In Colorado, the 12,000 square foot Lee Maxwell Washing Museum is running out of space. Lee Maxwell, 93, has been collecting washing machines since 1985. In 1992, he opened the Lee Maxwell Washing ...

IN Cornhill, Boston, thirty years ago, there was a shop for the manufacture and repair of nautical instruments and philosophical apparatus, kept by Ari Davis. Mr. Davis was a very ingenious mechanic, ...

Previously published separately under the following titles: History of the gear-cutting machine; a historical study in geometry and machines, c1958; History of the grinding machine; a historical study ...

Auto assembly is among the most complex operations in existence, and it requires thousands of parts, people, and machines to make it all work. While early automobiles were built individually by hand, ...

PORTSMOUTH — Opening Friday, June 3, from 5 to 8 p.m., in the Gallery at 3S Artspace: Hall of Portraits from The History of Machines. The artist will be in attendance and give a brief talk at 7 p.m.

The craftsmanship of the machines and the intricate woodwork and scrolling on the stands and cabinets that house them make vintage sewing machines, like this one owned by Marenthia Lagarde of New ...