Nasmyth's steam hammer. 19th Century artwork showing the workings of a steam hammer invented in 1837 by the Scottish engineer and inventor James Hall

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Nasmyth's steam hammer. 19th Century artwork showing the workings of a steam hammer invented in 1837 by the Scottish engineer and inventor James Hall Nasmyth (1808-1890). A steam hammer is a steam-powered hammer used to shape heated metal in a metal-works. It consists of a hammer-like piston (centre) located within a cylinder, which is raised by the pressure of steam injected into the lower part of the cylinder. When the steam is removed, the hammer falls, hitting and shaping the metal placed beneath it. Published in 1854.

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Size: 3562px × 4961px
Photo credit: © LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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