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Metal-workers

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  • Makers of scythes and sickels hammering a metal blade on an anvil. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • An old man sits beating metal into shape to make cauldrons and other cooking pots. Photogravure by Goupil & C.ie after Alphonse Legros.
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Catalogue

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    A site with a potential respiratory hazards, and workers wearing protective devices, including full body uniforms. Colour lithograph for the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Metall-Berufsgenossenschaften, 2000.

    Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Metall-Berufsgenossenschaften. | Date: 2000 | Reference: 768145i
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    Two workers on a scaffolding (one climbing a ladder) showing the need for safety at heights. Colour lithograph for the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Metall-Berufsgenossenschaften, 199-.

    Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Eisen- und Metall-Berufsgenossenschaften. | Date: [between 1990 and 1999] | Reference: 766813i
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    The role of good lighting for safety in the workplace: workstations, lighting emergency signs and stair lighting). Colour lithograph for the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Metall-Berufsgenossenschaften, 199-.

    Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Eisen- und Metall-Berufsgenossenschaften. | Date: [between 1990 and 1999] | Reference: 766845i
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    An old man sits beating metal into shape to make cauldrons and other cooking pots. Photogravure by Goupil & C.ie after Alphonse Legros.

    Legros, Alphonse, 1837-1911. | Reference: 29883i
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    Vulcan (Hephaestus), at the request of Venus (Aphrodite) makes armour for Aeneas; representing the element fire. Engraving by L. Desplaces, 1717, after Louis de Boullogne the younger.

    Boulogne, Louis, 1654-1733. | Date: [1717?] | Reference: 2855993i
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