Timber Collection (#8)

Red cherry tree, Cerasus borealis
5855039 Red cherry tree, Cerasus borealis; (add.info.: Leaves, fruit and flowers of the red cherry tree, Cerasus borealis)

Yellow birch, Betula lutea
5855022 Yellow birch, Betula lutea; (add.info.: Leaves, aments and seed of the Yellow birch, Betula lutea)

Crab apple, Malus coronaria
5855013 Crab apple, Malus coronaria; (add.info.: Leaves, fruit, and flowers of the Garland Crab apple, Malus coronaria)

Buttonwood or sycamore maple tree, Platanus occidentalis
5855012 Buttonwood or sycamore maple tree, Platanus occidentalis; (add.info.: Leaf, fruit, flower and seed of the Buttonwood or sycamore maple tree, Platanus occidentalis)

Papaw tree, Annona triloba
5855009 Papaw tree, Annona triloba; (add.info.: Fruit, flower, leaves and stone of the Papaw or Pawpaw tree, Annona triloba)

Cucumber tree, Magnolia acuminata
5855002 Cucumber tree, Magnolia acuminata; (add.info.: Flower, leaf and cone of the cucumber tree, Magnolia acuminata)

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812076 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812074 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812073 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812086 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812083 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812080 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School

Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood)
8812078 Chess set, Augsburg, c.1705-09 (silver inlay, tortoiseshell veneer, ivory & ebonised wood) by German School

The reverse side of an Italian time dial
MMM5473322 The reverse side of an Italian time dial, made of paper mounted on wood, c.1820 (paper and wood); National Maritime Museum, London

Interior of a foldable and portable clock dial
MMM5473314 Interior of a foldable and portable clock dial, features a scale for degrees, hours, and zodiac signs, 1723 (wood); National Maritime Museum, London

Tea sorters in China, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888
UIG5414405 Tea sorters in China, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888; UIG

Children playing doctor and patient, historic wood engraving, about 1897
UIG5414474 Children playing doctor and patient, historic wood engraving, about 1897; UIG

Torpedo attack, historic wood engraving, about 1897
UIG5414452 Torpedo attack, historic wood engraving, about 1897; UIG

Artillery personnel in China, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888
UIG5414408 Artillery personnel in China, historical illustration, wood engraving, circa 1888; UIG

A woodblock engraving depicting a first-rate ship of the line carrying sail, 18th century
5310684 A woodblock engraving depicting a first-rate ship of the line carrying sail, 18th century; Universal History Archive/UIG

Welcome decoration are hung over a door, historical illustration circa 1893
UIG5413829 Welcome decoration are hung over a door, historical illustration circa 1893; UIG

Altar of Saint Sebastian, 17th century (wood)
AIS5332203 Altar of Saint Sebastian, 17th century (wood); (add.info.: Dambach-la-Ville. Chapel of Saint Sebastian (Chapelle Saint-Sebastien), 13th-14th c.); AIC

The construction site of a boat
MMM5466481 The construction site of a boat, on the beach of Cancale (France), with a young woman, dressed in a traditional costume, a blue serge skirt and a gray and white striped shirt

Description of the docks in Bristol (England)
MMM5466295 Description of the docks in Bristol (England), with Indiaman ships trading and transporting American lumber

Illustration depicting a man sat on a wooden bench with a cast iron frame, 19th century
5308873 Illustration depicting a man sat on a wooden bench with a cast iron frame, 19th century; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a man sat on a wooden bench with a cast iron frame)

A poulterer
5311813 A poulterer; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting a poulterer. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Archimedes in his bath, 16th century (illustration)
5311401 Archimedes in his bath, 16th century (illustration); (add.info.: Illustrating the story of how he solved the problem of whether or not Heron's new crown was of pure gold)

16th Century panel decorating the sub stall of the choir in Winchester Cathedral
3077807 16th Century panel decorating the sub stall of the choir in Winchester Cathedral; (add.info.: 16th Century panel decorating the sub stall of the choir in Winchester Cathedral)

Table of Sant Julia d'Aspa
3499742 Table of Sant Julia d'Aspa, by Jaume Ferrer II. Second third of XV Century. Paint on wood. Detail. Diocesan Museum of Lleida. Catalonia, Spain.; (add.info.: Gothic period)

Ships being built from New Forest timber, 1850
3359220 Ships being built from New Forest timber, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting ships being built from New Forest timber. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Science. Production of phosphoric matches
3434768 Science. Production of phosphoric matches. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science)

English oak, black variety, Quercus robur nigra
FLO4629354 English oak, black variety, Quercus robur nigra

Francois Peron examining an aborginal tomb on Maria Island
FLO4624353 Francois Peron examining an aborginal tomb on Maria Island, Tasmania. Complete (left), half opened (right) and dismantled (centre)

View of a road in China
3560849 View of a road in China by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: China 1910 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Snake game rules
2911695 Snake game rules; (add.info.: Snake game rules. Published between 1840 and 1860. Wood engraving, hand-coloured)

James Pedlow, 19th century (engraving)
3733704 James Pedlow, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of James Pedlow a Surgeon in the British Army who died of Cholera in Burma. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A colonial plough with wooden mold-board
3740751 A colonial plough with wooden mold-board; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a colonial plough with wooden mold-board. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera
FLO4574045 Tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, and Japanese star anise, Illicium anisatum

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638739 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett

Dictionary: Armillary Sphere, in Astronomy (engraving)
8636637 Dictionary: Armillary Sphere, in Astronomy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Armillary Sphere, in Astronomy)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630772 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster

Women's costume of Vitre, Ille-et-Vilaine (colour litho)
8677232 Women's costume of Vitre, Ille-et-Vilaine (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's costume of Vitre, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France)

Cuillere (wood)
8678394 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images

Cuillere (wood)
8678392 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images

Cuillere (wood)
8678391 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images

Cuillere (wood)
8678390 Cuillere (wood) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); length: 25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By Paul Gauguin); Photo © Christie's Images

Sculptor and woodcarver (woodcut)
8672866 Sculptor and woodcarver (woodcut) by German School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sculptor and woodcarver)

A Furious, Snow-laden, Rushing North-Easter (litho)
8641475 A Furious, Snow-laden, Rushing North-Easter (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Furious, Snow-laden, Rushing North-Easter)

Goldspring ironworks near New York where the materials for the great gun for launching the space craft Columbiad were
538402 Goldspring ironworks near New York where the materials for the great gun for launching the space craft Columbiad were produced

Telling Room, National Bank of Scotland, Glasgow. Wood engraving c1860
536639 Telling Room, National Bank of Scotland, Glasgow. Wood engraving c1860.; (add.info.: Telling Room, National Bank of Scotland, Glasgow. Wood engraving c1860.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Herodotus (c4485-425 BC), historian
536187 Herodotus (c4485-425 BC), historian, called the Father of History. Figure of Herodotus based on an antique bust

Fenian Conspiracy leaders Kelly
536010 Fenian Conspiracy leaders Kelly and Deasy rescued from police van passing under railway bridge in Hyde Street on way from court in Manchester to prison

Jesus with Mary and Martha. Bible: Luke X. 42. Wood engraving c1870
535938 Jesus with Mary and Martha. Bible: Luke X. 42. Wood engraving c1870; (add.info.: Jesus with Mary and Martha. Bible: Luke X. 42. Wood engraving c1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

Examples of various hand-gun firing mechanisms, c.1880 (engraving)
535880 Examples of various hand-gun firing mechanisms, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Examples of various hand-gun firing mechanisms)

Judas betraying Christ with a kiss, 1866 (engraving)
535389 Judas betraying Christ with a kiss, 1866 (engraving); (add.info.: Judas betraying Christ with a kiss. Matthew 26.9)

John (1703-1791) and Charles (1707-1788) Wesley preaching in the open air at Bristol
535685 John (1703-1791) and Charles (1707-1788) Wesley preaching in the open air at Bristol, 1739

Dog from the Hospice of St Bernard finding a traveller in the snow, c.1840 (engraving)
535470 Dog from the Hospice of St Bernard finding a traveller in the snow, c.1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Dog from the Hospice of St Bernard finding a traveller in the snow)

Tobias with Archangel Raphael who helped him catch fish which would miraculously cure his father's eyesight
534341 Tobias with Archangel Raphael who helped him catch fish which would miraculously cure his father's eyesight

Loading up horse-drawn vans at the Wells Fargo general office
534010 Loading up horse-drawn vans at the Wells Fargo general office, New York. From Harper's New Monthly Magazine New York 1875

Deliveries and collections taking place at Wells Fargo depot
534008 Deliveries and collections taking place at Wells Fargo depot, New York. From Harper's New Monthly Magazine New York 1875

Delivering coal. The wagon has broad wheels to make its passage over bad roads smooth
533918 Delivering coal. The wagon has broad wheels to make its passage over bad roads smooth. Illustration from children's book, London 1860. Wood engraving; (add.info.: Delivering coal)

London Street Arab, shoeless and in rags
533905 London Street Arab, shoeless and in rags, looking longingly at the sweets in a confectioner's window. From Le Voleur Paris 1883

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Prussian Hussar charging with sword drawn. Wood engraving
530571 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Prussian Hussar charging with sword drawn. Wood engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Battle of St Quentin
530569 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Battle of St Quentin, January 1871. Hand-to-hand fighting between French (right) and Prussian (left) troops. Wood engraving c1880.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. A Landwehr regiment of the Prussian army on the march led by drummer
530567 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. A Landwehr regiment of the Prussian army on the march led by drummer. Wood engraving, September 1870.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Woodcut depicting the loading of stave timber
1578308 Woodcut depicting the loading of stave timber; (add.info.: Woodcut depicting the loading of stave timber. Dated 15th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Riot by railway workers at Martinsbury on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
530419 Riot by railway workers at Martinsbury on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Workers went on strike when the Company cut their wages

Man is but a worm. Cartoon from Punch, London, 6 December 1881 (engraving)
530397 Man is but a worm

John Howard (1726-1790) English prison reformer
530188 John Howard (1726-1790) English prison reformer, entering Savoy military prison, London, after mutiny. Restored peace and persuaded prisoners to return to cells

Saxon idol of the gold Crodon. Wood engraving, 1834
537281 Saxon idol of the gold Crodon. Wood engraving, 1834; (add.info.: Saxon idol of the gold Crodon. Wood engraving, 1834); Universal History Archive/UIG

Exterior view of the National Bank, Glasgow, Scotland. Wood engraving c1850
536641 Exterior view of the National Bank, Glasgow, Scotland. Wood engraving c1850.; (add.info.: Exterior view of the National Bank, Glasgow, Scotland)

Excavating and lining the pit for casting the great gun for launching the space craft Columbiad
538399 Excavating and lining the pit for casting the great gun for launching the space craft Columbiad

Tidal wave caused by the launch of the space capsule Columbiad, 1865 (engraving)
538396 Tidal wave caused by the launch of the space capsule Columbiad, 1865 (engraving); (add.info.: Tidal wave caused by the launch of the space capsule Columbiad)

In the space capsule: calculations making the narrator's head spin
538385 In the space capsule: calculations making the narrator's head spin. From Jules Verne Autour de la Lune, Paris, 1865

Richard I, Coeur de Lion, (1157-1199) landing at Jaffa (Joppa)
538358 Richard I, Coeur de Lion, (1157-1199) landing at Jaffa (Joppa), September 1191

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Battle of Sedan, l September 1870. Wood engraving
538313 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Battle of Sedan, l September 1870. Wood engraving; (add.info.: Stampede of French troops in retreat from the Prussian onslaught)

Wilhelm I (1797-1888) King of Prussia from 1861 being proclaimed Emperor of Germany
538304 Wilhelm I (1797-1888) King of Prussia from 1861 being proclaimed Emperor of Germany, 1871. From The Graphic. (London, 1871)

Small portable wood drill which could be clamped to bench or table
866102 Small portable wood drill which could be clamped to bench or table. Engraving, London, 1888.; (add.info.: english engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Examples of Turning, etc, of the last half of the 17th Century (litho)
8622101 Examples of Turning, etc, of the last half of the 17th Century (litho) by Strange, Thomas Arthur (1857-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Examples of Turning, etc)

Chippendale Candle-Stands, Middle 18th Century (litho)
8622056 Chippendale Candle-Stands, Middle 18th Century (litho) by Strange, Thomas Arthur (1857-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chippendale Candle-Stands, Middle 18th Century)

Chippendale State Beds, Middle 18th Century (litho)
8622050 Chippendale State Beds, Middle 18th Century (litho) by Strange, Thomas Arthur (1857-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chippendale State Beds, Middle 18th Century)

State Bedstead (litho)
8622035 State Bedstead (litho) by Strange, Thomas Arthur (1857-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: State Bedstead)

Staff, 1800s-1900s (wood)
XOS5884372 Staff, 1800s-1900s (wood) by African School; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: The Baboon Master (African) South Africa or Mozambique, probably Tsonga

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"Timber: A Timeless Resource and Symbol of Strength" From the majestic Oak Tree, scientifically known as Quercus, to the intricate Victorian Botanical Illustrations capturing its beauty, it has played a significant role in England's history. In Chesterfield, ancient forests provided the raw materials for construction and shipbuilding, including the legendary Sutton Hoo ship burial. Traveling southwest to Cornwall's Levant Mine on July 11th, 1894, timber supported miners' endeavors deep underground. Meanwhile, rowing boats gracefully glided across Ambleside's waters (N060978), their wooden frames echoing centuries-old craftsmanship. Dungeness Beach witnessed fishing boats made from sturdy timber (J070051) braving treacherous waves in pursuit of abundant catches. In Lambeth's Timber Yard of 1916 (BL23561_029), workers skillfully handled logs amidst wartime challenges during World War II's Blitz. Londoners sought solace amid chaos on Balham High Road during WWII; yet even then, advertisements showcased Libertys' new shops - a testament to London's resilience and enduring love for quality timber products. Across borders in Swansea, South Wales stood Landore Viaduct under construction - an engineering marvel relying heavily on robust timbers. Meanwhile, a house carpenter meticulously planed a board on his bench – showcasing timeless woodworking skills passed down through generations. Finally crossing continents to Nevada's Cal-Neva Lodge entrance in the USA revealed grandeur crafted from fine timber - symbolizing elegance and warmth that transcends geographical boundaries. Throughout history and across cultures, timber remains an invaluable resource embodying strength and versatility. From supporting structures like ships and mines to providing livelihoods for craftsmen worldwide – this caption celebrates the enduring legacy as both practical necessity and artistic inspiration.