| Description | /1. "The Staffordshire Knot", actually a figure-of-eight hitch, cold tied from a 5-inch bar. Here with the background blocked out.
/2. "The Staffordshire Knot": the whole picture with workmen; the knot retouched.
/3. "The Staffordshire Knot": reproduction of the Lloyds Proving house certificate of 1888.
/4. The prow of the Italian scout cruiser "Nino Dixio" (launched 1911); retouched to highlight the Hall's Improved stockless anchor. Dated 1919.
/5. The Nasmyth steam hammer, installed at Netherton in 1850.
/6. The "Lusitania" under full steam, anchor highlighted (another Hall's). Dated 1919.
/7. The front of a warship, anchor highlighted (another Hall's).
/8. Ductility test: rivet through plates of iron.
/9. View of Netherton iron works. Dated 1914.
/10. Prow of RMS "Olympic" in dry dock or possibly on the ways (launched 1910), retouched to give the illusion of a bow wave. Anchor highlighted (another Hall's). Dated 1919.
/11. Picture from the hammer shop, edited for the cover of an early edition of "Forgings, drop forgings and smith's work". |