An illustration of an antique automobile with a tire in the foreground. The steering wheel is on the right with a man wearing a driving cap behind the wheel.

Antique Automobile

An illustration of an antique automobile with a tire in the foreground. The steering wheel is on the…

Four people riding in an old fashioned car going down a steep incline. The car is a convertible.

Antique Automobile on Steep Hill

Four people riding in an old fashioned car going down a steep incline. The car is a convertible.

The Carmania was a ship built in 1905 built in Britain by John Brown & Company. She was designed by Leonard Peskett. She was used during World War I as a armed merchant vessel. She was later scraped in 1932

Ocean Liner

The Carmania was a ship built in 1905 built in Britain by John Brown & Company. She was designed by…

The inner workings of the Carmania. A description of how the ship gets power in order to move on the ocean.

Turbine Engine

The inner workings of the Carmania. A description of how the ship gets power in order to move on the…

A picture of how the engines in the Carmania power the propellers.

Ship Engine

A picture of how the engines in the Carmania power the propellers.

A picture of how the shafts in the Carmania are held in place. The shafts connect the engines to the propellers to make the ship run smoothly.

Engine Shaft

A picture of how the shafts in the Carmania are held in place. The shafts connect the engines to the…

A small sailboat with "square-rigged" masts known as a brig.

Wind-Powered Sailboat

A small sailboat with "square-rigged" masts known as a brig.

A double mast vessel known as a ketch. Meant to be used as a fishing boat but could also be used for luxury as well.

Fishing Sailboat

A double mast vessel known as a ketch. Meant to be used as a fishing boat but could also be used for…

First used by the Dutch in the 16th and 17th centuries and later refined in North America from the early 18th century. Used for slavery, fishing, and privateering among other things. First schooner made in Scotland in 1713.

Wind-Powered Sailboat

First used by the Dutch in the 16th and 17th centuries and later refined in North America from the early…

An image of a wind-powered sailboat. This sort of sailboat was developed in the 19th century for faster delivery of trade goods from one nation to another.

Wind-Powered Sailboat

An image of a wind-powered sailboat. This sort of sailboat was developed in the 19th century for faster…

A Geared Beam Engine developed in 1855. Applied force on a piston pushes down the rod, making the engine work so the ship can function.

Ship Engine

A Geared Beam Engine developed in 1855. Applied force on a piston pushes down the rod, making the engine…

Originally developed to improve the engine's capabilities. Found in many 19th century ships equipped for battle or commerce.

Ship Engine

Originally developed to improve the engine's capabilities. Found in many 19th century ships equipped…

Illustrations of chemistry labs from the early twentieth century.

Chemistry Laboratory

Illustrations of chemistry labs from the early twentieth century.

Attachment of suspension. This particular model is used when trolley wire comes to end at a hanger. The ear has two purposes: holding the wire and splicing it. The ends of the trolley wire are passed through and bent back over the openings (h).

Splicing Ear

Attachment of suspension. This particular model is used when trolley wire comes to end at a hanger.…

Another form of an ear that is used for trolley wires. An ear is attached to a suspension by a screw. The suspension is attached to a wire for guidance. The trolley wire is attached to the ear with groove. The holes are used when other wires are needed for extra support.

Strain Ear

Another form of an ear that is used for trolley wires. An ear is attached to a suspension by a screw.…

The first image is of clamps used in chemistry labs to hold test tubes and other apparatuses. The second image is of a stand that one would place small samples or liquids in order to measure them with greater accuracy.

Lab Clamps

The first image is of clamps used in chemistry labs to hold test tubes and other apparatuses. The second…

An image of a graduate that is used to measure chemicals.

Chemical Graduate

An image of a graduate that is used to measure chemicals.

An image of a balance used in chemistry labs to measure small objects. This diagram details how one might build a balance.

Simple Balance

An image of a balance used in chemistry labs to measure small objects. This diagram details how one…

A common type of suspension used for trolley wire. A is the main casting, B is a metal cap that covers A, C is a bolt that is fixed into the insulation material, and D is grooved extensions of A.

Trolley Suspension

A common type of suspension used for trolley wire. A is the main casting, B is a metal cap that covers…

Image of a typical alcohol lamp

Alcohol Lamp

Image of a typical alcohol lamp

A flame being emitted from a Bunsen burner, lighting a match.

Blowpipe Flame

A flame being emitted from a Bunsen burner, lighting a match.

This image is of a strain insulator and turnbuckle which is used for trolley wire. A strain insulator is able to withstand the tension of the wire. This device helps support the trolley wire. A turnbuckle adjusts the tension accordingly. A turnbuckle is often used for corners of a wresting arena.

Trolley Support

This image is of a strain insulator and turnbuckle which is used for trolley wire. A strain insulator…

A hand slicer used to cut large items used in the chemistry classroom. This slicer is similar to smaller ones used in cutting tobacco.

Draw Knife Slicer

A hand slicer used to cut large items used in the chemistry classroom. This slicer is similar to smaller…

A hand-generated rock crusher. Generally used to reduce rock to grainy substance in order to analyze it with greater accuracy.

Rock Crusher

A hand-generated rock crusher. Generally used to reduce rock to grainy substance in order to analyze…

A bucking board upon which ore is pulverized into manageable pieces with a muller, which is like a hammer. These pieces can then be used in experiments.

Bucking Board

A bucking board upon which ore is pulverized into manageable pieces with a muller, which is like a hammer.…

The interior of a jar mill, which is used to convert hard substances, like the porcelain balls in the picture, into a fine powder for use in common applications.

Jar Mill

The interior of a jar mill, which is used to convert hard substances, like the porcelain balls in the…

A liquid agitator. Liquid agitators are used with water that has small particles of a substance suspended within. The agitator makes said particles clump and settle faster than the individual particles would have on their own.

Liquid Agitator

A liquid agitator. Liquid agitators are used with water that has small particles of a substance suspended…

A chemical hood is used to hold substances with odorous or toxic fumes. The hood contains a vacuum in which the fumes are either filtered out of the air or placed outside the building. Chemical hoods are also called fume hoods.

Chemical Hood

A chemical hood is used to hold substances with odorous or toxic fumes. The hood contains a vacuum in…

A distillation apparatus is a device that separates impurities from a liquid. The distilling process is mechanical, not chemical.

Distilling Apparatus

A distillation apparatus is a device that separates impurities from a liquid. The distilling process…

A still is an apparatus that boils a mixed liquid and then cools, condensing the vapor.Stills are used to make perfumes and medicines.

Chemical Still

A still is an apparatus that boils a mixed liquid and then cools, condensing the vapor.Stills are used…