Axle Collection

Blacksmiths outside their forge
A superb photograph of six Blacksmiths and coachbuilders posing for a photograph outside their forge/workshop, each holding the tools of their trade

Great Eastern Railways Locomotive works at Stratford
A view along the north side of the Great Eastern Railway?s Locomotive works at Stratford (East London) May 1864 with William Henry Maw, then Head of the Drawing office

LCC-LFB Shand Mason motor steam fire engine
The motor steam fire engine with independent pumping and propelling engines was developed later than the Merryweather Fire King self-propelled steam engine

Wreck of Sir Hiram Maxim?s steam-driven aeroplane. Note?
Wreck of Sir Hiram Maxim?s steam-driven aeroplane. Note the bent axle which was damaged by excessive upward pressure on the antilift rails used to prevent the aeroplane leaving the ground

Highway Four Wheel Trailers and Reversible Trailer Chassis
Features exclusive with Highway Four Wheel Trailers and Reversible Trailer Chassis. Date: early 1920s

The first ten engines constructed for the L&S Railway
Table listing the first ten engines constructed for the L&S Railway, 1832-1839. Detailing: name and number of engine; name of maker; makers number; date when delivered (in steam)

Type C Pole Dinkeys, top and bottom view, designed by American Telephone & Telegraph Companys engineers. Used extensively for hauling long heavy poles, equipped with solid rubber tyres

Wheelwright hammering a metal cover onto a wooden wheel in a yard. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

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

Crushing Device Date: 1880

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*

Leonardesque model. Wagon axle. Codex Atlanticus by Leonardo da Vinci, shett 1049v, 1480. Model (19th century). The Science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Cover of Der Eisenbahner - Volume 1
Striking embossed Cover of Der Eisenbahner - Volume 1, featuring a train cum dragon speeding out of the cover in a shower of sparks and plumes of smoke and team.. Date: 1902

Firefighters operating a Dennis breakdown lorry (commissioned at HQ on 3 April 1936)

Dennis breakdown lorry, demonstrating wrong method
Firefighters operating a Dennis breakdown lorry (commissioned at HQ on 3 April 1936), demonstrating the wrong method of lifting and towing the front axle

Wreck of Sir Hiram Maxim?s steam-driven aeroplane. Note ?
Wreck of Sir Hiram Maxim?s steam-driven aeroplane. Note the bent axle which was damaged by excessive upward pressure on the antilift rails used to prevent the aeroplane leaving the ground

Wreck of Sir Hiram Maxims steam-driven aeroplane. Note the bent axle which was damaged by excessive upward pressure on the antilift rails used to prevent the aeroplane leaving the ground

Straight axle turning lathe

LCC-LFB Merryweather chain-driven Hatfield pump
A chain-driven Hatfield type pump. Note the chain drive to the rear wheel axle. This was one of four such pumps that the Brigade purchased from Merryweather of Greenwich

Paragon axle grease. Cleveland, O. Date c1880

Broken Axle - South Africa
A wagon with a broken axle - " 70 miles from anywhere" ! - South Africa. How lucky a travelling photographer was on hand to assist....! Date: circa 1904

Car cross section 4 / W H Robinson
Cross section showing a system of constant lubrication of the back axle, linked to the suspension - in true Heath Robinson style

Front Axle Springs / W H Robinson
A severe test for front axle springs. An already heavy man, is weighed down and sits upon a cars front axle, carrying a tray with a glass as he is winched by rope across a rocky terrain

Installing an engine for a diesel locomotive
Three railway engineers install a large diesel engine onto the positioned wheel, axle and undercarriage. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Redex Tuning Service
A tin/alloy sign advertising Redex Modern Additive & Tuning Service. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

First aid, Rea-Edwards Litter
The Rea-Edwards Litter, with wooden wheels -- a first aid box can be fitted to the axle

AXLE 1690
AISSIEU, modern Essieu : axle or spindle

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