waterwheels to operate pumps and other mining machinery. Other exhibits include drilling equipment, hand tools of many varieties and ore-dressing plant.

"Société Vielle Montagne" had begun producing zinc in 1837. In the coal mines, which were largely in the hands of French bankers, production rose steadily, but at the same time the area - especially the "Borinage"

they operated in 1975 and a video that traces all stages of the manufacturing process: mouth-blowing, hand-carving, sand etching, gilding and enamelling. An exhibition tells the story of the glass and crystal

of the development of paper making and printing. There is a workshop showing how paper was made by hand in the 18th century, where visitors can themselves make paper. There are displays on the development [...] Fourdrinier machine, is regularly demonstrated. The development of writing and printing is also displayed. Hand setting of type is demonstrated, and there is a Wilhelm Hass press of 1772. Visitors can see a range

font size and contrast of the website can be easily changed using the accessibility icon on the right-hand side of the menu bar. Pages and content can also be zoomed in and out by using a combination of the

until 1987, when it was worked out. Transport down the mountain was by aerial ropeway. Mining was by hand until compressed-air drills and mechanical excavators were introduced. The mine has nine levels, four

it was publicly unveiled in 1909. Bakelite was used in radio housings, distributor caps, telephone hand pieces, electric plugs, jewellery, cameras, ash trays, fountain pens and many other characteristic

nineteenth century the principal centre of shipbuilding was at Baasrode, where the industry was in the hands of the Van Damme and Van Proet families. Many of the craft they built were for inland waterways or

geological conditions. Between April and October, visitors aware of their health can bathe their hands and feet in the brine in an outdoor spa, and of course there is also a chance to taste the "white

several museums and exhibitions side by side. Visitors are free to collect hands-on experiences, for example by making their own hand-made paper as in pre-industrial times. The printing museum, showcasing

ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF AUSTRIA Listen On the one hand, Austria possessed all the prerequisites for industrialisation: plentiful natural resources, particularly iron ore and salt, and a long mining [...] late Middle Ages, tens of thousands of miners were extracting silver and copper ore. On the other hand, the mountainous terrain impeded trade and travel. Nor could Trieste, the only sizeable port of the

Kapan and Alaverdi. Economic activities increased after the country passed from Persian to Russian hands in 1828. The processing of cotton and crops for export to the tsarist empire began, wine cultivation

whose most celebrated member was Sir Francis Chichester (1901-72), the first person to sail single-handed round the world by the clipper route. The unique feature of Arlington Court is the presence of the

Middle Ages, when nails were forged by hand on the banks of the Meuse, and continuing with mechanisation powered by water wheels or animals. Equipment such as hand forges, mechanical presses and examples

consisted mainly of sheep-rearing and forestry. Starting in the 17th century, this was augmented by a handful of forges that smelted the locally mined iron ore. The charcoal-fired Catalan forge was long considered [...] become the standard method of smelting in the neighbouring countries. The economy was dominated by a handful of aristocratic families, some of whom have preserved their influence down to the present day. As

gallery, worked between 1802 and 1849. From time to time there are demonstrations of fire-setting, and hand tools and other equipment are on permanent display. An open air display established in 1993-94 includes

World War I, Italian companies began extracting petroleum; beyond that, industry consisted of a handful of factories for producing foods and processing cotton, tobacco and wood. The agricultural reform

an English company, The Cerain Iron Ore Company Limited. Around 1932 exploitation passed to German hands. The Germans worked the mines until 1941, and then Patricio Echeverria continued with the activity

chemical products such as seeds, fertilisers and pesticides, they also became more dependent on a handful of large international companies with strong research capabilities. The environmental and health

were forged. The raw materials to produce iron were: iron ore, charcoal and river water. On the other hand, in the mills flour was obtained by grinding wheat and corn grain. Visitors can watch the enormous