Diagram Collection (page 7)

How to start an allotment during WW1
Diagram in The Sphere advising readers how to start work on a raw piece of ground in order to create an allotment. The Food Production Department was keen to get around 500

How a Submarine Dives & Rests on Sea Floor, WW1
Diagrams showing how a submarine or U-boat dives below the water and rests at the bottom of the sea. Date: 1917

Queen Mary ocean liner: Steering-wheels; crows nest
The first example of complete steering-gear duplication; and the first crows nest provided with warmth (besides improved shelter) for the look-out men. Date: 1936

Cabinet War Rooms by G. H. Davis
A drawing by G.H.Davis of the Cabinet War Rooms, the underground Headquarters of the Cabinet during World War II. These were situated 70 ft below Whitehall, London

Kings Fifth Court at Buckingham Palace, London
The London Season of 1912: the Kings Fifth Court at Buckingham Palace. A diagrammatic view showing the progress of the debutante from the moment she enters the building to the time she leaves. 1912

Westminster Abbey cut-away during Coronation 1937
Cut-away diagram of Westminster Abbey during the Coronation ceremony for King George VI on 12th May 1937. Date: May 1937

A tall ship, Endeavour, by G. H. Davis
A tall ship: the high, narrow sail-plan of Endeavour. Showing the sail-plan, mast and hull, beautiful lines and rig of the challenger for the Americas Cup; inset is a diagram showing her new

Shamrock IV
A diagram illustrating the height of the yacht Shamrock IV, British challenger for the Americas Cup in 1920, owned by Sir Thomas Lipton

The Plan of Jerusalem. Town map layout showing the location of the American Colony Stores. Date: C. 1910

Bomb dropping apparatus of German Aviators 1915
German avaitors in The Roland biplane bomber. This diagram shows observer operating the pedal board to release the plate in the floor of the fuselage, ready for bombs to be dropped

New type of German armoured aeroplane 1918
German armoured aeroplane (an A.E.G), specially adapted for attacking the Allied troops in their trenches, made an appearance on the Western Front at the end of World War One. 1918

Cross-section of the Liner Mauretania by G. H. Davis
A cross-section of the Cunard Liner " Mauretania", after its refit. At the time, the liner held the Atlantic speed record, with an average speed of 26.25 knots

HMS Poseidon submarine escape apparatus
HMS Poseidon and the submarine escape apparatus. Poseidon was sunk on 9th June 1931 after colliding with the Chinese merchant steamer SS Yuta

Avro Lancaster heavy bomber 1943
A skeleton view of a Lancaster heavy bomber, which has more than 50, 000 parts. 1943

Diagram of the Fiat AS6 engine used in the Macchi-Castoldi MC72 Schneider Trophy racing seaplane

Cross section diagram of Pirelli DIP car tyre

Early flying machine design
An early flying machine design, showing a man standing in a winged assembly similar to a paraglider. Designed by Jacob Degen, Vienna, 1807, with measurements given below. 1807

Diagram of scouting knots -- Reef Knot, Sheet Bend, Bowline, Middlemans Knot, Sheepshank. Other items are three kinds of camp candlesticks, a camp toothbrush, a camp fork

Westminster Abbey sacrarium
A birds eye view of the sacrarium in Westminster Abbey, where the bridal pair - Princess Mary, daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, and Viscount Lascelles

Deutschland Pocket Battleship, 1931
Cut-away diagram showing the main features of the German Navys Deutschland pocket battleship, drawn shortly after her launch in 1931

Diagram of human skull and vertebral column
A diagram of the human skull and vertebral column, showing the left ribs and a portion of the breastbone, as well as a single vertebra from two angles

GOUT
Diagram to show how various parts of the body are affected by the inflammatory symptoms of gout

Tin Model of a Bluebird
The Bluebird in which Sir Malcolm Campbell set a new land speed record of 301.129 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah on 3rd September 1935

Atmospheric Refraction
A diagram explaining atmospheric refraction using pictures of ships at sea to illustrate the concept

Diagram of a Whirlpool
The form of the whirlpool at the south-east of Sumbo, Sunderoe Island, Faeroe Isles, aka Monck Rock whirlpool, with the soundings

Diagram of electric searchlight 1916
Diagram of electric searchlight for defence for night-time attack from Germans. Date: 1916

Hospitals for fighting ships 1916
Floating dock on which works is often taken place to repair battleships, a box-like structure with pontoon floors and side-walls

Cross section of a heart
Cross section of a human heart showing the various chambers and valves. Date: 1910

The Incredible Shape of Things to Come: The Hovercraft
Incredible Shape of Things to Come: The Hovercraft, Which, Supported on a " Cushion" of Air, is Designed to Carry 1000 Passengers over Land or Sea

Wintry Weather and British Railways
Wintry weather and British Railways: some causes of the delays; and measures taken to prevent them. A detailed diagrammatic illustration showing various reasons why trains may be delayed during

Diagram of Zeppelin 1916
The new features of the engines of frightfulness. Showing the observation car with observer lying upon a woollen mattress and the Zeppelin system of gas control. Date: 1916

British Food Rationing, First World War, 1918
Diagram showing the weekly butchers meat ration allowed for an adult (with children receiving half the amount). Rationing was introduced at the end of World War One when ships carrying food

Human heart
Illustration of a human heart - top of a layered anatomical fold-out in a medical book. Date: c.1900

The Human Brain. Date: 1879

A diagram of the proposed Charing Cross Bridge
Plans for a new double-decker bridge at Charing Cross, designed by Sir Owen Williams and at the time recently approved by a royal commission

A Diagram of the Magnetic Observatory at Abinger Common
Inner workings of the new magnetic observatory at Abinger Common. 1927

Proposed extensions of transport links into London 1919
Diagram showing a map of London and the movement of commuters by different travel means from Greater to Central London, and the proposed extensions of transport links

German poison- gas 1915
Diagrams of various kinds of apparatus employed by Germans. 1915

Diagram showing a cross section and table of stratified rock
A diagram showing a cross section and table of stratified rocks. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Poster, Imperial Frobisher Airliner, cutaway view with annotations. circa 1930s

Leaflet, Imperial Airways, Facts About Air Travel. 20th century

A diagram showing the method of constructing a Cromlech. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

A Dyke of Basalt (A) Piercing Triassic Sandstone
A Dyke of Basalt(A) Piercing Triassic Sandstone(C) and Sending Intrusive Sheets Or Sills(B) Into It - a diagram of Volcanic activity. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Deadly torpedo and torpedo-mine 1917
Cross section of the deadly torpedo and torpedo-mine used in World War One, carrying 500lb of gun-cotton having a speed of 48 knots and possible range of 12, 000 yards. 1917

British and enemy civilian food supplies during WWI
Diagram showing the food rations and supplies in Britain compared with that in Germany and Austria during WW1. Date: 1918

Mach 3 Aircraft (Concorde) by G. H. Davis
The Question for the 1960s - Mach 3 aircraft - a prototype for tomorrow or a manifestation of yesterdays dream? Diagrammatic illustration by G. H

Dental advert, Pure Vegetable Cement
Dental advert, James Penneys Pure Vegetable Cement, for stopping tender teeth. 1874

Police officers in training session, London
Police officers, male and female, taking part in a training session under the instruction of a sergeant. Date: circa 1950s

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