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  • The age of the machine

    After the first and second industrial revolutions, leading up to the break out of the Great War, a lot of inventions had been made and modified to suit that era. Technology was put on hold during the Great War, machinery and tools had be sent over to where our troops were based, to help them dig tunnels and trenches, which provided shelter and a resting... read more


  • Stephensons Rocket

    One of the biggest breakthroughs of the 19th century was Stephenson’s world famous steam engine. The steam engine was actually invented in the 18th century but was applied to boats and railways in the 19th century.   Machine tools used by engineers to manufacture, began in the first few years of this century, the main idea of these inventions we... read more


  • The age of mining

    In the 1600s mining began and took over parts of Britain due to the discovery of Coal and its incredible uses. Coal at this time was one of the most popular products to use on fires, which lead to many options, initially you could use it as heating, it then moved on as a source of energy to be able to move locomotive vehicles. Due to the coal bein... read more


  • The age of discovery

    The Age of Discovery or the Age of Exploration tended to move towards finding new settlements, countries, oceans and more importantly trade routes than regenerating existing tools, but it was the tools they used to find these new places that were important and incredibly interesting.   This era spanned across the 15th to the 17th century, in whic... read more