnaces is music to their ears, a symphony of industry and craftsmanship, and are the unsung heroes of manufacturing, turning raw materials into works of art with skill and precision. Every day brings new challenges and opportunities for growth, as they push themselves to master their craft and perfect their technique. In a world driven by technology and automation, the foundry worker remains steadfast in their dedication to traditional methods and manual labor. Theirs is a trade passed down through generations, an ancient art form that continues to thrive in the modern age. So here's to the foundry worker - may their flames burn bright and their creations stand strong for all time.