Devices Collection (page 3)

Loose page from a scrapbook of crests and heraldry
Loose page from a former scrapbook of crests and heraldry featuring family crests, coats of arms and many devices, shields, monograms and mottos! Date: late 19th century

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Crackers dog show inventions (with the authors apologies to Heath Robinson). Smoothing the Scotch Collie, Pampering the Pom, and Improving the Kerry Blues Beard

How to avoid the submarine pirate by G. H. Davis
How to avoid the submarine pirate during the First World War. The advantage of showing a clean pair of heels and other devices for checkmating the submarine. Date: 1915

How the busiest junction in England is worked: electrical devices which protect the passenger from danger on the District Railway. Showing the newly completed Earls Court underground station, London

Suggested life-saving devices at sea by G. H. Davis
For those in peril on the sea: suggested life-saving devices at sea. Above: a proposed life raft for liners which could be fitted into the stern quarters

British science and ingenuity in war by G. H. Davis
How British science and ingenuity contributed to the defeat of the Germans at sea, on land, and in the air. A few of the many weapons, devices and tactics, both offensive and defensive

Anti-invasion ring of fire by G. H. Davis
Britains wall of flame: the ordeal by fire prepared for German invaders on sea, land, and in the air. Showing the details and layout of an anti-invasion ring of fire: devices for converting beaches

Water distiller for lifeboats by G. H. Davis
Fresh water from the sea: a simple distiller for lifeboats. The K.M. Distiller, producing fresh water and hot drinks, and other life-saving devices for castaways, in use during the Second World War

Protecting crews from burning oil by G. H. Davis
Protecting the crews of tankers from burning oil during the Second World War. The new one-piece fireproof smocks, with other fire-resisting devices. Date: 1941

Warship with guided missiles by G. H. Davis
The shape of ships to come: a warship armed with guided missiles and protected against radioactivity. An artists impression of a battleship of the future

Aeroplanes of 1918
Latest aeroplanes of 1918. Bristol was a general-purpose military aircraft, a two-seater biplane, Handley Page giant bombdropper

Modern methods of sea rescue by G. H. Davis
Modern methods of sea rescue during the Second World War: day and night detection devices. Date: 1941

Active Drifting Mines by G. H. Davis
A diagram displaying the failures of disarming devices on mines used by the Germans and the British during the Second World War

Acoustic torpedoes by G. H. Davis
Off the secret list: torpedoes which hunt their prey by ear, and leave no telltale bubble track. Explanatory drawings showing how electric

Some Labour-Saving Devices by William Heath Robinson
The Top Watch Winder. 1919

Adam Walker
ADAM WALKER inventor of devices for ventilation etc. Date: 1731 - 1821

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

Flag of Portugal and Abilio Manuel Guerra Junqueiro
Portrait of Abilio Manuel Guerra Junqueiro (1850-1923) - Civil Servant, Member of the House of Representatives, Journalist, Author, Satirist and Poet

Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross " Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross, To see a fine lady upon a white horse; Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes

Malta - Medieval Gateway
Stone Gateway, Malta, topped with Fleur de Lis devices. Date: circa 1910s

Surgical Operations
Devices enabling incisions in the skull and giving access to the brain which must have been an interesting experience for the patient. Date: 1525

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

Helmets, Crowns, Banners
Crowns, banners and religious coats of arms of the 18th century. Examples of helmets for kings, emperors, princes counts, marquis, noblemen and simple soldiers. Date: circa 1760

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

Arms of the Kingdom of Prussia
The arms of the Kingdom of Prussia - flanked by two elderly heraldic chaps with strategically-placed foliage and bearing large clubs

Investiture of the Prince of Wales
The investiture of Edward (the future King Edward VIII) as Prince of Wales, flanked by his parents, King George V and Queen Mary at Queen Eleanors Gateway, Caernarvon Castle on 13th July 1911

A portion of the electrical device for controlling mediums
Undated photograph showing a portion of the electrical device devised and demonstrated by Harry Price, for controlling mediums

Model of a computer room layout
A planned layout of a computer room, including terminals and long banks of tape storage devices.Photograph by Heinz Zinram

The factory floor of an electronics manufacturer
Men at work on the busy factory floor of an electronics company, assembling complicated-looking devices. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Kenilworth / Amy & Earl L
What... does that emblem signify? Countess Amy examines the various noble devices and jewels worn by her husband the Earl of Leicester

A Study in Creation
The editor and staff of a daily newspaper use a range of devices to search a censored telegram for news during World War One, a satirical comment on censorship during the period

FIREWORKS 1747 - 8
Techniques of firework making in 18th century France : mounted and stationary devices

Acoustic Umbrellas
Umbrellas can be used as sound-collecting devices, enabling two people to conduct a whispered conversation without others overhearing

Ayrton and Perrys new electric railway
Professors Ayrton and Perrys new electric railway, exhibited at the Crystal Palace Electric Exhibition in 1882. Ayrton and Perry met at the Imperial College of Engineering and Japan

NILOMETER
The nilometer at Kihira - one of several measuring devices installed at various locations in Egypt to record the depth of the river

Power from the Skies
Atmospheric energy will be captured by kite-like devices, putting to good use the forces that are otherwise dissipated as lightning

Carrington Apparatus
Carrington with apparatus designed to record changes in the pulse and respiration of a medium while producing psychic phenomena

Ouija-Board
The OUIJA Board and its claimed inventor, a French civil servant who prefers to remain anonymous

Pendennis as Suitor
Captain Costigan leaves his daughter Emily & her suitor, Master Arthur Pendennis to their own devices

Entomological Lecture
Scientific use of the magic lantern at an entomological conference, Paris

Edisons Kinetophonogrph
EDISONs KINETO-PHONOGRAPH which linked photographic impressions with the phonograph in one combination: " Its possibilities are almost inexhaustible"

Automated Automobile
One day your car may speed along an electric super- highway, its speed and steering automatically controlled by electronic devices embedded in the road

DIORAMA
At its simplest, the diorama consists of one or more pictures wound on a spool which is turned to give the spectators the illusion of passing through a landscape

Multiple Light Source
The Dancing Devil illusion is created by using multiple lights to project the image onto a screen, where spectators see it replicated

Optical Illusion / Ghost
An optical illusion on stage give the effect of a ghost on stage during a play

Projecting Praxinoscope2
Reynauds praxinoscope or Theatre Optique gives the illusion of movement by a rapid succession of images : the audience are seated on the other side of the screen

Hartmanns Diving Bell
Professor Hartman uses his pressurised diving apparatus in the Gulf of Napoli, Italy

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