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Drain Collection

Background imageDrain Collection: Advertisement for Redex Engine treatment

Advertisement for Redex Engine treatment
A tin/alloy sign advertising Redex engine treatment which according to this advertisement - makes your car faster, smoother and cheaper to run. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Background imageDrain Collection: Ritemp Washing Machine

Ritemp Washing Machine
A housewife prepares to drain her English Electric Ritemp washing machine, simply and rapidly, into bucket or drain, according to the instruction book

Background imageDrain Collection: Drainage Grid

Drainage Grid
A Needham Stockport drainage grid. 19th century

Background imageDrain Collection: Le Cateau 1914

Le Cateau 1914
With German forces nearly upon the field artillery at Le Cateau in northern France, Captain Douglas Reynolds leads a heroic rearguard action

Background imageDrain Collection: Liquor down the Drain

Liquor down the Drain
Contraband liquor is poured down the drain in Zion City, Illinois, USA

Background imageDrain Collection: Down the Drain

Down the Drain
British Railway's staff information poster, designed by Frank Newbould, c.1950. This poster warns against loss, damage and delay. Date: circa 1950

Background imageDrain Collection: How mines were ventilated

How mines were ventilated
How the mines were ventilated and drainer. One of the reasons for the mine strike of 1912 was the poor maintenance of ventilation and draining of the mines

Background imageDrain Collection: Men wearing heavy oilskin protective clothing would go into the tunnels under the streets of

Men wearing heavy oilskin protective clothing would go into the tunnels under the streets of London to unblock the sewers with a combing method. Date: 1881

Background imageDrain Collection: Cloaca Maxima, great sewer or drain, Rome, Italy

Cloaca Maxima, great sewer or drain, Rome, Italy
19th century vintage photograph: Cloaca Maxima, great sewe or drain, Rome, Italy

Background imageDrain Collection: Vauxhall Bridge on the River Thames in 1817

Vauxhall Bridge on the River Thames in 1817
Vauxhall Bridge, initially named Regent Bridge, over the River Thames, London. built in 1816. Nine-span bridge designed by engineer James Walker with cast iron arches and stone piers

Background imageDrain Collection: Penstock Chamber at Old Ford, London 1861

Penstock Chamber at Old Ford, London 1861
Interior of the Penstock Chamber in the sewers at Old Ford, London, 1861. Penstock chambers usually have large, moveable watertight doors and are used to control the flow of material in drains

Background imageDrain Collection: Construction Thames Embankment near Arunel Street 1866

Construction Thames Embankment near Arunel Street 1866
Metropolitan improvements of Thames Embankment which extends from Waterloo Bridge to the east side of the Temple Gardens, a length of 1970 ft

Background imageDrain Collection: Woolwich Arsenal FC team and officials 1909-1910

Woolwich Arsenal FC team and officials 1909-1910
Woolwich Arsenal Football Club team and officials, season of 1909-1910. Back row: Lawrence, Drain, Lewis, MacEachrane, Thompson, Lee, Gray, MacDonald

Background imageDrain Collection: Royal Field Artillery in Great War Deeds, WW1

Royal Field Artillery in Great War Deeds, WW1
Captain Douglas Reynolds, Driver J H C Drain and Driver F Luke of the Royal Field Artillery, saving the gun from hostile fire at Le Cateau, for which they won the Victoria Cross

Background imageDrain Collection: Hic Jacet - Here Lies - drunken man collapsed in gutter

Hic Jacet - Here Lies - drunken man collapsed in gutter
(hic!) jacet (translated from the Latin: " Here Lies" ) - a drunken Londoner collapsed in gutter, his umbrella and hat discarded onto the street in his stupor. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDrain Collection: Earths Interior

Earths Interior
A cross-section of the planet, showing the central fire and the huge internal lakes which drain from the oceans

Background imageDrain Collection: Market scene, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies

Market scene, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies
Busy market scene, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies, with a flood drain. Date: 1938

Background imageDrain Collection: Housewife with her new Ritemp electric washing machine

Housewife with her new Ritemp electric washing machine
A housewife prepares to drain her English Electric Ritemp washing machine, simply and rapidly, into bucket or drain. Date: 1947

Background imageDrain Collection: Italy. Rome. Cloaca Maxima

Italy. Rome. Cloaca Maxima, it may have been initially constructed around 600 BC under the orders of the king of Rome, Tarquinius Priscus. First, the river Tiber

Background imageDrain Collection: Group of children sittiing on kerb, Balham, SW London

Group of children sittiing on kerb, Balham, SW London
A group of children sitting on the kerb in a Balham street, SW London, playing with a battered old suitcase. Date: circa 1961

Background imageDrain Collection: Empty metal tubes needed urgently 1942

Empty metal tubes needed urgently 1942
Save me ! Give your empty metal tubes and help the Red Cross & St. John. Help to relieve the drain on the Nations reduced metal supplies. Hand all empty collapsible metal tubes to your retailer

Background imageDrain Collection: Four children gazing through shop window

Four children gazing through shop window
Four children gazing through a toy shop window

Background imageDrain Collection: Scientists in Sri Lanka

Scientists in Sri Lanka
Scientist searching for apple snails in a drain at Kabugannawa, Sri Lanka. Scientists on a trip that was part of a programme funded by the Darwin Initiative

Background imageDrain Collection: Section through volcano crater lake

Section through volcano crater lake
Illustration shows a section through volcano crater lake and also the system of tunnels at Kelut, Java, which drain the crater lake

Background imageDrain Collection: SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. LEON. Las Medulas. Gold

SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON. LEON. Las Medulas. Gold mines. Drain

Background imageDrain Collection: If you want to get rid of mosquitos, drain the swamp that br

If you want to get rid of mosquitos, drain the swamp that breeds them. Illustration shows Uncle Sam, at the edge of a swamp labeled The Tariff in Politics

Background imageDrain Collection: British troops draining marshes, Salonika Front, WW1

British troops draining marshes, Salonika Front, WW1
British troops belonging to a Labour Battalion, trying to prevent malaria by draining marshes at Danbabali on the Salonika Front during the First World War. Date: 1917

Background imageDrain Collection: Cyclist in Bridge Street, Haverfordwest, South Wales

Cyclist in Bridge Street, Haverfordwest, South Wales
A cyclist with his bicycle smiles at the camera in Bridge Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Background imageDrain Collection: Rue Michelet, Algiers, Algeria

Rue Michelet, Algiers, Algeria
The Rue Michelet, Algiers, Algeria

Background imageDrain Collection: Underground Pipes

Underground Pipes
A worker turns a valve, while standing next to two pipes, possibly containing water or gas. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageDrain Collection: Uskudar - Street scene with small minaret

Uskudar - Street scene with small minaret
Bosphorus - Asian side - Uskudar (Scutari) - Street scene with a small neighbourhood Mosque. The Imam and Muezzin approach the building

Background imageDrain Collection: Marmaris - Main Square

Marmaris - Main Square
Turkey - The Main Square (with water fountain) at Marmaris in the province of Caria. The ancient name for Marmaris was Physkos - part of the Rhodian Empire during the reign of Alexander the Great

Background imageDrain Collection: Boys on the Pavement

Boys on the Pavement
Two young boys sit and play on the pavement

Background imageDrain Collection: Broads - Drainage Mills

Broads - Drainage Mills
Drainage mills on the Ant : they were formerly employed to drain the marshlands, but have been replaced by more advanced though less picturesque technology

Background imageDrain Collection: Hip Chelsea Types

Hip Chelsea Types
She wears a scoop neckline mini-dress and knee high boots; he is more outrageous in brightly patterned drain- pipe hipster trousers, silk scarf and lounge jacket

Background imageDrain Collection: Removal of Fluid

Removal of Fluid
Fluid removed from a patients abdomen using a stomach drain

Background imageDrain Collection: Washing / Equip / Sink & Out

Washing / Equip / Sink & Out
Cut-out diagram showing the installation of a sink and its outflow into the drain pipe outside


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