Machine Tool Collection

Silver jewellery parts and work tools are seen in the workshop of goldsmith Gavriel Touboul in Jerusalem January 17, 2018. Picture taken January 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Matthew Murray's steam locomotive built for John Blenkinsop
5308295 Matthew Murray's steam locomotive built for John Blenkinsop.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Matthew Murray's steam locomotive built for John Blenkinsop used to haul a passenger)

Matthew Murray's steam locomotive built for John Blenkinsop
5308294 Matthew Murray's steam locomotive built for John Blenkinsop.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Matthew Murray's steam locomotive built for John Blenkinsop used to haul coals)

Women in brass fitting shop, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Women in brass fitting shop, Eng. [i.e. England], between c1915 and 1917. Women working in a brass fitting shop in England during World War I

Untitled Photograph, 1922-1927. Creator: Unknown
Untitled Photograph, 1922-1927. The "Kuzbass" autonomous industrial colony was created in 1921. It was organized by American workers

The Walker Engineering Laboratories at Liverpool; The Main Laboratory, with 100-ton Testing Machin Creator: Unknown
The Walker Engineering Laboratories at Liverpool; The Main Laboratory, with 100-ton Testing Machine in the Foreground, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42

The Walker Engineering Laboratories at Liverpool; The Main Laboratory (Looking Northwest), Showing Creator: Unknown
The Walker Engineering Laboratories at Liverpool; The Main Laboratory (Looking Northwest), Showing the 150 H.P. Triple Expansion Experimental Steam Engine in the Background, 1890

The Walker Engineering Laboratories at Liverpool; The Main Laboratory (Looking North-east), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Walker Engineering Laboratories at Liverpool; The Main Laboratory (Looking North-east), 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Forging at the foundry of AT Green & Sons Ltd, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1963. Impression die forging pounds or presses metal between two dies (called tooling)

A piece of silver is melted at the Villa Imperial de Potosi jewellery in La Paz
A piece of silver is melted at the " Villa Imperial de Potosi" jewellery in La Paz, Bolivia January 16, 2018. Picture taken in January 16, 2018. REUTERS/David Mercado

A piece of silver is melted to make a ring in Soledad Borels workshop in San Jose, Costa Rica, January 18, 2018. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

Pieces of used silver collected by goldsmith Gavriel Touboul is seen ahead of their melting into an ingot, in his workshop in Jerusalem January 17, 2018. Picture taken January 17, 2018

A piece of silver jewellery is seen during preparation in the workshop of goldsmith Gavriel Touboul in Jerusalem January 17, 2018. Picture taken January 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

A worktable is seen at the Villa Imperial de Potosi jewellers workshop in La Paz
A worktable is seen at the " Villa Imperial de Potosi" jewellers workshop in La Paz, Bolivia January 16, 2018. Picture taken in January 16, 2018. REUTERS/David Mercado

A machine-tool shaping a gas-turbine engine turbine blade. Date: circa 1965

An employee in the drill-press section of North Americans huge machine... Inglewood, Calif
An employee in the drill-press section of North Americans huge machine shop runs mounting holes in a large dural casting, Inglewood, Calif

Drill press operator, Allegheny Ludlum Steel[e] Corp. Brackenridge, Pa. 1941?. Creator: Alfred T Palmer
Drill press operator, Allegheny Ludlum Steele Corp. Brackenridge, Pa

Punch cartoon: James Nasmyth, Scottish engineer and inventor of the steam hammer (engraving)
6034995 Punch cartoon: James Nasmyth, Scottish engineer and inventor of the steam hammer (engraving) by Sambourne, Edward Linley (1844-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon)

Morrisons patent double acting steam hammer (engraving)
977915 Morrisons patent double acting steam hammer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Morrisons patent double acting steam hammer.); © Look and Learn

Drill press, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Artist: Michael Walters
Drill press, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. A press ad photograph for Archer Tools showing their quick change chuck, which was made in Sheffield

Installing a damp proof course in a house in Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist
Installing a damp proof course in a house in Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, 1957. A contractor using a cutting machine to create a channel in which to insert a damp proof membrane

Machining a five foot roller on a lathe at Wombwell Foundry, South Yorkshire, 1963. This is the final process of achieving a perfectly smooth finish on the product

Worker using a cutting machine, Egdar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. A technician at work on a Taylor Hobson optical profile cutting machine that was used for the precision

Heading at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist
Heading at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Two workers with heading machines which were used for the final formation of product

Roll turning at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. Artist
Roll turning at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. A worker at Edgar Allens Steel founders with a roll turning lathe. These were used for the finishing of tool products

Forging heads at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. The forge presses metal between two dies (called tooling)

The process of forging heads at the Edgar Allen Steel Foundry, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1962. The forge presses metal between two dies (called tooling)

Grinding (sharpening), Everlast Garden tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Artist
Grinding (sharpening), Everlast Garden tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965

Female workers sharpening saw blades, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

Bandsaw sharpening at Slack Sellars & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. Artist
Bandsaw sharpening at Slack Sellars & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. A female worker works with a sharpening machine

Female workers sharpening saw blades at Slack Sellars & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

Bandsaws being sharpened at Slack Sellars & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963

A busy foundry shop floor with lathes, Wombwell, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 1963. This photograph shows the busy shop floor at Wombwell foundry

Damp proofing, Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, 1957. Artist: Michael Walters
Damp proofing, Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, 1957. Two workers use a cutting machine used to create a channel in which to insert a damp proof membrane

Continuous sharpening of longsaw blades, Slack Sellars & Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1963. The blades run on a continous conveyor system as they have yet to be cut into the appropriate lengths

Jowitt & Rogers factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1963. Jowitt & Rodgers Co is an abrasive manufacturing company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the USA

A spring hammer turning drill bits, Footprint Tools, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1968

Boys of Bradfield College making shell parts, Berkshire, c1916 (1928). From The Wonder Book of Soldiers for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward. Lock & Co

Pair of giant motors, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]

Huge vertical boring mill, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]

6000-ton forging press, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]

Sir Joseph Whitworth, British mechanical engineer, 1887. Whitworth (1803-1887) produced the standard screw thread which bears his name and invented numerous machine tools

Joseph Whitworth, British engineer, entrepreneur and inventor, c1880. Whitworth (1803-1887) produced the standard screw thread which bears his name and invented numerous machine tools

James Nasmyth, Scottish engineer and astronomer, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
James Nasmyth, Scottish engineer and astronomer, 1877. Nasmyth is best known for his invention of the steam hammer. From Men of Mark

In a mechanical engineering factory, USSR, 1930s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

German state munition factory, World War I, 1917. A woman working at a 125 ton grooving press. A photograph from Der Grosse Krieg in Bildern

James Watts workshop at Heathfield Hall, Birmingham, 1886. It had not been disturbed since his death in 1819. Watt (1736-1819), Scottish engineer and inventor, was born at Greenock on the Clyde

Boring wooden pipes, and casting and drawing iron pipes, c1825. At top is a machine for boring wooden pipes. The rest of the machines are for casting a drawing out iron pipes

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In the workshop of goldsmith Gavriel, a mesmerizing array of silver jewellery parts and work tools catch the eye. The meticulous craftsmanship is evident as delicate pieces are shaped and polished to perfection. Amidst the creative chaos, a powerful machine-tool takes center stage, effortlessly shaping a gas-turbine engine turbine blade. Its precision and efficiency showcase the marriage of technology and artistry in this age-old craft. Traveling back in time to 1963, we find ourselves at AT Green & Sons Ltd foundry in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Here, forging is underway with fiery intensity. Skilled workers manipulate molten metal into formidable shapes that will withstand the test of time. At Villa Imperial de Potosi jewellery in La Paz, another piece of silver succumbs to heat as it melts gracefully. This transformation marks the beginning of its journey towards becoming an exquisite ring or pendant that will adorn someone's life with beauty. Meanwhile, Soledad Borels' workshop in San Jose echoes with creativity as she skillfully melts silver to create unique rings. Each piece tells a story - a tale woven by her hands that will forever be cherished by those who wear them. Goldsmith Gavriel Touboul meticulously collects used silver pieces ahead of their rebirth into new creations. These discarded fragments hold immense potential for future masterpieces waiting to be born from his skilled hands. In yet another goldsmith's workshop, preparations are underway for crafting stunning silver jewellery. Every step taken on the worktable exudes dedication and passion for transforming raw materials into wearable works of art. Venturing across continents and time periods brings us face-to-face with North Americans' massive machine-tools at Inglewood during World War II. These mechanical giants stand tall amidst war efforts – symbols of industrial prowess aiding national defense. Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp. 's drill press operator captures our attention next; his focused gaze and skilled hands operate the machinery with precision.