The harmonium is a type of keyboard instrument similar to an organ. The sound is produced by air using…
The altar cloth was embroidered by hand in gold and silk. It includes a drawing of a dove on the bottom.…
This hand mirror is elegantly decorated with small flowers, leaves, and small female figures on each…
This hand-bell is designed in the Louis Quatorze style, also known as Louis the 14th, during his reign…
This hand-bell is designed in the Louis Quatorze style, also known as Louis the 14th, during his reign…
"Fig. Typical passerine feet. The right hand fig. is plectrophanes lapponicus." Elliot Coues, 1884
Hulda, the Norse goddess of spring sits on the throne in her cave. A shepherd finds this cave and as…
The hand printing press was invented by Peter Smith and manufactured by Robert Hoe in 1822.
"An electric motor starts the engine by turning the fly-wheel. This makes it unnecessary to get out…
An illustration of four various axes: "1, Horseman's hammer of about the time of Edward IV; 2, Martel-de-fer,…
An illustration of a man wearing a helmet handing another man, leaning against a tree, a small tree…
Otto of the Silver Hand is a novel that was written and illustrated by Howard Pyle. The novel is about…
Otto of the Silver Hand is a novel that was written and illustrated by Howard Pyle. The novel is about…
"Next in order are the productions of Jacopo Tatti, or Sansovino, who was born in 1479, and died in…
Palazzo Farnese is a prominent High Renaissance palace in Rome, which currently houses the French Embassy…
This is a silhouette of a boy and girl walking outside hand in hand. It is a black outline that was…
Otto of the Silver Hand is a novel that was written and illustrated by Howard Pyle. The novel is about…
"1, 2, left, two tracheal rings, separate. b; 1, 2, right hand, the same put together." Elliot Coues,…
"In this city many individual tendencies are perceptible, but the predominant inclination is toward…
"In this city many individual tendencies are perceptible, but the predominant inclination is toward…
"On the other hand large country seats are usually either midæval castles in the Tudor Perpendicular…
"But perhaps the most effective and suitable employment of iron is shown in connection with glass, as…
The little finger on the left hand can guide the needle point of the compass to the center.
Bow instruments can be used for drawing small circles. Hold the the left hand and spin the nut in or…
This hand truck was designed around a round garbage can. The main purpose for the wheeled garbage truck…
In combination with the bottle, this removable hand protector is placed upon the neck while pulling…
The representation of an outstretched human arm the hand of which holds a bunch of herbs. Herbs are…
This jug is a container for liquid. It has a narrow opening from which to pour or drink, featuring a…
This is a human powered vehicle with four wheels. The most common type of a velocipede today is the…
This clothes wringer is a mechanical laundry aid consisting of two rollers connected by cogs, powered…
Scissors are hand operated cutting instruments. They consist of a pair of metal blades, or tangs, connected…
A saw is a tool that uses a hard blade or wire with an abrasive edge to cut through softer materials.…
A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring or drilling…
A Linotype machine is a line casting machine used in printing. The machine revolutionized printing and…
The first reference to an elevator is in the works of the Roman architect Vitruvius, who reported that…
A fire extinguisher is an active fire protection device used to extinguish or control small fires, often…
A glove is a garment covering the hand. Gloves have separate sheaths or openings for each finger and…
A fire extinguisher is an active fire protection device, easily portable by hand. Handheld extinguishers…
"A circle may be shaded by shifting the center on a 45-degree line toward the lower right hand corner...…
Scissors are hand operated cutting instruments. they consist of a pair of metal blades, or tangs, connected…
Wing nut is a fastener with a threaded hole used to keep objects in place. Wing nut can be loosen or…
An umbrella or parasol s a canopy designed to protect against precipitation or sunlight. The term parasol…
Pliers are a hand tool used to hold objects firmly, or for cutting and bending tough materials such…
A glove is a garment covering the hand. Gloves have separate sheaths for fingers and the thumb.
This is a combination tool featuring a glass cutter and knife. A glass cutter is a hand tool which aids…
Scissors are hand-operated cutting instruments. They consist of a pair of metal blades, or tangs, connected…
A dish may be served on dish ware, or may be eaten out of hand. These cutleries are usually made from…
A hay rake is an agricultural rake used to collect cut hay into windrows for later collection. It is…
This folding hand fan could be unfolded to cool oneself or folded to carry by hand or in a purse.
A mangle or wringer is a mechanical laundry aid consisting of two rollers in a sturdy frame, connected…
One sort of pump once common worldwide was a hand-powered water pump over a water well where people…
An illustration of fourteenth century architecture, dress, and musical instruments at Nursted Court,…
A group of musicians playing at Nursted Court entertaining the nobles. The musicians, from left to right,…
An illustration of a boring rod by using a hand cranked lathe. This device creates a cylinder with a…
An illustration of creating a hand wheel by spinning while moving threaded tool to the desired radius.
An astragal attachment for a hand crank lathe. Astragals are used to create mouldings with a raised…