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Man wearing lifebelt around body, designed by Admiral J. R Ward in 1854. Date: 1881
Royal Navy - de Havilland DH. 82 Queen Bee K8671Royal Navy - de Havilland DH.82 Queen Bee K8671 (msn 5204), being recovered by cruiser HMS Newcastle after a live-fire anti-aircraft gunnery practice
Striped DOLPHIN - with buoyancy aids (Stenella coeruleoalba). Buoyancy aids help with swimming
Captain Robert Hook, lifeboatmanCoxswain Robert William Hook (1828 -1911) of the Lowestoft lifeboat Samuel Plimsoll, the saviour of more than 200 lives. Pictured here at Lowestoft harbour entrance in 1883, in a heroic pose
Apparatus for saving life in case of shipwreckVarious apparatus for saving life in case of shipwreck. A Dennetts rocket line is shown both in action and arranged for firing, as well as and the landing of a crew using the breeches buoy
British naval seaplane, the Britannia AOVO, WW1The Britannia AOVO, a British naval seaplane in use near Palestine during the First World War. This model was also used by Germany, having been supplied to both sides before the war broke out. 1917
Fun Seaside Transport - Bubble Boating. This postcard was presented as an award for correct dictation in 1931! Date: late 1920s
Ceratites nodosus, ammonoidThe Ammonoids are an extinct group of marine fossil cephalopods related to todays Nautilus. In this specimen, the shell suture lines are clearly visible
Kosmoceras acutistriatum, ammoniteThis Jurassic ammonite from Wiltshire, England occurs in a fine-grained shale, but has been severely flattened. However, the original lustre of the shell has been retained
Ammonite selectionThree ammonites as follows: (Left to right) Oistoceras wrighti; Asteroceras obtusum (zonal index species); Tragophylloceras loscombi all specimens originate from the Jurassic rocks near Lyme Regis
Asteroceras obtusum, ammoniteShown here is a Jurassic ammonite. Ammonites are an extinct group of fossil cephalopods related to todays Nautilus
Boy operating pedal-driven drum raftA boy operating a pedal-driven drum raft at Longridge Water Activities Centre, watched by a number of spectators. circa 1960s
Hancocks Acquatic Dress - a basin-type device for walking across deep rivers. The rather opn design rathers opens the possibility for flooding
Patent Reversible Lifeboat, 1875Engraving of a patent reversible lifeboat for ships, designed by Anderson and Burkinshaw of Bridlington Quay, 1875. The lifeboat could be used either way up