Chain Collection (page 7)

Comic postcard, I heard you re back! Date: 20th century

Toilet humour on a German greetings card - Two Souls and One Thought. (1 of 2) Date: early 20th century

Two hanging baskets on a Christmas and New Year card
Two hanging baskets with flowers and foliage on a Christmas and New Year card, with a white tassel. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Comic German postcard -- drunkard in the toilet
Comic German postcard by Arthur Thiele -- a drunkard collapses at the side of a toilet. Date: early 20th century

Christmas card in the shape of a jewellers box
Christmas card in the shape of a red jewellers box, open to reveal a pocket watch and chain, with verse under the lid. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Thurible for incense. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

Spitsbergen, Norway - Adventfjorden (Advent Bay). Depicted here is the former mining camp of Longyearbyen (located on its southwestern shore)

Caractacus before Claudius. Caractacus was a British King who fought against the Roman invaders. The Romans won the battle by ambushing the Britons, capturing Caractacuss wife, daughter and brother

Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Edwardian jewellery
Selection of novelty jewellery inspired my nature. Date: 1901

Man on a 1922 Ariel motorcycle
Man on a 1922 Ariel 500 Single, belt come chain driven, motorcycle in the garden circa 1922

Lady on a 1922 Ariel motorcycle
Lady on a 1922 Ariel 500 Single, belt come chain driven, motorcycle in the garden circa 1922

Advert for Lefebvre Fils Aine, art nouveau jewellery 1910
Art nouveau jewellery by Lefebvre Fils Aine. 1910

Man on a 1920s Rex-Acme motorcycle
Young man on a 1921/22 Rex-Acme JAP engined motorcycle in the road in the 1920s

Loading Bananas - Port Antonio, Jamaica. Date: circa 1910s

Roman jewellery. 1st-4th century AD
Roman jewellery of the Imperial Age. 1st-4th century AD. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Jesus meets a man possessed by evil spirits. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Advertisement for Felco chain block. 1938

Women police officers in new Hartnell uniform, London
Two women police officers (WPS Josie Seed and WPS Marjorie McIntyre) in the newly designed Norman Hartnell uniform, introduced in 1968 to try to encourage recruitment. Date: late 1960s

German Costume of 1400
Ornately patterned, short, sleeveless super-tunics worn over doublets & chain-mail. Footwear: buskins or soled hose. Headdress: hoods or caps. NB: pouch & cloak with brooch. Date: 1400

Fisherman with large coley fish, St Ives, Cornwall
Fisherman with large coley fish or pollock, St Ives, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Fishing boats on St Ives beach, Cornwall
Fishing boats, Lamorna and Girl Renee, on St Ives beach, Cornwall, with a horse and cart on the left. Date: circa 1970s

Fishing boat, Our Pride, on St Ives beach, Cornwall, with fisherman. Date: circa 1970s

Holidaymakers, Wharf Road, St Ives, Cornwall
Holidaymakers enjoying the sunshine, Wharf Road, St Ives, Cornwall. Date: 1960s

Chimpanzee eating at a table, watched by smiling and laughing children. Date: circa 1970s

Testing teeth, illustration by William Heath Robinson
Testing artificial teeth in a modern tooth works, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C. Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library Date: 1947

German warrior, Sarmatian archer in armor, and Belgian cavalry in chain-mail armor.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal

Guillaume de Croy, Lord of Chievres
Guillaume de Croy (William II de Croy, Lord of Chievres (1458 - 1521), 1st count of Beaumont, 1st Marquess of Aarschot, Lord of Temse, chief tutor and First Chamberlain to Charles V

Advertisements from The Illustrated London News, 1896
A page of advertisements from The Illustrated London News, 18th January 1896. Products promoted include Halfords curry powder

Thomas Henry Huxley, English scientist
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), English scientist, champion of Darwins Theory of Evolution. Date: late 19th century

Dome of the Chain, Jerusalem
Dome of the Chain (detail), Jerusalem. Date: 1920s

Suffragettes Chaining to Railings Vera Holme. Shows Vera Holme (1881-1969) with two other suffragettes, probably preparing to chain themselves to the railings

Operation Mincemeat - possessions of Major Martin
Personal possessions of Major William Martin, found when his body was washed ashore in Spain on 30th April 1943 carrying sensitive documents

Man ploughing with two horses
A man ploughing with two horses in a field

Advert for Wilson & Gill jewellery 1913
Elegant womens jewellery. Date: 1913

Young boy in his Rolls Royce style Toy Pedal Car
Young boy in his Rolls Royce Toy Pedal Car. Date: circa 1900s

A horse disgusted to find she is eating HUMAN
" Bad Stable Manners" - Eating with Ones Mouth Open! Dobbin disgusted to find out that instead of oats she has in fact been eating HUMAN

The Union Chain Bridge, Horncliffe - Scottish Border
The Union Chain Bridge between Horncliffe, Northumberland, England and Fishwick, Borders, Scotland. The border between England and Scotland

Interior- R hut at the Dunkirk, Kent, Chain Home radar sta
Interior of the receiver or R hut at the Dunkirk, Kent, Chain Home radar station in 1940. In the centre are the observer and the converter. Date: 1940

Karachi Frog
Watercolour by Olivia Fanny Tonge 1858-1949. 180 x 260mm. From one of sixteen sketchbooks presented to the Museum in 1952

LCC-LFB Merryweather Hatfield pump at Southwark HQ
A chain-driven Hatfield type pump at LFB Southwark headquarters. Note the connected hard suction hose to the rear mounted pump

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

Nasmyth hammer at steel works, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Male workers are dwarfed by the massive Nasmyth hammer at the Atlas Steel Works, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Date: circa 1902

Young Victorian man with flower in buttonhole
A young Victorian man in his best clothes, with a cravat and pin, and a flower in his buttonhole, poses in the photographers studio

Surface worker, South Wales colliery
A middle aged surface worker at a colliery in South Wales

Driving two horses down a snowy lane
A farmer sits side-saddle as he rides/drives two working carthorses down a country lane in the middle of winter. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Central African Republic - Baya People (Gbaya), comprising 34% of the population

Felix Potin Shop
S Mikels branch of FELIX POTIN at Saint-Ambroix, Gard (France). The famous Potin shops were some of the earliest chain stores for groceries and general produce

Cutty Sark - Cpt. Woodget
The captain of the tea clipper Cutty Sark - Richard Woodget Commander of the vessel between 1885-1895. The famous ship was badly damaged in a fire on 21st May 2007

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