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

Pottery: a kiln, horizontal and vertical sections. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1814, after Sylvester.

Eight illustrations of the kiln used in baking clay tobacco pipes. Engraving by Mutlow, c. 1812, after J. Farey.

A printing press, rolling press, cider press and potash kiln with constituent parts. Engraving by A. Bell.

A woman washing clothes; in the background children are playing in a disused kiln. Aquatint by J.B. Le Prince, 1770.

Agriculture: kilns, plans and vertical sections. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1815, after J. Farey.

5 pages, 1 folded leaf of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm

Specification of Owen Bowen and Ambrose Miller : decomposing noxious gases.

1 print : engraving ; platemark 22.8 x 19.3 cm

5 pages, 7 folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm

Specification of Francis Lloyd : Furnace or fire-place.

1 print : aquatint ; image 13.4 x 17.4 cm

1 print : engraving ; border 19.1 x 11.7 cm

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Kilns

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Specification of Owen Bowen and Ambrose Miller : decomposing noxious gases.

A printing press, rolling press, cider press and potash kiln with constituent parts. Engraving by A. Bell.

Specification of Francis Lloyd : Furnace or fire-place.

A woman washing clothes; in the background children are playing in a disused kiln. Aquatint by J.B. Le Prince, 1770.

Eight illustrations of the kiln used in baking clay tobacco pipes. Engraving by Mutlow, c. 1812, after J. Farey.

Kilns

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Images referencing Kilns

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Specification of Owen Bowen and Ambrose Miller : decomposing noxious gases.

A printing press, rolling press, cider press and potash kiln with constituent parts. Engraving by A. Bell.

Specification of Francis Lloyd : Furnace or fire-place.

A woman washing clothes; in the background children are playing in a disused kiln. Aquatint by J.B. Le Prince, 1770.

Eight illustrations of the kiln used in baking clay tobacco pipes. Engraving by Mutlow, c. 1812, after J. Farey.

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