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Electricity Collection (page 4)

Background imageElectricity Collection: Electrical household appliances 1929

Electrical household appliances 1929
Products from the Harrods catalogue electrical department, household items with a flexible wire and wall plug. Date: 1929

Background imageElectricity Collection: Paris Exhibition - Water Palace and Electricity 1900

Paris Exhibition - Water Palace and Electricity 1900
In front of the Palace of Electricity was a huge erection of the Chateau d Eau. It formed a gigantic grotto in which a fountain of rainbow-coloured water plays incessantly, lite by over 1

Background imageElectricity Collection: Stationery design, Grand Hotel Pallanza, Italy

Stationery design, Grand Hotel Pallanza, Italy
Stationery design, Grand Hotel Pallanza, Lake Maggiore, Italy. circa 1900

Background imageElectricity Collection: WW2 poster, Save fuel to make munitions for battle

WW2 poster, Save fuel to make munitions for battle
WW2 poster, The wife who squandered the electricity -- Save fuel to make munitions for battle, designed by H M Bateman for the Ministry of Fuel and Power. Date: 1943

Background imageElectricity Collection: Didcot Power station

Didcot Power station
With the cooling towers pushing out lots of steam, the photographer captures a dramatic picture. Taken in the late 60s Date: late 1960s

Background imageElectricity Collection: Community heating by G. H. Davis

Community heating by G. H. Davis
Community heating: a system which keeps an entire town warm and abolishes household drudgery. A central power station provides a day

Background imageElectricity Collection: Advert for Goblin vacuum cleaner 1948

Advert for Goblin vacuum cleaner 1948
Goblin electric vacuum cleaner, for carpets, and polished floors. 1948

Background imageElectricity Collection: Electric Power House - Petty Harbor, Newfoundland

Electric Power House - Petty Harbor, Newfoundland
Electric Power House - Flume & pipe line - Petty Harbor, Newfoundland, Canada. The first hydroelectric generating station (Petty Harbour Generating Station) in Newfoundland and Labrador

Background imageElectricity Collection: Advertising postcard for Philips Lightbulbs

Advertising postcard for Philips Lightbulbs of Eindhoven, Holland. Date: 1910

Background imageElectricity Collection: 1920s frigidaire

1920s frigidaire

Background imageElectricity Collection: Electric Train carriage - Egypt

Electric Train carriage - Egypt
Electric Train used to travel to Cairo, Egypt direct from Heliopolis. The writer of this card praises the comfort of the ride

Background imageElectricity Collection: Charles Dufay, French chemist and scholar

Charles Dufay, French chemist and scholar
Charles Francois de Cisternay Dufay (Du Fay), French chemist, scholar, and superintendent of the Jardin du Roi. He discovered the existence of electric charges

Background imageElectricity Collection: Electric Vampire

Electric Vampire
THE ELECTRIC VAMPIRE (F H Power) - insect produced by electricity (based on Crosses experiments) The monster claims a victim

Background imageElectricity Collection: Telegraph lines crossing the Great Plains of America

Telegraph lines crossing the Great Plains of America
Telegraph lines running alongside a railway track at a remote station on the Great Plains of America

Background imageElectricity Collection: Corner Palace of Electricity - St. Louis Worlds Fair, USA

Corner Palace of Electricity - St. Louis Worlds Fair, USA
The Illuminated Corner Palace of Electricity (at night) - St. Louis Worlds Fair, Missouri, USA. Date: 1904

Background imageElectricity Collection: Tabby kitten with light bulb

Tabby kitten with light bulb
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten holding on tightly to a light bulb, probably inside a standard lamp. 1950s

Background imageElectricity Collection: Water and Electricity Works, Eksjo, Jonkoping, Sweden

Water and Electricity Works, Eksjo, Jonkoping, Sweden. Date: circa 1904

Background imageElectricity Collection: Advert for Harness Electric Battery Belt 1884

Advert for Harness Electric Battery Belt 1884
Harness Electric Battery Belt, claiming the most effectual remedy for rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, deafness, headache, paralyss, nervous debility and other nervous muscular and functional maladies

Background imageElectricity Collection: Advertisements in Princess Ida programme

Advertisements in Princess Ida programme, Gilbert & Sullivan, Savoy Theatre, London. circa 1880s

Background imageElectricity Collection: Advert for Electropathic Belt 1882

Advert for Electropathic Belt 1882
Electropathic Belt for gentlemen and ladies, consists of a series of constant current electric generators, which are constantly in action while the belt is being worn. 1882

Background imageElectricity Collection: Advert for Electropathic Belt of Life 1882

Advert for Electropathic Belt of Life 1882
Professor Barkers Belt of Life for women and men, helps stimulate, invigorate strengthen and exhilarate. 1882

Background imageElectricity Collection: Advert for Patent Electropathic socks 1882

Advert for Patent Electropathic socks 1882
Patent Electropathic socks, simply put inside the shoes or boots, and after a short time a continued and most beneficial warmth creating a bodily comfort

Background imageElectricity Collection: Electric tram

Electric tram. Engraving, 19th century

Background imageElectricity Collection: Advert for Paz & Silva electrical household items 1913

Advert for Paz & Silva electrical household items 1913
French electrical household items: light bulbs, ornate chandeliers, irons, curling iron, kettles, Russian coffee maker, radiators, heaters Date: 1913

Background imageElectricity Collection: Biomedical centre, London

Biomedical centre, London -- a woman attaches sensors to a patient. Date: 1972

Background imageElectricity Collection: Gibbs Happy Families - Miss Sparks

Gibbs Happy Families - Miss Sparks the Electricians daughter. 20th century

Background imageElectricity Collection: Gibbs Happy Families - Master Sparks

Gibbs Happy Families - Master Sparks the Electricians son. 20th century

Background imageElectricity Collection: Italy. Rome. Larger Gate (Porta Maggiore)

Italy. Rome. Larger Gate (Porta Maggiore). Built in the 52 AD by Emperor Claudius and later reformed. Aurelian Walls (3rd century AD)

Background imageElectricity Collection: Magnetoelectric Machine by E. M. Clarke. 19th century. Color

Magnetoelectric Machine by E. M. Clarke. 19th century. Color
Magnetoelectric Machine by E. M. Clarke. 19th century. Induction machine that amplifies induction currents. These devices are called electrovoltaicos induction apparatus. Colored engraving

Background imageElectricity Collection: Italy. Rome. Trastevere district

Italy. Rome. Trastevere district
Italy. Rome. Buildings at the Trastevere district

Background imageElectricity Collection: Denmark. Copenhagen. Palace Hotel. Exterior

Denmark. Copenhagen. Palace Hotel. Exterior

Background imageElectricity Collection: Niels Juel (1629-1697). Statue

Niels Juel (1629-1697). Statue
Niels Juel (1629-1697). Dano-Norwegian admiral. Monument. Copenhagen. Denmark

Background imageElectricity Collection: Ukraine. Feodosiya. Armenian Church of Archangels Michael an

Ukraine. Feodosiya. Armenian Church of Archangels Michael an
Ukraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Feodosiya. Armenian Church of Archangels Michael and Gabriel. 15th century. Restored at 20th century. Exterior

Background imageElectricity Collection: Ukraine. Chersonesus Taurica ruins

Ukraine. Chersonesus Taurica ruins
Ukraine. Chersonesus Taurica. 6th century BC. Greek colony occupied later by romans and byzantines. Roman amphitheatre. Sevastopol

Background imageElectricity Collection: Electric streetcar. Nineteenth-century colored engraving

Electric streetcar. Nineteenth-century colored engraving

Background imageElectricity Collection: Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931). American Inventor

Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931). American Inventor. Nineteenth-century colored engraving

Background imageElectricity Collection: Siemens, Werner von (1816-1892). Engraving

Siemens, Werner von (1816-1892). Engraving
Siemens, Werner von (Lenthe, 1816-Charlottenburg, 1892). German engineer. Nineteenth-century engraving

Background imageElectricity Collection: Dam of Sau. Catalonia. Spain

Dam of Sau. Catalonia. Spain
Dam of Sau in the river Ter. Barcelona province. Catalonia. Spain

Background imageElectricity Collection: Tiberius Cavallo

Tiberius Cavallo
TIBERIUS CAVALLO Italian scientist in England, noted for his work on electricity and magnetism, and for his superb instruments. Fellow of the Royal Society. Date: 1749 - 1809

Background imageElectricity Collection: Hawksbees 1st Machine

Hawksbees 1st Machine
English physicist Francis Hawksbees first version of his electrostatic generator, based on a rotating glass sphere. Date: 1706

Background imageElectricity Collection: Moderne electric fires 1939

Moderne electric fires 1939
The pride of the Swan range is the MODERNE whose striking sculptural qualities live up to its name : a handle enables easy carrying, and each bar can be switched independently. Date: 1939

Background imageElectricity Collection: Camden electric fire 1939

Camden electric fire 1939
A choice of Camden electric fire with one or two bars : the second bar can be switched separately. Date: 1939

Background imageElectricity Collection: Electricity / Daniell Cell

Electricity / Daniell Cell
DANIELL CELL Invented in 1836 by John- Frederic Daniell, English chemist and physicist, using zinc and copper

Background imageElectricity Collection: Electric Shock Trader

Electric Shock Trader
A German street entertainer offers to give you an electric shock from his machine for one schilling Date: circa 1815

Background imageElectricity Collection: Advert for toaster 1939

Advert for toaster 1939
The " 8-30" toaster, designed to toast two slices of bread simultaneously, and with a flat top for keeping other delicacies warm. 1939

Background imageElectricity Collection: Joseph Priestley / Bromley

Joseph Priestley / Bromley
JOSEPH PRIESTLEY English chemist and clergyman, best known for his experiments with electricity and oxygen Date: 1733 - 1804

Background imageElectricity Collection: Joseph Priestley / Hopwood

Joseph Priestley / Hopwood
JOSEPH PRIESTLEY English chemist and clergyman, best known for his experiments with electricity and oxygen Date: 1733 - 1804

Background imageElectricity Collection: Joseph Priestley / Angus

Joseph Priestley / Angus
JOSEPH PRIESTLEY English chemist and clergyman, best known for his experiments with electricity and oxygen Date: 1733 - 1804



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