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Boiler Collection

Background imageBoiler Collection: Loss of HMS Courageous by G. H. Davis

Loss of HMS Courageous by G. H. Davis
The loss of HMS Courageous: one of the Royal Navys aircraft carriers sunk by a German submarine. A sectional drawing of the vessel, showing amidships the boiler room section

Background imageBoiler Collection: Flying Scotsman - LNER High-pressure Compound Express Loco

Flying Scotsman - LNER High-pressure Compound Express Locomotive No. 10, 000 leaving Waverley Station, Edinburgh, Scotland - designed by Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley

Background imageBoiler Collection: L. N. E. R. Locomotive

L. N. E. R. Locomotive
The Gresley W1 1000 Hush- Hush L.N.E.R. steam locomotive engine, so named because of the secrecy of the project, and its revolutionary water-lube boiler

Background imageBoiler Collection: Edward Pease Loco 1856

Edward Pease Loco 1856
The Edward Pease long boiler locomotive, built by Robert Stephenson for the Stockton and Darlington Railway : it draws passenger trains between Darlington and Saltburn

Background imageBoiler Collection: Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage

Hensons Aerial Steam Carriage
The Aerial Steam Carriage -- sectional views of the boiler. This flying machine was patented by William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883) in 1842. 1843

Background imageBoiler Collection: Sutherland Fire Engine

Sutherland Fire Engine
Merryweathers Sutherland fire-engine, which gained first prize at the international contest at the Crystal Palace. The engine continued in use for 27 years

Background imageBoiler Collection: Advertisement for Crane petite boilers

Advertisement for Crane petite boilers -- male model (Tony Gale) extending his hand. 1959

Background imageBoiler Collection: LCC-LFB Shand Mason motor steam fire engine

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

Background imageBoiler Collection: Advertisement for various types of steam engine

Advertisement for various types of steam engine
Advertisement for Robey & Co of Lincoln (Globe Works), London, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Paris, manufacturers of various types of steam engine. circa 1883

Background imageBoiler Collection: Fireless Locomotives - Llandarcy

Fireless Locomotives - Llandarcy, Wales. Oil storage depots and oil handling docks used fireless locomotives (steam was pumped in to a specially constructed usually dome-ended boiler)

Background imageBoiler Collection: Loco Old Coppernob

Loco Old Coppernob
The Furness Railways locomotive no 3, known as Old Coppernob - no prizes for guessing why, though the prominent boiler must have impeded the drivers vision. Date: 1846

Background imageBoiler Collection: Ground plan of the engine, boilers

Ground plan of the engine, boilers Date: 1795

Background imageBoiler Collection: 1st Steam Fire Engine

1st Steam Fire Engine
The first steam-powered fire engine by Ericsson and Braithwaite, used at several fires very successfully

Background imageBoiler Collection: Portable Steam Pump / 1883

Portable Steam Pump / 1883
Valiant portable Steam Pump. designed and patented by Merryweathers in 1883. A powerful self-contained pumping engine

Background imageBoiler Collection: Boiler, Rouen

Boiler, Rouen
Boilers installed at a textile works, Filatures & Tissages de Pouyer-Quertier, Rouen, France Date: 1885

Background imageBoiler Collection: Greenwich Union Cottage Homes, Sidcup, Kent

Greenwich Union Cottage Homes, Sidcup, Kent
Aerial view of The Hollies, the Greenwich & Deptford Union cottage homes at Lamorbey, near Sidcup, Kent, opened in 1902 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Background imageBoiler Collection: Winston Churchill pictured with a young foal

Winston Churchill pictured with a young foal
Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) - British politician - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1940-1945 and 1951-1955) - pictured with a young foal. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageBoiler Collection: The Sinking of the the Scharnhorst at the Battle of North

The Sinking of the the Scharnhorst at the Battle of North
Illustration showing the German Battlecruiser Scharnhorst listing to starboard as she sank at the end of the Battle of North Cape, approximately 7.30pm on 26th December 1943

Background imageBoiler Collection: HMS Wakeful - W-Class Destroyer

HMS Wakeful - W-Class Destroyer Date: 1939

Background imageBoiler Collection: WW2 - Life onboard a corvette escort at sea

WW2 - Life onboard a corvette escort at sea - the ILN special artist C E Turner accompanied the vessel around various UK ports accompanying a merchant fleet. 1941

Background imageBoiler Collection: Babcock and Wilcox 6 ton Steam Roller YB7976 Toby

Babcock and Wilcox 6 ton Steam Roller YB7976 Toby (msn 95/4009). Seen with a 1955 Standard 10 motor car 200CPJ at a 1959 Walford Cross auction. Built in 1925 to the design of Messrs

Background imageBoiler Collection: WW2 - Home Front - children from the Buckingham Gate Central School, evacuated to Handcross

WW2 - Home Front - children from the Buckingham Gate Central School, evacuated to Handcross, West Sussex, lay out herbs in Drying shed (a converted boiler house) at Nyman s, Handcross

Background imageBoiler Collection: Port Sunlight - boiler room - early 1900s

Port Sunlight - boiler room - early 1900s

Background imageBoiler Collection: A portable steam boiler

A portable steam boiler
Royal Navy - A portable steam boiler for supplied steam to test ship systems during construction, maintenance, at a Royal Navy Ship Yard.. Date: circa 1960

Background imageBoiler Collection: Cunard Line, RMS Queen Mary log books

Cunard Line, RMS Queen Mary log books - boiler/engine room, voyages 286, 294, 431, 286 and 291. Date: 20th century

Background imageBoiler Collection: The Engineer, three bound volumes, 1910-1911

The Engineer, three bound volumes, 1910-1911
The Engineer, three bound volumes CXI from January to June 1910, July to December 1910 and January to June 1911, including in supplement Olympic launch, page 209 Olympic fitting-out

Background imageBoiler Collection: RMS Queen Mary, cooking boilers in kitchens

RMS Queen Mary, cooking boilers in kitchens
RMS Queen Mary, row of steam-jacketed cooking boilers in the kitchens Date: 1930s

Background imageBoiler Collection: Taurus, fishing boat

Taurus, fishing boat

Background imageBoiler Collection: Merton Hall, cargo ship

Merton Hall, cargo ship

Background imageBoiler Collection: Durham Miners Gala

Durham Miners Gala
A brass band marches ahead of one of the banners in the Durham Miners Gala parade. This banner is of the Durham Colliery Enginemen, Boiler Minders and Firemen's Association Date: 16 July 1983

Background imageBoiler Collection: The Boiler shop (Water-tube boilers) at the Germania Shipyard, Kiel. Date: 1902

The Boiler shop (Water-tube boilers) at the Germania Shipyard, Kiel. Date: 1902

Background imageBoiler Collection: Comic postcard, old geyser

Comic postcard, old geyser taken in part exchange Date: 20th century

Background imageBoiler Collection: WW II - Submarine at Deshimag Shipyard, Bremen Germany

WW II - Submarine at Deshimag Shipyard, Bremen Germany
World War II - Submarine at Deshimag Shipyard in Bremen Germany, yard had recently been bombed by the Allies

Background imageBoiler Collection: Bursting of starboard main boiler on KPMs steamship Pahud

Bursting of starboard main boiler on KPMs steamship Pahud
Letter about bursting of the starboard main boiler on board KPMs s/s Pahud at Belawan Sumatra, Singapore, at 11am, 19 Apr 1908. Wilfred Landstein to IMechE, 2 May 1908. Date: 1908

Background imageBoiler Collection: Women jam makers at work, May 1918

Women jam makers at work, May 1918
Women working in the boiler room of a jam factory in England. Jam-making process, output of the factory and the importance of jam to the armys food supply, needing approximately 100

Background imageBoiler Collection: How a railway train is propelled

How a railway train is propelled -- two diagrams of a locomotive engine, showing firebox, boiler, smoke box, steam chamber, cylinder and piston, safety valves, steam whistle and feed pipe. Date: 1841

Background imageBoiler Collection: Advert, John Marshall & Co, Motherwell, Scotland

Advert, John Marshall & Co, Motherwell, Scotland
Advert for John Marshall & Co, Clyde Boiler Works, Motherwell, Scotland. 1905

Background imageBoiler Collection: Advert, Ewing & Lawson, Boiler Makers, Glasgow

Advert, Ewing & Lawson, Boiler Makers, Glasgow
Advert for Ewing & Lawson, Boiler Makers, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Background imageBoiler Collection: Soapmaker cutting hardened soap with a copper

Soapmaker cutting hardened soap with a copper
Soap boiler making soap in a factory. A man stirs a vat of boiling fat and ley, while another cuts the hardened soap with a copper wire in wooden frames

Background imageBoiler Collection: Adverts, Lees, Anderson & Co, Lawson & Co, Scotland

Adverts, Lees, Anderson & Co, Lawson & Co, Scotland
Adverts for Lees, Anderson & Co, Engineers, Boilermakers and Shipbuilders, Govan, and Lawson & Co, building contractors, merchants, etc, Park Saw Mills, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Background imageBoiler Collection: Adverts, Blacklock & Macarthur, Ewing & Lawson, Glasgow

Adverts, Blacklock & Macarthur, Ewing & Lawson, Glasgow
Adverts for Blacklock & Macarthur, manufacturers of paints, oils, varnishes, etc, Glasgow, and Ewing & Lawson, Crownpoint Boiler Works, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Background imageBoiler Collection: Adverts, John Marshall & Co, The Eclipse Tool Mfg Co

Adverts, John Marshall & Co, The Eclipse Tool Mfg Co
Adverts for John Marshall & Co, Clyde Boiler Works, Motherwell, and The Eclipse Tool Manufacturing Co, Linwood, near Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

Background imageBoiler Collection: Stokehole of the Atlantic Liner 1903

Stokehole of the Atlantic Liner 1903
Stokers in the boiler room on board a atlantic liner. Date: 1903

Background imageBoiler Collection: Cartoon, Sanitary and insanitary matters

Cartoon, Sanitary and insanitary matters
Larger figure representing the industries surrounding the River Thames like the soup boiling factory where bones were used and the knackers yard where injured animals were taken to be slaughtered

Background imageBoiler Collection: Improved cast-iron portable copper

Improved cast-iron portable copper
Mounted on wheels, a man pouring water into a cast-iron portable boiler. Date: late 19th century

Background imageBoiler Collection: Gardner-Serpollets water injected, three-wheeled car 1891

Gardner-Serpollets water injected, three-wheeled car 1891
French horseless public automobile, using a capillary generator to which the injected water is instantly transformed into vapor. Date: 1891

Background imageBoiler Collection: Cutaway Office Building Date: 1950

Cutaway Office Building Date: 1950

Background imageBoiler Collection: Prince Albert drilling - Hyde Park Locomotive Works, Glasgow

Prince Albert drilling - Hyde Park Locomotive Works, Glasgow
December 1919 - Prince Albert (later King George VI - 1895-1952) visits the industrial suburbs of Glasgow, Scotland - pictured here drilling a boiler at the Hyde Park Locomotive Works. Date: 1919

Background imageBoiler Collection: Advert for Ewarts Geyser hot water 1928

Advert for Ewarts Geyser hot water 1928
Hot water instantly night or day, maid bringing clean towels to her mistress, who is sitting at the edge of the bath. Date: 1928

Background imageBoiler Collection: Steam Boiler Making at Vulcan Foundry, Glasgow 1843

Steam Boiler Making at Vulcan Foundry, Glasgow 1843
Construction of a large steam boiler for a boat at the Vulcan Foundry, Clyde, Glasgow. A large pair of bellows stands at the front of the scene. Date: 1843

Background imageBoiler Collection: Advert for Thomas Fletcher gas heating appliances 1889

Advert for Thomas Fletcher gas heating appliances 1889
Page of advertisements of gas-heating appliances. Date: 1889

Background imageBoiler Collection: BUILDING BOILER HOUSE

BUILDING BOILER HOUSE
Building the boiler-house which will provide heating for the exhibition halls. Date: 1851

Background imageBoiler Collection: Ship struck by a submarine-fired torpedo

Ship struck by a submarine-fired torpedo between the boiler and engine compartments. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBoiler Collection: Lancashire engineering factory workers

Lancashire engineering factory workers including a very young apprentice (front centre). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBoiler Collection: Technological advances of Home Heating - from coal to gas

Technological advances of Home Heating - from coal to gas
The Advantages offered by the advances in Home Heating systems, shifting from coal to gas - the housemaid sends the chimney sweep away as her new gas boiler makes no soot and saves work and worry

Background imageBoiler Collection: Morocco - Locomotive destroyed by Arabs - Chaouia uprising

Morocco - Locomotive destroyed by Arabs - Chaouia uprising
Morocco - Locomotive destroyed by Arabs during the uprising in the Chaouia region, in which railroads were targetted. Date: 1907

Background imageBoiler Collection: Female contortionist Diana Gaye making tea

Female contortionist Diana Gaye making tea
The female contortionist Diana Gaye in the kitchen with her mother, making a pot of tea. (2 of 2) Date: 1971

Background imageBoiler Collection: Utility boiler suit, 1943 - WWII fashion

Utility boiler suit, 1943 - WWII fashion
A Utility boiler suit in navy drill, procured for four coupons from Peter Robinsons of Oxford Street. Date: 1943

Background imageBoiler Collection: Union Workhouse, New Cross, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire

Union Workhouse, New Cross, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Aerial view of the Wolverhampton Union workhouse at New Cross, Wednesfield (then Staffordshire, today part of the West Midlands district), opened in 1903 and designed by Arthur Marshall

Background imageBoiler Collection: Ship breakers of T W Ward Ltd, with old boiler

Ship breakers of T W Ward Ltd, with old boiler
Ship breakers, T W Ward Ltd (headquarters in Sheffield) -- men at work (possibly in Morecambe) with an old steamship boiler. Date: circa 1908

Background imageBoiler Collection: Man on his 1937 Ariel Square Four motorcycle

Man on his 1937 Ariel Square Four motorcycle
Man poses for photograph with his 1937 Ariel Square Four 1000cc motorcycle circa 1937

Background imageBoiler Collection: Advert for Ewart & Son boiler 1888

Advert for Ewart & Son boiler 1888
Advertisement in a trade book for 1888, New Crown boiler, instant hot water in five minutes, available from Ewart & Son in Euston Road, London. 1888

Background imageBoiler Collection: Advert for Springfield Foundry Co. iron items 1889

Advert for Springfield Foundry Co. iron items 1889
Springfield Foundry, showing a varity of iron items that they make. from a verandah, boiler stoves to ornate gates. 1889

Background imageBoiler Collection: Advertisement for Cavendish boilers

Advertisement for Cavendish boilers with female model (Pat Knight). 1959

Background imageBoiler Collection: Boiler explosion caused by corrosion

Boiler explosion caused by corrosion from report by Robert Longridge. CE. Boiler Insurance & Steam Power Co. Ltd. Manchester. c.19th C Date: 19th century

Background imageBoiler Collection: LCC-LFB Shand Mason horse-drawn steam fire engine

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

Background imageBoiler Collection: LCC-LFB side of a Shand Mason steam fire engine

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

Background imageBoiler Collection: An old fashioned steam train and workers

An old fashioned steam train and workers

Background imageBoiler Collection: Buying A House by H M Bateman

Buying A House by H M Bateman is an illustration on the dangers of buying a house. The couple dance in the big rooms and run up and down the stairs and buy impulsively

Background imageBoiler Collection: HMS Marlborough - Part of the Central engine room

HMS Marlborough - Part of the Central engine room. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

Background imageBoiler Collection: HMS Marlborough - A section of the engine room

HMS Marlborough - A section of the engine room. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

Background imageBoiler Collection: Locomotive designed in 1814 by British engineer and inventor

Locomotive designed in 1814 by British engineer and inventor George Stephenson (1781-1848). Nineteenth-century engraving. Colored

Background imageBoiler Collection: Bathroom Water Heater

Bathroom Water Heater
A new gas heater that provides instant hot water to bath and handbasin. A hot bath in approximately five minutes in summer or slightly longer during winter months - wow! Date: 1960s

Background imageBoiler Collection: Cooking and heating equipment 1929

Cooking and heating equipment 1929
Economical equipment for cooking and heating, products for Harrods catalogue building & decorating department. Date: 1929

Background imageBoiler Collection: Soap Boilers 1827

Soap Boilers 1827
" The soap boiler makes the article called soap, which is composed of an oil and an alkaline salt, for the purpose of washing linen, the hands, and othe domestic operations". Date: 1827

Background imageBoiler Collection: English Boiler

English Boiler
cross-section of an English brewery boiler Date: circa 1880

Background imageBoiler Collection: Advert for Mullers tea & coffee dipensers

Advert for Mullers tea & coffee dipensers
Selection of tea or coffee Counter Muller machines

Background imageBoiler Collection: Old Maid Cooks for Pets

Old Maid Cooks for Pets
A spinster cooks food for her pets. Date: 1885

Background imageBoiler Collection: Page from Ironmonger Diary 1889

Page from Ironmonger Diary 1889
Two ads for Moorwood, Sons & Co. Comet, slow combustion stoves and Mathieson, Wilson & Co, ironfounders, Armley, Leeds. 1889

Background imageBoiler Collection: Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths tableware 1898

Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths tableware 1898
Selection of eletro-plate tableware, all available from Goldsmiths & Silversmiths, in Regent Street, London. Date: 1898

Background imageBoiler Collection: Catalogue of breakfast tableware 1929

Catalogue of breakfast tableware 1929
Catalogue for breakfast tableware, showing egg steamer for four, egg stand, egg cup with spoon and an egg cooker for poached and some hot water jugs and coffee maker Date: 1929

Background imageBoiler Collection: Radiator Heating from the Triplex Grate

Radiator Heating from the Triplex Grate / Range, showing the passage of hot water heating throughout a house from boiler to tank and radiators. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBoiler Collection: Providence Ironworks - Boiler Explosion, Cradley Heath

Providence Ironworks - Boiler Explosion, Cradley Heath, Dudley, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1906

Background imageBoiler Collection: Derelict Traction Engine & Boiler, Unknown

Derelict Traction Engine & Boiler, Unknown, England. Date: 1930s



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