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Background imageWarming Collection: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren
The Green Knight rides over the bridge into Camelot Castle on New Years Day. He will set King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table a special challenge

Background imageWarming Collection: Triplex Grate C Pattern

Triplex Grate C Pattern
The C-pattern TRIPLEX grate, with heated compartments above and to one side of the open fireplace which has a warming stand in front of it

Background imageWarming Collection: Marsden Rock

Marsden Rock
Marden Rock, near South Shields, County Durham, England. Date: BC

Background imageWarming Collection: Avro Lancaster I Aries

Avro Lancaster I Aries, PD328, of the Empire Air Navigation School, Shawbury, warming up prior to its England to Cape Town record-breaking flight of 32hrs 21min

Background imageWarming Collection: Bedtime by Muriel Dawson

Bedtime by Muriel Dawson
Charming illustration depicting a very sweet little girl with straight bobbed hair and a pot belly warming her toes by the stove before bedtime

Background imageWarming Collection: Garden Bonfire

Garden Bonfire
Billowing smoke pollution caused by a garden bonfire. Date: 1960s

Background imageWarming Collection: Advert for Rippingilles oil warming stoves 1890

Advert for Rippingilles oil warming stoves 1890
Made of cast-iron these four decorative oil-warming stoves are odourless, smokeless, portable, safe and easy to clean. Available at ironmonagers. Date: 1890

Background imageWarming Collection: WW2 British Conductorette

WW2 British Conductorette
An illustration portraying a British conductorette during WW2, as part of the Home Front, they put on a cherry and warming persona to combat an otherwise frightening period. Date: circa 1941

Background imageWarming Collection: Trolls get cold, too -- they are glad to warm themselves at a hunter's fire. Date: 1895

Trolls get cold, too -- they are glad to warm themselves at a hunter's fire. Date: 1895

Background imageWarming Collection: A man warms himself by brazier in woodyard

A man warms himself by brazier in woodyard
A man in a woodyard taking a break and warming himself by a brazier on a cold day. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageWarming Collection: Man using bellows in front of a fire in a smoky room

Man using bellows in front of a fire in a smoky room with a scolding wife and bawling child. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Background imageWarming Collection: Children by the fireside

Children by the fireside
Victorian children warming themselves by the fireside. 1900

Background imageWarming Collection: Advert for Cadburys Cocoa drink 1900

Advert for Cadburys Cocoa drink 1900
Advertisement for Cadburys cocoa featuring a coach and horses who have stopped for a warming drink of cocoa. 1900

Background imageWarming Collection: Birthday card with a view through a window

Birthday card with a view through a window from inside a sitting room. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageWarming Collection: Punkah - type of ventilator 1886

Punkah - type of ventilator 1886
A " punkah" -type of ventilator for keep cool during warm weather or heat wave, comprising of a large fan flap set above a table, operated by foot pedals

Background imageWarming Collection: Even back in the 1960s, car exhaust pipes caused air pollution! Date: 1960s

Even back in the 1960s, car exhaust pipes caused air pollution! Date: 1960s

Background imageWarming Collection: A Tartar on horseback halts in the snow at sunset for a warming drink Date

A Tartar on horseback halts in the snow at sunset for a warming drink Date: late 19th century

Background imageWarming Collection: Advert for Novelty Stoves Co. 1899

Advert for Novelty Stoves Co. 1899
Aluminum and nickel finish oil stove, with no smoke or odour. Date: 1899

Background imageWarming Collection: Tourists carrying umbrellas on temporary walkway, Venice

Tourists carrying umbrellas on temporary walkway, Venice
Tourists carrying umbrellas march along a temporary walkway to keep their feet dry during floods at St Mark s, Venice Date: 2013

Background imageWarming Collection: Man with horse, Blists Hill, Ironbridge, Shropshire, England

Man with horse, Blists Hill, Ironbridge, Shropshire, England
An elderly man leads a horse along a track at Blists Hill, Ironbridge, Shropshire. He waves to two young women who warm themselves at a brazier beside the road

Background imageWarming Collection: Winter - a Greek or Roman woman warms her hands by a fire

Winter - a Greek or Roman woman warms her hands by a fire
Winter by Henry Ryland - a Greek or Roman woman warms her hands by a fire set in an ornamental metal basin. Although he did paint in oils

Background imageWarming Collection: Ski Jumpers or Downhill ski racers limbering up - Germany

Ski Jumpers or Downhill ski racers limbering up - Germany (no snow required!). Date: circa 1930s

Background imageWarming Collection: Where Ignorance is Bliss by H M Bateman

Where Ignorance is Bliss by H M Bateman, this illustration shows a man warming his behind in front of the fire while he smokes his pipe. But he is unaware of the flames leaping up his back

Background imageWarming Collection: Allcocks Porous Plaster

Allcocks Porous Plasters, a safe and sure remedy. Warming and soothing, relieving and curing Asthma, Lumbago, Sciatica, Colds, Kinks, Quinsy, Spasms, Rheumatism

Background imageWarming Collection: Pair of slippers with comic verse on a Christmas card

Pair of slippers with comic verse on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageWarming Collection: Greetings card in the shape of a bed warmer

Greetings card in the shape of a bed warmer. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageWarming Collection: Italian advertisement for the Ideal Classic radiator

Italian advertisement for the Ideal Classic radiator. Il Riscaldamento indispensabile per la casa (Warming essential for the home) Roncati & cotti

Background imageWarming Collection: Crosse and Blackwells soups advertisement

Crosse and Blackwells soups advertisement
Advertisement for Crosse and Blackwells soup, depicting a bowl of steaming tomato soup. Date: 1929

Background imageWarming Collection: Freezing cold winds

Freezing cold winds
Three people wrapped up against freezing cold winds to no avail. Date: 1843

Background imageWarming Collection: Susi - with electric bar fire

Susi - with electric bar fire
Susi - warming herself in front of an electric bar fire. 1950s

Background imageWarming Collection: Illustration, Little Pollie Flinders

Illustration, Little Pollie Flinders sat among the cinders, warming her pretty little toes. Her mother came and caught her and whipped her little daughter for spoiling her nice new clothes. Date: 1895

Background imageWarming Collection: A Young Woman Warming her Hands over a Brazier: Allegory of

A Young Woman Warming her Hands over a Brazier: Allegory of
Cesar Boetius van Everdingen (1617-1678). Dutch painter. A Young Woman Warming her Hands over a Brazier: Allegory of Winter, c. 1644-1648. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Background imageWarming Collection: Warming apparatus - Sir John Franklin search expedition

Warming apparatus - Sir John Franklin search expedition
Warming apparatus on board the ships used in the search for the missing Sir John Franklin expedition. Date: 1848

Background imageWarming Collection: Eating soup at a market in Les Halles, Paris

Eating soup at a market in Les Halles, Paris
Les Halles, Paris - a warming bowl of soup... Date: 1897

Background imageWarming Collection: Cartoon, The electric underpants, WW1

Cartoon, The electric underpants, WW1
Cartoon, The electric underpants, showing a new invention by a German scientist. Not only do the underpants keep the soldier warm in the trenches

Background imageWarming Collection: WW2 birthday card, home on leave

WW2 birthday card, home on leave
WW2 birthday card, a soldier home on leave hugs his wife, as his slippers warm in front of the fire. Date: circa 1942

Background imageWarming Collection: Serving warmed beer, Berlin, Germany

Serving warmed beer, Berlin, Germany
A bartender serving a customer with a warmed glass of beer, using a new electrical device, in Berlin, Germany. Date: circa 1930

Background imageWarming Collection: Bert warming himself by a brazier

Bert warming himself by a brazier.. Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, 1St Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment (1888-1959)

Background imageWarming Collection: The Brazier - Somme, December 1916

The Brazier - Somme, December 1916, by Lieutenant W (Will) H Dyson (1880-1938), Australian Imperial Force. Dyson joined the Army

Background imageWarming Collection: The Sphere, Christmas in War Time

The Sphere, Christmas in War Time. Cover of the Christmas edition, depicting cheerful British soldiers raising a cup around a warming fire to Christmas and to a crucifix. Date: 1914

Background imageWarming Collection: British soldiers keeping warm, Western Front, WW1

British soldiers keeping warm, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers keeping warm round an oven on the Western Front during World War One. Tins of food are being heated up ready for their meal. Date: circa 1916

Background imageWarming Collection: Little girl warming her toes by Muriel Dawson

Little girl warming her toes by Muriel Dawson
A little girl sits in a chair, warming her toes at the stove, by Muriel Dawson. Date: 1927

Background imageWarming Collection: British Tommy on leave returns home to his family

British Tommy on leave returns home to his family
From a Somme dugout to the Home Fireside A British Tommy on leave returns home to his family - just in time for Christmas Dinner. Date: 1916

Background imageWarming Collection: London Street Chestnut Seller

London Street Chestnut Seller - " All Hot". Date: 1894

Background imageWarming Collection: Codys British Army Aeroplane No 1 warming up at the Balloon

Codys British Army Aeroplane No 1 warming up at the Balloon Factory, Farnborough. 1908. Date: 1908

Background imageWarming Collection: Heinkel He51 later used as a fighter trainer

Heinkel He51 later used as a fighter trainer
Heinkel He51, later used as a fighter trainer, warming up in snow

Background imageWarming Collection: Dr. Warming

Dr. Warming
Original photograph held within the Botany Library of The Natural History Museum, London



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