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Carpentry: a lathe, with an assortment of tools for turning, and examples of turned work. Engraving by Louvet after Gallet.

Pottery: a large kiln, shown in elevations and sections. Engraving by Bénard after Lucotte.

Architecture: tools, derricks, and windlasses. Engraving by Bénard after Lucotte.

A turner's workshop, the crank of a large lathe, the tools ranged around the walls. Engraving by R. Bénard after Lucotte.

Textiles: a mechanical Jacquard loom, three-quarter view with spectators. Engraving.

Carpentry: an assortment of tools. Engraving by N. L. Rousseau after Gallet.

Carpentry: a lathe, with an assortment of tools and a snake (above). Engraving after L.J. Goussier.

Textiles: tapestry dyeing, a furnace (top), fuel wood on a barrow or handcart (below). Engraving by R. Benard after Radel.

Clocks: details of a dividing engine for setting out gearwheels. Engraving by Prevost [after G. d'Heuland].

Hydraulics: diagrams showing water pressure. Engraving by Mutlow, 1810, after J. Farey.

Engineering: an assortment of tools. Engraving by J. B. Taylor after H. Cocking.

Pottery: a potter's wheel, elevation (top), plan (below). Engraving by Bénard after Lucotte.

Engineering: an assortment of taps. Engraving by J. B. Taylor after J. Varley.

Carpentry: an assortment of tools. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after Lucotte.

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Engineering: an assortment of tools. Engraving by J. B. Taylor after H. Cocking.

Hydraulics: diagrams showing water pressure. Engraving by Mutlow, 1810, after J. Farey.

Pottery: a potter's wheel, elevation (top), plan (below). Engraving by Bénard after Lucotte.

Engineering: an assortment of taps. Engraving by J. B. Taylor after J. Varley.

Carpentry: an assortment of tools. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after Lucotte.