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  • [Card certifying proficiency in life saving and water safety (Cincinnati, Ohio, 1939 - used in 1942)].
  • Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk spinning. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk spinning. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk spinning. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk spinning. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk spinning. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Actinosphaerium is a single celled organism found in pond water. It is a protist that uses its long axopodia to capture prey. Actinosphaeria are also known as sun animalcules and are approximately 0.2 - 1.0mm wide.
  • Carpentry: a water-mill, used for pulling boats through a lock [?]. Engraving by Prevost after Lucotte.
  • Mineral extraction: using water to expose gold-bearing rock at the Transvaal gold fields. Wood engraving, 1889.
  • A new well, fitted with a Dragor water pump, contrasted with an old well using a bucket on a winch; advertising Dragor water pumps. Colour lithograph by Jelb, 1935.
  • Section and elevation of a wheel used by the Chinese for raising water. Engraving by W. Skelton, 1796.
  • Textiles: water-powered equipment used for silk finishing, inside a factory. Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Two men using a pulley drawn by oxen to draw water from a well. Watercolour by an Indian artist.
  • Wholesome advice against the abuse of hot liquors, particularly of coffee, chocolate, tea, brandy, and strong-waters. With directions to know what constitutions they suit, and when the use of them may be profitable or hurtful / by Dr. Duncan ... ; Done out of French.
  • Mensuration: a man using an inclinometer (?) and trigonometry to measure a water-tank (?) in a field. Engraving, ca.1760.
  • A working slate quarry: a horse-mill for bringing up water for washing slate, and the instruments used. Etching by Bénard.
  • James Bruce of Kinnaird, having reached a fountain at Gisha (Abyssinia) regarded as the source of the Nile, uses a coconut to drink the water to the health of King George III and Empress Catherine the Great. Engraving by J. Gillray, 1793, after R.M. Paye.
  • Laurence's cure for red water in cattle : this remedy has been used with the greatest success for more than 200 years.
  • A paddle-driven beam-engine suction pump for raising water, used at London Bridge. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1820, after J. Farey.
  • A hunter standing in front of a fire shaves himself using the soup as shaving water (?). Etching by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz).
  • Scenery to be used in a toy theatre: palm trees on the water's edge with a mountainous region on the other side. Lithograph.
  • Textiles: an array of water-powered equipment used for silk spinning, perspective (top), and plan (below). Engraving by R. Benard after L.-J. Goussier.
  • Sound advice! : you will greatly improve your aerated waters by using only Duckworth & Co.'s world-famous essences and colours / Duckworth & Co.
  • Scenery to be used in a toy theatre:: pillars and steps forming a bridge over the water are garlanded with flowers in Mexico. Lithograph.
  • Demonstration model of equipment used for boring into the earth to extract water (?): the groundwater level is indicated with small labels. Photograph, ca. 1936.
  • Fluid facts : being well hydrated keeps us going, and with water making up around 70% of our bodies, it's good to know the facts.
  • Fluid facts : being well hydrated keeps us going, and with water making up around 70% of our bodies, it's good to know the facts.
  • The deceptive arts used by Floram Marchand to transform water into other liquids. Manuscript, ca. 1858, after a pamphlet by T. Peedle and T. Cozbie, 1650.
  • God and two cherubs make water flow from the ass's jaw that Samson has used to kill the Philistines. Etching by B. Audran after F. Verdier, 1698.
  • A gold miner using a rock drill with a water spray in an attempt to prevent the occupational disease silicosis, caused by dust inhalation. Watercolour by Jane Jackson.