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GLC-LFB Dennis diesel Compact PumpIntroduced into London in the mid-1970s, this narrow wheel base pump was not a dual purpose fire engine. It could only carry an extension ladder and not the 50 foot wheeled escape
Warpaint by David WrightAn attractive woman wearing a fur stole that has slipped to reveal a shapely back, glances behind her as she applies her make up using a compact mirror. c.1950
Advert for Mappin & Webb Ermeto Movado pocket watch 1934Ermeto Movado watches a new model at a new price. Built for a life-times service, they have strong outer cases ensuring double glass breakage. Date: 1934
Pilgrim Monument, Provincetown, Massachusetts, USAThe Pilgrim Monument and Bas Relief Tablet on Town Hill, Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA. It commemorates the signing of the Compact and the first landing place of the Pilgrims on 11 November 1620
Computer 1960SA compact modern computer with built in screen
Advert for Tyme, Ermeto Movado ladies pocket watch 1933Tyme, the best pocket watch made. Small and compact, yet absolutely protected against all causes of trouble. Can be carried in any pocket or hand-bag with other articles. Date: 1933
Advert for Mappin & Webb Ermeto Movado pocket watch 1933Ermeto Movado watches are the last word in efficiency. The movements are doubly protected against dust, damp, and breakage by an inner and outer case
Advert for Leica camerasThis advert for Leica cameras is emphasising their compact proportions. Date: 1939
Advert for John Pound & Co dressing case 1912Ladys real pigskin dressing case, with solid silver fittings. Advertisement John Pound & Co dressing cases. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904
Cut diamond and crystalsA cut diamond surrounded by rough crystals. Diamond is comprised of compacted carbon and is the hardest natural substance known on Earth
Distinctions with a Difference at GleneaglesIllustration showing a fashionable trio at famous Scottish golf course, Gleneagles. The chap in the middle wears wide plus fours and a lurid, patterned tank top
The Doggy Bag by Bert WilsonColour illustration by Bert Wilson showing a 1920s flapper girl powdering her nose. Her compact has come from a small bag in the shape of her dog, which appears to have alarmed her pet cat
Advert for John Pound & Co cases 1913Advertisement John Pound & Co dressing cases. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904
Kodak compact folding camera with roll film. Date: 1904
WWII Newspaper Headline, Britain and Germany in compact never to fight each other, Sir Anthony Eden Date: 1938
Avon cosmetics brand gifts, 1927. Gift box with compact and lipstick. Green glass perfume atomiser in front of a purple chrysanthemum
Brand cosmetics from CPC, 1927. Can of Violet Almond Meal, compact of Trailing Arbutus rouge with puff, can of White Lilac talcum powder, and can of California Rose talc
Vernafleur brand cosmetics from CPC, 1927. Can of bath salts, lipstick, flacon of perfume, jar of tissue creme, duplex rouge compact with mirror and powder puffs, and metal powder case
Daphne brand cosmetics from CPC, 1927. Septette gift box with derma cream, cerate, face powder compact, rouge compact, talcum powder, bottle of toilet water and flacon of perfume extract
Daphne brand cosmetics from CPC, 1927. Bottle of toilet water in box, can of Sachet Powder, vanity makeup compact and duplex rouge compact with mirror
Jardin d'Amour brand cosmetics from CPC, 1927Jardin d'Amour brand cosmetics from CPC. Flacon of perfume with round box, compact with powder puff, rouge and lipsticks, duplex compact with rouge and mirror, and can of talcum powder
Mission Garden cosmetics from CPC, 1926. Bottle of toilet water or eau de toilette in box, and Threesome Gift Set with flacon of perfume, can of talc and twin rouge compact in oval box
Mission Garden cosmetics from CPC, 1926. Flacon and bottle of perfume with boxes, Single and Twin rouge compacts with mirror and powder puff
Advert for W. Thornhill & Co cases 1897 Advert for W. Thornhill & Co cases 1897Selection of travelling dressing bags and cases, available from W. Thornhill & Co, in New Bond Street. Date: 1897
The Blood Compacts ceremony between Miguel Lopez de LegazpiMiguel Lopez de Legazpi (1503-1572). Spanish admiral and governor. The Blood Compacts ceremony between Legazpi and Sikatuna, king of Philippines. Engraving. Colored
Ocean Liners - clock, propeller ashtray and compactOcean Liners - RMS Queen Mary Smiths Empire clock, maiden voyage 1936 commemorative ashtray in the form of a propeller, and RMS Queen Mary Stratton compact. Date: 20th century
Helena Rubinstein AdvertisementAdvertisement for Helena Rubinstein Ltd, a cosmetics company. Images show various make up products, including lipstick, powder or rouge compact
Scene in a fancy Paris restaurant, 1913Scene in a fancy Paris restaurant with waiter in tails and women diners. From the menu to Restaurant Larue, 27 rue Royale
Portable darkroom - InstructionsWritten instruction for creating a portable darkroom to develop photographic prints. Date: 1905
Breadcrumb sponge, Halichondria panicea (Compact tubular sponge; Spongia compacta)
French folding bicycle 1899Illustration showing a bicycle designed to fold into a compact form, with two straps so it could easyly carried on your back, used by French army for infantry use. Date: 1899
American advert for a compact pocket Kodak camera. Date: 1916
Caught in the Act Date: 1950
Famous Golfers Caught In The Act. No. 18. Thomas Philip PerkWho recently won the Amateur Championship
Engagement party of Margaret Whigham & Charles SweenyA group at the engagement party of socialite Miss Margaret Whigham and American golfer, Charles Sweeny at the Embassy Club in London
RMS Franconia - yellow metal compactRMS Franconia, ocean liner - yellow metal compact
Shipboard souvenir - butterfly compact
Advert for Tangee make-up (1926) - CrÞ¡Ñ rouge, rouge compact, lipstick 1926
Russia - a compact woods kolok ( kolki for plural) consisting of birch only (Betula sp.). forest steppe near town of Chelyabinsk - Russian
Advert for Kodak folding pocket cameras 1909Take a Kodak with you. Try to recall the details of your holiday of five, even two years ago. You remember that you went to this place or that, enjoyed the change, and that is all
Advert for Wilson & Gill, Ermeto ladies pocket - bag watchThe most practical and stylish watch ever introduced, commencing the third chapter in the history of the watch. Shock-proof, dust-proof and damp-proof; protected against glass breakage
Royal Gurkha Rifles, Helmand, AfghanistanPhotograph from a compact disc of multimedia. Associated with Royal Gurkha Rifles, Helmand, Afghanistan (2001-2014), 2006. Date: 2006
Advert for Asprey dressing case 1935Lightweight cases by Asprey. Obtainable in a variety of coverings and with a wide range of high quailty fittings, made from chinese lacquer. Also supplied unfitted. Special design to order. Date: 1935
Advert for Asprey dressing case 1934Asprey dressing cases Date: 1934
Solid Fuel StoveA solid fuel burning stove, which provides heating and is also a cooker and is neatly built into a tiled recess in the corner of a compact cottage kitchen. Date: 1930s
Practical and compact wardrobes for men 1929Mahogany or oak wardrobe, with sections for all of mens attire. Date: 1929
Compact with Open FanCompact & fan with diamante decoration & silk tassel. The open fan has pierced sticks of ivory or imitation ivory. The compact has lipstick, powder puff & a mirror. Date: circa 1915
Woman in 1911Edwardian woman powders her chin with a powder puff, while holding a hat box in one arm and a handbag in the other. 1911
Powdering before taking plunge in swimming poolA member of the cast of the Paramount film, The Garden of Weeds, powders her face before taking part in a bathing party scene
Carter advertisement 1965Cartier advertisement from 1965 featuring (top) diamond pieces including earrings with a pearl centre, brooch and bracelet
Fashionable woman with hand mirrorA fashionable young woman checking her makeup in a hand mirror. Date: circa 1920s
Vickers FB 19 Mk II single seat fighterVickers FB19 Mk II, a compact single seat fighter introduced in June 1917. Date: circa 1917-1918
Firefighters with fire engine and appliances, WW2Firefighters (LFB and AFS) with a fire engine at HQ, showing how the various appliances and equipment are stored compactly, 16 July 1940. Date: 1940
SOME wear in England! by Katie MayerA fashionable woman in a checked dress and flamboyant hat checks her face in a compact mirror - her short skirt and matching accessories quite the thing for 1918. Date: 1918
Gooch hat, WWIA lady checks her reflection in a compact mirror and powders her nose while wearing a black panne hat embellished with an osprey feather by Gooch. Date: 1915
The everlasting fuel, atomic power, by G. H. DavisThe everlasting fuel: atomic power replacing the consumption of hundreds of thousands of tons of coal
Making sea water drinkable by G. H. DavisMaking sea water drinkable: a simple system for castaway airmen during the Second World War. A life-saving apparatus, compact and very simple to use
Advert for Mappin & Webb dressing case 1935Morocco dressing case, with sterling silver fittings. 1935
Advert for John Pound & Co dressing case 1920Advertisement John Pound & Co brown hide empty dressing case, tobacco pouch and ladys wrist bag. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904
Advert for J. C. Vickery dressing case 1920J. C. Vickery dressing case, for wedding gifts. Blue morocco dressing case, fitted with a beautiful solid tortoiseshell toilet set inlaid with sterling silver. Date: 1920
Advert for John Pound & Co dressing case 1914Advertisement John Pound & Co dressing cases. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904
Chocolate box design, lady in fancy dressChocolate box design, featuring a lady in fancy dress holding a mirror, with a geometrical background. Date: 20th century
Advert for Asprey dressing case 1928A seletion of dressing vanity travel cases, made from crushed morocco and pigskins and fittings in silver gilt and enamel. 1928
Advert by Asprey compact dressing case 1937Cases for light weight travel complete and compact. Date: 1937
Green & Gold CompactGreen circular compact with diamante (paste) decoration, gold cord and tassels containing a mirror, powder and two lipstick holders. Date: circa 1920
Compact / Lipstick HolderIngenious comapct with the mirror concealed in the lid and space for two lipsticks within the large silk tassel. Date: circa 1920
Celluloid Compact C. 1918Celluloid compact with paste decoration, decorative clasp and tassels in a mock tortoise shell finish. Date: circa 1918
Sandstone is formed by loose grains of quartz compacted and cemented together
Geyser Washing MachineGeyser Electric Washer - compact - propelling a Geyser of Suds Date: 1921
Cricket - The Perfect Maiden by H. H. HarrisA 1920s lady inspects her face in a compact mirror, attracting the attention of a handsome cricketer as a match goes on in the background. Date: 1927
The pilgrims signing the compact, on board the May Flower, Nov. 11th, 1620. Print showing the Pilgrims, below deck on the Mayflower, signing the Mayflower Compact. Date c1859
Advert for Mappin & Webb compact dressing case 1937Advertisement for Mappin & Webb compact dressing cases: Including Ladys Morocco leather dressing case, containing a lift out tray
FIAT 500Usefully compact for the crowded streets of Milano and Torino, the Fiat 500 convertible saloon is an ideal 2-door urban runabout. Date: 1937
Powdering her ChinA brunette with a centre parting powders her chin with a powder puff and a stylish powder compact. Date: 1940s
Two women in outfits by Bernard and PremetTwo fashionable women one wearing a navy dress coat with multicolored lining and matching brimmed cloche hat and handbag, by Bernard
Three RamblersThree ramblers make their way through a wood along a path, carrying compact rucksacks on their backs. Date: 1930s
Britannia and Eve front coverFront cover illustration featuring a blonde woman applying make up while looking in a compact mirror
David Wright woman in cream coloured coatElegant woman with blonde hair, wearing a tight-waisted cream coloured coat. She is checking her lipstick in a hand-held mirror
Painted LadiesWoman admiring herself in her compact mirror with a butterfly by her side
The Power of Make-upLittle Bits of Powder - Little Bits of Paint - Make a Girl with a Face like this - Look like what she ain t
Savage Automatic PistolSavage automatic pistol
Meyerbeer / Robert Liebig5Act 4 scene 2 : Robert is torn between Bertram (the Devil) and Alice : she saves him from signing a compact, the clock strikes twelve, Bertram vanishes back to Hell
Small Manual Engine / 1870A small manual fire engine constructed by the well-known firm of fire engineers, Messrs. Merryweather & Sons of Greenwich. Date: 1870