Sujet
Needle making workshop, 1751-1780. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Needle making workshop, 1751-1780. Cutting needle lengths from steel wire (1), flattening the end (4), stamping the eye (2), punching the eye (3), filing the eye and pointing the end (7), polishing (8). Specific monotonous tasks were carried out by individuals. The process was virtually unchanged for nearly 200 years. From Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert. (Paris, 1751-1780).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1751
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B63_432
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
29,9Mo (2,9Mo) / 37,2cm x 20,2cm / 4398 x 2380 (300dpi)