Antique Steam

As a historical image, this print documents Boston before the full transition to steam-powered shipping, preserving the visual character of a sail-driven harbor.

The racquets are constructed from a single piece of steam bent wood, forming a head at one end and a handle at the other.

Original antique poster - Le Bistrot De Paris - featuring a man with a moustache wearing a monocle, suit, hat, bow tie, striped socks and a flower in the pocket of his brown coat, si...

Title of this hand-colored map reads "Ensign's Travellers' Guide and Map of the United States, Containing the roads, distances, steam boat and canal routes, &c. New York. Publis...

Suitable for the oven, a small vent hole in the lid allows for the steam to escape during cooking and cooling. 4.25 inches round x 3 inches high.

Pauli) directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Jenny Jugo as Jenny Hummel, Willy Fritsch as Klaus Brandt, and Fritz Rasp as the doctor fearturing colourful artwork by Gunnar Hakanss...

Crafted in France circa 1920, this graceful antique hall tree is executed in the style of German-Austrian cabinetmaker Michael Thonet (1796–1871), known for his mastery of steam-bent...

In the background, the dense skyline of warehouses, factories, and church towers underscores the city’s industrial momentum, while the prominent steamboats—symbols of technological p...

The 1¾ mile journey from Rye to the Golf Links Station took 8½ minutes and cost 6p return (first class). The steam tram lost passenger appeal to the motor car in the mid-twenties and...

Extraordinary shaped of fine bentwood (=beech was bent under steam and high pressure), the bench and the chair carry the unique handwriting of Josef Hoffmann - the so-called "Flederm...

In 1897, the factory was equipped with a powerful 90hp steam engine produced by the Maschinenfabrik Heinrich Rockstroh, signaling continued growth.

Pair of linen napkins from J Pierpont Morgan's private steam Yacht Corsair. Corsair is embroidered onto the napkins.

In 1860 he perfected the technique of bending solid beech by using steam and placing the wood in special cast iron forms.

• Central Image: The diorama's central, circular glass-covered well contains a chromolithograph depicting a starboard view of a Royal Navy Battleship under steam, sailing from righ...

Suitable for the oven, a small vent hole in the lid allows for the steam to escape during cooking and cooling. 5 inches round x 4 inches high.

He is known for developing a technique for processing laminated rosewood in many layers to achieve thin panels that, once shaped in molds through steam heating, were finely carved. T...

Ross rebounded by attracting funding, from the gin distiller Felix Booth, to command the first steam ship into the Arctic on another voyage to locate the Northwest Passage (1829-33).

In the distance, barely legible, a steam locomotive trailing a plume of white smoke can be made out — a detail that places the scene in Victorian England.

Unique Flower Pendant from approx the end of 1800's Art Nouveau style with pink enamel center Diamond approx 0.25 carat G-VS flower size approx 1' inch. 14k Yellow Gold 11.1 grams ...

SUPERB Rare Set of Four (4) PLAIL brothers chairs This is a rare set of four (4) chairs made by PAIL Brothers in the early 1900s John and Joseph in Binghamton NY and they were the ...

Adolf Loos for Thonet Shoe Rest circa 1905, constructed of black stained steamed beech. "By beauty we understand the highest degree of perfection.

Wilkens & Sons, Bremen-Hemelingen, Germany Founded in Bremen in 1810 by goldsmith Martin Heinrich Wilkens, handicraft production and repairs, after the eldest sons Diedrich and Carl...

18th Century Hand-Made Oak Stave Butter Churn was lovingly crafted by the town's barrel cooper in the same general manner which he produced barrels for food and wine storage. Oak st...

The painting "Building Manhattan", 1915 has a similar crane dissecting the composition, steam rising and silhouetted figures as this watercolor does.

The painting depicts a harbor scene with tall ships and a steam ship to the background, surrounded by fortifications.

-made version reflects the company’s early international expansion and is especially sought-after by collectors. Crafted from steam-bent beechwood, it features Thonet’s iconic sinuo...

Thonet design of each chair with patina and character brown accents, cafe or bistro chairs steamed curved bent wood, beech seat and back of pressed plywood with embossed relief design.

Manufactured in France, this rare model features a tripod base in lacquered steel with a height-adjustable seat and backrest in steam-bent oak. Its compact, mechanically expressive s...

The bench features a gracefully curved solid frame, meticulously steamed and bent into a fluid and continuous form that is both visually light and structurally sound.

The development of a novel technique for bending solid wood, (to hot steam), first by boiling of the glue, and then through the humidifying water vapor, generated from an autoclave, ...

As we see here, leading up to the brewery was a track for steam locomotives - convenient for loading outside of the building.

The chair showcases beautifully steam-bent oak wood, complemented by an intricately tooled seat and back panel with a stylized Green Man motif, floral scrollwork, and ornamental shie...

Original vintage map poster for Barcelona Spain issued for the International Exposition of Barcelona held on Montjuic hill from 20 May 1929 to 15 January 1930 - Exposicion Internacio...

Classic steam bent Vienna Secessionist side chair made in Czechoslovia, by J.J.

The pattern on the top resembles the Taylor, Smith and Taylor dogwood pattern while the base appears to be the English countryside with a couple sitting near a steam. A very rare pie...

French Battleships at Sea depicts a group of French gunships steaming off the coast of Montenegro in the Adriatic Sea.

Theodore Jennens patented a process in 1847 for steaming and pressing these laminated sheets into various shapes, which were then used to manufacture trays, chair backs, and structur...

The central scenes include "Old Argyle-Cut, Sydney," depicting a busy thoroughfare carved from sandstone rock, and "Woodford House, in the Blue Mountains," a pastoral setting highlig...

Having survived the devastating war in China he returns triumphantly on the British war ship which is pulled into the harbour by one of the new steam-powered tugs. Everything in this...

These bells were first introduced in the mid-19th century and were used in the locomotives that ran on steam engines. These bells were powered by steam and were operated manually by ...

As I mentioned earlier, when rice cultivation began, tools for steaming rice were necessary. This is a steamer for steaming rice.

But today, perhaps as a tribute to the “Great Age of Steam Yachting,” you can at least enjoy possessing this picture unlike its first owner, happily free of all those pesty expenses.

Sandy Hook’s design features superb marine realism, capturing the steel hull’s dynamism, foaming seas, and the rising trail of black steam. The artist’s name, although not widely rec...

Scott’, by Garston of Liverpool, 1904, the half-hull model of this steam cargo ship showing a black funnel with an orange and white stripe, painted with white topsides above an orang...

The work depicts a view of sail boats and steam boats out at sea in the bay of Saint-Malo in Brittany, France.

These beautifully crafted chairs are imbued with the charm and character of their alpine heritage, having once seated generations in a cozy café setting where the scent of woodsmoke ...

. - The chairs feature a branded heavy die-cast iron base in their original grey painted finish, and that hold a swivel mechanism to adjust the seating height. Steam bent ply seat a...

A man and lady are seated at the table while a woman serves them from a steaming pot. The light of an overhead oil burner illuminates the room.

As with his other works, Ottmann has masterfully captured an instant in time, with smoke from the chimneys of a nearby factory and a steam train passing over the bridge. The sky is a...

English Country style Victorian diorama in oak case of sail/steam ship with small lighthouse.  

The plate is very finely decorated with a central handpainted scene of the goddess Daphne seated by a steam in a bucolic setting, with her attendant "Silvie".

He also was known for inventing an early steam locomotive and patenting the double-acting engine.

As a result, chests of this type were supplied to Henry Morton Stanley (now in the Science Museum) President Teddy Roosevelt for his African expedition in 1909 (also in the Science...

A pot on the right emits a cloud of steam or smoke, indicating the boiling of rice – a central element of the Pongal ritual.

Gebrüder Thonet, Vienna, Austria. Steam-bent beechwood and cane.  

- detailed central part of the legs made of bent beech rods - restored - new shellac hand-polished - bent steamed solid beech - markings not preserved - photo from Fischel cata...

Their main concentration was on bentwood furniture made of Austrian beechwood through a process of steaming lengths of wood and bending them in metal molds to dry thus making the sha...

The frames are made of steam bend and dark stained wood, upholstered with checked velour velvet in brown, beige and black colors.

Mantou baskets were used to steam Mantou buns, a white and soft steamed Bun typical of Northern China.

This 19th-century walking stick from northern China is comprised of a length of thin bamboo that has been steamed and bent into a hook shape. The bamboo segments are painted in alter...