Faster Collection

Cover design, British Airways Summer Timetable 1938, as the crow flies, only faster! 1938

Mitsubishi Ki-46-II Dinah -constant improvements ensured that this Jabpanese Army reconnaissance type remained faster than most Allied fighters

Randan Skiff
A RANDAN SKIFF, used on the Thames. Remarkably, it has three oars, which you might think would result in one side of the boat moving faster than the other

Man Races Train
Montengro peasant Yoyin Milovich claims he can run faster than a Yugoslav train - and proves it by beating it in a race between Bar and Sutorman

Goodyear K-Type -these so called blimps though slow were faster than U-Boats Used to escort Atlantic convoys

Electric Tattooer
Max O Reilly, of New York, invents an electric tattooing pen which is not only faster than the manual method, but also less painful

Advert, Rudge-Whitworth 500 cc Special Motor Cycle Date: 1939

Advert, Rudge-Whitworth 250 cc Sports Motor Cycle Date: 1939

Poster, Auto Barre, Niort, France. Date: circa 1895

Train with pneumatic wheels demonstrated at Bletchley
A rail road car, a train with pneumatic wheels which runs on rails was demonstrated at Bletchley this morning in a trail run to Oxford

Speed and the World Speeds with You
Photo montage in The Bystander reflecting the 1930s obsession with speed and transport, as exemplified by pictures of racing cars, aeroplanes and steam trains. Date: 1932

Quaremeprenant : (Lent faster), with enlarged ears, holding a thorny branch. Date: First published: 1532-64

SERVANTS CLEANING
Two servants find that their job of polishing furniture is made cleaner, faster and more economical thanks to BRILLANT FOREZIEN Date: circa 1900

LCC-LFB A motorised Dennis pump escape
The adoption of motorised fire engines by the LFB led to a reduction in the number of stations required. A report produced in the 1920s recommended the closure of some 15 fire stations

George Hoy donkey
George Hoys donkey, remonstrance of the Tottenham passengers, 1856

The Man Who Watches The Speedometer by Bateman. This illustration is of a man in his car. The faster he goes the more the speed affects him. First he looses his hat, then his hair

Road safety poster, A Long Way Off? Drivers travel much faster than we do! Showing two children trying to cross a busy road, with two scenarios

George Hoy challenge
George Hoys challenge to the directors of the Eastern Counties Railway Company, to race his donkey against their trains, 1856 Date: 1856

Transporting the obelisk: Cleopatras needle at sea
The cylinder ship " Cleopatra", with the obelisk at sea, displaying the notice " you can go faster". Date: 1878

SPAD VII first flown in May 1916, the VII was faster than the opposition Once early engine troubles had been rectified the VII was adopted by France, Britain and the US

Martin PBM-3 -never built in the same numbers as the Consoldated Catalina, the PBM could fly further and faster

Consdolidated B-24H Liberator -later, bigger, faster and longer ranged than Boeings B-17, the Liberator served in all theatres of operation

R. M. S. Queen Mary, record Atlantic crossing, by G. H. Davi
The ever-shortening Atlantic crossing: Epochs in its history; with a scale showing, graphically, the reduction from Columbuss seventy days to the Queen Mary in four days. 1936

Speed controversy and ship losses by G. H. Davis
Faster or slower cargo ships? Some of the outstanding features in the speed controversy over ship losses during the Second World War

The Faster Train, by H. M. Bateman
Illustration by H. M. Bateman showing terrified passengers enduring a white knuckle ride on the direct train. Bateman (1887-1970) was a popular artist and regularly contributed to the Sketch

Full speed on the ten mile circuit
At full speed on the ten mile circuit; travelling at 150 mph, even faster than the plane flying above

Leg rowers - Inle Lake - Leg rowers three at front, two at back, hard to photograph as they are going faster than our outboard. Date: 1952

LCC-LFB motorised pump-escape with pneumatic tyres
The London Fire Brigade introduced Dennis dual purpose appliances which were fitted with pneumatic tyres, making fire engines faster and safer

Eggs / France / 18th C
The Art of making chicks hatch. Eggs are kept in barrels buried in dung. Thermometers are used to control the temperature and make eggs hatch faster. Date: Circa 1760

J Hassall. See saw Margery Daw
See Saw Margery Daw, Johnnie shall have a new master, Johnnie shall have but a penny a day, because he can t work any faster. 20th century

The Turbinia, 1898
Photograph of the experimental turbine steamer Turbinia. Built in 1894 to test C.A. Parsons ideas about turbines, Turbinia famously demonstrated her speed at the Fleet Review of 1897

Fanning a Fire
A woman uses a newspaper over an open coal fire to make it draw more quickly and light the coals faster

Future Atlantic Liner
Transatlantic passenger liners will be aerodynamically shaped for faster travel. This vessel is based on a project by American designer Norman Bel Geddes

Quick-Hitch Harness / 1881
Shortly after 1880 the quick hitch harness was developed, allowing faster response to call-outs by the fire brigade

Monkey Rides a Dog / 1845
A monkey jockey belabours his steed to run faster, faster

Moving House by Air
Household removals will be faster and easier by air, though one must expect the occasional mishap

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