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THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION: SAFE BY WERTHEIM AND WIESSE, OF VIENNA, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The International Exhibition: safe by Wertheim and Wiesse, of Vienna, 1862. '[This safe] is noticeable for beauty of workmanship as well as strength of construction. The interior is admirably fitted up, the drawers and shelves being lined with red velvet. The panels are of chased steel, as are the inner sides of the doors. The outer panels of the doors are also richly chased. The cornice is decorated by an arabesque in relief, the moulding being of polished steel. This work may suggest to our manufacturers a fact which does not seem to be generally recognised here - viz., that ornamentation does not necessarily lessen the strength of an article, while it considerably enhances the pleasure with which it can be looked upon. The superiority of...[this safe] over its fellows is due, not to its greater security, but its lightness and elegance, resulting from judicious ornamentation; it illustrates beauty combined with strength. Baron Rothschild has marked his appreciation of the labours of Messrs. Wertheim and Wiesse by becoming the purchaser of their safe...They have produced more than 10,000 safes, many of which have been subjected to intense heats without the slightest injury being done to the articles contained within'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The International Exhibition: safe by Wertheim and Wiesse, of Vienna, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601163154
THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION: SPENCER'S PATENT MAGNETIC PURIFYING-FILTER, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The International Exhibition: Spencer's patent magnetic purifying-filter, 1862. 'This filter has secured for its inventor, Mr. Spencer...one of the prize medals of the International Exhibition of 1862. The magnetic filter is the only one known which effects a chemical purification of water. Indeed, it has been said by one of our scientific authorities that "miasmetic or unwholesome water with the magnetic filter is impossible." Those fitted up for domestic use comprise three compartments, separated from each other by perforated plates. The upper open compartment is for the water to be purified; the middle one contains the proto-carbide of iron, which is the magnetic purifying medium; the lower one is for the purified water to be drawn off at the tap as required. It is affirmed that...these filters never require cleansing or renovation, but will constantly give forth colourless and odourless water, free from gaseous or organic impurity, and which will remain free from the growth of animalculae or vegetation. The protocarbide bears the closest affinity to the loadstone, or natural magnet, and its magnetic power is equally indestructible; whilst bulk for built, from its extreme purity, the artificial body exercises the more powerful agency'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The International Exhibition: Spencer's patent magnetic purifying-filter, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601159909
THE PRINCE OF WALES IN EGYPT: RIDE OF THE PRINCE AND SUITE TO EDFOU TEMPLE, 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Prince of Wales in Egypt: ride of the Prince and suite to Edfou Temple, 1862. The future King Edward VII in Africa. 'Here the Prince remained for a day inspecting its magnificent temples, several fine views of which were taken by Mr. Bedford, photographer to his Royal Highness. Edfou is the Apollinopolis Magna of antiquity. The great temple was founded by Ptolemy Philometer (180-145 B.C.), and continued by other Kings of the line, the last-named being Alexander. We extract from Fairholt's "Up the Nile" some particulars of the Great Temple at Edfou: "A short ten miles brings us to Edfou, and there is nothing to demand a stay till we reach the quay. The vast gate towers of the great temple have been before our eyes long ere we arrive there, and the high walls of the building tell of its size and importance as they shoot above the miserable town at their base. Nothing can be more striking than the grandeur and vastness of this noble building. It has been entirely freed, from interior to roof, of all obstructions, and the Arab huts that once covered its roof removed. The effect is magical, and the building only seems to want its priests and sacred utensils to realise its ancient glories as in Egypt's palmy days".' From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Prince of Wales in Egypt: ride of the Prince and suite to Edfou Temple, 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601159904
THE PRINCE OF WALES IN EGYPT: THE ROYAL PARTY LEAVING THE HALL OF COLUMNS, KARNAK..., 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The Prince of Wales in Egypt: the Royal Party leaving the Hall of Columns, Karnak, on their return to Luxor, 1862. The future King Edward VII in Africa. '...horses having been provided, the Royal party, attended by a numerous guard, visited Karnak, remaining there a whole day. After strolling about the ruins, the Prince gave directions for Divine service to be held at eleven a.m, in the Hall of Columns. The Rev. Canon Stanley officiated, and, after prayers, delivered a most appropriate and highly-interesting sermon...Some English travellers who happened to be on the spot were invited to attend the meeting. At two p.m. a sumptuous lunch was in readiness, having been prepared on board the steamer and brought up to the temple in charge of M. le chef de cuisine and his satellites. The remainder of the day was occupied in examining these splendid monuments of a past and almost unknown age. Our Engraving...shows the Royal party leaving the Hall of Columns, on their return to Luxor. In the foreground, riding on a splendid white donkey, is Fadel Pacha, Governor of Upper Egypt, who accompanied the expedition to every place within the limits of his jurisdiction, and was unremitting in his attentions'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The Prince of Wales in Egypt: the Royal Party leaving the Hall of Columns, Karnak..., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601159834
THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION: RANGE OF BOILERS FOR SUPPLYING STEAM TO MACHINERY IN THE..., 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The International Exhibition: range of boilers for supplying steam to machinery in the Western Annexe, 1862. '...each boiler is 6ft. 6in. in diameter, and 35ft. in length; they are circular, with double flues running through them...[they] have been constructed and set up by Messrs. Hicks and Son...two of them are fitted with Clark's patent apparatus for supplying air and steam to the furnaces, an arrangement that is thought highly advantageous. They are...supplied with all the necessary fittings, such as steam-pressure indicator, gauges, &c., as well as Bodmer's patent safety- valves. Running transversely...is the steam-chest from which the supply will be conveyed to the machinery. For this purpose two large mains have been laid through the building, under the principal passages. From these pipes the different engines will take steam by separate connections with them. Beside these steam supply-pipes are laid the exhaust-pipes, through which the waste steam will be carried outside the building...The boilers will maintain steam at a pressure of 70lb. to the square inch. Considering the distance it has to be conveyed and the number of engines drawing it off, it will, of course, become of much lower pressure when used in the building'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The International Exhibition: range of boilers for supplying steam to machinery in the..., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
(RM) 601158924
THE NEW HARTLEY PIT CALAMITY: THE FUNERAL PROCESSION LEAVING COLLIERY ROW FOR EARSDON..., 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The New Hartley Pit Calamity: the funeral procession leaving Colliery Row for Earsdon Churchyard, 1862. The Hartley Colliery disaster of 16 January 1862 was a coal mining accident in Northumberland which resulted in the deaths of 204 men and children. '...there were probably 60,000 persons present...carts containing a layer of straw were slowly driven to the door of each cottage, and, amid the weeping and still more agonising signs of silent grief in every sorrowstricken house, the coffins were lifted over the side of the cart and packed in loads of five each...[by] three o'clock, nearly all the corpses had been taken to be interred in the quiet churchyard of Earsdon...Far as the eye could reach up and down the road one unbroken line of heavy-hearted mourners extended till lost in the distance...Round each cart were the immediate relatives of the deceased. All passed along in silence, with their eyes downward cast...along the route spectators had collected, watching, with serious faces and respectful attitude, the passage of the victims of an unparalleled calamity...the churchyard wall was broken through, that the coffins might be borne to the burying-ground through the churchyard...The house in the foreground is the Incumbent's residence'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The New Hartley Pit Calamity: the funeral procession leaving Colliery Row for Earsdon..., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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