Machine factory 1800s hi-res stock photography and images

The Howe machine co's factory, Bridgeport, Co. Stock Photo

RMRWTMK4–The Howe machine co's factory, Bridgeport, Co.

Mill worker tending mule-spinners an industrial textile machine 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMADW7X0–Mill worker tending mule-spinners an industrial textile machine 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut

An old engraving showing dash wheels used in the washing of fabric and clothing in a factory or mill the early 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. These large wheels were large hollow and divided into four compartments, into which bundles of cloth and water were placed. Dirt and impurities were washed out of the cloth as the rapidly revolving drums threw their load backwards and forwards. From the 1820s dash wheels were gradually replaced by the industrial washing machine. Stock Photo

RM2D95H18–An old engraving showing dash wheels used in the washing of fabric and clothing in a factory or mill the early 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. These large wheels were large hollow and divided into four compartments, into which bundles of cloth and water were placed. Dirt and impurities were washed out of the cloth as the rapidly revolving drums threw their load backwards and forwards. From the 1820s dash wheels were gradually replaced by the industrial washing machine.

Workers at their machines in a knitting mill, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMBJFTEF–Workers at their machines in a knitting mill, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut

An old engraving of The W G Wilson Company sewing machine factory, Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The company was originally based in Cleveland but moved their operations to Chicago in 1875. Machines could be delivered, free of charge, at any railroad depot in the USA. At the Centennial Exposition of 1876 Wilson received the Grand Prize Medal and Diploma. Stock Photo

RM2D6G4CA–An old engraving of The W G Wilson Company sewing machine factory, Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The company was originally based in Cleveland but moved their operations to Chicago in 1875. Machines could be delivered, free of charge, at any railroad depot in the USA. At the Centennial Exposition of 1876 Wilson received the Grand Prize Medal and Diploma.

African American workers operating a cane crushing machine in a sugar house at Bayou Teche Louisiana 1900. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration Stock Photo

RMA0A8NR–African American workers operating a cane crushing machine in a sugar house at Bayou Teche Louisiana 1900. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration

An old engraving of a woman working at a yarn spooler machine in a textile mill the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. This powered machine is designed to speedily wrap the fibre onto spools, bobbins or shuttles. Cotton, linen or wool yarn is held on rollers (right) and fed down through the ‘eyes’ to the spindles which are rotated from gears below them. Stock Photo

RM2DRN9PB–An old engraving of a woman working at a yarn spooler machine in a textile mill the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. This powered machine is designed to speedily wrap the fibre onto spools, bobbins or shuttles. Cotton, linen or wool yarn is held on rollers (right) and fed down through the ‘eyes’ to the spindles which are rotated from gears below them.

Engraving of the Singer Sewing Machine Company factory, Elizabethport, New Jersey, from the book 'Industrial history of the United States' by Albert Sidney Bolles, 1878. Courtesy Internet Archive. () Stock Photo

RMW4PC6A–Engraving of the Singer Sewing Machine Company factory, Elizabethport, New Jersey, from the book 'Industrial history of the United States' by Albert Sidney Bolles, 1878. Courtesy Internet Archive. ()

An old engraving of the Singer sewing machine factory, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The Singer Corporation is an American manufacturer of consumer sewing machines, first established as I M Singer & Co in 1851 by Isaac M Singer and New York lawyer Edward C Clark. It was renamed Singer Manufacturing Company in 1865, then the Singer Company in 1963. Its first large factory was built in 1863 in New Jersey but it is now based in La Vergne, Tennessee, near Nashville. Stock Photo

RM2D6G4B4–An old engraving of the Singer sewing machine factory, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The Singer Corporation is an American manufacturer of consumer sewing machines, first established as I M Singer & Co in 1851 by Isaac M Singer and New York lawyer Edward C Clark. It was renamed Singer Manufacturing Company in 1865, then the Singer Company in 1963. Its first large factory was built in 1863 in New Jersey but it is now based in La Vergne, Tennessee, near Nashville.

Antique c1890 photograph, machine room at the Crandall, Stone & Co. carriage hardware factory in Binghamton, New York. SOURCE: ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH Stock Photo

RM2AHB3C3–Antique c1890 photograph, machine room at the Crandall, Stone & Co. carriage hardware factory in Binghamton, New York. SOURCE: ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH

An old engraving of a clay mill in the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The illustration shows the clay being worked by a belt-driven system with cogs and gears. A clay mill, pugmill or pug mill is the machinery in which clay (or other materials) are mixed into a plastic state. Industrial applications include mixing for pottery, bricks and cement. Some mills were driven by horses. Stock Photo

RM2D8M6W2–An old engraving of a clay mill in the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The illustration shows the clay being worked by a belt-driven system with cogs and gears. A clay mill, pugmill or pug mill is the machinery in which clay (or other materials) are mixed into a plastic state. Industrial applications include mixing for pottery, bricks and cement. Some mills were driven by horses.

An early photograph showing a worker at a Jute factory in Dundee, Scotland putting sacking cloth through a cropping machine. Throughout the late 1800s, more than half of Dundee’s workforce worked in the textile sector, (mainly jute). Jute was cheap and hard wearing & was ideal for sacks, bags, sandbags, packing materials & even cart covers (like those used by wild west pioneers). During most of the time, a majority of females worked in the industry earning a wage men couldn't equal, Consequently men stayed at home as 'house-husbands' and were known locally as kettle bilers (kettle boilers). Stock Photo

RM2B6PBP5–An early photograph showing a worker at a Jute factory in Dundee, Scotland putting sacking cloth through a cropping machine. Throughout the late 1800s, more than half of Dundee’s workforce worked in the textile sector, (mainly jute). Jute was cheap and hard wearing & was ideal for sacks, bags, sandbags, packing materials & even cart covers (like those used by wild west pioneers). During most of the time, a majority of females worked in the industry earning a wage men couldn't equal, Consequently men stayed at home as 'house-husbands' and were known locally as kettle bilers (kettle boilers).

An old engraving of platform scales manufactured by E and T Fairbanks and Company in the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. These scales were useful to weigh loads in places like factories and warehouses. American Thaddeus Fairbanks (1796 –1886) was an American inventor. In 1824 he built an iron foundry in St Johnsbury, Vermont, USA with his brother Erastus. Fairbanks’s most famous invention, ‘The Fairbanks Scales’, a platform scale, capable of weighing of very large loads accurately. Fairbanks Scales continue to be made in St Johnsbury. Stock Photo

RM2E02HXC–An old engraving of platform scales manufactured by E and T Fairbanks and Company in the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. These scales were useful to weigh loads in places like factories and warehouses. American Thaddeus Fairbanks (1796 –1886) was an American inventor. In 1824 he built an iron foundry in St Johnsbury, Vermont, USA with his brother Erastus. Fairbanks’s most famous invention, ‘The Fairbanks Scales’, a platform scale, capable of weighing of very large loads accurately. Fairbanks Scales continue to be made in St Johnsbury.

Wheeler and Wilson Sewing Machine Manufactory, Bridgeport, Connecticut. January 1863. 19th century American Civil War illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper Stock Photo

RF2KDMEAA–Wheeler and Wilson Sewing Machine Manufactory, Bridgeport, Connecticut. January 1863. 19th century American Civil War illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper

An old engraving of a cloth drying machine in a textile mill or factory. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The machinery in operation uses heated cylinders and rollers on which cotton or linen is run through. The process dries and irons the material. Similar machines are used to dry paper. Stock Photo

RM2DAHP3Y–An old engraving of a cloth drying machine in a textile mill or factory. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The machinery in operation uses heated cylinders and rollers on which cotton or linen is run through. The process dries and irons the material. Similar machines are used to dry paper.

Dynamo Electric Machine. The Dynamo was the first electric generator capable of delivering power for industry. Stock Photo

RMG15NE4–Dynamo Electric Machine. The Dynamo was the first electric generator capable of delivering power for industry.

Drawing of the dynamoelectric machine on the adjustable base made by Weston factory Newark, from the book 'The Maxim Electric Light and Power Co.', 1882. Courtesy Internet Archive. () Stock Photo

RMT7152B–Drawing of the dynamoelectric machine on the adjustable base made by Weston factory Newark, from the book 'The Maxim Electric Light and Power Co.', 1882. Courtesy Internet Archive. ()

M Rapp rock slicing machine. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1883 Stock Photo

RM2GMG756–M Rapp rock slicing machine. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1883

RM2B83BHN–Engraving of the Singer Sewing Machine Company factory, Elizabethport, New Jersey, from the book 'Industrial history of the United States' by Albert Sidney Bolles, 1878. Courtesy Internet Archive. Note: Image has been digitally colorized using a modern process. Colors may not be period-accurate. ()

Continuous paper machine for making cigarette paper designed by Burot. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1893 Stock Photo

RM2FX596W–Continuous paper machine for making cigarette paper designed by Burot. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1893

A nineteenth (XIX) century (1800s) heat machine room with a big coal boiler, Auckland, New Zealand Stock Photo

RMBMJCR2–A nineteenth (XIX) century (1800s) heat machine room with a big coal boiler, Auckland, New Zealand

Machine to classify stones according to their size. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887 Stock Photo

RM2R5E5P1–Machine to classify stones according to their size. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887

Engraving of a jacquard machine for adding brocade, damask and matelassé to fabric Stock Photo

RM2HARJK8–Engraving of a jacquard machine for adding brocade, damask and matelassé to fabric

Wood cutting machine. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887 Stock Photo

RM2R0BG5P–Wood cutting machine. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887

Textile workers in a northern mill in the US 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMA9YXAE–Textile workers in a northern mill in the US 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut

Engraving of a young woman watching a cotton-making machine, circa 1880 Stock Photo

RM2P5M589–Engraving of a young woman watching a cotton-making machine, circa 1880

Woman worker using a mechanized Jacquard loom, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMBJARXH–Woman worker using a mechanized Jacquard loom, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut

Ancient wooden machinery used in the 1800s in castles for various operations. Stock Photo

RF2GG5BR9–Ancient wooden machinery used in the 1800s in castles for various operations.

A photograph of a mature Puerto Rican woman using a sewing machine in the Everglades Needlework Factory, she is using the machine to work a piece of floral patterned fabric, she wears a striped blouse and glasses, another work bench in the factory can be seen behind her, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1864. From the New York Public Library. Stock Photo

RMKK9A0C–A photograph of a mature Puerto Rican woman using a sewing machine in the Everglades Needlework Factory, she is using the machine to work a piece of floral patterned fabric, she wears a striped blouse and glasses, another work bench in the factory can be seen behind her, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1864. From the New York Public Library.

Vulcan Iron Works in Carondelet, Missouri in the mid 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut Stock Photo

RMA9GHH6–Vulcan Iron Works in Carondelet, Missouri in the mid 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut

BRICK AND TILE-MAKING INDUSTRY - Automation - An early C1800s magazine illustration of a newly invented tile making machine Stock Photo

RM2HT0T1N–BRICK AND TILE-MAKING INDUSTRY - Automation - An early C1800s magazine illustration of a newly invented tile making machine

Whitworth's radial drilling machine exhibited at The International Exhibition South Kensington London, England. Victorian engraving dated 5th July 1862 Stock Photo

RMCN6Y5H–Whitworth's radial drilling machine exhibited at The International Exhibition South Kensington London, England. Victorian engraving dated 5th July 1862

Vacuuming at the turn of the century 1800-1900. Before electricity became common in homes, the early vacuum cleaners were primitive dust machines. Here a recreated historical scene in a home where two women maneuver a hand driven vacuum cleaner. The younger woman creates vacuum and suction with a lever. The elderly woman uses it to clean the sofa. 1901 was the year of the first patent for an electrical vacuum cleaner. In Sweden Axel Wenner-Gren developed the invention and 1913 Lux factory began production of the first swedish electric one called Model 1, a machine of 14 kg. Stock Photo

RMWAMX7N–Vacuuming at the turn of the century 1800-1900. Before electricity became common in homes, the early vacuum cleaners were primitive dust machines. Here a recreated historical scene in a home where two women maneuver a hand driven vacuum cleaner. The younger woman creates vacuum and suction with a lever. The elderly woman uses it to clean the sofa. 1901 was the year of the first patent for an electrical vacuum cleaner. In Sweden Axel Wenner-Gren developed the invention and 1913 Lux factory began production of the first swedish electric one called Model 1, a machine of 14 kg.

An old engraving of drawing out flax in a textile mill or factory. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The machinery in operation separates, cleans, and draws out the fibres, using toothed cylinders (breaking or heckling cylinders). The use of the cylinders and rollers can be performed repeatedly at the same machine (sometimes called ‘doubling’) until the fibres become uniform in thickness. Stock Photo

RM2DA9YJM–An old engraving of drawing out flax in a textile mill or factory. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. The machinery in operation separates, cleans, and draws out the fibres, using toothed cylinders (breaking or heckling cylinders). The use of the cylinders and rollers can be performed repeatedly at the same machine (sometimes called ‘doubling’) until the fibres become uniform in thickness.

Engraving of 'the modern mule' a mechanised loom of the Industrial revolution Stock Photo

RM2HARJHH–Engraving of 'the modern mule' a mechanised loom of the Industrial revolution

An old engraving of the Great Steam Hammer at the Woolwich Gun Factory, London, England, UK c. 1875. It is from a Victorian book of the 1890s on discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. The 35-ton hammer, built by Nasmyth and Co, was used to forge guns for the British Navy. A steam hammer, also called a drop hammer, is an industrial power hammer driven by steam that is used for tasks such as shaping forgings and driving piles. Stock Photo

RM2G71H13–An old engraving of the Great Steam Hammer at the Woolwich Gun Factory, London, England, UK c. 1875. It is from a Victorian book of the 1890s on discoveries and inventions during the 1800s. The 35-ton hammer, built by Nasmyth and Co, was used to forge guns for the British Navy. A steam hammer, also called a drop hammer, is an industrial power hammer driven by steam that is used for tasks such as shaping forgings and driving piles.

An industrial machine, circa 1865. Stock Photo

RM2H96G5D–An industrial machine, circa 1865.

An old engraving of a yarn dresser and reel machine used in the textile mills of the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. This machine was used for sizing and polishing yarn. Using size (a starch for cotton) reduces the chances of threads fraying and breaking due to the friction of the weaving process. Belt-driven rollers deliver the yarn through a series of devices that ‘whip’ or brush it, removing unwanted strands and give it a polish. It then passes over steam pipes, then wound onto reels or bobbins (right), ready for weaving. Stock Photo

RM2RB452X–An old engraving of a yarn dresser and reel machine used in the textile mills of the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. This machine was used for sizing and polishing yarn. Using size (a starch for cotton) reduces the chances of threads fraying and breaking due to the friction of the weaving process. Belt-driven rollers deliver the yarn through a series of devices that ‘whip’ or brush it, removing unwanted strands and give it a polish. It then passes over steam pipes, then wound onto reels or bobbins (right), ready for weaving.

R. Hoe & Co.s sextuple stereotype perfecting printing press with folders, vintage illustration from 1894 Stock Photo

RM2E1D5M5–R. Hoe & Co.s sextuple stereotype perfecting printing press with folders, vintage illustration from 1894

HERCULES MINING-MACHINE WITH TESLA MOTOR from the Article THE WONDERFUL EXPANSION IN THE USE OF ELECTRIC POWER. By Louis Bell from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co Stock Photo

RF2T6H0J7–HERCULES MINING-MACHINE WITH TESLA MOTOR from the Article THE WONDERFUL EXPANSION IN THE USE OF ELECTRIC POWER. By Louis Bell from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co

Steam stretch and calender dry machine for textile industry. Calender is a series of hard pressure rollers used to form or smooth a sheet of material such as fabric, also used for paper. Stock Photo

RFF4X965–Steam stretch and calender dry machine for textile industry. Calender is a series of hard pressure rollers used to form or smooth a sheet of material such as fabric, also used for paper.

colored woolen threads on an old loom, Traditional Yarn in Canada. Close up Stock Photo

RF2AA0X26–colored woolen threads on an old loom, Traditional Yarn in Canada. Close up

Wood barrel assembly machine. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887 Stock Photo

RM2R0BG5T–Wood barrel assembly machine. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887

Italy, Lombardy, Old Carding Wool Stock Photo

RM2X962BA–Italy, Lombardy, Old Carding Wool

Weighing cotton for export for the English market ; Bombay ; Mumbai ; Maharashtra ; India ; Asia ; old vintage 1800s engraving Stock Photo

RMET050C–Weighing cotton for export for the English market ; Bombay ; Mumbai ; Maharashtra ; India ; Asia ; old vintage 1800s engraving

Illustration of a lathe. From 'Economy in Machine Shop Management' by James Brady from The Engineering Magazine, Volume VIII, 1895. Stock Photo

RF2TD30YK–Illustration of a lathe. From 'Economy in Machine Shop Management' by James Brady from The Engineering Magazine, Volume VIII, 1895.

An illustration of the Brayton Hydrocarbon Engine, created by the American mechanical engineer George Brayton (1830 - 1892). Stock Photo

RMG15NE5–An illustration of the Brayton Hydrocarbon Engine, created by the American mechanical engineer George Brayton (1830 - 1892).

Victorian steam engine pump and engineer mechanic workman 1898 Stock Photo

RMFF0BP1–Victorian steam engine pump and engineer mechanic workman 1898

Power looms inside the Boott Cotton Mills at Lowell National Historical Park Massachusetts. Photograph Stock Photo

RMA64NWD–Power looms inside the Boott Cotton Mills at Lowell National Historical Park Massachusetts. Photograph

This is an unknown Anthracite coal breaker in Nanticoke Pennsylvania. Late 1800s. Nanticoke is a town in the anthracite coal regions of North Eastern Pennsylvania, USA. Stock Photo

RM2E49824–This is an unknown Anthracite coal breaker in Nanticoke Pennsylvania. Late 1800s. Nanticoke is a town in the anthracite coal regions of North Eastern Pennsylvania, USA.

The Old Furniture Factory, Art Music and Community Center, 6 West Loudoun Street, Round Hill, Virginia Stock Photo

RMGGWP21–The Old Furniture Factory, Art Music and Community Center, 6 West Loudoun Street, Round Hill, Virginia

South Carolina Cotton Museum in Bishopville SC USA Stock Photo

RMAET577–South Carolina Cotton Museum in Bishopville SC USA

Spindles with yarn ready for use in Lowell weaving millls Stock Photo

RMAH0WDY–Spindles with yarn ready for use in Lowell weaving millls

Engraving of a circular loom; used for putting an embroidered edge on fabric Stock Photo

RM2HARJKA–Engraving of a circular loom; used for putting an embroidered edge on fabric

Engraving of a loom from 1890 Stock Photo

RM2HARJK6–Engraving of a loom from 1890

An old engraving of a warp beaming machine (warper) used in the textile mills of the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. This device prepares the warp through ‘warping’. This process consists in placing reels – cotton or silk threads – in a creel (centre). This holds the cross-wound, rotating bobbins. The threads are pulled through guides and then inserted into the comb of the winding machine and attached to the warp beam. The rotating warp beam unwinds thread from the bobbins onto the warp beam, collected and wound up side by side. Stock Photo

RM2RB450R–An old engraving of a warp beaming machine (warper) used in the textile mills of the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. This device prepares the warp through ‘warping’. This process consists in placing reels – cotton or silk threads – in a creel (centre). This holds the cross-wound, rotating bobbins. The threads are pulled through guides and then inserted into the comb of the winding machine and attached to the warp beam. The rotating warp beam unwinds thread from the bobbins onto the warp beam, collected and wound up side by side.

Engraving of women repairing lace curtains, circa 1880 Stock Photo

RM2P5M5C0–Engraving of women repairing lace curtains, circa 1880

Frick Corliss steam engine, vintage illustration from 1894 Stock Photo

RM2E1D5M8–Frick Corliss steam engine, vintage illustration from 1894

BALTIMORE AND OHIO ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE. from the Article THE WONDERFUL EXPANSION IN THE USE OF ELECTRIC POWER. By Louis Bell from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co Stock Photo

RF2T6H0M5–BALTIMORE AND OHIO ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE. from the Article THE WONDERFUL EXPANSION IN THE USE OF ELECTRIC POWER. By Louis Bell from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co

Thomas Edison Multipolar Dynamo, vintage illustration from 1894 Stock Photo

RM2E1TK9D–Thomas Edison Multipolar Dynamo, vintage illustration from 1894

Machine for turning and beveling the bottoms of barrels. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887 Stock Photo

RM2R0BG60–Machine for turning and beveling the bottoms of barrels. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887

RM2X962BY–Italy, Lombardy, Old Carding Wool

Spools of colored thread that were used in a woolen mill 1800's and early 1900's. colored woolen threads on an old loom, Traditional Yarn in Canada. Stock Photo

RF2AA0X3D–Spools of colored thread that were used in a woolen mill 1800's and early 1900's. colored woolen threads on an old loom, Traditional Yarn in Canada.

RF2TD30YT–Illustration of a lathe. From 'Economy in Machine Shop Management' by James Brady from The Engineering Magazine, Volume VIII, 1895.

Bigelow Stationary Engine, as seen at the Centennial Exposition of 1876. Stock Photo

RMG15NE3–Bigelow Stationary Engine, as seen at the Centennial Exposition of 1876.

RMFF0BNN–Victorian steam engine pump and engineer mechanic workman 1898

Bobbins with machine-spun thread on a loom, Boott Cotton Mills, Lowell, Massachusetts. Photograph Stock Photo

RMB57ATY–Bobbins with machine-spun thread on a loom, Boott Cotton Mills, Lowell, Massachusetts. Photograph

RMGGWP1G–The Old Furniture Factory, Art Music and Community Center, 6 West Loudoun Street, Round Hill, Virginia

RMAET54A–South Carolina Cotton Museum in Bishopville SC USA

An old engraving of a warping mill (left), a winding machine (centre) and a power loom (right) used in producing cotton in the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. A loom is a device used to weave cloth. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. Englishman Edmund Cartwright built and patented a power loom in 1785, and it was this that was adopted by cotton industry. Water and/or steam provided the power needed to run the looms, usually by belt drives to the individual looms. Stock Photo

RM2RDY8DB–An old engraving of a warping mill (left), a winding machine (centre) and a power loom (right) used in producing cotton in the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. A loom is a device used to weave cloth. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. Englishman Edmund Cartwright built and patented a power loom in 1785, and it was this that was adopted by cotton industry. Water and/or steam provided the power needed to run the looms, usually by belt drives to the individual looms.

Engraving of men working in the grinding room , circa 1880 Stock Photo

RM2PJ7FAH–Engraving of men working in the grinding room , circa 1880

Engraving of a plain power loom from 1840 Stock Photo

RM2HARJK4–Engraving of a plain power loom from 1840

Pomona Type Transformer from the Article THE WONDERFUL EXPANSION IN THE USE OF ELECTRIC POWER. By Louis Bell from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co Stock Photo

RF2T6H0JG–Pomona Type Transformer from the Article THE WONDERFUL EXPANSION IN THE USE OF ELECTRIC POWER. By Louis Bell from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co

Punching, beveling and chamfering machine for Montreal model barrels. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887 Stock Photo

RM2R0BG5X–Punching, beveling and chamfering machine for Montreal model barrels. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887

Engraving of the largest pin factory in the world, probably in Birmingham, England, circa 1880 Stock Photo

RM2G5E59W–Engraving of the largest pin factory in the world, probably in Birmingham, England, circa 1880

Rotary ozonator at the Compagnie de l'Ozone factory in Paris. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1899 Stock Photo

RM2J09K9C–Rotary ozonator at the Compagnie de l'Ozone factory in Paris. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1899

RM2X962BT–Italy, Lombardy, Old Carding Wool

The most powerful electric dynamo machine in the world (400 electric horsepower, built by Mr. Brush. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1886 Stock Photo

RM2XCG0Y4–The most powerful electric dynamo machine in the world (400 electric horsepower, built by Mr. Brush. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1886

RF2AA0X9A–Spools of colored thread that were used in a woolen mill 1800's and early 1900's. colored woolen threads on an old loom, Traditional Yarn in Canada.

Crate nailing machines in the construction workshops of the Noisiel plant. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887 Stock Photo

RM2R5E5DD–Crate nailing machines in the construction workshops of the Noisiel plant. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887

Jacquard Loom for Weaving Textiles Stock Photo

RMHRP5AC–Jacquard Loom for Weaving Textiles

RM2R0BFA3–Crate nailing machines in the construction workshops of the Noisiel plant. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887

A Krupp Hammer, used for weapons manufacturing Stock Photo

RM2PJKJM6–A Krupp Hammer, used for weapons manufacturing

RM2R5E5DB–Crate nailing machines in the construction workshops of the Noisiel plant. Old 19th century engraving from La Nature 1887

Engraving of a low-warp loom used by Aubusson and Beauvais Tapestry Manufacturers Stock Photo

RM2HARJD9–Engraving of a low-warp loom used by Aubusson and Beauvais Tapestry Manufacturers

Distillation of Coal Gas. New Stedman-Stanley furnace for coal distillation. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1886 Stock Photo

RM2XG6FNT–Distillation of Coal Gas. New Stedman-Stanley furnace for coal distillation. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1886

Stained Glass Window, The Old Furniture Factory, Art Music and Community Center, 6 West Loudoun Street, Round Hill, VA Stock Photo

RMGGWP24–Stained Glass Window, The Old Furniture Factory, Art Music and Community Center, 6 West Loudoun Street, Round Hill, VA

An old engraving of a shearing machine used in the textile mills of the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. Shearing where the fabric is enhanced by cutting the loops or raised surface pile to a uniform height. This machine usually has a rotating spiral cylinder blade similar to a lawn mower – the raw cloth is fed into the belt-driven shearer (right). Shearing was most commonly used to make woollen, worsted, moleskin and velvet fabrics. Often called gigging, napping or cropping, a smooth feel was produced by a gradual lowering of the nap (‘dry shearing’). Stock Photo

RM2RB44W7–An old engraving of a shearing machine used in the textile mills of the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. Shearing where the fabric is enhanced by cutting the loops or raised surface pile to a uniform height. This machine usually has a rotating spiral cylinder blade similar to a lawn mower – the raw cloth is fed into the belt-driven shearer (right). Shearing was most commonly used to make woollen, worsted, moleskin and velvet fabrics. Often called gigging, napping or cropping, a smooth feel was produced by a gradual lowering of the nap (‘dry shearing’).

The great universal lathe of Mulhouse Mechanism of control of the doll and the bench. Old illustration by Louis Poyet (1846-1913) from La Nature 1887 Stock Photo

RM2TA42H0–The great universal lathe of Mulhouse Mechanism of control of the doll and the bench. Old illustration by Louis Poyet (1846-1913) from La Nature 1887

An old engraving of a giant, hand-powered, wooden foundry crane in the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. A crane is a type of machine, generally used a hoist rope, wire ropes or chains, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and also to move them horizontally. The earliest cranes were made from wood, but cast iron, iron and steel took over – as did mechanical power, first provided by steam engines. Sizes of these jib (or post and jib) cranes vary enormously – here this large machine is used to move big sheets of iron or steel. Stock Photo

RM2D9B7DA–An old engraving of a giant, hand-powered, wooden foundry crane in the 1800s. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. A crane is a type of machine, generally used a hoist rope, wire ropes or chains, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and also to move them horizontally. The earliest cranes were made from wood, but cast iron, iron and steel took over – as did mechanical power, first provided by steam engines. Sizes of these jib (or post and jib) cranes vary enormously – here this large machine is used to move big sheets of iron or steel.

An old engraving of a woman a working at a paper folding machine used in the printing industry. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. This ‘knife folder’ is a machine would be used for ‘octavo’ work (16 pages from the single sheet printed on both sides). With the paper sheet held in place on the table by two registration pins, the ‘folder’ (the dull blade in front of the operator) pushes down on the paper until it engages with two rollers which create the fold. It is then collected below the machine. Until the mid-1800s, book and newspaper folding was done by hand. Stock Photo

RM2DAEB3M–An old engraving of a woman a working at a paper folding machine used in the printing industry. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. This ‘knife folder’ is a machine would be used for ‘octavo’ work (16 pages from the single sheet printed on both sides). With the paper sheet held in place on the table by two registration pins, the ‘folder’ (the dull blade in front of the operator) pushes down on the paper until it engages with two rollers which create the fold. It is then collected below the machine. Until the mid-1800s, book and newspaper folding was done by hand.

ONE OF THE FIRST COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC MOTORS from the Article THE WONDERFUL EXPANSION IN THE USE OF ELECTRIC POWER. By Louis Bell from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co Stock Photo

RF2T6H0J0–ONE OF THE FIRST COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC MOTORS from the Article THE WONDERFUL EXPANSION IN THE USE OF ELECTRIC POWER. By Louis Bell from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co

An old engraving of a cotton loom (left) and a linen loom (right). It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. A loom is a device used to weave cloth. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. Englishman Edmund Cartwright built and patented a power loom in 1785, and it was this that was adopted by cotton industry. Water and/or steam provided the power needed to run the looms, usually by belt drives to the individual looms. The loom shape and its mechanics varied enormously. Stock Photo

RM2DCAPF1–An old engraving of a cotton loom (left) and a linen loom (right). It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. A loom is a device used to weave cloth. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. Englishman Edmund Cartwright built and patented a power loom in 1785, and it was this that was adopted by cotton industry. Water and/or steam provided the power needed to run the looms, usually by belt drives to the individual looms. The loom shape and its mechanics varied enormously.

RM2X962BK–Italy, Lombardy, Old Carding Wool

RF2AA0X77–Spools of colored thread that were used in a woolen mill 1800's and early 1900's. colored woolen threads on an old loom, Traditional Yarn in Canada.

RMGGWP25–Stained Glass Window, The Old Furniture Factory, Art Music and Community Center, 6 West Loudoun Street, Round Hill, VA

RM2TA42GW–The great universal lathe of Mulhouse Mechanism of control of the doll and the bench. Old illustration by Louis Poyet (1846-1913) from La Nature 1887

Installation of circular plansifters for screening. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1897 Stock Photo

RM2H6DBXP–Installation of circular plansifters for screening. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1897

THE MIESBACH POWER STATION from the Article THE WONDERFUL EXPANSION IN THE USE OF ELECTRIC POWER. By Louis Bell from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co Stock Photo

RF2T6H0J4–THE MIESBACH POWER STATION from the Article THE WONDERFUL EXPANSION IN THE USE OF ELECTRIC POWER. By Louis Bell from The Engineering Magazine DEVOTED TO INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS Volume XII October 1896 to March 1897 The Engineering Magazine Co

An old engraving of two views of the workings of a power loom. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. A loom is a device used to weave cloth. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. Englishman Edmund Cartwright built and patented a power loom in 1785, and it was this that was adopted by cotton industry. Water and/or steam provided the power needed to run the looms, usually by belt drives to the individual looms. The loom shape and its mechanics varied enormously Stock Photo

RM2DCKTWY–An old engraving of two views of the workings of a power loom. It is from a Victorian mechanical engineering book of the 1880s. A loom is a device used to weave cloth. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. Englishman Edmund Cartwright built and patented a power loom in 1785, and it was this that was adopted by cotton industry. Water and/or steam provided the power needed to run the looms, usually by belt drives to the individual looms. The loom shape and its mechanics varied enormously

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