Furnaces Collection (#5)

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

Spain (1883). Biscay. Mining industry. Iron factory
" Spain (1883). Biscay. Mining industry. Iron factory of Marquiss of Mudela in the " Desert" (Bilbao). Front of the blast furnaces

Ironworks, Germany, 1901
GERMANY Puddling furnaces. Date: 1901

Blast Furnace

Gasworks furnace
The gasworks of Landskrona 1910. Date: 1910

Plaster & Lime Kilns
A plaster kiln (top) and a lime kiln (bottom) in 18th century France. Date: Circa 1760

In a London Gasworks
Workers in a London gasworks stoking the furnaces : a continual supply of fuel must be fed into them by hand - a laborious business. Date: 1907

Blast furnace at steelworks, Teesside Steelworks, Redcar, Redcar and Cleveland, Teesside, North Yorkshire, England, may

John Fritz, American mechanical engineer
John Fritz (1822-1913), American mechanical engineer. Fritz was mainly concerned with iron and steel manufacturing. He was one of the first to use the Bessemer process for making cheap, pure steel

Oberhausen steelworks, artwork
Oberhausen steelworks. Early 20th Century artwork of men at the steel forges in Oberhausen, Germany, using the Siemens-Martin process to make steel. This process involved using open-hearth furnaces

Coke-making ovens being maintained by a worker. Coke is used in smelting iron ore in a blast furnace. Photographed at the Chelyabinsk metallurgical plant, Russia

15th century chemistry equipment, artwork. At left is a furnace used for distillation and sublimation. It has bellows on each side and contains two vessels

Industrial furnaces
Workmen in front of two Meldrum Brothers patent furnaces, manufactured in Manchester. The furnaces may be " destructors", for the purpose of burning town refuse

Blast Furnace 1
Blast furnaces at Hanley, Staffordshire

Purifying Sulphur
Once the sulphure has been mined, it must be refined before it can be used commercially. Furnaces at Catolica perform this operation on the spot

Line of pynto ore furnaces on right and sulphur condensation chambers on left, and pollution, sulphur factory, Xingyan, Sichuan, China, Asia

Annealing at Royal Mint
The rotary annealing room, where blanks are softened in the red hot furnaces

Italian Fortune Card
GRAND JEU DE MLLE. DE LENORMAND The Alchemist. An Italian fortune-telling card

17th Century Furnaces
A high furnace of the 17th century

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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.