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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.

Preliminary report on form and construction of kilns, now used for the burning of clayware / By Mr John Roe, Chief Surveyor. February 8, 1849.

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

Specification of Francis Lloyd : Furnace or fire-place.

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Kilns

Images from the collections

Images about Kilns

Works from the collections

Preliminary report on form and construction of kilns, now used for the burning of clayware / By Mr John Roe, Chief Surveyor. February 8, 1849.

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.

Kilns

Images from the collections

Images about Kilns

Works from the collections

Preliminary report on form and construction of kilns, now used for the burning of clayware / By Mr John Roe, Chief Surveyor. February 8, 1849.

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.

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