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The R101 before FlightTHE R.101 : hundreds of men are required to manoeuvre the cumbersome airship on the ground, preparatory to its disastrous first (and last) flight
Tobacco farm in NorfolkTobacco workers at Major J. F. Whitmores farm at Methwold in Norfolk, loading leaves onto a specially constructed cart. The female workers can be seen wearing a more practical alternative to
Hands-Free Telephone SetA telephone receptionist (possibly working for the emergency services) uses a rather cumbersome hands-free telephone, worn around the neck
Original Artwork - Railway porter with laden trolleyOriginal Artwork - Collage design for a stationery company to promote their Varnished Leather paper - a railway porter struggling to wheel a large amount of luggage on a trolley. Date: circa 1937
Tourists on Mer de Glace, FranceTourists on a Thomas Cook Tour, many of them women in cumbersome hooped dresses, on the Mer de Glace, near Chamonix, French Alps, France. Date: 1865
German face shield helmet, WW1A studded German face shield helmet, nicknamed by the French La Plaque Elephant, used during the First World War. Seen here on display, probably in a museum
Merryweather Fire King steam pump and crew, Southwark HQ. In 1899 Merryweather modified its steamer pumps to also propel the vehicle, and thus Londons first non-horse-drawn fire engines arrived
Girl Using Computer 1974A young woman office worker using what now looks like a rather cumbersome computer
Blackburn TB two-man biplane, which first appeared in August 1915. It was found to be too cumbersome, with an unreliable engine, so that it never entered production. Date: circa 1915
LCC-LFB Motorised Fire King fire engineThe Fire King was manufactured by Merryweather of Greenwich. The London Fire Brigade purchased the Fire King, one of the first going to Whitefriars fire station
London Fire Brigade Fire King appliance with crewA London Fire Brigade Fire King appliance with crew. In 1899 Merryweather of Greenwich modified its steamer pumps to also propel the vehicle
Dark Room EquipmentCameras and lenses in a dar room. Sophisticated in their day, no doubt, but looking rather dated and cumbersome today! Date: 1960s
Chair and TableA cumbersome chair and table from a period not famed for the grace and elegance of its furniture
Cumbersome CameraA smart gent in a suit adjusts the lense of his huge camera, with its enormous flash bulb!
Videophone PredictedCumbersome it may be, but this videophone enables you not only to speak with and see your correspondent, but shake hands as well ! Date: 1905
Maxim Project 1890Hiram Maxims improved multiplane flying machine - less cumbersome than its predecessors, but still a monstrous concoction of wings, wires and huge propellers
Art Deco Style RoomA fine example of how some interiors missed the Art Deco mark! A cumbersome mirror and unattractive pouffe, plus a dreadful drinks trolley which looks like an old pram!