19th Century Machinery

Detailed illustrations of vintage industrial machinery, showcasing the evolution of production techniques in textiles, rope-making, and coin minting.

Machines for the production of linen, textile industry 19th century, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Machines for manufacturing the rope yarn by Mr Lawson, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.

Ziegelmaschine, eine Maschine zur Herstellung von Dachziegeln von Louis Jäger, Köln-Ehrenfeld, Deutschland, Industrieprodukt aus dem Jahr 1880, Histor...

Machines for the production of linen, textile industry 19th century, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Machine for the production of coins in the 19th century: Zain pre-rolling mill, coin making machine, pre-finisher, pre-roller, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century pattern

Dampfmaschinen des 19. Jahrhunderts, Hahnsteuerung, System Corliss, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Machine making elastic thread. From Louis Figuier Les Merveilles de l'Industrie, Paris, nd c.1870.

Steindruckschnellpresse von Schmiers, Werner & Stein, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Textiles: an automatic spinning machine for cotton. Engraving by J. Scott after W. Ross.

Jacquard crankbucks chair (1880; Louis Schönherr). Pressure according to drawing. Off: The Saxon loom factory (Louis Schönherr). Chemnitz once and now. Chemnitz 1927

Machine for drilling and connecting wooden planks with dowel joints, produced by John Mc Dowall & Sons, United Kingdom, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1901.

Collotype press, by Schmiers, Werner & Stein, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century.

An engraving depicting the Marioni's rotary press, installed for illustrated work. This machine could turn out 7,000 copies per hour with hard packing of dry paper. Dated 19th century

Rear view of the machinery used for making the lottery draw for the Credit Foncier de France.

Maschinen zur Herstellung von Leinen, Textilindustrie 19. Jahrhundert, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Leather making machines 1890: Machine for the production of ski leather, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century model, original date not known

Illustration showing Weaving shed fitted with power looms driven, via shafts and belting, by steam or water. 1857

Überarbeitete und verbesserte Version des Papierschneiders von K. Krause, Industrieprodukt aus dem Jahr 1880, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reprodu...

Dampfmaschinen des 19. Jahrhunderts, Compound Dampfmaschine von Th. Swiderski, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jah...

Engraving depicting the ploughing and traction engine by J. & F. Howard of Bedford. Dated 19th Century

Steam Engines of the 19th century, Vertical Triple Expansion Engine, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century model

Maschine zur Papierherstellung im 19. Jahrhundert: Holländer mit Waschtrommel, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jah...

Match inserting machine from the Roller machine factory in Berlin, Germany / Zündholz Einlegemaschine aus der Maschinenfabrik Roller in Berlin, Deutschland, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Machine for the production of ropes, produced by Glover & Co, Salford, United Kingdom, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1887.

Double speed press for commercial printing with oscillating impression cylinder, Maschinenfabrik Johannisberg, 1890, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Gold mining 1890, pan grinder for crushing gold-bearing quartz, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century painting, original date unknown

Engraving depicting steam powered pumping engine created by Erasmus Darwin Leavitt, Jr. Erasmus Darwin Leavitt, Jr. (1836-1916) a noted American mechanical engineer. Dated 19th century

David Hughes's printing telegraph of 1855. This was powered by clockwork, with a driving weight of about 50kg. David Hughes was a British-American inventor, practical experimenter, and professor of music known for his work on the printing telegraph.

Printing technology, two-tour press for book printing, illustration printing and autotype printing, by König und Bauer, Oberzell Monastery near Würzburg, Germany / Drucktechnik, Zweitourenmaschine für Werkdruck, Illustrationsdruck und Autotypiendruck, von König und Bauer, Kloster Oberzell bei Würzburg, Deutschland, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Dampfmaschinen des 19. Jahrhunderts, Corliss Dampfmaschine, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Sugar production, diffusion battery after patent Riedel, for the production of sugar juice, around 1880, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reprodu...

Konstruktion einer Maschine, die Holz in Biegungen und schräge Flächen schneidet, durch W. Clark, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorl...

Textile industry, spinning mill, 19th century, water spinning machine for worsted yarn, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern

Calender, produced by Vereinigte Werkstaetten Zum Bruderhaus, Reutlingen, Germany, paper industry, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1890.

Steam engine, Sulzer engine, historical, digitally improved reproduction of a model from the 19th century.

Drucktechnik, Zweitourenmaschine für Werkdruck, Illustrationsdruck und Autotypiendruck, von König und Bauer, Kloster Oberzell bei Würzburg, Deutschlan...

Gold mining 1890, amalgam bowl or gold mill, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern

Elihu Whitney's (1765-1825) saw-gin for cleaning cotton. Wood engraving 1865

Construction of a machine that cuts wood into bends and sloping surfaces, by W. Clark, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern, exact original date unknown

Ausrüstung für die Fleischverarbeitung 1894: Fleischzerkleinerer, Fleischschneidemaschine mit Kuttermessern, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer O...

Illustration depicting a flat-bed printing machine without extraneous cogs and levers. Dated 19th century

Engraving depicting a single cylinder perfecting machine. Dated 19th century

A Day at a scotch carpet-factory in Glasgow: Brussels carpet-loom. Engraving from a british magazine printed in 1843

WELL ENGINE. BY TYLOR AND SON. This is a well-engine pump, fixed in an iron frame, intended to raise water to a great height. 1851

Northern Netherlands, How the fire engine and pump should be stored in the fire engine house after use, ca. 1750, A representation of how the fire engine and pump should be stored in the fire engine house after use, ca. 1750 Belongs to the supplementary pictures of the Fire Engine Book by Jan van der Heyden., print, prent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 112 mm, width 148 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1700 - 1799, 18th century, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Textile industry, damask loom of the Saxon loom factory in Chemnitz, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Europe

Molding machine Popelin-Ducarre, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.

Oil production machinery, produced by Bale & Edwards, Milan-Naples, Italy: 1 overall view; 2-3 Hornsby-Akroyd oil engines; 4-5 hydraulic presses for crushing olives, illustration from L'Industria, Magazine technical and economic illustrated, Milan, 1894.

Müllerei, Landwirtschaft, Transportabler Mahlgang mit drei paar Steinen zum Verarbeiten des Getreide, von Hoerde & Co, um 1870, digital verbesserte Reproduktion einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Historisch, genaues Datum unbekannt

Engraving depicting a cylinder printing press, powered by a steam engine via a belt drive. Dated 19th century

Wood industry, band saw by E. Kirchner & Co., Leipzig-Sellerhausen, Germany, saw for cutting boards in a certain width, industrial product from the year 1880 / Holzindustrie, Bandsäge von E. Kirchner & Co., Leipzig-Sellerhausen, Säge zum Schneiden von Brettern in einer bestimmten Breite, Industrieprodukt aus dem Jahr 1880, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht bekannt, Kolorierung, koloriert, handkoloriert, Hand-colouring, hand coloured, colored.

Textile machine. Engraving. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Instituto Geolgico y Minero de Espa-a.

Finishing machine, gas singeing machine, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888

Maschinen zur Herstellung von Leinen, Textilindustrie 19. Jahrhundert, Flachsstreckmaschine, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage a...

Maschinen zur Herstellung von Leinen, Textilindustrie 19. Jahrhundert, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Engraving depicting the condenser of James Watt's steam engine. James Watt (1736-1819) a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist. Dated 19th century

Noordelijke Nederlanden, How the fire hose and pump should be stored in the fire engine house after use, ca. 1695, Northern Netherlands, A representation of how the fire hose and pump should be stored in the fire engine house after use, with the legend AQ. Used in the instruction on the correct use and storage of the fire hoses, ca. 1695. Belongs to the supplementary plates of the Brandspuitenboek by Jan van der Heyden., print, prent, prints, prenten, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 139 mm, width 205 mm, print maker, prentmaker, 1690 - 1699, fourth quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etsen

Machine used to obtain tannin extracts from wood, produced by Burbergh, Mettmann, Germany, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1905.

Compound slide machine for direct coupling with dynamos, Maschinenfabrik Linden, Hannover, Germany / Compound Schiebermaschine zur direkten Kupplung mit Dynamomaschinen, Maschinenfabrik von Linden, Hannover, Deutschland, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Fay and Egan band saw with automatic feed. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1899

A machine for the production of rubber hoses and mats, industrial product from the year 1880, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known

Bookbinding machines 1890: Satin-finishing roller mill, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern, original date not known

Illustration showing Cuba sugar; mill by George L. Squier & Bros, Buffalo, New York. Driven by steam engine in background

Konstruktionszeichnungen der Dampftraktionsmaschine von Simon Stevens, Senkrecht- und Seitenansicht der Zugmaschine für Omnibusse und andere Wagen für...

Manufacture of sugar tablets. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1890

A nine-bladed reciprocating mechanical saw, lateral and end elevations. Engraving by Hare.

Steam locomotive manufacturing processes in the works of the Great Western Railway (GWR), Swindon Date: 1854

Illustration depicting a common type of printing press. Dated 19th century

Telegraphs, Hughes type printing apparatus type printing telegraph, by David Edward Hughes in 1855 developed the telegraph in the 19th century / Telegraphenwesen, Hughes Typendruckapparat, Typendrucktelegraf, von David Edward Hughes 1855 entwickelter Telegraf aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Engraving depicting a weaving shed fitted with power looms driven, via shafts, by steam engines. Dated 19th century

Illustration showing men in a treadmill, working a rag-and-chain pump, to drain a mine. From Agricola 'De re metallica', Basle,

Textilindustrie, Spinnkrempler von Josephs Erben in Bielitz, Deutschland, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhund...

Spinning, spindle and counter Flyuhr, Rhodes / Spinnerei, Spindelzähler und Flyuhr, von Rhodes, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert.

Image of an Oliewringer, made by the Machinefabriek Frans Smulders (Croeselaan 6) in Utrecht.

Refrigerating machine, longitudinal section of the compressor and motor, produced by The de la Vergne refrigerating machine, New York, United States of America, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1888.

Engraving depicting a portable crane mounted on a plain railway truck, either of wood or iron.

Printing: section and three-quarter view of the Bramah numerator press for banknote production. Engraving by J. Moffat after J. Farey.

Brooman's machine for making ropes, cords and ropes, historical, digitally improved reproduction from an original around 1860.

An engraving depicting an automatic biscuit oven. Dated 19th century

Pascal's Machine Parts 1777.

Linen manufacture: Carding engine and roving machine by P. Borrie of Dundee, Scotland. Engraving, Glasgow, 1888.

Gas engine, Motor System Baldwin, around 1890, Historical, digitally improved reproduction of a model from the 19th century.

Westinghouse Motor. Cup cylinders, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.

Textilindustrie, Spinnerei, Pelzkrempel, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert

Textile industry, spinning mill, 19th century, pre-spinning card, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century pattern

Printing, Gilding Press of the Karl Krause Machine Factory, 1880, Leipzig, Germany, Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th-century artwork, Europe

Engraving depicting Richard March Hoe's rotary printing press. Richard March Hoe (1812-1886) an American inventor from New York City who designed a rotary printing press and related advancements. Dated 19th century

Crossley engine, vintage engraved illustration. Industrial encyclopedia E.-O. Lami - 1875.

Agriculture: two threshing machines. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1810.

Plate XIII, from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum, Julio Paschale, Woodcut on paper, Wooden machine for slicing wood into planks or beams at which two men are turning wheels on an axel, rods connect it to an elevated treadle which moves toothed bands up and down through the wood. Spoked wheel, center, moves the wood up. Description in Latin on verso of 1949-152-210., Europe, 1582, Print, Print

American baler by Jacob Price, historical, digitally enhanced reproduction from an original around 1860.

Newcomen steam engine, used in London in the eighteenth century, for the pumping up of water

Blowing engine at the Carron Iron Works designed by John Smeaton. Copperplate engraving by Mutlow after an illustration by J. Farey Jr. from John Mason Good's Pantologia, a New Encyclopedia, G. Kearsley, London, 1813.

Machine for paper production in the 19th century: Rollan and sheet calender, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century

This vertical blowing machine was the type of engine used to furnish the blast for smelting ores in the late 1800s.

Boston Firemen Cleaning the Machine 1851

Illustration depicting a man working an inclined tread wheel. Dated 18th century

A Modern Lighthouse Siren Plant, circa 1900

A rolling-mill used in the production of lead sheet. Etching by Bénard after L.J. Goussier.

How to store the hose syringe and pump in the fire spray house after use, ca. 1750.A show how the hose fire sprayer and pump must be stored in the fire spray house after use, ca. 1750 Belongs to the top prayer at the fire eating book by Jan van der Heyden.

Mill and installation for grinding. Engraving by Decreef. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1878.

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