Appliances Collection (page 12)

Barnet Fire Brigade with fire fighting equipment. Until 1903 there was only a voluntary fire brigade in Barnet. A purpose built fire station

LCC-LFB Massey Shaw fireboat, Blackfriars, London
Tied up at her Blackfriars moorings, the Massey Shaw fireboat gives a demonstration of her fire power from her Merryweather pumps

LCC-LFB fireboat Gamma II on River Thames
Fireboat Gamma II and crew, mid-stream on the River Thames in central London

LFB fireboat Beta II at Cherry Garden Pier
LCC-LFB fireboat Beta II (the sister craft to fireboat Beta) moored off its fire station at Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe, SE London

Fireboat Massey Shaw returning after Dunkirk, WW2
Crowds on the Albert Embankment greeting the returning London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw after it took part in the Dunkirk evacuation of Allied forces

LCC-LFB fireboats using monitors on the Thames, WW2
Auxiliary and regular firefighters getting monitors and jets of water to work from fireboats and a Thames barge near Westminster Bridge, adjacent to the Houses of Parliament

LCC-LFB Shand Mason horse-drawn steam fire engine
Two London firemen and a fireman engineer next to a large horse-drawn steam fire engine, known as a steamer, at Shooters Hill Fire Station, SE London

LCC-LFB side of a Shand Mason steam fire engine
The Shand Mason horse drawn steam fire engine showing the detail of the steam driven fire pump, its fire box and boiler. The engine was allocated to 36 Bishopsgate fire station in the City of London

Merryweather steam fire engine with crew
A Merryweather steam fire engine with crew at a coastal location. The plaque on the vehicle says: First Grand Prize, London Patent, and the words on the raised ladder: Victorys Anchor Oct 21st 1805

LCC-LFB fire at Tufnell Park Road, North London
London firefighters with a horse-drawn escape cart and a steamer pump at the scene of a house fire at 128 Tufnell Park Road, North London, 12 March 1907

Appliance room of Cannon Street Fire Station, London
The appliance room of Cannon Street Fire Station in the City of London. The horses are not long gone, and their empty stalls can be seen left of centre

New NFS sub-fire station, Bushey District 34, WW2
With the longer lulls in enemy bombing following the Blitz on London, fire service personnel were put to more productive work in addition to their normal training and drills

Shadwell fire station appliance room, Cable Street, E1
Three appliances stand ready in the appliance room of Shadwell fire station, London E1. From left to right they are a Pump Escape, pump, and BA van

Advert for All - steel B. T. H electric refrigerator 1931
The B.T.H Eletctric refrigerator is always kept at 50oF, the bateria danger point, ensuring that your food keeps perfecctly preserved and your health safeguarded

1920s frigidaire

Two boys playing in old washing machine
Two young lads fooling about with (and inside!) an old washing machine. Perhaps they were harbouring dreams of a career in plumbing at this stage?!

Mangling Machine
Engraving of a woman using a mangle to squeeze excess water out of washed clothes

FRIDGE 1970S
A well-stocked fridge, full of dairy products, fruit juice, a ham and egg pie, yoghurt, eggs, wine and even grapefruit in dishes

Ader Telephone
Ader wall-mounted telephone with two receivers

Girl on Crutches / 1882
A young girl is assisted with her crutches as she takes her first tentative steps with them

LFDCA-LFB Simon Snorkel hydraulic platform
Pictured on Blackheath, SE London, the hydraulic platform from Greenwich fire station

LFDCA-LFB Demountable pods and bulk foam unit
Lorries capable of carrying demountable pods were introduced into the London Fire Brigade to transport different classifications of pods to incidents as required

LFDCA-LFB Volvo Saxon pump ladder at Croydon
Croydon fire stations Volvo Saxon pump ladder at its base station, which was the Southern Command headquarters. On top of the fire engine can be seen a roof ladder

Flavel kitchener
Flavels kitchener, on display at the Great Exhibition 1851, named after William Flavel(1819-1892), iron-founder and businessman. Date: 1851

Ann Todd gives in her appliances for the war effort
Actress Ann Todd photographed handing in her spare household appliances to the local W.V.S. office in Berkshire. In 1940, Lord Beaverbrook, Minister for Aircraft Production

Advert for Arden Hills & Co new patent gas fires 1888
Patent asbestos gas fires by Arden Hill s, tiled hearth and brass rail, pattern, no sheet-iron parts, large fire front, hook at back, new burner, fall-down trivet

Advert for Swan fountain pens & leaded pencils 1901
Christmas presents, Swan fountain pens and leaded pencils with intricate design cases and chains. 1901

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

Cartoon, Radio versus Television, by Rich. circa 1930s

Fantastic Adventures - The involuntary immortals
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, December 1949, featuring the story The involuntary immortals by Rog Phillips. A scientist is standing in a laboratory in front of a tube filled with a golden liquid

New appliances
Showing new appliances issued to the CCFF in Plymouth. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Solid Fuel Stove
A solid fuel burning stove, which provides heating and is also a cooker and is neatly built into a tiled recess in the corner of a compact cottage kitchen. Date: 1930s

Neon Tube Oscillator
A Neon Tube Rhythmic Oscillator, an ingenious instrument to enable testing of telephonic equipment to be carried out direct from the telephone exchange. Date: March 1933

Invalid Chair / 1810
Royal patent invalid chair, with adjustable back Date: 1810

Sea Sickness Belt / 1899
An advertisement for a belt which puports to prevent sea sickness Date: circa 1899

Moderne electric fires 1939
The pride of the Swan range is the MODERNE whose striking sculptural qualities live up to its name : a handle enables easy carrying, and each bar can be switched independently. Date: 1939

Camden electric fire 1939
A choice of Camden electric fire with one or two bars : the second bar can be switched separately. Date: 1939

DEVON FIRES
Two versions of the Devon fire which is offered in several styles to suit the decor of your home, be it traditional or art deco Date: circa 1930

Advert Winstone Inks 1897
Printing Inks, B Winstone & Sons Ltd Date: 1897

Stylish Fireplace 1908
A very stylish open fireplace and its fender, and a mantel of wood Date: 1908

Advert for Petit Sechoir hair dryer 1910
Petit Sechoir a main - an electric hair dryer not so very different from those we use a hundred years later 1910

Advert for Tantalus lamps 1910
Three million Tantalus lamps are functioning in France alone - unlike modern bulbs, they never go out, they never die ! 1910

Advert for Swan pens 1929
A selection of colourful pens for a Christmas gift. 1929

Advert for toaster 1939
The " 8-30" toaster, designed to toast two slices of bread simultaneously, and with a flat top for keeping other delicacies warm. 1939

Advert for kitchen range cookers 1888
Four kitchen ranges by Ashton & Green, London 1888

Advert for Townshend - Thompson, household brassware 1888
Brassfounders and art metal workers, making kettle stands, fire dogs, gongs firescreens and other household brassware 1888

Electrical chafing dish 1912
Chafing-dish stand on four legs in aluminium, used for table cookery. 1912

Artificial sunlight lamps 1929
Homesun lamps, helping with nerve weakness, insomnia and such conditions. Date: 1929

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