This is the only image showing a woman as the prime mover of a machine.

Mechanics: hand crank; force pump; conical valve; interrupted crown gear and lanterns; double worm and reversing racks; roller guides.

Mechanics: hand crank; bucket; Spur gears; spur gear and lantern.

This device requires a relatively small amount of rope.

Mechanics: hand crank; bucket; flywheel.

This device requires a relatively small amount of rope.

Mechanics: inertia chain; bucket.

Mechanics: internal vertical treadwheel; swinging-vane rotary pump; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear; chain drive.

Mechanics: internal vertical treadwheel; machine crank; force pump; spur gear and lantern; chain drive; chain equalizer.

The plate-designer's schematic mountains echo the peaks and valleys of the parallel reciprocating bars, which are are also known as stangenkunst.

Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; noria; rocking troughs; double…

The water is not enclosed within this device.

Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; noria; rocking troughs; interrupted lantern and racks; chain equalizer.

Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; horizontal crankshaft; force pump; horizontal working beam; crank and connecting rod.

Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; chain of buckets.

Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; noria.

Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; force pump; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; lantern and rack; lantern and crown gear; roller guides.

Fig. 1 represents particles (balls) of water, the square form denoting the arrangement in water.

Fig, 2 represents particles (balls) of water, the rhomboidal form denoting the arrangement in ice.

Fig. 3 represents the…

Conversations on Chemistry is an introductory chemical textbook. To this third American edition (the first and second: Philadelphia, 1806, and 1809), the anonymous editor has added new material on mineral waters and the…

Depicts a hygrometer, gasometers, blowpipe forceps, magnifier, a mephitic water apparatus in figure 9, "ill calculated for the purpose of impregnating water with carbonic acid," and an air furnace.

Lewis Peterson requests an analyses of water and salt samples from James Curtis Booth (1810-1888).

Lewis Peterson responding to his October 6th letter to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), granting Booth permission to publish his analysis of Peterson's water sample.

Peter Peterson, brother of Lewis Peterson, encloses a check for James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) to pay for the water-sample analysis Booth completed.

Illustration depicting the manufacture of seltzer or soda water by use of a wheel to force gas into bottled water.

Color plate illustration depicting a man and young boy operating machinery used to fill bottles with artificial mineral waters.

This plate is from John Howard Appleton's (1844-1930) Chemistry, Developed by Facts and…

Album containing 25 photographs depicting early facilities associated with Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) in Atlantic City, New Jersey and Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1887, the…

Close-up view of the assay and combustion furnaces in the laboratory back room at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois.…

Close-up view of two balances used at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1887, the Dearborn Chemical Company…

Close-up view of the bucking board and crusher used to prepare coal and ore samples for analysis at the Dearborn Drug and Chemical Works (later Dearborn Chemical Company) 35th Street laboratory facilities located in…