Caption

View of a rag shaking machine, 1. Rag Shaker, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Appleton & Co., cliché maker: Woodbury Permanent Photographic Printing Company, Bradford (England), c. 1871 - in or before 1876, paper, Woodburytype, Woodburytypepie, height 102 mm x width 92 mm, machine driven by human or animal power, A sepia-toned photograph shows two large industrial machines stacked vertically within a single frame on a pale background. The upper machine has a boxy base with a curved top and exposed slatted interior, a large circular wheel on its side connected to a belt, a hinged perforated panel at the front, and vertical supports with rounded tops. The lower machine displays a long horizontal bed with a curved housing at one end, multiple toothed and spoked wheels of varying sizes, connecting rods and levers, a rectangular upright casing near its center, and two round weights suspended near the far end; both machines rest on a textured floor with scattered small metal parts nearby.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B04_263

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35.8Mb (6.6Mb) / 9.6in x 14.4in / 2889 x 4333 (300dpi)

Keywords

View rag shaking machine 1 Rag Shaker page photomechanical print photographer Appleton & Co cliché maker Woodbury Permanent Photographic Printing Company Bradford England c 1871 - 1876 paper Woodburytype Woodburytypepie height 102 mm x width 92 mm machine driven human animal power sepia-toned photograph two large industrial machines stacked vertically within single frame pale background upper machine boxy base curved top exposed slatted interior large circular wheel side connected belt hinged perforated panel front vertical supports rounded tops lower machine displays long horizontal bed curved housing multiple toothed spoked wheels varying sizes connecting rods levers rectangular upright casing near center two round weights suspended far machines rest textured floor scattered small metal parts nearby