Electric Collection (page 30)

Insect collecting
Using electric nets to collect insects, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico

Benitoite cut stone
Benitoite was discovered in 1906 near the San Benito river in California which remains the only known locality for this (barium titanium silicate mineral)

SPAIN. El Canto del Loco (The Song of the Madman in English. Sometimes abbreviated to ECDL) was a Spanish pop rock band. 08/06/2006

Manufacturing metal sheets with electric lighting. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Instituto Geol󧩣 o y Minero de Espa񡮠

Electricine. Eclairage de Luxe. Poster by Lucien Lefevre (1895). Private Collection

Madrid (1878). The Puerta del Sol enlightened
" Madrid (1878). The Puerta del Sol enlightened with electric light. Picture after a drawing by Pellicer for " La Ilsutraci󮠅 spa񯬡 y Americana". Etching."

Advert for The General Electric Company 1942
G.E.C. household electric appliances Whats next ? Yesterday the dolly... next the copper; today the eletric washer... and tomorrow

Advert for Kolster-Brandes in expensive radios 1931
KB inexpensive radio, with three range of wave-lengths, short, medium and long. Comes in a walnut cabinet and stand. 1931

Advert for electric cookers by Belling 1931
Happy ladies ! Belling has made electric cooking cheap. 1. New visible heat boiling-griller and fastest in the world. 2. Temset automatic oven control. 3. All gleaming white mottled enamel finish

Edisons Lamp / Original
Edisons original lamp and lamp fitting. Date: circa 1880

Schneefernerhaus Station
A queue at the ticket office of Schneefererhaus electric railway station, Bavaria, Germany. Date: early 1930s

Geyser Washing Machine
Geyser Electric Washer - compact - propelling a Geyser of Suds Date: 1921

Electrical Appliances
This French farmers wife has an electric cooker, radiator, water heater, iron, boiler, washing machine, sewing machine and ventilator Date: 1961

LCC-LFB Mercedes battery-electric turntable ladder
One of four similar turntable ladders (TL) which the London Fire Brigade had in service at this time

LCC-LFB - Self-contained smoke helmets (BA sets)
Self-contained smoke helmets (BA sets) were introduced for use in an atmosphere dense with smoke and dangerous fumes. A special motor appliance fitted for smoke helmet work was based at Southwark HQ

LCC-LFB Battery-electric pump escape
An electric-driven escape van at the Brigade headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road SE1. The batteries were stored under the bonnet and weighed about two tons

Electric pump escape van, Southwark HQ
An electric-driven escape van with 85 foot turntable ladder pulling away from the extended Southwark Fire Brigade headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road.SE1

LCC-LFB Battery-electric pump escape at Brigade HQ
Seen here at Southwark, Brigade headquarters, is an example of one of the electric driven escape vans. The batteries were stored under the bonnet and the fire engine weighed about two tons

LCC-LFB Fire investigation, prevention after a fire
An electrical board was the primary cause of a fire in a branch of Barclays Bank in Gracechurch Street, City of London. Showing the affected electrical board

LCC-LFB Southwarks Emergency Tender with lights
Southwarks Emergency Tender with lights. By the mid-1920s emergency tenders were developing into far more than just a carrier of firefighters with breathing apparatus

LCC-LFB Hatfield petrol self-propelled fire pump
The Hatfield petrol pump was the first petrol driven fire engine in which the engine was used to operate the fire pump. Two of these machines were introduced into London in 1908

LCC-LFB Clerkenwells emergency tender
Emergency tender belonging to Clerkenwell fire station. The ET was primarily a means of providing firefighters with breathing apparatus and illumination at incidents

Electrification of Railways map
Electrification of railways in England and Wales, 1927 Date: 1927

The progress of the century - the lightning steam press, the electric telegraph, the locomotive, and the steamboat. Man using telegraph in foreground; in background are people using steam press

Albert Tissandier (left), Gaston Tissandier (right), and an unidentified man in the basket of their airship demonstrating an electric navigational system featuring a propeller

Airship powered by an electric motor developed by Albert and Gaston Tissandier departing from Auteuil, Paris, France, October 8, 1883. Date 1883

Knox County, Tennessee (Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)). Mrs. Wiegel uses electric vacuum cleaner. Date 1942 June

Opening of the Electric Tram System - Lima, Peru Date: circa 1907

Advert for Mazda light bulbs
Beauty enriched by light. Young ballerina on stage being lite up by Mazda bulbs. Date: 1929

Butchers shop display, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
A Prestcold refrigerated display cabinet at C R Harris Butchers in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, with advertising material for Birds Eye and Frood foods. 1965

The Young Ones, rock and roll band, Walton, Essex
Three guitarists, a drummer and a vocalist who formed The Young Ones rock and roll band in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. 1963

Temporary Tramway across River Neva, St Petersburg
The temporary Electric Tramway running across the frozen River Neva, St Petersburg, Russia. Date: circa 1900

Emile Lowitz demonstration at Royal Botanic Society

The Third Annual Electrical Show, Chicago, USA - held at The Coliseum between January 13th and 25th, 1908. Date: 1908

Marseille Transporter Bridge
The Marseille Transporter bridge, buit in 1905 and destryoed in 1944 during WW2. This card shows one end of the transporter with an Electric lift and various carts

Silhouette of people on a tram
Silhouette of people on both decks of a tram. A dog is running in front, and a man is running after it, trying to get on board

Communications Palmin 4
Operating an electric telegraph using the Morse code

Scalextric Track
A lucky little boy plays with his Scalextric car race track! 1960s

Salmon Fish Ladder
The salmon fish ladder on the River Tummel, Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. Date: 1960s

Illuminated Electric Car to celebrate Kings Visit
Illuminated Electric Car to celebrate the Kings Visit to Leeds on July 7th 1908 - There are 3000 electric lights on the car which required 150 horsepower to run it!! Date: 1908

WW2 - Tram - Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw, Poland - Electric tram. WW2 era - 1940-1944. Both cars were constructed in 1926 and both survived the war. Number 281 was scrapped in 1959 and the trailer, Number 1202, was scrapped in 1962

Advertisement for the Crescent Hotel, Buxton
An advertisement for the Crescent Hotel, Buxton, North Derbyshire: a first-class hotel with electric light in all rooms, and a new electric passenger lift. Date: 1913

Advert for Frigidaire electrical fridge
Frigidaire automatic electrical refrigeration cabinet, keeps your food fresh, with ice for cooling drinks, and it cost less than a garage for your car! Date: 1928

Communications Palmin 6
Operating the electric telegraph

Chicago Streetcar
A streetcar at the entrance to Lincoln Park, Chicago. Date: 1916

Johannesburg Tramways - Generators
The Power House (Generators) for the Johannesburg Municipal Electric Tramways system Date: 1907

Scotland / Pitlochry
Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland. A view of the River Tummel, looking down from part of the Dam and Hydro-Electric Station. On the right is the salmon fish ladder. Date: 1960s

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