Art Resource - AR921195

The foundry or cast house, Butterley Ironworks, Derbyshire, 1844.

AR921189

'Casting the cylinder of the 'Britannia Press' at the Bank Quay Foundry, Warrington', 1851.

'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.

Unique Identifier AR921195

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3715px × 2822px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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