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Steam

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  • Ship-building: elevations and long section of a ship-board steam engine. Engraving.
  • Clayton's patent tile, brick and pipe machine.
  • Machinery: a steam-driven water mill. Coloured drawing, 1854.
  • Milling: three industrial, steam-driven, milling machines. Engraving, c.1861.
  • Sunlight soap : why does a woman look old sooner than a man? / [Lever Brothers Ltd.]
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    Textiles: a steam-driven baling machine for cotton. Engraving.

    | Reference: 45499i
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    Machinery: a steam-hammer and operatives. Wood engraving, c.1870 (?).

    | Reference: 45463i
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    A steam valve for an engine. Engraving by Mutlow.

    | Reference: 36845i
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    Engineering: a large double-chamber steam engine, with a flywheel. Coloured drawing.

    | Reference: 46092i
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    A flying contraption with large wings travels over the water. Wood engraving, 1843.

    | Date: 1843 | Reference: 36681i
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