Equipment Collection (#51)

LCC-LFB Control Room at Lambeth HQ SE1
Brigade control was located in the basement of the Headquarters building. A view of the card index rotary drums that recorded the address of every London thoroughfare

London Fire Brigade, mobile communications van, WW2
London Fire Brigade, mobile communications van

Mobile Communications Van, WW2
London Fire Brigade, mobile communications van

NFS (Salvage Corps) protective sheets, WW2
Salvage sheets put in place by NFS Salvage Corps workers protect goods and equipment from water damage

NFS (Salvage Corps) working at a fire, with salvage sheets protecting goods and equipment from water damage

NFS firefighters and salvage corps working at a fire
Firefighters from Clerkenwell and the NFS Salvage Corps at work at a warehouse fire. The fire engines from right to left are; a towing unit

NFS (London) breathing apparatus training, WW2
NFS firefighters, with instructor, demonstrating a compressed air breathing apparatus set and the Proto oxygen breathing apparatus sets

MFB at Southwark HQ and scaling ladders
A ladder cart at the Metropolitan Fire Brigade HQ at Southwark SE1. Scaling ladders were separate interlocking ladders which when placed together

NFS (London Region) Fire Force 34 Emergency Tender, WW2
An example of an NFS emergency tender (ET), its crew and some of the specialist cutting equipment it carried. This ET was in Fire Force district 34

Head of a turntable ladder (TL) showing the TL monitor and the control handle operated by the firefighter at the top of the ladder

Home Office Incendiary Bomb Test, WW2
Home Office Incendiary Bomb Test -- the bomb sets fire to a house

Franklin. E. Smith hose coupling, WW2
A firefighter demonstrating the strength of a Franklin.E. Smith hose coupling

London (NFS) firefighter in breathing apparatus, WW2
Side view of the Mark IV Proto (oxygen) breathing apparatus set, showing the re-breather bag, mouthpiece, control valves and cooler

Montage of images of parish fire pumps
Four examples of manual parish fire pumps. The top image is typical of the manual pump used in London by the Insurance fire brigades prior to the creation of the London Fire Engine Establishment

NFS (London Region) pump repairs, Lambeth workshops
A damaged LCC London Fire Brigade fire engine, after repair, at the Headquarters station, Lambeth. The appliance is without its ladders and equipment and painted in a wartime battleship grey colour

Firefighters (NFS London Region) in breathing apparatus
Firefighters wearing Proto Mark IV oxygen breathing apparatus sets, seen here at the Regional Headquarters station, Lambeth, SE1

Blitz in London -- deluge branch on trailer, WW2
Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters pulling a deluge branch on a trailer

London firefighters training at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1
LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) under instruction on the wheeled escape ladder and hook ladder. The wheeled escape ladder is wound out of its carriage

LFB trailer pump competition at Brigade HQ, Lambeth, WW2
Two trailer pump crews engaged in a competition in the headquarters drill yard. The trailer pump had to be set into the water in the emergency inflatable dams

London Region NFS / AFS fire floats and tenders, WW2
London firefighters and Auxiliary firefighters crewing fire floats and fire tenders, fitted with trailer fire pumps for wartime use, checking equipment and manoeuvring the craft on the River Thames

Stocks of fire brigade hose fittings, LFB HQ workshops
An assortment of pump collector heads, hose adapters and suction hoses on the floor of the London Fire Brigade workshops at Lambeth

LCC-LFB emergency tender at Lambeth fire station
Crew of an emergency tender demonstrating the range of equipment it carries including breathing apparatus, hot cutting equipment and a smoke extraction unit

London Fire Brigade station with horse-drawn fire engines
An unidentified London fire station with escape cart and pump on the forecourt, together with crews

LCC-LFB hose laying lorry
A hose laying lorry from Lee Green fire station, SE London, with its side roller shutters closed

LFB mechanical fire appliance at Southwark HQ
Two London firemen at drill with a motorised fire appliance (with its ladder removed), watching at drills being performed out of shot

Early balloon design, described as an aerostatic globe, with equipment to travel in the air by wind. A) The Vessel. B) Sails that are used according to the wind

Le Suffren balloon ascent, Nantes
View of the Le Suffren balloon ascending from the garden of the orphanage, Nantes, France. Including the equipment used to raise and fill it. 14 June 1784

Balloon launch from a stadium, Italy
Detailed picture showing the paraphernalia of a balloon launch, seen inside a stadium in Italy, with two wooden launch towers, gantry, gas making equipment, and a large crowd of spectators

Robertson balloon flight, Munich, Germany
Robertson ascending in a balloon from a square in Munich, Germany, watched by a crowd of spectators. A small parachute is attached to one side of the balloon

Professor Bourguet, balloon ascent, Berlin
Head and shoulders portrait of Professor Bourguet, who made a balloon ascent in Berlin, Germany. 23 May 1804

Imperial Airways Poster, Reliability, Comfort. Showing details of the equipment of the most luxurious air liners in the world (Heracles Class), with pictograms of features on a yellow background. 1934

Electrical Machinery
Empire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Making Electrical Machinery Date: 1927-1933

Saddles, bridles, and other equipment for horseback riding. Date 1878 Sep

Saddles, saddlebags, bridles, and other equipment for horseback riding. Date 1878 Sep

Mine rescue team wearing breathing apparatus
A mine rescue team wearing new breathing apparatus set off into the mine by truck. circa 1911

Cinema projectors, Regal Cinema, Walton, Essex
Cinema projection equipment in the Regal Cinema, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. The projector on the left showed only still images from hand made glass slides which were overlaid onto the running film to

Advertisement for railway equipment
Advertisement for W B Dick & Co of London, Manufacturers of Light Railways and Tramway Materials. Showing various railway items, with a depiction of Kerrs Patent Portable Railway at the centre

ATS - using a brick field oven in training, 1939
Female ATS workers in training, learning to cook using field equipment in the early weeks of World War Two. Date: 1939

Exhibition on board RSS Discovery
Exhibition about an Antarctic expedition on board the training ship RSS Discovery. circa 1951

Sea Scouts signal lamp training
Sea Scouts undergoing signal lamp training. circa 1944

British Army transport trucks, 1939
Transport trucks of the British Army in France, laden with equipment and food, starting out for the days journey. Date: 1939

Emile Lowitz demonstration at Royal Botanic Society

Fish & Chip shop, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Behind the counter view of Blooms Fish & Chip shop at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. circa 1966

Advertisement for refrigeration equipment for ships
Advertisement for the Dry Air Refrigerator or Freezing Machine, from the Haslam Foundry & Engineering Co Ltd of Derby, showing refrigeration equipment for ships. circa 1883

Capital Cigars Prime Tobacco
Tobacco Jack. Capital Cigars Prime Tobacco. A man made out of smoking equipment such as cigars, cigarettes and pipes. Date: 1875

Metropolitan Police officers inside a car
Three Metropolitan Police officers inside a car. The man in the back is wearing headphones, and is making notes. By this time some cars were fitted with two-way radio transmission equipment

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