Trades, Industries & Manufacturing

Image: Silver caddy spoon, probably by Samuel Pemberton, c.1800. The delicate design is created by a filigree technique… read more »

Image: James Timmins Chance at the age of 80, from the bust by Hamo Thorneycroft R.A. John… read more »

The art of portraiture was changing during the Industrial Revolution. The expansion of commerce and industry in… read more »

Image: Portrait of Sir Richard Arkwright (1789-1790). Joseph Wright of Derby, Oil on Canvas. Text: Olga Baird… read more »

Advertisement, Men and Things of Modern England… The New Illustrated Directory… (Birmingham, M Billing, 1856)

Inside view of Tortoiseshell snuff box, which is particularly suitable for piqué work (inlaid gold) with its… read more »

This silver item has a restrained floral design around the edges of the box.

This silver box is engraved with a bright-cut decoration, similar in design to several Samuel Pemberton toothpick… read more »

Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 The mode of making… read more »

Image: Portrait of Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, on the inside of an Enamel snuff box celebrating… read more »

Image: Count Alexander Suvarow, Liberator of Italy. 1799. Designed by Conrad Heinrich Kuchler. Image from: Birmingham Assay Office (25)… read more »

Caption: Brass Door Furniture from William Tonks and Sons, Catalogue of the Various Kinds of Work (Birmingham, 1880), p 318.… read more »

Image: Cathedral Church of St Philip, Birmingham. The photograph shows the extension to the chancel of 1884 at… read more »

Image: Front cover of Chance Brothers & Co., Limited, 100 Years of British Glass Making 1824-1924 (Smethwick and Glasgow, Chance… read more »

Image: Ironfounder, The Book of Trades or Library of Useful Arts, Part II, third edition (London Tabart and Co,… read more »

Image: View of the main mill from the east showing the Shrewsbury Canal and the single-storey building… read more »

Image: Ditherington Mill showing the malt kiln built by William Jones following the end of flax spinning in… read more »

Caption: The brazier was one of the specialised workers in the brass trade. He made kettles, pails, candlesticks… read more »

Image: Hyper-radial single flashing light. Typical Illustrations of the Lighthouse Work of Chance Brothers and Co. Limited Birmingham… read more »

Image: Dain, Watts and Manton, Patentees and Button Manufacturers, Birmingham Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and… read more »

Image: Two Corkscrews Manufactured by Charles Hull, Birmingham c. 1865 Patent Power Corkscrew The Simplest Out! Well adapted… read more »

Image: House on Mount Skipet, Kidderminster. This photograph shows a house before restoration in the 1980s which was… read more »

Caption: Image of a brassworker with a crucible from The Useful Arts and Manufactures of Great Britain, second part… read more »

Image: The Spon Lane Schools, Smethwick built by Chance Brothers, Glassmakers (1845) from an original design in watercolour.… read more »

Published in 1802, this Directory is one of the first written accounts of the pottery towns, Tunstall,… read more »

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Image: Old Silk Mill, Derby. John Keys, Sketches of Old Derby and Neighbourhoods(London and Derby, 1895) Two brothers were… read more »

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The hidden hinge and decorative features are typical of neo-classical designs.

Image: Button made from Shell, Copper, Glass and Brass c. 1790-1800. This example shows both the intricate nature… read more »

Image: View of Chance Brothers Alkali Works, Oldbury (1862). James Frederick Chance, A History of the Firm of Chance… read more »

Image: View of Chance Brothers Glassworks, Smethwick (1857) from a print. James Frederick Chance, A History of the… read more »

This image shows the inside of the vinaigrette. The outside shows an image of a hare hiding… read more »

This image shows the intricate inside of a vinaigrette based on the design of a watch case.

The image of a hare hiding in reeds derives from a hunting scene in a vignette produced… read more »

The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858

This factory was built by Sir Richard Arkwright in 1783-84 just outside Cromford. He built the mill in an… read more »

Image:  William Chance (died 1856), from an oil painting by Thomas Philips RA, John Frederick Chance, A… read more »

The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858

Image: William Spurrier, Electro Silver Plate Manufacturer, Birmingham Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of… read more »

Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 ELECTRO-PLATING The process of… read more »

Image: Charcoal burning in the Wyre Forest. Two charcoal burners in front of their hut, with some of… read more »

Image: Mr G Taylor, an employee at Lowe’s Rope and Twine Manufactory, Bewdley, is shown with hemp fibres… read more »

Image: Photos taken about 1950. The works fire brigade was formed in 1848 and this example of a… read more »