Electric Collection (#25)

English Electric Lightnings x 7 from 74 Squadron RAF
Seven English Electric Lightnings from 74 Squadron RAF in formation at Farnborough Air Show on 6 September 1962 Date: 1962

English Electric Lightnings x 11 from 74 Squadron RAF
Eleven English Electric Lightnings from 74 Squadron RAF after a display at Farnborough Air Show in September 1961 Date: 1961

English Electric Lightning F. 3 XP697 74 Squadron RAF
English Electric Lightning F.3 XP697 of 74 Squadron RAF displaying at Farnborough Air Show on 8 September 1964 Date: 1964

English Electric Lightning F. 1 XM140 74 Squadron RAF
English Electric Lightning F.1 XM140 of 74 Squadron RAF takes off at Farnborough Air Show on 6 September 1962 Date: 1962

English Electric Lightning F. 1A XM179 56 Squadron RAF
English Electric Lightning F.1A XM179 and others from 56 Squadron RAF taxy for display at Le Bourget on 16 June 1963 Date: 1963

English Electric Lightnings x 6 from 92 Squadron RAF at Farnborough Air Show on 8 September 1964 Date: 1964

Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Torpedo, Torpedo torpedo, and marbled electric ray, Torpedo marmorata.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830. Illustration by J.G

South Africa - De Beers Company, Kimberley
De Beers Company, Kimberley, near Bloemfontein, Frances Baard, Northern Cape, South Africa. Showing an Electric Light Substation Date: 1900s

Sulby Glen Tea Gardens, Isle of Man Date: 1910s

Railway Station, Laxey, Isle of Man
Railway Station, Laxey, near Onchan, Isle of Man, Isle of Man. Manx Electric Railway Date: 1910s

Tube Station, Shepherds Bush, London
Electric Tram & Underground Railway/Tube Station, Shepherds Bush, County of London, England. Date: 1906

New Electric Service, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England. North Eastern Railway Date: 1910s

Piccadilly Circus Tube Station, Piccadilly, London, County of London, England. London Underground - Great Northern Piccadilly & Brompton Electric Railway Date: 1910s

Electric Cooker - Oven Advertising Float, Great Finborough
Electric Cooker/Oven Advertising Float, Great Finborough, Stowmarket, Suffolk, England. East Anglian Electricity Service Date: 1920s

City Light Station, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, USA -- an example of hydroelectric power at work. Date: circa 1909

Night view of Electric Park, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Night view of the Electric Park, an amusement park in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Date: circa 1905

Dusseldorf Exhibition 1902 - Ornate Pavilion
Dusseldorf Exhibition 1902 was a major national exhibition on an area by the Rhine which covered over 130 acres and had vast numbers of exhibits to showcase German industry

Gas and Electric Building, Denver, Colorado, USA
Night view of the Gas and Electric Building, Denver, Colorado, USA. Date: circa 1910

Advert for Osram lamps, installed on Queen Mary Ocean Liner
Advertising that Osram lamps were fitted upon the Queen Mary Ocean Liner. Date: 1936

Paris Universal Exhibition (Exposition Universelle) of 1900. View of the viaducts with the Trottoir Roulant (Moving walkway) named Rue de l Avenir and the Decauville Electric Railway

Serving warmed beer, Berlin, Germany
A bartender serving a customer with a warmed glass of beer, using a new electrical device, in Berlin, Germany. Date: circa 1930

Advert for Hawkins kitchen accessories 1952
Home-making begins with Hawkins. Hawkins labour saving kitchen accessory to make light of every chore. From a Tecal, that automatically makes your morning tea or coffee

General Electric strike, Schenectady, New York, USA
General Electric strike on pay day, 8 October 1913, in Schenectady, New York State, USA. 1913

Electric tram on the River Neva, St Petersburg, Russia
Electric tram on the frozen River Neva, St Petersburg, Russia. Date: early 20th century

Electric eels shock horses
Some electric eels(Gymnotus Electricus)wreak havoc on a herd of terrified looking horses. A large eel with a particularly mischievous expression reclines in the foreground

The electric eel(Gymnotus Electricus)

Fire safety -- correctly guarded electric fire
Fire safety -- a correctly guarded electric fire

Cannon Street Fire Station - Vehicles
Cannon Street Fire Station, London in 1913 - showing: Dennis Pump, Electric Escape Van and in the rear, a horse-drawn Magirus Ladder. The ladder was extended by means of CO2 gas carried in cylinders

Belling electric fires advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for Belling electric fires, with the revelation that families could do without one servant as a result of the modern device

Tatler internal cover, 22nd July 1914
An internal cover of The Tatler, dated 22nd July 1914. A monocled gentleman regards advertisements for Schoolbreds electric lighting, the Royal Hotel Whitby

Film, wireless and gramophone in the home by G. H. Davis
Talkies a self-contained cinema, gramophone and radio-set for household use, mechanism of synchrophone. Date: 1931

Keeping a check on fuel consumed by G. H. Davis
Your fuel target: keeping a weekly check on the fuel consumed in an average household during the Second World War. Electricity and gas meters will tell you if you are keeping to your proper average

Fuel for domestic appliances by G. H. Davis
Your fuel target: details that will help in planning economy during the Second World War, so that fuel rationing can be avoided

German incendiary bombs by G. H. Davis
German incendiary bombs: clockwork and electric types in use during the Second World War. Date: 1941

Bonzo gets the surprise of his life by George Studdy
Bonzo gets the surprise of his life -- Bonzo introduces himself to Radio Rex, the electric toy consisting of a dog who jumps abruptly from his kennel in response to any sharp sound acting on his

Advert for the General Electric Company 1944
Tanks can t run on toasters. Many manufacturers dedicated their factories to making military tanks, aircrafts and weapons for the War effort, and stopped making household goods. Date: 1944

Manufacture of the Atlantic cable
The manufacture of the Atlantic submarine cable at Glass, Elliott and Co.s Works, East Greenwich, London Date: 1857

Advert for Drake & Gorham electric lighting 1914
Advertisement for Drake & Gorham Limited electric lighting, as used in country houses such as Brancepeth Castle, Eccleshall Castle, Gordon Castle, Chirk Castle and Ford Castle

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

Advert for Pye Portable Radio 1930
Pye Portable Radio... what a world of difference that one word makes. Ask your radio dealer. He will tell you of the magnificent reputation of the Pye Portable

Russian Peasants Experience Electricity
Russian Peasants experience the first Electricity in their village in 1925. Date: 1925

Advert for The General Electric Company 1943
A battalion of kettles won t stop a tank. That is a job for gun, shells, mines and bombs. So that industry can concentrate its energies on the weapons and supplies of War

Trolley bus, Ostende-Blankenberghe-Knocke
A trolley bus of four carriages serving Ostende, Blankenberghe and Knocke, Belgium

Street scene outside Victoria Station, London, viewed from above. Date: circa 1930s

First electric cab licensed in London
The first electric cab ever licensed in London in 1897. Called Berseys after the manager of the Electric Cab Company, they were nicknamed hummingbirds due to the sound they made. Date: 1904

Advert for Portable hand-held lamps and torch 1902
No wires, no liquids, no acid and no danger, portable hand-held battery operated lamp and torch. 1902

Advert for GEC Electric cleaner 1950
GEC Electric cleaner. 1950

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