
Sujet
'Casting the cylinder of the 'Britannia Press' at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington', 1851. Artist: Unknown
Légende
'Casting the cylinder of the 'Britannia Press' at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington', 1851. Casting the cylinders for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular Bridge across the Menai Straits, Wales. Nasmyth safety ladles (invented 1838) are being used.
Oxford Science Archive
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B63_161
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,0Mo (5,1Mo) / 31,5cm x 23,9cm / 3715 x 2822 (300dpi)