Screw Collection (#8)

Joseph Whitworth (1803-1887) British engineer and inventor. Machine tools: Screw thread. Tinted lithograph c.1880

Hydrodynamics: 2) Fountain: 3) Persian wheel or Noria: 4) Archimedes Screw: 5) Chain pump: 6&7) Suction and force pumps: 8) Fire engine: 10, 11, 12) Undershot

Production of woollen cloth: shearing, raising pile and pressing in screw press. Copperplate engraving London 1750

Perpetual motion: Grindstone driven, via work and spur, by an overshot water wheel. An Archimedean screw raises the used water to the reservoir, and the whole is supposed to work by perpetual motion

Great Eastern on the stocks in John Scott Russells (1808-1882) yard at Millwall on the Thames. View from the stern. Double-hulled, of all iron construction

Cheese making: removing a cheese from the press. From Graphic Illustrations of Animals and Their Utility to Man, London, c1850

Minting coins: 6, 6 at bottom right are dies that would be put in press, 1, in which coins stamped out. From The Universal Magazine (London 1750). Copperplate engraving

Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905: Surprise attack by Japanese battleships on the Russian fleet at Port Arthur (Lushun) 8 February 1904, battle inconclusive

Francis Petit Smith (1808-1874) English inventor from Kent. The first man successfully to apply the screw propeller to steam ships. In 1839 the 237-ton Archimedes achieved 10 knots

The Stamp Office, Somerset House, London. Tax is being paid on legal documents which are then endorsed or stamped using the iron screw stamping presses in the left foreground

Perpetual motion: Grinding mill driven by horizontal water wheel, which is itself driven by water from a cistern. The wheel is supposed also to raise water to the cistern by an Archimedean screw

SS Great Britain c1843. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), she was built for the transatlantic passenger trade. In the event, she made most of her voyages on the Australian run

Postcard Advertisement for Continental Screw Company. ca. 1938, We are also prepared to supply a complete line of conventional SLOTTED SCREWS and BOLTS

The London And Rotterdam Screw Steamer, " apollo"

The Garotte, A Collar Is Passed Around The Neck Of The Culprit And Introduced Through A Board At The Back Of The Head When A Single Turn Of A Screw Tightens The Collar

Steam To The Mediterranean, The Arabian, Screw Steamer, 1851 Engraving

The Screw Steamer Arno, For The Mediterranean, 1851 Engraving

DUPLEX RUDDER AND SCREW-PROPELLER; This invention has been patented by Captain E.I. Carpenter, and the engraving represents a vessel with two rudders and two screw propellers, 1851 engraving

Hand With Parts
Chicago, Illinois: c. 1938. A feminine hand holding several small gears and machine parts

Archimedean screw by Gaspard G. de Serviere, 1719
Archimedean screw operated by reciprocating rope to give continuous circular motion. The screw is being used to raise water from A to B

Bulb resting on steel screw, wired to battery, illustrating principle of electric conductivity

Horseshoe magnet attracting metal screws

A printing press

Drilling screws into wood with electric screwdriver, close-up

Hand screwing eye bolt with wire attached into wooden fence, close-up

Juniperus communis, whole dried Juniper berries in glass jar, screw-top lid removed on the side

Archimedean Screw Illustration C017 / 3533
Plate from 18th century encyclopedia showing an illustration of an Archimedes screw, also called the Archimedean screw or screwpump

Glasses hinge, SEM
Glasses hinge. Composite image of text and a coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the hinge between a pair of glasses and one of its arms. Magnification: x2.5 at 5x7cm size

Energy costs, conceptual artwork
Energy costs, conceptual computer artwork

Lumbar spine fusion, artwork C016 / 6993
Lumbar spine fusion. Artwork of pins and screws inserted into a patients lumbar spine in a case of spinal fusion. The pins hold together the patients vertebrae

Hip socket bone grafting, diagram C016 / 6786
Hip socket bone grafting. Diagram showing completed hip socket bone grafting as part of a total hip replacement operation

Hip socket bone grafting, diagram C016 / 6784
Hip socket bone grafting. Diagram showing the second stage in hip socket bone grafting as part of a total hip replacement operation

Hip socket bone grafting, diagram C016 / 6785
Hip socket bone grafting. Diagram showing the third stage in hip socket bone grafting as part of a total hip replacement operation

Hip socket bone grafting, diagram C016 / 6783
Hip socket bone grafting. Diagram showing the first stage in hip socket bone grafting as part of a total hip replacement operation

Dental implant, artwork
Dental implant. Artworks showing the process of replacing a tooth (incisor) with a dental implant. At upper left, front lower teeth and a dental instrument are shown in a case of receding

Mechanical Diagrams and Devices C017 / 3431
Plate from 18th century encyclopedia showing illustrations of various mechanical principles and devices, and diagrams of mechanical forces

Mechanical systems, diagram
Mechanical systems. Diagram of six different mechanical systems, with arrows showing the direction of the forces involved

Mechanics illustrations, 1823 C017 / 8068
Mechanics illustrations, 19th century. Across top are three types of lever, with the weights and pivots in different locations. Below these are several systems of pulleys and a weighing balance

Hyland 45ft twin screw express cruiser

Self-acting sliding and screw-cutting lathe, heavy pattern. Height of centres 12 inches

Cunard White Star Steamer Queen Mary
The Cunard White Star Quadruple-Screw Turbine Steamer Queen Mary

Rusty screw

Surface of a rusty screw

Edisons Lamp / Original
Edisons original lamp and lamp fitting. Date: circa 1880

Just Another Hole. President Franklin D. Roosevelt tinkering happily with the United States currency
ROOSEVELT CARTOON, 1934. Just Another Hole. President Franklin D. Roosevelt tinkering happily with the United States currency

MBW-MFB-London Fire Brigade museum artefact
MFB rolled leather fire hose with screw couplings. Copper rivets were introduced in around 1819. This type of hose was phased out in the late 1800s

STEAM-SAIL SHIP, 1859. The new English screw steamship Thunder. Wood engraving, English, 1859

ENGLISH STEAMSHIP, 1874. The Inman Lines new transatlantic screw propelled pasenger steamship City of Richmond. Wood engraving, English, 1874

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From the depths of South Wales to the grandeur of New York, screws have played a pivotal role in shaping our world. Two miners, tightly wedged in a narrow coal seam, rely on screws to secure their safety as they extract precious resources for progress. The White Star Line's majestic vessels, Olympic and Titanic, were held together by countless screws that symbolized both luxury and tragedy. In every case of nails and screws lies the potential for construction or destruction - it is up to us how we wield this power. Gutenbergs press revolutionized knowledge dissemination with its intricate screw mechanisms binding books that would enlighten generations. A Cunard Line poster proudly displays the engineering marvels driven by powerful screws across vast oceans. Meanwhile, halfway around the globe, Kabyle People in Algeria ingeniously employ wooden screw olive presses to extract liquid gold from nature's bounty. The LCC-LFB Magirus (screw) 100ft turntable ladder stands tall as a testament to human ingenuity and precision engineering. Nettlefolds patent pointed screws hold together structures that withstand time's relentless assault. Red Star Line Ocean Liner Belgenland boasts triple-screws propelling her forward into an era of unparalleled exploration and adventure. Even dentistry benefits from these small wonders; dental implants secured by LM cross-sectioned screws restore smiles with confidence. Amidst towering skyscrapers in The City of Boston or bustling streets of New York, hidden within every structure lies the humble yet mighty screw – silently holding everything together.