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Montage of images of parish fire pumpsFour 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 workshopsA 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 apparatusFirefighters wearing Proto Mark IV oxygen breathing apparatus sets, seen here at the Regional Headquarters station, Lambeth, SE1
Blitz in London -- deluge branch on trailer, WW2Blitz in London -- AFS firefighters pulling a deluge branch on a trailer
London firefighters training at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1LCC-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, WW2Two 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, WW2London 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 workshopsAn 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 stationCrew 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 enginesAn unidentified London fire station with escape cart and pump on the forecourt, together with crews
LCC-LFB hose laying lorryA hose laying lorry from Lee Green fire station, SE London, with its side roller shutters closed
LFB mechanical fire appliance at Southwark HQTwo 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, NantesView 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, ItalyDetailed 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, GermanyRobertson 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, BerlinHead 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 MachineryEmpire 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 apparatusA mine rescue team wearing new breathing apparatus set off into the mine by truck. circa 1911
Cinema projectors, Regal Cinema, Walton, EssexCinema 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 equipmentAdvertisement 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, 1939Female ATS workers in training, learning to cook using field equipment in the early weeks of World War Two. Date: 1939
Exhibition on board RSS DiscoveryExhibition about an Antarctic expedition on board the training ship RSS Discovery. circa 1951
Sea Scouts signal lamp trainingSea Scouts undergoing signal lamp training. circa 1944
British Army transport trucks, 1939Transport 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, EssexBehind the counter view of Blooms Fish & Chip shop at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. circa 1966
Advertisement for refrigeration equipment for shipsAdvertisement 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 TobaccoTobacco 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 carThree 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
Metropolitan Police communications control boxA man in civilian clothes in a Metropolitan Police communications control box. He is surrounded by communications equipment, is wearing headphones and holding a speaker in his hand. Date: early 1930s
Metropolitan Police vehicle database, LondonView of the Metropolitan Police vehicle database at New Scotland Yard, London, with officers working at computer terminals, checking the details of stolen vehicles. (2 of 3) Date: 1974
Two Metropolitan Police telegraph operators at work, New Scotland Yard, London. Date: late 1930s
Metropolitan Police Information Room, LondonGeneral view of the Metropolitan Police Information Room at New Scotland Yard, London, with officers busy taking calls. In the foreground are the Inspectors and Sergeants positions. Date: May 1974
Metropolitan Police communications room, LondonView of a Metropolitan Police communications room, showing three officers sitting at desks on the right. There are several push button telephones
Poster advertising the Territorial Army. Lets be prepared to defend the peace we re working to win. Volunteer with me for the Territorial Army, 9 divisions strong, with modern equipment
Metropolitan Police breathalyser equipmentTwo Metropolitan Police officers with a piece of equipment called an Intoximeter 3000 at New Scotland Yard, London. One officer is blowing into a tube
Army field kitchen at Aldershot, HampshireAn army field kitchen with two soldiers at Aldershot, Hampshire. Camouflage netting can be seen above them, and there is an open tent behind. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1970s
Hydrological EquipmentEquipment used by the River Board Engineers on the River Ouse, near Skelton, Yorkshire, England, for hydrological surveys, including the rate of flow, measurement, etc. Date: 1960s
Urological Chair, TableUrological Chair and Table combined, with pull-out tray for drainage. [This catalogue contains 2000 pages of medical equipment] Date: 1930
Visicks Ether Bottle, with oxygen inlet and two yards of rubber tubing [This catalogue contains 2000 pages of medical equipment] Date: 1930
Browns Stethoscope(above) Bowles stethoscope (below) Haydn Browns Binaural Stethoscope [This catalogue contains 2000 pages of medical equipment] Date: 1930
Destroyed Serbian guns near Prizren, Serbia, WW1Destroyed Serbian guns near Prizren, Serbia, on the eastern front during the First World War. The Serbians have destroyed the guns themselves, to prevent the enemy using them. Date: 1915-1917
Threshing
Invalid ChairsTwo self-propelling Invalid Chairs : the lower one is the Windsor Pattern. [This catalogue contains 2000 pages of medical equipment] Date: 1930