Furnaces Collection (#4)

Cyclops Works, Charles Cammell and Co. Ltd, Savile Street, 1862
Image from Pawson and Brailsfords Illustrated Guide to Sheffield and Neighbourhood, 1862 (914.274 SST)

Naylor, Vickers and Co, River Don Works (Millsands), , 1858
This print shows the River Don Work. Lest this should be confusing, it should be clearly stated that this works was generally known as Millsands, admittedly on the River Don

Geber, Islamic Spanish alchemist
Geber (c.722-c.815), Islamic Spanish alchemist. Geber is a Latinised form. His full Arabic name is Jabir ibn Hayyan. Geber is sometimes known as the Father of Chemistry

Steel foundry, 1919
This scene shows the furnace being tapped in the steel foundry at the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railways (LYR) Horwich works in August 1919

Blast Furnace 2
Blast furnaces at Colebrookdale, Shropshire (now spelt Coalbrookdale)

Brown Bayleys Steel Works Ltd - old Bessemer B furnace
After the cast. Fettling hole in ladle in readiness for another stopper, man on ram turning over the ladle. Knocking out test piece from cup.Image from Reminiscences: B.B.S.W

Manufacture of crucible steel, Teeming and Melting, Cammell Laird Ltd. Cyclops Works, Savile Street, Attercliffe, 1916
Cammell Laird and Co. Ltd. (1903) evolved from: Johnson, Cammell and Co. (1837), later Charles Cammell and Co Ltd (1864) ammalgamating with Laird Brothers of Birkenhead

Industrial landscape, Wales. Ironworks clearly showing blast furnaces with flames spouting from their tops. Foreground shows contrast of green field and garden of ironmasters house

Distillation of oil of vitriol also known as sulphuric acid, 1651. Iron retort with cover, detail at C, D, is placed in furnace and connected to receiver at A

Furnaces for Firing China, Belleek Potteries
Furnaces forFiring China, Belleek Potteries - an outside view of the furnace chimneys and building with a man for scale. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Fermanagh: Belleek)

Chemical Apparatus 2
Furnaces - distilling (centre), digesting (mid left), smelting (lower right) and other types Date: 18th century

Chemical Apparatus
Early chemical equipment, mainly furnaces of various kinds - an assay furnace, an athanor, and a reverberatory among others Date: 18th century

Elegant Bakery Furnaces
The elegant furnaces of the mechanical bakery in the Avenue de l Opera, Paris Date: 1885

GERMAN BROTFABRIK
Mass production - a long row of furnaces in a German Brotfabrik Date: early 20th century

Blast Furnaces, Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, USA
Blast Furnaces, Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, USA Date: 1937

Factory filled with equipment to smelt metal
A factory filled with equipment to smelt metal. From: Commercium philosophico-technicum; or, the philosophical commerce of arts: designed as an attempt to improve arts, trades, and manufactures

Advertisement for John R. Spencer and Son, Albion Steel Works, Pea Croft (later known as Solly Street), 1868
Image from Directory of the Borough of Sheffield by William White 1868.Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library: 914.274 S

Advertisement for John R. Spencer and Son, Albion Steel Works, Pea Croft (later known as Solly Street), 1868
Image from Directory of the Borough of Sheffield by William White 1868.Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library: 914.274 S

B. Huntsman, Wicker Forge, Ladys Bridge, 1889
Image from Sheffield and Neighbourhood (page 133) (printed and published by Pawson and Brailsford, Sheffield, 1889) (Sheffield Local Studies Library: 914.274 S)

Machen Miller and Machen, Wadsley Bridge Steelworks, Baxter Road / Fox Hill Road, , 1858
Built out in the country at the crossing of the Sheffield and Penistone Road and the Sheffield Manchester and Lincolnshire Railway

Source Size = 3762 x 1675
Barrow-In-Furness: its History and its Industries, Meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute: Left Image: the Steel Works, Blast Furnaces by Night, Right Image: the Barrow Iron Works, Furnace Mouth

A Sugar Mill and the Production of Sugar Loaves, plate 14 from Nova Reperta
XJF397660 A Sugar Mill and the Production of Sugar Loaves, plate 14 from Nova Reperta (New Discoveries) engraved by Philip Galle (1537-1612) c.1600 (engraving) (see also 320917) by Straet

Iron Works, Coalbrook Dale, from Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England and Wales
XYC281188 Iron Works, Coalbrook Dale, from Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England and Wales, 1805 (colour litho) by Loutherbourg

Tower of Babel, print maker: Jan Luyken, Willem Goeree, 1690

Blast furnace, Furnaces, 1924

Old oven at the Saelka mountain hut, Kungsleden, The Kings Trail, Lapland, Sweden, Europe

Trains and furnaces
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1950s: Industrial site with trains on intersecting tracks, blast furnaces in background. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - The Assay Furnaces Date: circa 1910s

Tapping furnaces and casting the bell for the Westminster Clock Tower, Warner & Sons Barrett Furnaces, Stockton-on-Tees, England. Wood engraving 1856

Blast furnaces at the Phoenix Iron and Bridge Works, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA. Wood engraving New York 1873

Blast furnaces, Barrow Haematite Iron and Steel Company, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire (Cumbria). Charge being taken to top of furnace on railway

Blast furnaces. From 1683 English edition of Lazarus Ercker Beschreibung allerfurnemisten mineralischen Ertszt of 1580. Copperplate engraving

Nant-y-Glow Iron Works, Monmouthshire, Wales: proprietor Richard Crawshay (1739-1810). Hand-coloured engraving c1830 after watercolour by George Robertson c1788, showing the scene by moonlight

Blast furnaces at Siemens Iron and Steel Works, Landore, South Wales. Wood engraving 1885

Laboratory for refining gold and silver, showing typical laboratory equipment. 1, Athanor or Slow Harry, a self-feeding furnace maintaining a constant temperature. 2, 2

Blast furnaces for production of iron at Coalbrookdale, Monmouthshire, c1830. This scene is on the river Severn a few miles from Ironbridge

Black Country near Bilston, Staffordshire, England, at night, showing glowing furnaces and chimneys belching smoke. Engraving from Staffordshire and Warwickshire Past

Bank of furnaces Lymington Iron Works, Tyneside, England. Illustration by Thomas Allom published 1835. By this time Nielsen hot blast process (1824) in general use. Engraving

Group of typical early 20th century blast furnaces causing with smoking chimneys causing atmospheric pollution

World War I Four years in the fight. The women of France, we owe them houses of cheer. United War Work Campaign. Y.W.C.A.. American poster, 1918 of women drawing furnaces and handling hot ingots

Refining gold: furnaces, 2, 2, and operator, 9. The man near 4 is gradually heating a crucible surrounded by a ring of burning coals: to increase the heat coals were be raked into a smaller circle

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

Furnace at historical iron works, Brevens Works, Narke, Svealand, Sweden, august

Charcoal furnaces, New York, 19th century C019 / 1584
Charcoal furnaces, New York, 19th century. Hot and cold charcoal furnaces, at Wassaic, Amenia, New York, USA. Also called beehive charcoal ovens, these structures date from 1825

Chemistry laboratory, 19th century
Chemistry laboratory, 19th-century artwork. At right is a workbench with bellows at which a chemist is working below a large skylight

Industrial boiler room, 1897
Industrial boiler room. 19th-century artwork of stokers shovelling coal into furnaces in a factory boiler room. These are industrial boilers constructed by the US company Babcock and Wilcox

Copper smelting works C018 / 2347
Copper smelting works

Chemistry equipment, early 19th century C013 / 5268
Chemical equipment. Early 19th-century artwork depicting a variety of devices and instruments used in chemistry experiments

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"Furnaces: The Fiery Heart of the Metal Industry" From zinc production in 1860 to stainless steel manufacturing in 1959, they have been at the core of the metal and steel industry. These mighty machines have shaped our world, fueling progress and innovation. In a picturesque scene captured on paper, we witness the Vieille Montagne factory's zinc production process in Saone-et-Loire. The intense heat emanating from the furnace symbolizes both power and transformation. Moving forward to Sheffield in 1959, Firth-Vickers Stainless Steel stands as a testament to technological advancements. Shepcote Lane becomes a hub of creativity as furnaces roar with life, forging stainless steel that would shape industries worldwide. But it's not just metals that find solace within these fiery chambers - even fish swim inside smokehouse furnaces in Scotland. This unique method of smoking preserves their flavor while adding an unmistakable smoky essence. Let us not forget boilers - crucial components for various industrial processes. Furnaces provide them with the necessary heat to operate efficiently, ensuring smooth operations across multiple sectors. History reveals how coal strikes affected iron industries; when fires grew dim due to limited supply, entire communities felt its impact. Yet resilience prevailed as stokers tirelessly fed HMS Kent's furnaces during pursuit after the Battle of Falkland Islands in 1914 – showcasing unwavering determination amidst adversity. Traveling back further into time brings us face-to-face with Sheffield circa 1720-1740. A bustling cityscape emerges where furnaces dominate the skyline – symbols of prosperity and growth fueled by molten metal flowing through their veins. Middlesbrough presents another captivating image; tapping into its rich industrial heritage around 1870 depicts workers skillfully managing furnace operations amidst billowing smoke clouds – a mesmerizing dance between man and machine. Across oceans lies Dowlais Rolling Mills in Nova Scotia, Canada.