Metallurgy Collection (#7)

Crewe Locomotive Works OP03587
Crewe Locomotive Works, Forge Street, Crewe, Cheshire. From the L G Fisher Collection, photographed in 1910. Dissolution of a sample of steel for carbon estimation in a laboratory

Industrial landscape Bologna. Date of Photograph:1960-1969 ca

Chimu? culture. Tumi. Sacrificial ceremonial axe made of gold. It represents the god Maymlap. 11th-15th century. National Museum of Peru. Lima

Metal Age. The gold bracteates. National Museum of Denmark
The gold bracteates. Flat, thin and single-sided gold medal worn as jewelry that was produced in Northern Europe predominantly during the Migration Period of the Germanic Iron Age

Making coins in the Middle Ages
Medieval coiners in their workshop. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Silversmith in ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian worker in silver. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Early iron workers, replacing Stone Age technology
Prehistoric people learning ironworking, the start of the Iron Age. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Interior view of a 16th century metallurgical workshop. Men are removing impurities from silver. From a book by Lazarus Ercker c 1539 - 1594, a Bohemian metallurgist who wrote treatises on metallurgy

Prehistoric art. Bronze age. Copper Cauldron. Reginal Museum
Prehistoric art. Bronze age. Copper Cauldron. Mine from Cabarceno. Reginal Museum of Prehistory and Archaeology. Santander. Cantabria

Bronze Age. Belt ornaments. From a bog at Fjellerup, Funen
Prehistoric. Art. Bronze Age. Belt ornaments. From a bog at Fjellerup, Funen. 700-500 BC. National Museum of Denmark

Iron-smelting furnace, artwork
Iron-smelting furnace. Artwork of the structure of a traditional smelting furnace. This stone or brick structure is filled with iron ore and coke (fuel with a high carbon content) and ignited

Molten aluminium ore being poured
Aluminium production. Molten aluminium ore being poured into an electrolysis cell. The ore is aluminium oxide (alumina) which is melted with a mixture of synthetic cryolite (sodium aluminium fluoride)

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Iron foundry, circa 1803-1806. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Blacksmith making horse-nails by hand on an anvil. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Blacksmith and his assistant at a forge. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Blacksmith working at an anvil. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

The Bessemer process for the mass-production of steel, c1880. Artist: CJB
The Bessemer process for the mass-production of steel, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)

The studio of Etienne Delaune, 1576, (1870). Artist: Etienne Delaune
The studio of Etienne Delaune, 1576, (1870). A wood engraving of the interior of the workshop of Etienne Delaune (1518-1583), French goldsmith, artist, printmaker and medallist

English engineer and inventor Sir Henry Bessemer (1813-1898). Artist: Anonymous
English engineer and inventor Sir Henry Bessemer (1813-1898). From a private collection

The Iron Rolling Mill (Modern Cyclopes), 1873-1875. Artist: Menzel, Adolph Friedrich, von (1815-1905)
The Iron Rolling Mill (Modern Cyclopes), 1873-1875. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Preparation of copper and silver to be alloyed for production of coins, 1683. Copper is melted (1) while an apprentice (9) soaks birch twigs in water

Georgius Agricola, 16th century German physician, mineralogist and metallurgist. Agricola (christened Georg Bauer) (1494-1555) was the author of De re metallica

Antoine Cesar Becquerel (1788-1878), French physicist, 1878. Antoine Cesar Becquerel was the first to use electrolysis for separating metals from their ores

Charcoal burning, 1540. Building a pyramid of wood (right) to be covered with bracken and earth, then slowly burned (left) to produce charcoal

Smelting of copper, 1683
Smelting of copper: making liquation cakes by reducing copper in furnaces and alloying with lead, 1683. From an English edition of German metallurgist Lazarus Erckers Beschreibung allerfurnemisten

Georgius Agricola (1494-1555), German physician, mineralogist and metallurgist, 1881. Agricola (christened Georg Bauer) was the author of De re metallica (Basel, 1555)

Assayer testing samples of gold and silver, 1683. Copperplate engraving from the 1683 English edition of Beschreibung Allerfurnemisten Mineralischen Ertzt (Treatise on Ores and Asssaying)

Refining copper using the Hungarian process, 1683. Copperplate engraving showing cupellation cakes being roasted, releasing lead. The lead obtained is smelted at top left

Blast furnaces, 1683. Illustration from the 1683 English edition of Beschreibung Allerfurnemisten Mineralischen Ertzt (Treatise on Ores and Asssaying), by Lazarus Ercker, published in 1580

Using bellows to increase the draught in a furnace, 1540. Woodcut showing a workman using bellows to increase the draught in a furnace for refining copper

Italy. Sardinia. Nuragic civilization. Statuette of a bull. 9th-8th century BC. From Santa Vittoria de Serri. Archeological Museum of Cagliari

CoKe oven. Diorama
Coke oven. Diorama. Deutches Museum. Munich. Germany

Arc furnace. Deutches Museum. Munich. Germany

The First German Coke Oven. 18th century
The First German Coke Oven. Diorama. 18th century. Deutches Museum. Munich. Germany

Golden altar from Lisbjerg Chruch, near Arhus. 1135-40. Nati
Golden altar from Lisbjerg Chruch, near Arhus. 1135-40. Superpositions of altar, retable and crucifix, surrounded by an arched structure

The Roskilde cross. Byzantine reliquary cross of gold. Aroun
The Roskilde cross. Byzantine reliquary cross of gold. The front side is decorated with 7 pearls and 15 gems. Around 1100. Found in the rood arch crucifix of Roskilde Cathedral. Denmark

The Golden Horns of Gallehus. North of Mogeltonder, Southern
The Golden Horns of Gallehus, discovered in Gallehus, north of Mogeltonder, Southern Jutland, Denmark. The horns date to the early 5th century, the beginning of the Germanic Iron Age

Vikings. Two fine collars for carriage horses, were found bu
Viking Art. Northern Europe. Two fine collars for carriage horses were found buried near the burial mound Bjerringhoj. National Museum of Denmark

The early Iron. Roman influence. Gryphon of Vimose. Bronze
The early Iron. Roman influence. Gryphon of Vimose. A gryphons head of gilt bronze. The gryphon was perhaps once part of a Roman parade helmet. Was found in a Bog, Funen. National Museum of Denmark

Metal Age. Gold ornaments with lions head. Womans grave from Arsley, Funen, 4th century. National Museum of Denmark

Grave goods from Dollerup in Jutland. Two drinking horns wit
Grave goods from a rich double burial of a magnate and his wife found at Dollerup in Jutland. In the womans grave lay two drinking horns with bronze mountings. National Museum of Denmark

The Gundestrup cauldron. Silver vessel. 200 BC and 300 AD. E
The Gundestrup cauldron. Decorated silver vessel, thought to date between 200 BC and 300 AD, placing it within the late La T?ne period or early Roman Iron Age

Golden vessels. Denmark. The Late Bronze Age. 800-400 BC. Na
Prehistoric. Art. Metal Age. Northern Europe. Golden vessels. Decorated with geometric patterns. Denmark. The Late Bronze Age. 800-400 BC. National Museum of Denmark

Prehistory. Helmet of from Veksoe-bog. (800-400 BC). Denmark
Prehistory. Metal Age. Helmet from Veksoe-bog. Bronze. Denmark. Bronze Age. (800-400 BC). National Museum of Denmark. Copenhaguen

Bronze Age. Golden bowls, most with handle shaped like horse
Art. Prehistory. Bronze Age. Golden bowls, most with handle shaped like horses heads. 10th-6th Centuries BC. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen

Steel Industry. 19th century. Oven. Modeling a steel block. Colored engraving, 1874

Metal Age. Golden bowls, most with handle shaped like horses
Art. Prehistory. Metal Age. Golden bowls, most with handle shaped like horses heads, from an imported bronze vessel decorated with sun ships. De Bog Mariesminde, Funen. 10th-6th Centuries BC

Metal Age. Northern Europe. The round shields. Period 1100-7
Prehistoric. Art. Metal Age. Northern Europe. The round shields were used in the rituals. They were probably imported from central Europe and are from the period 1100-700 BC

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Metallurgy, the ancient art of transforming raw metals into valuable and functional objects, has shaped civilizations throughout history. From the Iron Foundry captured by Peder Severin in 1885 to the Medieval goldsmith delicately crafting intricate designs, these glimpses into metallurgical practices transport us back in time. The St Louis World Fair of 1904 showcased the advancements made in metallurgy, while zinc production at Vieille Montagne factory in Saone-et-Loire during the mid-19th century demonstrated industrial progress. The factories at Le Creusot depicted on oil paintings from 1848 and 1855 reveal a bustling hub of innovation and productivity. One cannot overlook "The great forge of Fourchambault, " an emblematic representation of metallurgy's role during the Industrial Revolution. Tubal Cain, a legendary figure associated with metalworking since biblical times, symbolizes humanity's enduring fascination with manipulating metals for our benefit. ABRAHAM DARBY stands as an influential figure who revolutionized ironmaking techniques through his discovery of cast iron. His forge became a pivotal site where groundbreaking developments unfolded before our eyes. Preserving this rich heritage is crucial, as seen through Ronot press and sculptures housed within Conservatoire des Arts de la Metallurgie. These artifacts serve as reminders not only of past achievements but also inspire future generations to push boundaries and explore new frontiers in metallurgical science. Metallurgy remains an integral part of human progress—bridging tradition with modernity—and continues to shape our world today.