A tooth-drawer frightening his patient with a hot coal in order to be able to extract a tooth more easily. Etching by J. Collier after himself, 1773.

Fishmongers' Hall, Thames Street, London: the entrance to the hall, with elaborate allegorical carving above the doors, two fashionable ladies, a scholar and a coal-heaver in the street. Engraving by J. Greig after T. H. Shepherd, 1830.

Supply the bearer of this ticket (not transferable) with a bag of coals, value one shilling, or with one shilling's worth of groceries or flour / H.S. Thompson.

A coal porter, an alchemist and a rich man who hopes vainly to profit from alchemy. Etching, 18th century.

Apparatus for coal mining and two illustrations of coalmines. Engraving by A. Krausse for G. Heck.

A tooth-drawer frightening his patient with a hot coal causing him to pull away violently and extract a tooth. Coloured etching, 1810, after J. Collier.

A tooth-drawer frightening his patient with a hot coal causing him to pull away violently and extract a tooth. Pen drawing after J. Collier, 1773.

Machinery designed by Smeaton for extracting coal from the pits. Etching by W. Lowry after J. Farey.

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Observations on the different strata of earths, and minerals. More particularly of such as are found in the coal-mines of Great Britain / By John Strachey.

6 pages, 1 folded leaf of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm

Specification of James Palmer Budd : manufacture of coke.

viii, 110 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm

Our domestic fire-places : a treatise on the economical use of fuel and the prevention of smoke : with observations on the patent laws / Frederick Edwards, Jun.

<p>This hall had been demolished by the time this print was made. A new one, designed by Henry Roberts, stood in its place</p>

11 pages, 6 folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm

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Observations on the different strata of earths, and minerals. More particularly of such as are found in the coal-mines of Great Britain / By John Strachey.

Specification of James Palmer Budd : manufacture of coke.

Our domestic fire-places : a treatise on the economical use of fuel and the prevention of smoke : with observations on the patent laws / Frederick Edwards, Jun.

Fishmongers' Hall, Thames Street, London: the entrance to the hall, with elaborate allegorical carving above the doors, two fashionable ladies, a scholar and a coal-heaver in the street. Engraving by J. Greig after T. H. Shepherd, 1830.

Specification of Antoine Pauwels and Vincent Dubochet : manufacture of coke and gas, &c.

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Observations on the different strata of earths, and minerals. More particularly of such as are found in the coal-mines of Great Britain / By John Strachey.

Specification of James Palmer Budd : manufacture of coke.

Our domestic fire-places : a treatise on the economical use of fuel and the prevention of smoke : with observations on the patent laws / Frederick Edwards, Jun.

Fishmongers' Hall, Thames Street, London: the entrance to the hall, with elaborate allegorical carving above the doors, two fashionable ladies, a scholar and a coal-heaver in the street. Engraving by J. Greig after T. H. Shepherd, 1830.

Specification of Antoine Pauwels and Vincent Dubochet : manufacture of coke and gas, &c.

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