Inventors Collection (#4)

Arkwrights Spinning Machine (chromolitho)
2802075 Arkwrights Spinning Machine (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arkwrights Spinning Machine)

Mr Joseph Whitworth, of Manchester, Founder of the Whitworth Scholarships of Mechanical Science (engraving)
1588700 Mr Joseph Whitworth, of Manchester, Founder of the Whitworth Scholarships of Mechanical Science (engraving) by English School

The late Sir John Herschel (engraving)
728968 The late Sir John Herschel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Sir John Herschel)

James Watt, Chocolat Poulain trade card (colour litho)
726751 James Watt, Chocolat Poulain trade card (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chocolat Poulain trade card, depicting a portrait of James Watt)

The home of Thomas Edison, 1920 (silver gelatin print)
MNY381403 The home of Thomas Edison, 1920 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 19.2x25.4 cm; Museum of the City of New York, USA; (add.info.: Presumably in what is now Edison)

Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1867 (albumen print)
1197674 Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1867 (albumen print) by Cameron, Julia Margaret (1815-79); 37.4x28.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The late Mr James Nasmyth, Engineer, Inventor of the Steam-Hammer (b / w photo)
1627022 The late Mr James Nasmyth, Engineer, Inventor of the Steam-Hammer (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Mr James Nasmyth, Engineer)

House in which James Watt was born, at Greenock (engraving)
1591473 House in which James Watt was born, at Greenock (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: House in which James Watt was born, at Greenock)

The Flying Machine of Jean Pierre Blanchard (1753-1809) (coloured engraving)
XIR155243 The Flying Machine of Jean Pierre Blanchard (1753-1809) (coloured engraving) by Martinet, Francois Nicolas (1731-1800); Musee de l Air et de l Espace, Le Bourget, France; French

Sir Charles Tilston Bright, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c
2619104 Sir Charles Tilston Bright, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chappes telegraph system, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c
2619084 Chappes telegraph system, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Claude Chappe (December 25)

Christian Friedrich Schonbein, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c. 1870 (engraving)
2619061 Christian Friedrich Schonbein, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The House at Gras, near Chalon-sur-Saone, France where French inventor Nicephore Niepce developed heliography
2619042 The House at Gras, near Chalon-sur-Saone, France where French inventor Nicephore Niepce developed heliography, from Les Merveilles de la Science

Claude Chappe demonstrating his first aerial telegraph system in 1791
2619081 Claude Chappe demonstrating his first aerial telegraph system in 1791, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Lieutenant General Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval
2619069 Lieutenant General Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre inventing the daguerreotype photographic process in the 19th
2619044 Louis-Jacques-MandeDaguerre inventing the daguerreotype photographic process in the 19th century, from Les Merveilles de la Science, published c.1870 (engraving) by French School

Robert Bunsen (engraving)
812357 Robert Bunsen (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professor Bunsen of the University of Heidelberg. Engraved by C. Cook from a photograph)

John Lawson Johnston (b / w photo)
810854 John Lawson Johnston (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Lawson Johnston)

La manufacture de Sevres, L atelier pour le grand moulage par le vide et l air comprime (engraving)
2787833 La manufacture de Sevres, L atelier pour le grand moulage par le vide et l air comprime (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La manufacture de Sevres)

Coupeur de cheveux a l oeuvre dans un village d Auvergne (engraving)
2787827 Coupeur de cheveux a l oeuvre dans un village d Auvergne (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le phare de Kannon-Saki (Japon), a l entree du golfe de Yedo (engraving)
2787852 Le phare de Kannon-Saki (Japon), a l entree du golfe de Yedo (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le phare de Kannon-Saki (Japon)

Coupe de l une des galeries souterraines de Londres montrant les tuyaux des eaux et du gaz... (engraving)
2787845 Coupe de l une des galeries souterraines de Londres montrant les tuyaux des eaux et du gaz... (engraving) by French School

Moufle pour cuire les porcelaines peintes (engraving)
2787832 Moufle pour cuire les porcelaines peintes (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moufle pour cuire les porcelaines peintes)

Tapisserie de la manufacture des Gobelins (engraving)
2787824 Tapisserie de la manufacture des Gobelins (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tapisserie de la manufacture des Gobelins)

Interieur d une brasserie (engraving)
2787822 Interieur d une brasserie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interieur d une brasserie)

Alessandro Volta, Chocolat Poulain trade card (colour litho)
726753 Alessandro Volta, Chocolat Poulain trade card (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chocolat Poulain trade card)

Gail Borden (chromolitho)
2802550 Gail Borden (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gail Borden. Illustration for The Worlds Inventors published by Allen & Ginter)

Alfred Krupp (chromolitho)
2802535 Alfred Krupp (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred Krupp. Illustration for The Worlds Inventors published by Allen & Ginter)

Hydraulic Press (chromolitho)
2802112 Hydraulic Press (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hydraulic Press. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions)

Santos-Dumonts Aeroplane Motor (chromolitho)
2802108 Santos-Dumonts Aeroplane Motor (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Santos-Dumonts Aeroplane Motor)

Rene Antoine Ferchault De Reaumur (chromolitho)
2802548 Rene Antoine Ferchault De Reaumur (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rene Antoine Ferchault De Reaumur)

James Nasmyth (chromolitho)
2802541 James Nasmyth (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Nasmyth. Illustration for The Worlds Inventors published by Allen & Ginter)

Robert Stephenson (chromolitho)
2802526 Robert Stephenson (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Stephenson)

Aloys Senefelder (chromolitho)
2802512 Aloys Senefelder (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aloys Senefelder)

Johann Gutenberg (chromolitho)
2802511 Johann Gutenberg (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Gutenberg)

Jacquard Loom (chromolitho)
2802114 Jacquard Loom (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jacquard Loom. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Famous Inventions)

Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1867 (albumen print)
495469 Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1867 (albumen print) by Cameron, Julia Margaret (1815-79); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Miracles of the Telegraphic System, illustration from
CHT247146 The Miracles of the Telegraphic System, illustration from Le Petit Journal, 24th November 1907 (colour litho) by French School

Front Cover of The Graphic showing important inventions
XJF275648 Front Cover of The Graphic showing important inventions, 3rd January 1880 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School

Archimedes demonstrating his invention to King Hieron of Syracuse (oil on panel)
3900205 Archimedes demonstrating his invention to King Hieron of Syracuse (oil on panel) by Vaccaro, Domenico Antonio (1678-1745); 19.7x19.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Montgolfier Centenary at Annonay, Ardeche (engraving)
1044397 The Montgolfier Centenary at Annonay, Ardeche (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Montgolfier Centenary at Annonay, Ardeche)

The Late M Daguerre (engraving)
1102069 The Late M Daguerre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late M Daguerre)

George Stephenson, First Locomotive Engine (colour litho)
976724 George Stephenson, First Locomotive Engine (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Stephenson, First Locomotive Engine)

Benjamin Franklin, Lighting Conductor (colour litho)
976714 Benjamin Franklin, Lighting Conductor (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Benjamin Franklin, Lighting Conductor)

Sir Henry Cole, KCB (engraving)
1060726 Sir Henry Cole, KCB (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Henry Cole, KCB)

Henry Cort (engraving)
1097870 Henry Cort (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Cort. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

The story of the telegraph (colour litho)
3099323 The story of the telegraph (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The story of the telegraph)

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"Inventors: Pioneers of Progress and Innovation" Step back in time to witness the remarkable achievements who shaped our world. The Wright brothers' 1903 Flyer plane, captured in a side view, symbolizes their audacious dream taking flight against all odds. Meanwhile, an early telephone depicted in historical artwork reminds us of Alexander Graham Bell's groundbreaking invention that revolutionized communication. "More Plots. . More Plots. . " exclaims a dedication to the ingenious minds behind countless inventions that have transformed our lives. Among them is Alessandro Volta, whose discoveries paved the way for modern electrical systems. James Watt's revolutionary improvements to steam engines propelled the Industrial Revolution forward. Marvel at Leonardo da Vinci's genius as he unveils "The Bridge (Ponte salvatico), " showcasing his visionary designs centuries ahead of their time. His study of two mortars capable of launching explosive bombs demonstrates his multifaceted brilliance. Joseph-Nicephore Niepce, a French inventor, captures history with his pioneering work in photography. His contributions laid the foundation for this art form we cherish today. Traveling further across continents, behold an Arabian flat astrolabe from 10th-century Italy and a Persian astrolabe from 17th-century France – testaments to humanity's ceaseless quest for knowledge and understanding of celestial bodies. A planispheric astrolabe manufactured in golden England during 1569 serves as a testament to precision craftsmanship and scientific curiosity prevalent during that era. Finally, pay homage to Sir Frank Whittle through Coventry's statue and The Whittle Arches – commemorating his groundbreaking invention: the jet engine which revolutionized air travel forever. These inventors dared to challenge convention, defying limitations imposed by society or technology itself. Their relentless pursuit pushed boundaries beyond imagination and left indelible marks on human progress. Let us celebrate these visionaries who continue inspiring generations to dream, create, and shape a better future.