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Mercury, an agent of the Terror, carries Capucin Chabot naked towards a furnace; recording the turnover of human life during the Terror in the French Revolution. Coloured aquatint, ca. 1794.

William Allen, portrayed as an alchemist with several furnaces, the one which he stokes is labelled "Matter o'money". Coloured etching by T. Jones, 1827.

Textiles: six scenes of silk manufacture in China. Engraving, 1750.

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

Various types of furnaces

A chemist's laboratory, with the apparatus numbered for a key. Engraving, 1748.

Iron: rolling machine (top), and elevation and cross-section of two blast furnaces (below). Engraving c.1861.

A hand mill with four mortars operated by two assistants. Engraving, 16--, after J. Besson.

Nine scenes showing tea cultivation and preparation on an Indian plantation. Engraving by T. Brown, c. 1850, after J. L. Williams.

An alchemist at his furnace, hunched over bellows. Coloured mezzotint by H. Dawe after D. Teniers the younger.

A surgery where all fantasy and follies are purged and good qualities are prescribed. Line engraving by E. de Boulonnois, 16--.

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

Specification of James Theodore Griffin : economising fuel and consuming smoke in furnaces.

Specification of William Wood : apparatus for condensing smoke from furnaces &c.

Specification of Ferdinand Jossa : furnaces and ovens.

Specification of William Tipping : preventing or consuming smoke.

Specification of Edward Ettrick : furnaces.

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Furnaces

Images from the collections

Images referencing Furnaces

Works from the collections

Specification of James Theodore Griffin : economising fuel and consuming smoke in furnaces.

Specification of William Wood : apparatus for condensing smoke from furnaces &c.

Specification of Ferdinand Jossa : furnaces and ovens.

Specification of William Tipping : preventing or consuming smoke.

Specification of Edward Ettrick : furnaces.

Furnaces

Images from the collections

Images referencing Furnaces

Works from the collections

Specification of James Theodore Griffin : economising fuel and consuming smoke in furnaces.

Specification of William Wood : apparatus for condensing smoke from furnaces &c.

Specification of Ferdinand Jossa : furnaces and ovens.

Specification of William Tipping : preventing or consuming smoke.

Specification of Edward Ettrick : furnaces.

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