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Elevation of a double blowing engine by James Gray & Co., Glasgow – Historic Reproduction

Elevation of a double blowing engine by James Gray & Co., Glasgow, London : Blackie and Son, 1862. — antique lithograph
Elevation of a double blowing engine by James Gray & Co., Glasgow, London : Blackie and Son, 1862.. Antique lithograph from the Work & Industry collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Elevation of a double blowing engine by James Gray & Co., Glasgow

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Drawn as a full elevation across two plates, this double blowing engine was built by the Glasgow firm James Gray & Co. A blowing engine supplied a steady blast of air to a furnace, and in the 1860s such machines were central to iron smelting, an industry that thrived in Glasgow and across central Scotland. The color lithograph was printed by W.H. McFarlane of Edinburgh and published by Blackie and Son in London in 1862, appearing in *The Engineer and Machinist's Drawing-Book*. The included scale lets viewers judge the machine's true size.

Created / publishedLondon : Blackie and Son, 1862.
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
GenreBook illustrations 1860-1870.Elevations 1860-1870.Lithographs Color 1860-1870.
NotesPrinted in color by W.H. McFarlane, Edinburgh. Image spans two plates; includes scale. Illus. in: The Engineer and machinist's drawing-book; ..., pl. 64 & 65 (1 image).
SubjectsMachinery--1860-1870.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,448 × 1,163 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-216490

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