Industrial Revolution

Machines that look like something from the industrial revolution, but poorly designed. It is as if they might have once existed, but didn’t stand the test of time.

The tool on top is representative of any number of mechanical devices made in the post-Industrial Revolution age but before the point that standardization and engineering became more...

Machines that look like something from the industrial revolution, but poorly designed. It is as if they might have once existed, but didn’t stand the test of time.

Machines that look like something from the industrial revolution, but poorly designed. It is as if they might have once existed, but didn’t stand the test of time.

The map captures Birmingham during the late Victorian period, when the city stood at the heart of Britain's industrial revolution and was internationally celebrated as the "Workshop ...

Machines that look like something from the industrial revolution, but poorly designed. It is as if they might have once existed, but didn’t stand the test of time.

Crafted from imported mahogany this was a costly and impressive form of furniture for a gentleman architect working in the country of a fashionable society interested in art, craft, ...

Machines that look like something from the industrial revolution, but poorly designed. It is as if they might have once existed, but didn’t stand the test of time.

It combines the Victorian-era romantic view of science in literature with elements of the Industrial Revolution in Europe in the 1800s. The fashion is designed for a post-apocalyptic...

The Romans prized fluorite for its vivid hues and used it to create exquisite drinking vessels, such as the famed murrine cups. During the Industrial Revolution, fluorite became sign...

It was therefore very convenient to light up garden lounges before the widespread use of electricity, and as many things that were deemed convenient before the industrial revolution,...

Machines that look like something from the industrial revolution, but poorly designed. It is as if they might have once existed, but didn’t stand the test of time.

He has been acclaimed as "the first professional painter to express the spirit of the Industrial Revolution". Wright is notable for his use of chiaroscuro effect, which emphasises th...

The Romans prized fluorite for its vivid hues and used it to create exquisite drinking vessels, such as the famed murrine cups. During the Industrial Revolution, fluorite became sign...

The Romans prized fluorite for its vivid hues and used it to create exquisite drinking vessels, such as the famed murrine cups. During the Industrial Revolution, fluorite became sign...

This tradition dates back several millennia and was only displaced during the Industrial Revolution. The Anatolian Kilim design tradition probably owes its lucky survival to the fact...

Machines that look like something from the industrial revolution, but poorly designed. It is as if they might have once existed, but didn’t stand the test of time.

Machines that look like something from the industrial revolution, but poorly designed. It is as if they might have once existed, but didn’t stand the test of time.

He painted idyllic rural scenes of the English countryside untainted by the Industrial Revolution. Shayers work though has a depth and brightness to it missing from the paintings o...

Machines that look like something from the industrial revolution, but poorly designed. It is as if they might have once existed, but didn’t stand the test of time.

Machines that look like something from the industrial revolution, but poorly designed. It is as if they might have once existed, but didn’t stand the test of time.

Machines that look like something from the industrial revolution, but poorly designed. It is as if they might have once existed, but didn’t stand the test of time.

Measurements: Height: 7 1/4 inches (18.4 cm) Width: 8 3/4 inches (22.2 cm) Depth: 3 1/2 inches (8.9 cm) Historical Context: Produced during the height of the Industrial Revolution...

The originators of silver-plating, George Richards Elkington and Henry Elkington, began their research in times of the Industrial Revolution. "Elkington & Co. are one of the most imp...

Machines that look like something from the industrial revolution, but poorly designed. It is as if they might have once existed, but didn’t stand the test of time.

Machines that look like something from the industrial revolution, but poorly designed. It is as if they might have once existed, but didn’t stand the test of time.

This period saw a reaction against the Industrial Revolution's mass production and a return to handcrafted artistry.

The jade is original to the piece, has clearly never been removed to be polished, and thus displays its high-gloss, post-industrial-revolution (1950s (China) polish. The workmanship ...

Machines that look like something from the industrial revolution, but poorly designed. It is as if they might have once existed, but didn’t stand the test of time.

Although rugs & carpets were often directly imported to Europe from abroad (mainly from Persia and Anatolia), the shift in tastes of Europeans as well as the industrial revolution of...

Born from a desire to emulate the craftsman guilds of the old world in response to the overwhelming mechanization of the Industrial Revolution, the Arts & Crafts artisans believe...

Alfred Arthur Brunel De Neuville French, 1852-1941 Three Kittens with Ball of Yarn Oil on canvas 15 by 18 in, w/ frame 27 by 30 in Signed lower left One of the most popular subject...

James Watt James Watt was a Scottish inventor whose steam engine made a substantial contribution to the Industrial Revolution. He also was known for inventing an early steam locomo...

Joseph Bramah was a leading inventor of the industrial revolution, patenting over 18 new ideas, including a new valve for the water closet (toilet), the hydraulic pump, a fountain pe...

The second half of the 20th century was perhaps the most fertile breeding ground for innovation since the industrial revolution. Many Scandinavian lightning designers and companies o...

At the turn of the 20th century, Art Nouveau emerged as a reaction against historic revival styles and the mass-production brought about by the Industrial Revolution. It favoured org...

Upon request a video may be provided. After the Industrial Revolution, societies saw a rise in the number of people moving from rural areas into more urban areas for work.

The overall message: The plaque was a common marketing tool for early savings banks, particularly during the Industrial Revolution. It was meant to inspire a sense of financial respo...

The machine age of the late 19th century and the industrial revolution that accompanied it spawned, as one might imagine, a great deal of antipathy and unrelenting dissatisfaction wi...

It reflects the aesthetic and cultural values of the time and provides a window into the past, showing the viewer a scene from a London that was rapidly evolving during the Industria...

England was in the grip of the Industrial Revolution and the machine was king. Engineered to perfection, the result of the complex mechanism is a wonderfully elegant table that is si...

The machine age of the late 19th century and the industrial revolution that accompanied it spawned, as one might imagine, a great deal of antipathy and unrelenting dissatisfaction wi...

The years of the first Industrial revolution in Europe saw the emergence of the bourgeoisie and an important development of travel, both for tourism and for work.

This original Art Nouveau style enameled cast iron stove is a German work of the company Musgrave & Co dating from the beginning of the 20th century. Product of the industrial r...

To achieve this, it drew inspiration from nature, while also incorporating the innovations brought about by the Industrial Revolution, especially new materials and techniques (steel,...

The second half of the 20th century was perhaps the most fertile breeding ground for innovation since the industrial revolution. Many Scandinavian lightning designers and companies o...

The machine age of the late 19th century and the industrial revolution that accompanied it spawned, as one might imagine, a great deal of antipathy and unrelenting dissatisfaction wi...

At the turn of the 20th century, Art Nouveau emerged as a reaction against historic revival styles and the mass-production brought about by the Industrial Revolution. It favoured org...

Joseph Bramah was a leading inventor of the industrial revolution, patenting over 18 new ideas, including a new valve for the water closet (toilet), the hydraulic pump, a fountain pe...

The machine age of the late 19th century and the industrial revolution that accompanied it spawned, as one might imagine, a great deal of antipathy and unrelenting dissatisfaction wi...

James Dixon & Sons The company was founded in 1806 in Sheffield, was one of the major British manufacturers of the Industrial Revolution. They were manufacturers of pewterware, elec...

Historical Context and the Role of Wrought Iron in Interiors: Dating from around 1870, this piece reflects a period when the Industrial Revolution was in full swing, yet craftsmanshi...

At the end of the 1800s and early 1900s, the industrial revolution was taking place and large numbers of people were taking jobs in the cities.

Dimensions in cm: Height 19 x Width 26 x Depth 21 Dimensions in inches: Height 7 inches x Width 10 inches x Depth 8 inches J Dixon & Sons - founded 1806 in Sheffield, was o...

The period halfway through the 1900s was perhaps the most fertile breeding ground for innovation since the industrial revolution. Many Scandinavian lightning designers and companies ...

Wood is the most traditional material for furniture, it is organic, elemental, sturdy, and has become very stylish. While during the industrial revolution, furniture manufactured fro...

Yet, Bewick was no isolated creative genius toiling in an artist's atelier, but a trade engraver in the heart of the city of Newcastle Upon Tyne, working at the very moment when the ...

The NY skyline was mute testimony to the industrial revolution and the 'modern' Western world!

The Arts & Crafts movement, championed by figures like William Morris, rejected the mass-produced, often poor-quality goods of the Industrial Revolution. Instead, it emphasised t...

Dresser made this set during his time with the firm of James Dixon and Sons, one of the leading British electroplate manufacturers of the Industrial Revolution. He also designed for ...