Metalworks Collection

View of Lima, the capital of Peru, 1864. Creator: Unknown
View of Lima, the capital of Peru, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by David Powell, '...taken from the foot of the hill, San Cristoval

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 13ème arrondissement : Vertus civiques. 1878
Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 13eme arrondissement : Vertus civiques. 1878. Sketch for interior of reception hall for marriages. Civic virtues: blacksmith's forge

Esquisse pour la galerie des Métiers de l'Hôtel de Ville: Forgerons, 1890. Creator: Pierre Victor Galland
Esquisse pour la galerie des Metiers de l'Hotel de Ville: Forgerons, 1890. Blacksmiths

Esquisse pour la galerie des Métiers de l'Hôtel de Ville : Fondeurs, 1890. Creator: Pierre Victor Galland
Esquisse pour la galerie des Metiers de l'Hotel de Ville : Fondeurs, 1890. Foundry workers

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)

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

The International Exhibition: blowing-engine in the Belgian Department... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: blowing-engine in the Belgian Department of the Western Annexe, 1862. Machine for...reducing iron ore to pig metal...As iron-furnaces have increased in size and number

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100... 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: casting the shot and shell for 100 pounders, 1862. In viewing the manner in which the work is carried out in the various branches of the Royal

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: finish-turning a 100-pounder, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: finish-turning a 100-pounder, 1862. The gun, being now completely built up, is carried to a lathe for the purpose of being finish-turned

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the beehive, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: the beehive, 1862. This is the upper floor of a two-storied building upwards of 200ft. in length and 60ft

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: welding the coil, 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: welding the coil, 1862. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: coiling the bars, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: coiling the bars, 1862. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: drawing down and welding the... 1862. Creator: W Thomas
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: drawing down and welding the bars previous to coiling, 1862. An Armstrong gun was a uniquely designed type of rifled breech-loading field

Progress of the International Exhibition building: the forge, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Progress of the International Exhibition building: the forge, [London], 1862. View of...a portion of the works going on at the building for the Great Exhibition which is well calculated to give an

Casting a monster cylinder for Her Majesty's armour-plated frigate Agincourt at Maudslay... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Casting a monster cylinder for Her Majesty's armour-plated frigate Agincourt at the foundry of Maudslay, Sons, and Field, Westminster-road, London, 1862

Lackenby Steelworks 28931_053
Lackenby Steelworks, Teeside, Redcar and Cleveland, 2016. NZ5521

Skinningrove Steelworks 28931_025
Skinningrove Steelworks, Teeside, Redcar and Cleveland, 2016. NZ7019

Metalwork factory, Nagoya, Japan
3788296 Metalwork factory, Nagoya, Japan; (add.info.: Metalwork factory, specialising in Cloisonne, a decorative metal finish, in Nagoya, Japan. Taken during the late Meiji Era (1868-1912)

Ashtabula, Ohio, USA - Ashtabula Steel Company Date: circa 1920

Interior of the old workshop at Hellebæk, 1859. Creator: Constantin Hansen
Interior of the old workshop at Hellebaek, 1859

Canalside works BB81_02839
E P & W Baldwin's Tin Plate Works, Horseley Fields, Wolverhampton. Baldwin's tin plate works stood at the junction of the Birmingham Canal Navigations New Main Line and the Wyrley

St Cuthberts Lead Works 33405_013
The site of St Cuthberts Lead Works, Somerset 2017

Scunthorpe Steel Works 28998_035
Scunthorpe Steel Works, Lincolnshire, 2018

Skinningrove Steelworks 28931_032
Skinningrove Steelworks, Teeside, Redcar and Cleveland, 2016. Stockyard. NZ7019

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The Iron Works, Millom, Cumbria. Once the heartbeat of the town's industry, but was closed in 1968 and Millom is now a redundant industrial estate

Baldwin's Works, Port Talbot, Wales
Baldwins Iron and Steelworks, Port Talbot, Wales Date: circa 1920s

Souvenir / Advertising / Greetings postcard from Zurich
Early illustrated souvenir / advertising postcard from Zurich, Switzerland. Date: 1898

Portrait of two workers at the Tredegar Iron Works, Wales, 1865 (albumen print)
5962635 Portrait of two workers at the Tredegar Iron Works, Wales, 1865 (albumen print) by Clayton, William (fl.1865); 16x13 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Portrait of two workers at the Tredegar Iron Works, Wales, 1865 (albumen print)
5962634 Portrait of two workers at the Tredegar Iron Works, Wales, 1865 (albumen print) by Clayton, William (fl.1865); 16x13 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

The Steelworks (oil on canvas)
3471323 The Steelworks (oil on canvas) by Meunier, Constantin Emile (1831-1905); 71.1x88.7 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders, photo Hugo Maertens

Glass house, Leeds, 1792 (w / c on paper)
5977047 Glass house, Leeds, 1792 (w/c on paper) by Halfpenny, Joseph (1748-1811); 53x70.5 cm; Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Abbey House Museum) UK; (add.info)

Toning the Bell, 1874. Creator: Walter Shirlaw
Toning the Bell, 1874. Musicians in a foundry, helping the blacksmith tone a church bell

Novelty Iron works, Foot of 12th St. E. R. New York. Stillman, Allen & Co
Novelty Iron works, Foot of 12th St. E.R. New York. Stillman, Allen & Co. Iron Founders, Steam Engine and General Machinery Manufacturers, 1841-44

Sebastian Andorfer, 1517 (oil on Swiss stone pine)
5667202 Sebastian Andorfer, 1517 (oil on Swiss stone pine) by Maler, Hans or Johan (fl.1510-1523); 43.2 x 35.9 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

People working at the Terni metalworks factory in Nera Montorio, Terni, Italy, c. 1935 (acetate film)
494307 People working at the Terni metalworks factory in Nera Montorio, Terni, Italy, c.1935 (acetate film) by Bruni, Armando (fl.1930); Alinari; Bruni Archive / Alinari Archives Management, Florence

Trade Card for Paul Revere and Son, at their Bell and Cannon Foundry, c
1248907 Trade Card for Paul Revere and Son, at their Bell and Cannon Foundry, c.1800 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); 7.4x11.4 cm; Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA

Carron Iron Works, c. 1800 (w / c & gouache over graphite with gum arabic
877331 Carron Iron Works, c.1800 (w/c & gouache over graphite with gum arabic, on wove paper mounted on cream paperboard) by Turner

The Question of Munitions: the Secret of the Steels strength
STC312649 The Question of Munitions: the Secret of the Steels strength, from The Illustrated War News, 1915 (litho) by Cuneo

The Wealth of England: the Bessemer Process of Making Steel
TCM104955 The Wealth of England: the Bessemer Process of Making Steel, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Titcomb, William Holt Yates (1858-1930); 114.5x152.7 cm; Kelham Island Industrial Museum, Sheffield

At the Creusot Works - the Steel Mills (roulette & drypoint)
1067346 At the Creusot Works - the Steel Mills (roulette & drypoint) by Brouet, Auguste (1872-1941); 12.1x18.4 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Au Creusot - Les fumees); gift of Mrs

Bell Foundry, Germany, ca. 1874. Creator: Walter Shirlaw
Bell Foundry, Germany, ca. 1874

Nasmyths patent steam hammer, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Nasmyths patent steam hammer, 1844. Diagram of the...novel machine, which has just been set to work at the Royal Dock-yard, Devonport [in Devon]

A Blacksmiths Shop, August 25, 1771. Creator: Richard Earlom
A Blacksmiths Shop, August 25, 1771

The Making of Armours, from Hymmelwagen auff dem, wer wol lebt... 1517

[Factory Interior], ca. 1880. Creator: Louis Lafon
[Factory Interior], ca. 1880

The Forge. Creator: Leonard Defrance
The Forge

Metalworkers, Styria, Austria, c1935. Creator: Unknown
Metalworkers, Styria, Austria, c1935. Factory workers using an industrial hammer to shape steel. From " Osterreich - Land Und Volk", (Austria, Land and People). [R

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"Metalworks: A Glimpse into the Industrial Legacy" Step back in time to Baldwin's Works, Port Talbot, Wales - a testament to the ingenuity of metalworkers. This souvenir postcard from Zurich captures the essence of their craftsmanship and serves as an advertising gem. Lackenby Steelworks 28931_053 and Skinningrove Steelworks 28931_025 stand tall, showcasing the might of these industrial giants. Their structures tell stories of resilience and determination etched in steel. Transport yourself further with a captivating portrait captured in Tredegar Iron Works, Wales, 1865. The albumen print immortalizes two workers immersed in their craft - a reminder that behind every piece lies human dedication. Across continents, Ashtabula Steel Company stands as a symbol of American industry in Ohio. Its impact reverberates through generations, leaving an indelible mark on communities it served. Canalside works BB81_02839 takes us on a journey along waterways where metalwork thrived alongside nature's tranquility. St Cuthberts Lead Works 33405_013 reminds us that even humble materials can be transformed into something extraordinary with skilled hands at work. Scunthorpe Steel Works 28998_035 is another testament to the power of collaboration between man and machine. It represents progress forged by innovation and unwavering commitment to excellence. Finally, Skinningrove Steelworks 28931_032 encapsulates both beauty and strength within its walls. It stands proudly as a beacon for future generations who will continue this rich tradition of metalworking. These glimpses into various metalworks around the world remind us that beyond mere objects lie stories waiting to be discovered – tales woven by hardworking individuals who shaped our modern world through fire and iron.