Roller Collection (page 9)

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

Machining industrial rollers at the Wombwell Foundry & Engineering Co, South Yorkshire, 1963. An engineer checks his work in the final stages of machining a five foot industrial roller

Checking the curve of a steel plate, Edgar Allens steel foundry, Sheffield, Yorkshire, 1964. A steelworker checks the curve of a steel plate after it has been passed through the rollers

An ingot in a bloom mill, Park Gate Iron and Steel Company, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1966

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

Toolholder turning a giant roller, Edgar Allens, Sheffield, 1964
Toolholder turning a giant roller, Edgar Allen Steel Co, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1964. A steelworker turning an A 2.5 metre roller. The roller is machined to create the smooth edges

Stage design for the opera Faust by Ch. Gounod, c. 1870. Found in the Collection of The Morgan Library & Museum, New York

Set design for the Opera Poliuto by Gaetano Donizetti. Found in the Collection of The Morgan Library & Museum, New York

Set design for the Opera Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi, 1863. Found in the Collection of The Morgan Library & Museum, New York

Aula Sepulcrale, 1830s. Found in the Collection of The Morgan Library & Museum, New York

Costume Design for the opera Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose) by Richard Strauss, 1910. Private Collection

Stage design for the ballet Corsair by A. Adam, 1863. Artist: Roller, Andreas Leonhard (1805-1891)
Stage design for the ballet Corsair by A. Adam, 1863. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Poster for the Vienna Secession Exhibition, 1903. Artist: Roller, Alfred (1864-1935)
Poster for the Vienna Secession Exhibition, 1903. From a private collection

Portion of Machine Room, 1916. Charles Thurnam & Sons establishment. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1916]

Rotary Photogravure, 1917. Image printed by The Mezzogravure Co. Ltd. London. From The British Printer Vol. XXIV. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1917]

Self Stripping Carding Engine, by Dobson and Barlow Bolton, 1874. Artist: GB Smith
Self Stripping Carding Engine, by Dobson and Barlow Bolton, 1874. A cotton spinning machine invented during the Industrial Revolution, the carding engine transformed raw cotton into cotton lap

A Hint to the Airman Home on Leave, c1918 (1919). Artist: W Heath Robinson
A Hint to the Airman Home on Leave, c1918 (1919). From The Wonder Book of Aircraft for Boys and Girls, edited by Harry Golding. [Ward. Lock & Co. Limited, London, Melbourne and Toronto, 1919]

Women working on the Darjeeling Highway, India. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Women working on the Darjeeling Highway, India. Stereoscopic card detail

Harrisons Pneumatic Loom, 1886

Anemometer at the Kew Observatory, 1866. A print from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures, Vol III, Virtue and Co, City Road and Ivy Lane, London, 1866

A woman work team on the Darjeeling highway, India, 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
A woman work team on the Darjeeling highway, India, 1903. Stereoscopic card. Detail

Sundry New-invented Implements, 1810. Artist: J Pass
Sundry New-invented Implements, 1810

Sketch for the curtain for the Michael Theatre in Saint Petersburg, 1852. Artist: Roller, Andreas Leonhard (1805-1891)
Sketch for the curtain for the Michael Theatre in Saint Petersburg, 1852. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Stage design for the opera The Bronze Horse by D. Auber, 1837. Artist: Roller, Andreas Leonhard (1805-1891)
Stage design for the opera The Bronze Horse by D. Auber, 1837. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Sketch for the curtain for the Imperial Theatre in Saint Petersburg, 1830s. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Stage design for the opera Askolds Grave by A. Verstovski, 1841. Artist: Roller, Andreas Leonhard (1805-1891)
Stage design for the opera Askolds Grave by A. Verstovski, 1841. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Stage design for the ballet Caesar in Egypt by G. Haendel, 1834. Artist: Roller, Andreas Leonhard (1805-1891)
Stage design for the ballet Caesar in Egypt by G. Haendel, 1834. Found in the collection of the State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg

Plymouth Breakwater from the West, 1829. Artist: Thomas Allom
Plymouth Breakwater from the West, 1829. Built by the Scottish civil engineer John Rennie (1761-1821), work was begun in 1812 and completed in 1841

Making printing roller, Sandersons, London, c1960s. Artist: Sandersons
Making printing roller, Sandersons, London, c1960s. Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd, known simply as Sandersons, is a British manufacturer of fabrics and wallpaper, founded in Islington, 1860

Stage wagon, 1805. Artist: William Henry Pyne
Stage wagon, 1805. A large heavily-laden wagon pulled by a team of 8 horses passing a milestone. The wagon has wide roller wheels designed to give a smoother passage over difficult roads

Elephants pull steam roller & motors for Amir of Afghanistan
The most remarkable caravan that ever entered Afghanistan - a steam roller and motors for the Ameer. Ten elephants sent to Chaman to convey a steam roller, a motor car

Ring Spinning. Manufacturing process of cotton yarn. 19th ce
Textile Industry. 19th century. Ring Spinning. Manufacturing process of cotton yarn. Women working in the roving. Colored engraving

Janis Martin with teddy boy
Janis Darlene Martin (1940-2007), American singer, nicknamed the Female Elvis, seen here with an admiring teddy boy who has her name tattooed on his arm

A Diabolo player by German photographer Reinhold Thiele
Composite photograph of a Diabolo player by noted photographer (Karl Anton) Reinhold Thiele (1856-1921), born in Hamelin, Germany

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Carding engine. Carding is a mechanical process which disentangles, cleans and intermixes fibres. From A Concise History of The International Exhibition of 1862, published 1862

Slasher sizing machine, used for strengthening the warp by adding starch to reduce breakage of the yarns, built by J. Harrison & Sons

An early 20th century letter-copying machine. From The Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser, published 1907

A 19th century steam printing machine. From Old England: A Pictorial Museum, published 1847

Lilac-breasted roller perches on branch turning head, Serengeti, Tanzania
Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus Linnaeus) perches on branch turning head, Serengeti; Tanzania

European roller on thorn branch
European roller (Coracias garrulus) on thorn branch, Serengeti National Park; Tanzania

Sectional view of a puddling furnace (3), hard rollers (5, 6) and various small foundry tools. Dated 19th century

Lilac-breasted roller on whistling thorn looks left
Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus Linnaeus) on whistling thorn looks left, Cottars 1920s Safari Camp, Msai Mara National Reserve; Kenya

Steam road roller and traction engine
English built, Steam road roller and traction engine, The front axle could be removed, and a casting fixed to which front rollers could be attached, so making a dual purpose machine 1891

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