Petrol Collection (page 2)

1979 fuel shortage
A Texaco petrol station runs out of petrol during a national petrol shortage brought about by a price rise by OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries)

Comic postcard, Chauffeur buying petrol Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man driving a car with beer bottles Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, couple with wartime rations, WW2 Date: circa 1940s

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - No Basic, we should worry
The Caption is No Basic? We should worry! Basic refers to the basic petrol ration. Petrol was rationed from September 1939 and contiinued until 1950. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1944

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We ll be seeing you somehow
The Caption reads We ll be seeing you somehow. Petrol was severly rationed and only certain professions or trades were allowed to have any. Hence cycling became popular

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Happy Birthday
The ration book is clearly drawn, and cancelled coupons can be glimpsed. Petrol was the first to be rationed after the war began and eventually practically all commodities were

Generating petrol from coal using the Hydrogenation process. Illustration by G H Davis of the Date: 1931

Laying up your car in wartime, 1942
Laying up your car? Some practical hints and tips, article by Alan Hess in Britannia & Eve, May 1942. The basic petrol ration was withdrawn at this time, leading many motorists to store their cars

Arrangement of petrol piping. Annotated diagram, with notes for Miss England III. Date: 1932

Advert, Ethyl Gasoline motor fuel, compared to the power of a sailfish. Produced by the Ethyl Gasoline Corporation, New York City, USA. Date: 1931

Underground railway petrol locomotive, London
Underground railway petrol-fuelled locomotive, London. Date: 1908

Air raid preparations at London gas station, September 1939
An extreme example of sandbagging in anticipation of air raids at a garage in North London. The Sphere jokes that " motorists have to look twice before they recognise the petrol pumps"

Inside of ration book for motor spirit, September 1939
Coupons for petrol found inside a ration book issued by Surrey County Council, 5 September 1939. Petrol rations were based on the horsepower of a vehicle

Motor spirit ration book front cover, September 1939
Front cover of a ration book for motor spirit, issued by Surrey County Council on 5 September 1939, shortly after the outbreak of war

Valley Hotel, Anglesey, North Wales. Date: circa 1910

Two Motor Fuel Ration coupons in a booklet
Two Motor Fuel Ration coupons for a motor cycle, valid for the month of October 1947, in a booklet of coupons issued by the Minister of Fuel and Power. (2 of 3) Date: 1947

Petrol dump in Hyde Park, London during the railway strike - large quantities of petrol were distributed throughout the UK. 1919

Early Motor Cars - diagram of first petrol-driven car
Early Motor Cars - diagram of the workings of the first petrol-driven car

Petrol Attendant - People You See. From Teddy Bear (14 September 1965). Original artwork loaned for scanning by the Illustration Art Gallery. Date: 1965

The Old George Inn, Edgware, Middlesex. Date: circa 1910s

War Master HMOT 282 oil tanker and crew at Harwich, WW1
War Master HMOT 282 oil tanker with officers and crew at Harwich. Date: circa 1918

Street scene during riot, Brixton, Lambeth, South London
A street scene in Brixton, Lambeth, South London, during a period of rioting. The air is full of black smoke, something (possibly a car) is on fire on the left

Advert for Alexander Shank & Son, Ltd lawn mowers 1905
Shanks petrol motor mowing machines with patent axle springs. 1905

Walsh and Clark Ploughing Engine CF6537
Walsh & Clark Ploughing Engine, regn. CF6537. Powered by a two-cylinder internal combustion paraffin engine, the Walsh & Clark ploughing engine

Petrol pumps on the pavement at a service station at Ellesmere, Shropshire, England, a practice not permitted by local by-laws. Green Shield stamps for sale! Date: 1960s

Peril of streets of London 1912
Photograph taken at Elephant Castle, London, showing the increase of electrical, steam and petrol transport. Date: 1912

REFUELLING AT MANCHESTER
Refuelling an Aer Lingus (Irish International Airlines) aeroplane at Manchester Airport, England. Date: 1960s

Sir Henry Thomas Tizard (1885a'1959) - English chemist, inventor and Rector of Imperial College
Sir Henry Thomas Tizard (1885-1959) - English chemist, inventor and Rector of Imperial College, who developed the octane rating to classify petrol, helped develop radar in World War II

Shell at the Front advertisement, 1914
Wartime advertisement for Shell petrol, demonstrating that it is used more extensively by Allied Forces both at home and abroad. Date: 1914

Modern Lubrication Advertisement. Date: 1928

Anti-Carbon Lubrication Advertisement. Date: 1928

Shell Advertisement
Shell Advertisment. Date: 1926

Lockheed L-049 Constellation
On 8th January 1951 G-Ahen Lockheed L-049 Constellation Overshot the Runway at Filton During a Training Flight, it Was Repaired and Returned to Service Date: 1951

Woman riding a motorised scooter, WW1
Woman (Hilda May) riding a motorised scooter, because taxis and petrol are in short supply during the First World War. 1917

LCC-LFB Bromptons Dennis pump at Lambeth HQ
Station A8 was Brompton fire station. Here its dual-purpose petrol Dennis pump is seen standing at Lambeth headquarters

Self-propelled fire engine at LFB HQ, Southwark
The Hatfield motor pump was the first petrol driven engine appliance in which the engine was used to operate the fire pump

New Esso Guide to London Airport - Heathrow. 1965

Culdaff, Inishowen, Co. Donegal - a street scene with people, horse vehicle and petrol pump to the left. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal; Culdaff). Date: circa early 1900s

Main Street, Fort National (Larbaa Nath Irathen), Algeria
Main Street, Fort National (now Larbaa Nath Irathen), Tizi Ouzou Province, Algeria, with a monument on the left and a large advertisement for Byrrh aperitif. Date: circa 1925

Indian Springs Station, Nevada, USA
Tim Harnedys Indian Springs Station (motel and car service) on the road between Beatty and Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Date: 1939

Shell Petrol Station
Shell filling station, Lund, Scania, Sweden c. 1958. Date: 1958

LCC-LFB Merryweather Hatfield pump at Southwark HQ
A chain-driven Hatfield type pump at LFB Southwark headquarters. Note the connected hard suction hose to the rear mounted pump

A London Fire brigade wheeled ladder escape vehicle
Outside the London County Council boundary, Penge, to the south of London, was one of many fire brigades which had just one fire station covering its geographical area

LCC-LFB Tilling-Stevens petrol-electric turntable ladder
One of two similar turntable ladders (TL) which the London Fire Brigade had in service at this time

Supply dump near Beaurainville, France, WW1
A supply dump behind British lines at Beaurainville, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1917

Enamel sign for Redex Petrol service
A tin/alloy sign for Redex Service, an engine supplement to be added to petrol, sump, gearbox or rear axle to improve the overall performance of a vehicle. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Our True Sporting SPIRIT ? by William Heath Robinson
The Automobilious Dream of a prominent Master of Hounds, on learning that the price of petrol had dropped again. Please note

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