Furnace Collection (#4)

Separation of silver in rotating barrels, Freiberg, Saxony (litho)
8663739 Separation of silver in rotating barrels, Freiberg, Saxony (litho) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Separation of silver in rotating barrels)

Smelting ore in a furnace (woodcut)
8663738 Smelting ore in a furnace (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smelting ore in a furnace. From De Re Metallica, by Georgius Agricola, 1577)

Palissy (engraving)
8665233 Palissy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palissy. Illustration for The Children's Treasury of Pictures and Stories (Thomas Nelson)

Smelting lead ore (woodcut)
8663745 Smelting lead ore (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Smelting lead ore. From De Re Metallica, by Georgius Agricola, 1557)

Roasting ore in English ovens, Freiberg, Saxony (engraving)
8663742 Roasting ore in English ovens, Freiberg, Saxony (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roasting ore in English ovens, Freiberg, Saxony)

Coking plant in Upper Silesia (colour litho)
8663926 Coking plant in Upper Silesia (colour litho) by Dressel, August (b.1862) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coking plant in Upper Silesia)

Tin smelting in Spain using a small hand bellows (woodcut)
8663731 Tin smelting in Spain using a small hand bellows (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tin smelting in Spain using a small hand bellows)

Hardening of a heavy naval gun in the Woolwich Arsenal, London (colour litho)
8663908 Hardening of a heavy naval gun in the Woolwich Arsenal, London (colour litho) by Macpherson, Douglas (1871-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Sixth Key of Basil Valentine, legendary 15th century German monk, showing the marriage of the alchemical king (gold)
535622 The Sixth Key of Basil Valentine, legendary 15th century German monk, showing the marriage of the alchemical king (gold) and queen (silver)

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

Men and boys at Aspley Pellatt's Falcon Glass Works, Holland Street, Blackfriars, London, 1842
527928 Men and boys at Aspley Pellatt's Falcon Glass Works, Holland Street, Blackfriars, London, 1842. Note cast iron roof trusses

Casting cannon: tapping furnace to allow molten metal to run into the moulds a feet of workmen on left
530557 Casting cannon: tapping furnace to allow molten metal to run into the moulds a feet of workmen on left. On right, puddler is skimming off impurities

Artist's reconstruction of a late Iron Age forge. In centre the smith is hammering iron
531501 Artist's reconstruction of a late Iron Age forge. In centre the smith is hammering iron. In background another is working at the furnace

English furnace woman in iron works, between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
English furnace woman in iron works, between c1915 and 1917. A woman stoker England in front of a furnace at an ironworks during World War I

Blast furnaces at the Satkinskii factory, 1910. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Blast furnaces at the Satkinskii factory, 1910

Weeping Woman in a Blacksmith's Shop, mid-17th century. Creator: Gabriel Metsu
Weeping Woman in a Blacksmith's Shop, mid-17th century

Iron Pot and Pan Foundry at Kawaguchi, 1879. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika
Iron Pot and Pan Foundry at Kawaguchi, 1879

The Alchemy, 1606. Creator: Paulus de Kempenaer
The Alchemy, 1606

The blast furnace, 1873. Creator: Vilhelm Wallander
The blast furnace, 1873

The Three Jews Cast into the Fiery Furnace, 1565. Creator: Philip Galle
The Three Jews Cast into the Fiery Furnace, 1565. From The Story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, pl. 3

The Legend of the Baker of Eekloo, 1550-1650. Creator: Unknown
The Legend of the Baker of Eekloo, 1550-1650

The Weaponsmith, 1650-1660. Creator: Gabriel Metsu
The Weaponsmith, 1650-1660

Industry: design for a wall painting in Rotterdam, c.1908-c.1917. Creator: Huib Luns
Industry: design for a wall painting in Rotterdam, c.1908-c.1917. Shipyard with workers; cherubs and gods above

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

Bureau of Mines, Dept. of Int. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Bureau of Mines, Dept. of Int
Bureau of Mines, Dept. of Int. between 1910 and 1920. Man placing samples in a furnace. The United States Bureau of Mines (USBM)

Sketch for the salon des Sciences of the Hôtel de Ville in Paris: Fire, between 1889 and 1891
Sketch for the salon des Sciences of the Hotel de Ville in Paris: Fire, between 1889 and 1891. Metalworker at a furnace. (Esquisse pour le salon des Sciences de l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : Le Feu)

Metallurgy: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881. Creator: Jules Didier
Metallurgy: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881

Metallurgy: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881. Creator: Jules Didier
Metallurgy: Sketch for the school in rue Chateau-Landon, 10th arrondissement of Paris, 1881

Near or far all trades need to be touched by a reflection of art: Trades: Sketch for the... 1887
Near or far all trades need to be touched by a reflection of art: Trades: Sketch for the drawing room in the school in rue Dombasle, 15th arrondissement of Paris, 1887

Price's Patent Candle Company - the Bromborough Pool Candle-Works - interior view... 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Bromborough Pool Candle-Works - interior view under three spans of roof - from a photograph, 1854. Candle factory on Merseyside

Iron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Iron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Metalworking in London during the Crimean War....preparation of engines of the Termagant, 620-horse power...To form the cranks on the shaft

Casting a Monster Cylinder, at Messrs. Scott Russell and Co.'s Building-Yard, Millwall, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Casting a Monster Cylinder, at Messrs. Scott Russell and Co.'s Building-Yard, Millwall, 1854. Metalworking in London during the Crimean War....the casting of the last of the four largest

Mare and Co.'s Iron Ship-Building Works, 1854. Creator: Charles William Sheeres
Mare and Co.'s Iron Ship-Building Works, 1854. Shipyard on the River Thames in London during the Crimean War, an... industrial army of between 3000 and 4000 hands

Page CCCL from Vom Bergwerck XII Bücher by Agricola, plate 43 from Woodcuts...1937
Page CCCL from Vom Bergwerck XII Bucher by Agricola, plate 43 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century, 1557, assembled into portfolio 1937

Scene from the Extravaganza of "Frankenstein, or, The Model Man" at the Adelphi Theatre, 1850
Scene from the Extravaganza of "Frankenstein, or, The Model Man" at the Adelphi Theatre, [London], 1850. The Christmas extravaganza at this theatre is from the melodrama of

Newly Published Perspective Picture of Mount Fuji in Spring from Tagonoura (Shinpan...c. 1772/89)
Newly Published Perspective Picture of Mount Fuji in Spring from Tagonoura (Shinpan uki-e Tagonoura haru no Fuji), c. 1772/89

Turpentine plant near Marianna, Florida, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine plant near Marianna, Florida

Turpentine still in the Piney Woods near Valdosta, Georgia, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Turpentine still in the Piney Woods near Valdosta, Georgia

Manufacture of Glass for "The Crystal Palace"...Birmingham, 1850. Creator:s Read
Manufacture of Glass for "The Crystal Palace", at Messrs. Chance's Works, Spon-Lane, near Birmingham, 1850. Workers making an...immense quantity of plate glass required for

One of the Retorts for Burning the Turf into Charcoal, 1850. Creator: Smyth
One of the Retorts for Burning the Turf into Charcoal, 1850. Drying peat to make charcoal at Derrymullen, Kildare, Ireland....in the centre or main building are the furnaces, thirty-six in number

Near Wellington, Shropshire, 1821. Creator: Francis Nicholson
Near Wellington, Shropshire, 1821

Evaporating House and Salt Pan, Marston Salt-Pit, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Evaporating House and Salt Pan, Marston Salt-Pit, [Cheshire], 1850. To crystallize the brine to perfection requires care in the evaporation - a proper regulation of heat

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Toledo, Ohio, 1942. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Toledo, Ohio. Side view of a glass furnace melting the carefully compounded batch required for the production of Fiberglas thermal insulation being installed in

Poem by Gon-Chunagon Sadaie, from the series One Hundred Poems Explained by the Nurse (Hyakunin isshu uba ga etoki), late 18th-early 19th century

Smelting Furnace - Sierra Leone, West Africa
Smelting in a bloomery-type furnace in Sierra Leone, West Africa. circa 1910s

Iron smelting in a furnace, Bronze Age, Kazakhstan area
Craftsmen (blacksmiths) of the Bronze Age in the Kazakhstan area, smelting and shaping metal (iron) using an ancient furnace with bellows. 3000-1200 BCE

Traditional way of baking bread in the tandoor. Armenia

Edske blast furnace, 1940. Creator: Unknown
Edske blast furnace, 1940

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"Furnace: A Journey Through Time and Industry" Step into the world of furnaces, where history intertwines with innovation. From the detailed maps of Sheffield in 1797 to the captivating Novgorod Icon depicting the Last Judgement, these glimpses into our past reveal how furnaces have shaped civilizations. In Peder Severin's masterpiece "The Iron Foundry, " we witness the birth of industrialization in 1885. The rhythmic dance of molten iron captures both the power and beauty found within these fiery chambers. Travel back even further to biblical times as King Nebuchadnezzar confronts his fate in "King Nebuchadnezzar and the Fiery Furnace. " This tale reminds us that furnaces have long been symbols of trials and transformation. Artists like Thomas Harris immortalize scenes from daily life, such as "The Iron Forge Viewed from Without" or "The Forge. " These works transport us to a time when skilled craftsmen harnessed fire's energy to shape metal into useful tools. But they are not limited to metals alone; they also play a vital role in other industries. In Charles Frederic Ulrich's painting, we see glass blowers on Murano Island perfecting their craft with intense heat and precision. Fast forward to modern times with images like "Blast Furnaces" by an unknown artist from Park Gate Iron and Steel Co. These towering structures symbolize progress, showcasing how technology has advanced over decades. Furnaces continue to evolve, adapting to new materials like steel showcased at Govan Ironworks in Glasgow during 1950 or zinc production at Vieille Montagne factory captured on paper around 1860. Each step forward represents humanity's relentless pursuit of innovation. As we explore this diverse collection spanning centuries, it becomes clear that they are more than mere machines—they embody human ingenuity and resilience. They remind us of our ability to harness the elements and shape our world.