Machine Age

The Atwater Kent radio factory, owned by Arthur Atwater Kent , was the largest maker of radios in the United States in the 1920s. This set o...

A behind-the-scenes look at a new exhibition of Charles Sheeler’s striking work reveals a critical skill for all photographers

CNC Cookbook: Project Wish List : Engine Projects

Mesta Machine Company employee stands next to a molded staggered tooth gear at the company's West Homestead facility, 1913.

Radial Drill

Women. Back in 1917 they were not seen very often at BASF. In fact their appearance had something of an exotic character here at the gas engine power house or at the production facilities in general. During World War One, however, it became increasingly common for women to work in place of men – although only until the men returned to their jobs. It was not until after World War Two that the notion of women in the workforce lost the character of a temporary ‘emergency measure’. The first…

Some stuff I've had and still have That is a huge English wheel!

The lightbulb, telephone, and sewing machine were all invented during the Second Industrial Revolution and helped to define 19th-century America.

The first practical steam engine was developed by Thomas Newcomen in the early eighteenth century. Steam was one of the driving forces behind the industrial revolution, allowing mills and other factories to be located away from rivers.

An article comparing Art Deco and Art Moderne styles

VINTAGE STUART LIVE STEAM VERTICAL REVERSING STATIONARY ENGINE 10 x 5-1/2 x 5 inches (25.4 x 14.0 x 12.7 cm) Well - Available at 2014 May 28 The Glenn Reid...

Margaret Bourke-White. Chrysler Corporation. 1932. Gelatin silver print. 12 7/8 × 9" (32.7 × 22.8 cm). Gift of James N. Rosenberg. 149.1974. © 2025 Estate of Margaret Bourke-White / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Photography

Las cómodas cámaras "portátiles" de antaño...

From: Roman Catholic High School 25th Anniversary (1915), page 33. [Digital Library permanent link]

The scientist who cracked Germany’s Enigma code and is considered 'the father of modern computing' is to have his criminal conviction wiped from the record books

Edmund Cartwright invented the power loom in 1785. The power loom was a steam-powered, mechanically operated version of a regular loom. It was an invention that combined threads to make cloth.

Steampunk lamp by Machine Age Lamps, Antique Early American Factory Re-pourposed Steam Gauges and Gears

Vintage antique collectible TV and Television, Sony, Sharp, Seiko TV Watch, Panasonic Orbitel