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Tagged With: workshop

The Iron Forge by Joseph Wright of Derby 1772

Joseph Wright of Derby(1734-1797) Detail: blacksmith, forge, drop hammer, workmen, child, striped waistcoat, basket, dog, tongs, iron bar, brick work, beams,  workshop

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Hornworking by Jacques-Raymond Lucotte 1771

From Diderot’s Encyclopedia by Jacques-Raymond Lucotte Detail: workshop, workmen, horn, hearth, iron pot, basket, chair, table, vice, cleaver, window, door, stump, clamp

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Metal Gilder – Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1763

Diderot’s Encyclopedia Detail: brush, scrubber, files, scrapers, bottle, knife, brazier, sponge, sword hilt, bench, tub, workmen, workshop, vice, hearth, bellows, chair, basin

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Processing Hemp or Linen Plate 1 – Diderot Encyclopedia 1762

Diderot Encyclopedia Detail: farm, workshop, workmen, flax, hemp, flax brake, flax hackle

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The Butcher from Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1763

Diderot and D’Alembert We have added some new knives to our product line and I thought I would find some nice knife pictures.  This one has some great detail, I especially like the knife block on the belt. Detail: butcher, workshop, knife, cleaver, knife block, axe, mallet, bellows, table, scraper, meat hook, belt, knife sharpener, … Continue reading »

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Tanning from Diderot’s Encyclopedia 1769

From the Encyclopedia of Sciences, Arts and Trades, Diderot and D’Alembert And you thought you had a tough job. Detail: workshop, work bench, hides, tanning, tanners, windows, open fire, grill, mules (shoes)

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Tinsmith from Encyclopedia Diderot and D’alembert 1763

From the Encyclopedia of Sciences, Arts and Trades, Diderot and D’Alembert Detail: workshop, tinware, tin bucket, tin funnel, stump anvil, mallet, shears, soldering iron, betty lamp, cooking pot, chocolate pot, plates, brazier, work bench, stool, dog, oil lamp

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Cooperage from Encyclopedia – Diderot and D’alembert 1772

From the Encyclopedia of Sciences, Arts and Trades, Diderot and D’Alembert We carry barrels that are still made pretty much the same way today. Details: workshop, workmen, barrel, mallet, chisel, shaving horse, windlass, draw knife, barrel hoops, spigot, pitcher, churn, tub, rundlet

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Dyeing Silk from Encyclopedia – Diderot and D’alembert 1772

From the Encyclopedia of Sciences, Arts and Trades, Diderot and D’Alembert Detail: silk, yarn, workshop, workmen, vat, dye, firewood, well, bottle, tumbler, bucket, ladle, paddle, oven, chair, axe, wood shoes, spigot

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Cider Press from Encyclopedia – Diderot and D’Alembert 1762

From the Encyclopedia of Sciences, Arts and Trades, Diderot and D’Alembert Detail: apples, workshop, press, mill, gears, barrels, worker, bucket, windmill, gears

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