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Sawing Collection (#3)

"Sawing: A Historical Perspective on Precision and Perseverance" Medical / Amputation / Arm: From ancient times to modern medicine

Background imageSawing Collection: Curative Gymnastics with Zanders Apparatus (colour litho)

Curative Gymnastics with Zanders Apparatus (colour litho)
6006695 Curative Gymnastics with Zanders Apparatus (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Curative Gymnastics with Zanders Apparatus)

Background imageSawing Collection: Naval dockyard, illustration from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers

Naval dockyard, illustration from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers
REV326114 Naval dockyard, illustration from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers by Denis Diderot (1713-84) engraved by Robert Benard (fl.1734) published c.1770 (coloured engraving) by Goussier

Background imageSawing Collection: Tsar Peter I (1672-1725) as a Shipwright in Amsterdam (engraving) (b / w photo)

Tsar Peter I (1672-1725) as a Shipwright in Amsterdam (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT207898 Tsar Peter I (1672-1725) as a Shipwright in Amsterdam (engraving) (b/w photo) by Emy, Henry (fl.1856); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageSawing Collection: A cabinet makers workshop, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers

A cabinet makers workshop, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers
STC243964 A cabinet makers workshop, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers by Denis Diderot (1713-84) published c.1770 (engraving) by French School

Background imageSawing Collection: Bee-Keeping in California, USA (engraving)

Bee-Keeping in California, USA (engraving)
1037690 Bee-Keeping in California, USA (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bee-Keeping in California, USA)

Background imageSawing Collection: The lumberjack (colour litho)

The lumberjack (colour litho)
982608 The lumberjack (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The lumberjack.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageSawing Collection: The whipsaw (chromolitho)

The whipsaw (chromolitho)
977711 The whipsaw (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The whipsaw. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageSawing Collection: Hand saws (chromolitho)

Hand saws (chromolitho)
977710 Hand saws (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hand saws. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageSawing Collection: House construction (colour litho)

House construction (colour litho)
3096770 House construction (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: House construction)

Background imageSawing Collection: Dutch Peasants on a frozen river

Dutch Peasants on a frozen river
BAL20766 Dutch Peasants on a frozen river by Vermeulen, Andries (1763-1814); Private Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageSawing Collection: Joinery factory, Burton-on-Trent: View of joiners shop no 4 (b / w photo)

Joinery factory, Burton-on-Trent: View of joiners shop no 4 (b / w photo)
6005925 Joinery factory, Burton-on-Trent: View of joiners shop no 4 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of joiners shop no 4)

Background imageSawing Collection: Joinery factory, Burton-on-Trent: View of stair shop (b / w photo)

Joinery factory, Burton-on-Trent: View of stair shop (b / w photo)
6005923 Joinery factory, Burton-on-Trent: View of stair shop (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of stair shop)

Background imageSawing Collection: Plate 491. A, Hammering at Anvil; B, Hammering at Anvil, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)

Plate 491. A, Hammering at Anvil; B, Hammering at Anvil, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950102 Plate 491. A, Hammering at Anvil; B, Hammering at Anvil, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 23.7x30.5 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy

Background imageSawing Collection: Sketches from Nature in the Arctic Regions (engraving)

Sketches from Nature in the Arctic Regions (engraving)
1049428 Sketches from Nature in the Arctic Regions (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches from Nature in the Arctic Regions)

Background imageSawing Collection: Stonecutters saw (chromolitho)

Stonecutters saw (chromolitho)
977713 Stonecutters saw (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stonecutters saw. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageSawing Collection: Determination (engraving)

Determination (engraving)
3646359 Determination (engraving) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Determination)

Background imageSawing Collection: The loggers (textile)

The loggers (textile)
3620381 The loggers (textile) by French School; Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageSawing Collection: The Wood-Cutters, 1873 (oil on canvas)

The Wood-Cutters, 1873 (oil on canvas)
2829367 The Wood-Cutters, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Linnell, John (1792-1882); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums, Galleries & Archives; Given by Sir Frederick Wills, 1908.; English

Background imageSawing Collection: The Building of Noahs Ark, from the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel

The Building of Noahs Ark, from the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel
BMR249408 The Building of Noahs Ark, from the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel, 1493 (colour woodcut) by Wolgemut or Wolgemuth, Michael (1434-1519); Bibliotheque Mazarine, Paris

Background imageSawing Collection: Our Saviour subject to his parents at Nazareth (oil on canvas)

Our Saviour subject to his parents at Nazareth (oil on canvas)
FC68078 Our Saviour subject to his parents at Nazareth (oil on canvas) by Herbert, John Rogers (1810-90); 53.3x68.6 cm; The FORBES Magazine Collection, New York; eForbes Magazine Collection; English

Background imageSawing Collection: Building the Ark

Building the Ark
WAK69130 Building the Ark by Bassano, Francesco (1549-92) (attr. to); The Hepworth Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK; eThe Hepworth Wakefield; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageSawing Collection: Gymnastic Apparatus (litho)

Gymnastic Apparatus (litho)
6006703 Gymnastic Apparatus (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gymnastic Apparatus)

Background imageSawing Collection: Sawing the logs (engraving)

Sawing the logs (engraving)
5212877 Sawing the logs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sawing the logs. Illustration for The British Hive and Its Working Bees by H C Miall Smith)

Background imageSawing Collection: The New Desk (coloured engraving)

The New Desk (coloured engraving)
979121 The New Desk (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Desk.); © Look and Learn

Background imageSawing Collection: Mechanical saws (chromolitho)

Mechanical saws (chromolitho)
977712 Mechanical saws (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mechanical saws. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageSawing Collection: The Sawyer, from The Young Tradesman or Book of English Trades, 1839 (engraving)

The Sawyer, from The Young Tradesman or Book of English Trades, 1839 (engraving)
956986 The Sawyer, from The Young Tradesman or Book of English Trades, 1839 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageSawing Collection: Edging lumber intended for use in casket manufacture, Oneida, New York, April 3

Edging lumber intended for use in casket manufacture, Oneida, New York, April 3
1078979 Edging lumber intended for use in casket manufacture, Oneida, New York, April 3, 1916 (b/w photo) by Hassler, William Davis (1877-1921); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Background imageSawing Collection: View of the John Brinsmead and Sons Pianoforte Works, London, North West (engraving)

View of the John Brinsmead and Sons Pianoforte Works, London, North West (engraving)
1107349 View of the John Brinsmead and Sons Pianoforte Works, London, North West (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSawing Collection: Scaffolding for sawing the Base of the Column in the Place Vendome (engraving)

Scaffolding for sawing the Base of the Column in the Place Vendome (engraving)
1105098 Scaffolding for sawing the Base of the Column in the Place Vendome (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSawing Collection: Election Day !

Election Day !
Sorin Onisor

Background imageSawing Collection: Team work between nurses and their sailor D Day patients at Maristowe Royal Naval

Team work between nurses and their sailor D Day patients at Maristowe Royal Naval Hospital, South Devon. When a recent storm blew a giant beech tree across the hospital drive

Background imageSawing Collection: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Eagle House Youth Club, Bristol. 29th October 1959

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Eagle House Youth Club, Bristol. 29th October 1959

Background imageSawing Collection: The strong arm of the law is on the cross-cut saw helping to clear a road in Clapham

The strong arm of the law is on the cross-cut saw helping to clear a road in Clapham, London, blocked by the tree blown down in a storm. The tree was sawn up and dragged away

Background imageSawing Collection: Daphne du Maurier and her daughter Tessa. 'Sawing wood

Daphne du Maurier and her daughter Tessa. "Sawing wood
Daphne du Maurier and her daughter Tessa. " Sawing wood, roaming around the place", is the way Daphne du Maurier spends her time when not actually writing a book

Background imageSawing Collection: Young children collecting a Christmas tree. Teesside, December 1985

Young children collecting a Christmas tree. Teesside, December 1985

Background imageSawing Collection: University Students, chopping logs, Cambridge Street, Birmingham, 22nd February 1972

University Students, chopping logs, Cambridge Street, Birmingham, 22nd February 1972

Background imageSawing Collection: Female apprentices at Citiworks, Byker learning trades that traditionally were done by

Female apprentices at Citiworks, Byker learning trades that traditionally were done by men on 12th October 1998 Claire Bowman sawing wood

Background imageSawing Collection: Susan Williams proving to Brian Derrick and Alan Taylor that girls CAN keep up with boys

Susan Williams proving to Brian Derrick and Alan Taylor that girls CAN keep up with boys hobbies, at Rosemary Street Nursery School Bristol. November 1954

Background imageSawing Collection: Lumberjacks sawing up felled trees in the New Forest. January 1935. P23104

Lumberjacks sawing up felled trees in the New Forest. January 1935. P23104

Background imageSawing Collection: A carpenter makes final repairs to a door being fitted to a cabin on the Karanja

A carpenter makes final repairs to a door being fitted to a cabin on the Karanja, one of two vessels being built for New Zealand by Stephens and son of Glasgow in 1948

Background imageSawing Collection: The Martyrdom of Saint Simon, c. 1634 / 1635. Creator: Jacques Callot

The Martyrdom of Saint Simon, c. 1634 / 1635. Creator: Jacques Callot
The Martyrdom of Saint Simon, c. 1634/1635

Background imageSawing Collection: Lumbering, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Unknown

Lumbering, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Unknown
Lumbering, 1935/1942

Background imageSawing Collection: When Fortune Is Abundant, the Fall Will Be Deeper from Six Sayings about Fortune, ca

When Fortune Is Abundant, the Fall Will Be Deeper from Six Sayings about Fortune, ca. 1560

Background imageSawing Collection: Wood Cutter, 1742. Creator: Caylus, Anne-Claude-Philippe de

Wood Cutter, 1742. Creator: Caylus, Anne-Claude-Philippe de
Wood Cutter, 1742

Background imageSawing Collection: Tatekawa in Honjo (Honjo Tatekawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

Tatekawa in Honjo (Honjo Tatekawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), ca. 1830-32

Background imageSawing Collection: Carpenter Sawing a Plank of Wood, 1880s-90s. Creator: Unknown

Carpenter Sawing a Plank of Wood, 1880s-90s. Creator: Unknown
Carpenter Sawing a Plank of Wood, 1880s-90s




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"Sawing: A Historical Perspective on Precision and Perseverance" Medical / Amputation / Arm: From ancient times to modern medicine, the saw has played a crucial role in surgical procedures such as arm amputations, aiding doctors in saving lives and restoring hope. Medical / Amputation / Leg: The precision of a surgeon's hand combined with the power of a saw has transformed countless lives through leg amputations, enabling individuals to overcome adversity and embrace new beginnings. The bottom sawyer in a saw pit cutting a timber log into planks: In the depths of Portland Prison, Dorset, skilled craftsmen used their strength and expertise to turn rough logs into finely cut planks that would shape structures for generations to come. Women lumberjacks sawing trees during WW1: As men went off to war during World War I, courageous women stepped up as lumberjacks, fearlessly wielding their saws amidst towering trees, proving that gender was no barrier when it came to hard work and determination. C17 Woodworkers/Woodcut: In the 17th century, woodworkers honed their craft using traditional tools like handsaws and chisels - skillfully transforming raw timber into intricate furniture pieces that still stand as testaments to their artistry today. Sawing timber in Manchuria, China - early 1900s: Against breathtaking landscapes of Manchuria's forests stood determined workers who tirelessly wielded their saws day after day; each stroke bringing them closer to building vibrant communities from nature's bounty. Sawing timber at St Beat Marble Quarry Haute-Garonne France: Amidst rugged terrains of Haute-Garonne France lies St Beat Marble Quarry where skilled artisans employed precise cuts with powerful blades – turning massive marble blocks into exquisite works of art that adorned grand buildings worldwide. Sawing wood in China, early 1900s.