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Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical - elaborate Valentine, Dance Card, Baby, 1883. 1883. Creator: Anon

Valentine - Mechanical - elaborate Valentine, Dance Card, Baby, 1883. 1883. Creator: Anon
Valentine - Mechanical - elaborate Valentine, Dance Card, Baby, 1883

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical - pull down tassel reveals scene, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon

Valentine - Mechanical - pull down tassel reveals scene, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon
Valentine - Mechanical - pull down tassel reveals scene, ca. 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical, flowers with hidden messages, sachet, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon

Valentine - Mechanical, flowers with hidden messages, sachet, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon
Valentine - Mechanical, flowers with hidden messages, sachet, ca. 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical bouquet, holidays, wedding, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon

Valentine - Mechanical bouquet, holidays, wedding, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon
Valentine - Mechanical bouquet, holidays, wedding, ca. 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Valentine - Mechanical -- armoire, family, flowers, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon

Valentine - Mechanical -- armoire, family, flowers, ca. 1875. ca. 1875. Creator: Anon
Valentine - Mechanical -- armoire, family, flowers, ca. 1875

Background imageMechanical Collection: Possibly: Preparing the ground for the construction of emergency buildings

Possibly: Preparing the ground for the construction of emergency buildings
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: Washington, D.C. Preparing the ground for the construction of emergency buildings on Independence Avenue]

Background imageMechanical Collection: Sugar beet lifter in older settlers field... near Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

Sugar beet lifter in older settlers field... near Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sugar beet lifter in older settlers field, which loosens beets and partially lifts them from ground. Near Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageMechanical Collection: Costume design for the film Aelita, 1924 (gouache on paper) (b / w photo)

Costume design for the film Aelita, 1924 (gouache on paper) (b / w photo)
FFA151360 Costume design for the film Aelita, 1924 (gouache on paper) (b/w photo) by Exter, Alexandra Alexandrovna (1882-1949); 50.8x34.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMechanical Collection: Man - costume design for the film Aelita, 1924 (pencil and gouache on paper) (b / w photo)

Man - costume design for the film Aelita, 1924 (pencil and gouache on paper) (b / w photo)
FFA151358 Man - costume design for the film Aelita, 1924 (pencil and gouache on paper) (b/w photo) by Exter, Alexandra Alexandrovna (1882-1949); 51.4x35.5 cm; Private Collection

Background imageMechanical Collection: Portrait of Wilhelm Rontgen, 1915 (photo)

Portrait of Wilhelm Rontgen, 1915 (photo)
3433059 Portrait of Wilhelm Rontgen, 1915 (photo) by Perscheid, Nicola (1864-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen (1845 - 1923)

Background imageMechanical Collection: Minute repeating full calendar keyless lever watch with moon phases in hunter case, c

Minute repeating full calendar keyless lever watch with moon phases in hunter case, c. 1900 (18k gold case)
5906700 Minute repeating full calendar keyless lever watch with moon phases in hunter case, c.1900 (18k gold case) by Pouldjian

Background imageMechanical Collection: When the Sleeper Wakes (litho)

When the Sleeper Wakes (litho)
1051697 When the Sleeper Wakes (litho) by Lanos, Henri (1859-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: When the Sleeper Wakes)

Background imageMechanical Collection: Ouistreham, Normandy, 1939 (tempera on gesso prepared panel)

Ouistreham, Normandy, 1939 (tempera on gesso prepared panel)
657369 Ouistreham, Normandy, 1939 (tempera on gesso prepared panel) by Wadsworth, Edward Alexander (1889-1949); 38x53 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ouistreham, Normandy)

Background imageMechanical Collection: Mechanical Elephant with Festival Barge and Korean Musicians, c. 1765

Mechanical Elephant with Festival Barge and Korean Musicians, c. 1765. Attributed to Komatsuya Hyakki

Background imageMechanical Collection: Nutcracker: Dog Tray, c. 1940. Creator: Gerald Transpota

Nutcracker: Dog Tray, c. 1940. Creator: Gerald Transpota
Nutcracker: Dog Tray, c. 1940

Background imageMechanical Collection: Nutcracker - Dog, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Gerald Transpota

Nutcracker - Dog, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Gerald Transpota
Nutcracker - Dog, 1935/1942

Background imageMechanical Collection: Mechanical Walking Doll, c. 1938. Creator: Bertha Semple

Mechanical Walking Doll, c. 1938. Creator: Bertha Semple
Mechanical Walking Doll, c. 1938

Background imageMechanical Collection: Speaking Dog Mechanical Bank, c. 1939. Creator: Einar Heiberg

Speaking Dog Mechanical Bank, c. 1939. Creator: Einar Heiberg
Speaking Dog Mechanical Bank, c. 1939

Background imageMechanical Collection: Mechanical Bank, c. 1938. Creator: Einar Heiberg

Mechanical Bank, c. 1938. Creator: Einar Heiberg
Mechanical Bank, c. 1938

Background imageMechanical Collection: Toy Bank: Building and Revolving Dog, c. 1938. Creator: William O. Fletcher

Toy Bank: Building and Revolving Dog, c. 1938. Creator: William O. Fletcher
Toy Bank: Building and Revolving Dog, c. 1938

Background imageMechanical Collection: Tammany Toy Bank, c. 1937. Creator: William O. Fletcher

Tammany Toy Bank, c. 1937. Creator: William O. Fletcher
Tammany Toy Bank, c. 1937

Background imageMechanical Collection: Man Pumping Water, c. 1937. Creator: Beverly Chichester

Man Pumping Water, c. 1937. Creator: Beverly Chichester
Man Pumping Water, c. 1937

Background imageMechanical Collection: Halls Excelsior Bank (mechanical), c. 1937. Creator: William O. Fletcher

Halls Excelsior Bank (mechanical), c. 1937. Creator: William O. Fletcher
Walls Excelsior Bank (mechanical), c. 1937

Background imageMechanical Collection: Residential block elevation for 1 Birdcage Walk, HQ of The Institution of Mechanical

Residential block elevation for 1 Birdcage Walk, HQ of The Institution of Mechanical
Basil Slade Drawings

Background imageMechanical Collection: Water pump

Water pump

Background imageMechanical Collection: Singing-bird box, c. 1840 (gold, diamonds & enamel)

Singing-bird box, c. 1840 (gold, diamonds & enamel)
3025210 Singing-bird box, c.1840 (gold, diamonds & enamel) by Bruguier, Charles (1788-1862); 9.1x5.7x3.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ruguier)

Background imageMechanical Collection: Singing-bird box, c. 1840 (gold, diamonds & enamel)

Singing-bird box, c. 1840 (gold, diamonds & enamel)
3025207 Singing-bird box, c.1840 (gold, diamonds & enamel) by Bruguier, Charles (1788-1862); 9.1x5.7x3.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ruguier)

Background imageMechanical Collection: The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84)

The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84)
491776 The Archimedes Palimpsest (pen & ink on vellum) (see also 491773-84) by Greek School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Original codex Byzantine, probably Constantinople)

Background imageMechanical Collection: The mechanical shop, Wormwood Scrubbs Prison (engraving)

The mechanical shop, Wormwood Scrubbs Prison (engraving)
3635173 The mechanical shop, Wormwood Scrubbs Prison (engraving) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The mechanical shop, Wormwood Scrubbs Prison)

Background imageMechanical Collection: Lime-works at Ambergate (engraving)

Lime-works at Ambergate (engraving)
3653509 Lime-works at Ambergate (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lime-works at Ambergate)

Background imageMechanical Collection: Alton Grange (engraving)

Alton Grange (engraving)
3653504 Alton Grange (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alton Grange. Illustration for The Story of the Life of George Stephenson)

Background imageMechanical Collection: Forth Street Works, Newcastle (engraving)

Forth Street Works, Newcastle (engraving)
3653500 Forth Street Works, Newcastle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forth Street Works, Newcastle)

Background imageMechanical Collection: Sankey Viaduct (engraving)

Sankey Viaduct (engraving)
3653498 Sankey Viaduct (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sankey Viaduct. Illustration for The Story of the Life of George Stephenson)

Background imageMechanical Collection: Coal Waggons (engraving)

Coal Waggons (engraving)
3653483 Coal Waggons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coal Waggons. Illustration for The Story of the Life of George Stephenson)

Background imageMechanical Collection: The whale began to pull, and the elephant began to pull (colour litho)

The whale began to pull, and the elephant began to pull (colour litho)
3622692 The whale began to pull, and the elephant began to pull (colour litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The whale began to pull)

Background imageMechanical Collection: Khosran II of Persia with Cross and dove, on his mechanical throne (colour litho)

Khosran II of Persia with Cross and dove, on his mechanical throne (colour litho)
3638271 Khosran II of Persia with Cross and dove, on his mechanical throne (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Khosran II of Persia with Cross and dove)

Background imageMechanical Collection: A Victorian die cut pop up greeting card of a harp entwined with forget-me-nots and roses

A Victorian die cut pop up greeting card of a harp entwined with forget-me-nots and roses
3604821 A Victorian die cut pop up greeting card of a harp entwined with forget-me-nots and roses, c. 1880 (colour litho) by English School

Background imageMechanical Collection: A Victorian die cut pop up religious card of an angel kneeling, c. 1880 (colour litho)

A Victorian die cut pop up religious card of an angel kneeling, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3604818 A Victorian die cut pop up religious card of an angel kneeling, c. 1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

Background imageMechanical Collection: A Victiorian die cut pop up New Year card of roses and forget-me-nots, c

A Victiorian die cut pop up New Year card of roses and forget-me-nots, c
3604791 A Victiorian die cut pop up New Year card of roses and forget-me-nots, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Background imageMechanical Collection: A Victiorian die cut pop up greeting card of a boy in costume presenting roses to a

A Victiorian die cut pop up greeting card of a boy in costume presenting roses to a
3604790 A Victiorian die cut pop up greeting card of a boy in costume presenting roses to a seated girl over a balcony, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

Background imageMechanical Collection: A pop up card of a sailor dancing, c. 1920 (colour litho)

A pop up card of a sailor dancing, c. 1920 (colour litho)
3604780 A pop up card of a sailor dancing, c.1920 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

Background imageMechanical Collection: A Victorian deckle edge mechanical sand card of a man in a cellar holding a bottle

A Victorian deckle edge mechanical sand card of a man in a cellar holding a bottle
3604559 A Victorian deckle edge mechanical sand card of a man in a cellar holding a bottle and drinking from a glass watched by a monkey, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

Background imageMechanical Collection: A Victoriandeckle edge embossed New Year mechanical New Year card of three men wearing

A Victoriandeckle edge embossed New Year mechanical New Year card of three men wearing
3604555 A Victoriandeckle edge embossed New Year mechanical New Year card of three men wearing bibs and holding glasses of champagne with one about to lift the entree cover

Background imageMechanical Collection: A Victorian die cut mechanical Christmas and New Year card of afan with a bouquet of

A Victorian die cut mechanical Christmas and New Year card of afan with a bouquet of
3604549 A Victorian die cut mechanical Christmas and New Year card of afan with a bouquet of flowers, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

Background imageMechanical Collection: A Victorian deckle edge silver embossed mechanical greeting card of a bouquet of flowers

A Victorian deckle edge silver embossed mechanical greeting card of a bouquet of flowers
3604547 A Victorian deckle edge silver embossed mechanical greeting card of a bouquet of flowers, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

Background imageMechanical Collection: An Edwardian mechanical greeting card of a girl hiding her face with a fan, c

An Edwardian mechanical greeting card of a girl hiding her face with a fan, c
3604530 An Edwardian mechanical greeting card of a girl hiding her face with a fan, c.1910 (color litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Background imageMechanical Collection: A Victorian mechanical Christmas card of a monkey pulling a cat

A Victorian mechanical Christmas card of a monkey pulling a cat
3604527 A Victorian mechanical Christmas card of a monkey pulling a cats tail when the card is opened, c. 1890 (colour litho) by English School



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"Unleashing the Power of Mechanical Marvels: A Journey through Time and Innovation" Step into The Engine Room at the Clement-Talbot Motor Works, London, where mechanical wonders come to life. Witness the intricate beauty of 1490 Leonardo Da Vinci's color portrait, a testament to his visionary mind that transcended centuries. Feel the adrenaline rush as you behold the majestic Flying Scotsman - LNER High-pressure Compound Express Loco. Its powerful presence embodies engineering excellence and speed. Marvel at Joseph Whitworth's IMechE medal and invitation, symbols of recognition for his groundbreaking contributions to mechanical advancements that shaped our world. Experience pure innovation with D Napier and Son's Deltic engine, an epitome of efficiency and reliability in locomotive technology. Picture No. 10767981 captures its raw power in action. Witness Welsh Lady skillfully using a Singer Sewing Machine, showcasing how mechanics revolutionized everyday life by enhancing productivity and creativity. Be amazed by GLC-LFB Foam Tender at East Ham - a true hero ready to combat fire emergencies with its cutting-edge mechanisms designed for safety and protection. Contemplate the mind-boggling concept of multiple universes while exploring the realms of imagination intertwined with mechanics' boundless possibilities. Observe a mechanical digger tirelessly excavating earth, reminding us how these machines have reshaped industries like construction and mining worldwide. Discover ancient ingenuity through Antikythera mechanism artwork C017 / 7190 – an astonishing astronomical calculator from antiquity that astounds even modern minds today. Challenge your intellect with Rubik's Cube artwork – a mesmerizing fusion of logic, mathematics, and mechanics that has captivated generations since its invention. Mechanical marvels transcend time; they are windows into human ingenuity shaping our past, present, and future. Embrace their allure as we celebrate their impact on society.