Axe Collection (page 8)

Sawing a large plank
Two carpenters use a large upright saw to split a large wooden plank. A colleague is signalling a break with the arrival of a cup of tea, whilst two boys look on with keen interest

M. Leon Coutier finishing a hand-axe of Acheulean type
How stone-age tools were made: a modern recontruction of prehistoric skill. Coutier seen striking light blows along the roughed-out edge with a boxwood hammer

Roman Fleet approaches Britain
British scouts spot the Roman fleet approaching the coast during Julius Caesars attempted invasion in 55 BC

Pinocchio meets Jack and the Beanstalk
A composite illustration of two childrens stories -- Geppetto making Pinocchio at a table (right), and the Giant falling off the Beanstalk (left)

Fighting a fire with a stirrup pump - The Blitz
Now that the worst is out. Attacking a fire with a stirrup pump following an air raid on London - circa late 1940

Andreas Reischek - Austrian
Andreas Reischek (1845 - 1903), an Austrian taxidermist, naturalist, ornithologist and collector notable for his extensive natural history collecting expeditions throughout New Zealand as well as

Theatre Poster
Poster for the D Oyly Carte Opera Company

The Mayors of Liverpool and Birkenhead Meet under the Mersey
Margaret Beavan (centre), the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, shaking hands with the Mayor of Birkenhead (right) at the meeting of the two halves of the Mersey Tunnel, 1928

Sledging Party cooking lunch, British Arctic Expedition, 187
Engraving showing a sledging party of the British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876, preparing to have their lunch. In the foreground can be seen their sledge with various equipment attached

Tools / Knives Etc / 1889
Various types of knife, adze, axe and other blades

Seasons / December / Trees
Chopping down trees with an axe and sawing timber into logs

ARMOUR OF 1190 & 1295
On the right: armour of 1190, with chain hauberk and hose, steel helmet and battle-axe. On the left: armour of 1295- 1312 with steel plates on shoulders & arms

Landslip at Axmouth 2
A massive landslip causes extensive damage to the fishing port of Axmouth, at the mouth of the Axe river. (second of two views)

The Woods & the Woodman
THE WOODS AND THE WOODCUTTER The woodman asks the forest for wood to mend the handle of his broken axe; he promises to ply his trade elsewhere but reneges when his axe is fixed

Mercury & the Woodcutter
MERCURY & THE WOODCUTTER A woodman who has lost his axe begs Jupiter to send it back; Mercury brings axes of gold & silver, but the honest woodman claims only his own

Russian Peasants
Russian peasants, old and young, equipped for some heavy-duty woodwork with sturdy hatchets and saws

Gladstone wearing an electropathic belt
Advertisement from 1886 for the Medical Battery Companys Electropathic Belt, featuring a caricature of William Gladstone, Prime Minister wielding an axe and wearing the belt

Briton of the Interior
A Briton of the interior, with his dog : his garment is made from cows hide. In the background is a mound fortress

Wizard of Oz / Cat & Mouse
The Queen of the Field-Mice, the Tin Woodmans axe and the wildcat

Wizard of Oz / Queen
The Queen of the field-mice thanks the Tin Woodman for saving her life

Goat Sacrifice
A goat is led to the effigy of a deity - probably Apollo - accompanied by a butcher with an axe and a bunch of pious ladies, one with a child who is leading the victim

Cent. European Peasants
A central European peasant couple in colourful attire

Axmouth / Devon / 1909
The Axe, Axmouth, Devon

Fishing through Ice / 1555
Two fishermen break open the ice and fish through these holes with lines and nets

Caxton - Bad King
A bad king slain by his servant

Religion / Druids / Stukeley
Stukeley believed that the British Druids originated as a Phoenician colony, Fam d for magic.. zealous preachers who came to these shores as the descendants of Abraham

Man and Snake
A man meets a snake, and takes his axe with the intention of cutting its head off : the snake has other ideas

English Soldiers / 13th C
English soldiers with axe sword & pike

Olaf Defeats Skjalgasson
King Olaf defeats Erling Skjalgasson in sea battle. Olaf pardons him, but Aslak, one of the kings men slays him thus destroying trust in Olaf

Man with Axe / Bayeux 3 / 16
Man with an axe

Roman Licteurs & Fasces
Roman lictors carrying fasces - an axe within a bundle of sticks - which are used as symbols of their authority

Romans Sacrifice Bull
A Roman priest wields his axe to sacrifice a bull

Chopping down Trees
Felling trees in a French wood

Butchery & Preservation
Butchery and meat preservation in progress

15th Century Carpenter
A companion carpenter at work with an axe

CLOVIS I, KING OF THE FRANKS standing by a throne, holding a sceptre in one hand, an axe in the other, and looking thoughtful

Roman Lictor
A Roman LICTOR : the fasces - an axe within a bundle of sticks - is the symbol of his authority

Summit / Aiguille / Platz
On the summit slope of the Aiguille d Argentiere (3907 metres)

Hansel Gretel in Wood
Hansel and Gretel with their parents in the wood

French Armour 15Th
A 15th century French soldier with full armour and various helmets. He also holds an axe and a sword

Pyne - Fireman
FIREMAN Wearing the helmet and insignia of the Sun fire office, he holds torch and axe while a fire engine with hose is deployed behind him

Aesop - Woodcutter
The fable of The Woodcutter and the Axe, from a collection published in 1485

Gladstone Fells a Tree
Gladstone was renowned for his fondness for felling trees : psychiatrists would no doubt get to the roots of this and and show why it drove him to branch out into politics

Folklore / Centaurs
A Centaur with recently decapitated victim and stone axe

Richard I in Palestine during the Third Crusade
King Richard I in action in Palestine, during the Third Crusade

Hungarian Salt Mines
A miner rests his pickaxe over his shoulder as he takes a break in the vast salt mines at Steinbruck (?), Hungary

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