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A apparatus used in the bottling of wine and machines used in shoe manufacture. Engraving by E. Kennien after C. Varley.

Engineering: a lock, and a carriage. Engraving by E. Kennion after C. Varley.

Improvements in the vial microscope / [Cornelius Varley].

A device which could be used for escaping from a fire. Etching G. Gladwin after C. Varley.

Engineering: an assortment of taps. Engraving by J. B. Taylor after J. Varley.

Hydraulics: a lever-operated pump. Engraving by J. Cleghorn after C. Varley.

Microscope drawings of plant cells in glass tubes. Coloured lithograph by C. Varley, c.1834.

Textiles: a spring pen-holder and parallel rule (above), a rack for stretching woollen fabric (below). Engraving by G. Gladwin after C. Varley.

Bridges: a temporary bridge for loading ships. Engraving by G. Gladwin after C. Varley.

Mechanics: a type of clamp. Engraving by G. Gladwin after C. Varley.

Bridges: a temporary rope bridge. Engraving by J. H. Kernot after C. Varley.

Engineering: an axle and some tools. Engraving by E. Kennion after C. Varley.

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Varley, Cornelius, 1781-1873

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Mechanics: a type of clamp. Engraving by G. Gladwin after C. Varley.

Engineering: an assortment of taps. Engraving by J. B. Taylor after J. Varley.

Bridges: a temporary rope bridge. Engraving by J. H. Kernot after C. Varley.

Bridges: a temporary bridge for loading ships. Engraving by G. Gladwin after C. Varley.

Engineering: an axle and some tools. Engraving by E. Kennion after C. Varley.