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Coinage: elevation of a coin press. Engraving by J. W. Lowry after E. S. Gibson.

Electricity: seventeen figures showing apparatus related to galvanism, electro-magnetism, magneto-electricity and thermo-electricity. Engraving by J.W. Lowry, 1825/1840?.

Textiles: a version of Crompton's mule. Engraving by J. W. Lowry, 1834, after T. Allom.

Ten insects, including the earwig, cockroach, grasshopper, praying mantis, cricket and mole cricket. Coloured engraving by J. W. Lowry after C. Bone.

Machinery: a double-action steam hammer. Engraving by J. W. Lowry.

Machinery: a pile driver, a fire engine, and a steam engine. Engraving by J. W. Lowry after P. Barlow.

Meteorology: types of cloud formations, and a waterspout (bottom). Engraving by J.W. Lowry.

A tiger hunt in a tropical forest with the hunting party riding animals. Etching by J. W. Lowry after W. Daniell.

Clocks: various types of clock mechanism. Engraving by J. W. Lowry.

The edible frog with tadpole, tree frog with tadpole and horned frog. Coloured engraving by J. W. Lowry after C. Bone.

Textiles: a belt-driven loom. Engraving by J. W. Lowry, 1834, after T. Allom.

Textiles: a belt-driven version of Crompton's mule inside an iron-framed spinning shed, workers setting machines and clearing cotton waste, etc. Engraving by J. W. Lowry, 1834, after T. Allom.

Six fishes: a four-eye, pike, carp, arges, burrowing loach and catfish. Coloured engraving by J. W. Lowry after C. Bone.

Maritime or cluster pine (Pinus pinaster): branch with cones and a single cone. Engraving by J.W. Lowry, c. 1835, after W.B. Booth.

Woodwork: a mechanical band-saw. Engraving by J. W. Lowry.

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Joseph Wilson Lowry

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Images by Joseph Wilson Lowry

Works from the collections

Six fishes: a four-eye, pike, carp, arges, burrowing loach and catfish. Coloured engraving by J. W. Lowry after C. Bone.

Maritime or cluster pine (Pinus pinaster): branch with cones and a single cone. Engraving by J.W. Lowry, c. 1835, after W.B. Booth.

Woodwork: a mechanical band-saw. Engraving by J. W. Lowry.

Clocks: various types of clock mechanism. Engraving by J. W. Lowry.

Textiles: a belt-driven version of Crompton's mule inside an iron-framed spinning shed, workers setting machines and clearing cotton waste, etc. Engraving by J. W. Lowry, 1834, after T. Allom.

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Joseph Wilson Lowry

Images from the collections

Images by Joseph Wilson Lowry

Works from the collections

Six fishes: a four-eye, pike, carp, arges, burrowing loach and catfish. Coloured engraving by J. W. Lowry after C. Bone.

Maritime or cluster pine (Pinus pinaster): branch with cones and a single cone. Engraving by J.W. Lowry, c. 1835, after W.B. Booth.

Woodwork: a mechanical band-saw. Engraving by J. W. Lowry.

Clocks: various types of clock mechanism. Engraving by J. W. Lowry.

Textiles: a belt-driven version of Crompton's mule inside an iron-framed spinning shed, workers setting machines and clearing cotton waste, etc. Engraving by J. W. Lowry, 1834, after T. Allom.

Frequent collaborators

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