Device Collection (page 8)

Mechanical Milking
A dairy farmer in Lincolnshire, England, putting a mechanical milking device on a Fresian cows udders. Date: 1960s

Automatic Autographer
An automatic autographer, a handy device for the famous, enabling multiple autographs to be signed on many photographs at the same time. Date: early 1930s

The Flags and National Coats of arms of Greece Date: circa 1910s

Crest of Queens College, Belfast, Northern Ireland Date: circa 1906

King Haakon VII and Queen Maud of Norway and Flag
King Haakon VII (1872-1957) and Queen Maud (1869-1938) of Norway and the Norwegian Flag and coat of arms. Issued to celebrate the coronation of Haakon in November 1905. Date: 1905

Man sowing seeds in lines, using mechanical device. Illustration from F. Burvenich, La culture potagere a la portee de tous. Date: 1877

Mechanical fogging device published in Natures Connections: An Exploration of Natural History (2000) by Nicola McGirr

Title page from the Tamil New Testament of 1715, with woodcut device.. From: Cuta??kiya ca?uv?cura??yirukki? Ecukki????ttu n?tar??avar... putu e?p???i?u?aiya mutal?m vakupp?kir a?cu v?ta posttakam

Bell Demonstrates Phone
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL successfully demonstrates his device at Boston, sending a message to North Conway, a distance of about 230 km. Date: 1877

GLC-LFB IRA bombing of the Palace of Westminster
Aftermath of the IRA explosive device planted in Westminster Hall. The 20 lb explosive device caused extensive damage and the explosion ignited a gas main that caused additional fire damage to

Astrological device showing signs of the Chinese calendar, with case. Date 1878 Nov

Mouse-trap armor for caddies - here is the newest safety dev

Spectators in an arena viewing the ascension of a balloon driven by propellers with an inflation device in the foreground. Date 18 -

Start of the first flight of 1905, Orville Wright at controls of the machine, near the hangar at Huffman Prairie. The two figures in the center are probably Wilbur Wright and Charles E. Taylor

Hot Dog by William Heath Robinson
An ingenious central heating device for bathing on chilly morning of the early part of the season. A smug and rather rotund gentleman tests out a typically convoluted Heath Robinson invention

Denmark - Crest and Flag
Denmark - National Crest and Flag Date: 1914

Electric devices 1913
Modern electrical devices from 1913: A lady fries herself some eggs for her breakfast in an electric frying pan. A nurse heats some water in a hot water cup

Blanch Blower
Modern haymaking on a British farm, showing a close-up of the rotary rake and the intake of the Blanch Blower, a device for collecting hay after cutting. Date: 1960s

Obesity Apparatus
Bergonies apparatus for the treatment of obesity by electrical means. Even in 1930 the device cost 100 pounds. Date: 1930

Head Warmer / Cooler
Using spiral aluminium tubing, through which hot or cold liquids are made to flow, this device can be used to either cool or warm a patients head. Date: 1900

San Marino - Two guards in official state uniform
The Most Serene Republic of San Marino - The Head of State is a Committee of Two! Here they are depicted in traditional attire. The San Marino Constiution enacted in 1600 is the worlds oldest

Boy on beach with Sea Mine
" Look what I ve found Mummie!" A small boy discovers a mine on the beach whilst making a sandcastle. His Mother is fainting in shock at this explosive discovery. Date: 1940s

Chapel exit indicator, Pentonville Prison
Device to signal prisoners order of exit from chapel at Pentonville Prison, London. Date: 1862

Topophone Life Save
TOPOPHONE Device which, by amplifying sound, helps sailors to avoid collisions at sea, particularly during fog or at night Date: 1880

LEYDEN JAR / 1882
An electrostatic generator connected to a Leyden Jar, a cylindrical device used by early experimenters to store electrical energy. Date: 1882

Book / Time Device
ZAGRIBUD (John Russell Fearn) The Time Device allows the hero and heroine - but also the villain ! - to move in a fourth dimension... Date: 1937

Welsh Dragon Device
The Welsh Dragon. Date: 13th century

Childrens Choir, National Childrens Home, Chipping Norton
The so-called Cripples Choir at the National Childrens Home, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, opened in 1903 for what were described as delicate and affected children

First Steps for the Future Pilot
An ingenious device for teaching beginners the rudiments of controlling an aeroplane in 1931. The little machine which flies in a strong draught of air ejected from the cylinder on the left

A page from the Illustrated London News, 1951, showing a reconstruction of Dr. Merryweather of Whitbys Tempest Prognosticator, and an illustration detailing how the device works

Anti-splash car / W H Robinson
A friendly driver spots a messy incident in the making and lowers his anti-splash device (an umbrella on a mechanical arm)

Lawn mower protector / W H Robinson
Magnetic device for protecting your mower from shrapnel on the lawn. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Clean air from smokers / W H Robinson
An ingenious device to prevent a cars cabin from filling with smoke from a drivers cigar or cigarette, by means of pipework and a chimney

A Pressing Engagement
Gentleman demonstrating a simple device for the correction of neglected figures in time for the dancing season. Illustration by William Heath Robinson

Well, I m Blowed
The Heath Robinson Mark VII Extra Special Pneumatic Candle Flame Extinguisher, specially devised for blowing out the candle when the dressing table is a long way from the bed

Bound To Draw
Another well thought out experiment in self dentistry. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Greasing the car / W H Robinson
All points of the car can be greased in one movement with the use of this ingenious device...and a little help from some heavy friends

Portable recorder, WWII
A portable recorder which is later used to transmit the recording by shortwave, during World War II

Factory worker operating control box
A worker, standing at a control device, signals for a part of the production process to proceed. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Testing a Device
An engineer tests a small hydraulic device. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Testing Train Wheels
A railway engineer uses an electronic device to test the solidity and structural integrity of a large steam train wheel. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Cyan Separation at a printing works
A printer uses an electronic device to work on the negative image of the blue component of a printed page, known as the cyan separation. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Computer Systems - Tape Storage
Three men examine a tape storgae device for a large industrial computer system. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

The Monarch 120 Call Connect System
A secretary or receptionist uses a new electronic post office telecommunications device/switchboard unit. A promotional photograph for the Monarch 120 Call Connect System

Two engineers using a measurement device
Two engineers use a precise measuring device to correctly ascertain the width of a circular metal ring. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Woman looks through sextant on board a boat
A woman wearing shorts and a beanie hat peers through a sextant on the deck of a boat on the Norfolk Broads in the 1930s

Breuillards device to assist walking
Dr. Charles Breuillards device to assist walking, basically a spring-loaded shoe insert, which aids the raising of the heel

Hancocks Acquatic Dress - a basin-type device for walking across deep rivers. The rather opn design rathers opens the possibility for flooding

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