Fit Collection

WWI German gas mask, c 1918, in its original metal containe
First World War German gas mask, c. 1918, in its original metal container. With a supply of silicone window panes, the instructions translate from German to for humidity, don t wipe

Dry Stone Walling
Building a dry-stone wall in Yorkshire. The stones are sorted and graded for foundations, ties and courses which all fit together like a jigsaw

Male Type / Naked Beaute
A naked man in only a loin cloth. Fitness and beauty combined

Bystander cover 1929 - In Training - Boxing woman
A woman in a fetching sporty outfit of silky shorts and stockings takes out her frustrations on a punch bag dressed up as a man. Date: 1929

The Womens League of Health & Beauty exercise classes, 1938
Health and beauty-a morning exercise class at Harrington Road, London, as conducted by Helen Stack(cousin of Prunella Stack)for the Womens League of Health and Beauty

WWI Poster, If the cap fits you, join the Army today
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, If the Cap fits you, join the Army today. Date: 1915

The Gymnasium - Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon
circa 1910s

NFS firefighters at assault course training camp, WW2
With a dramatic reduction in enemy attacks on London after the Blitz (1940-41) firemen and firewomen had to be kept gainfully employed and a high level of fitness and preparedness maintained

NFS firefighter at a training camp, WW2
With a dramatic reduction in enemy attacks on London after the Blitz (1940-41) firemen and firewomen had to be kept gainfully employed and a high level of fitness and preparedness maintained

If Unhealthy, be healthy: If Healthy by Healthier
An energetic man starts the day in his dressing gown by diving off the mantelpiece of his living room, using his wifes head as a springboard

Waac Poster / Wwi
Recruitment poster for the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps during the First World War, stating that " every fit woman can release a fit man" for service

Place in the Line Poster
This space is reserved for a fit man - There is still a place in the line for YOU - will you fill it?. Classic World War One recruitment poster

Hurdlers / Nos Loisirs
Two men jump a hurdle

Exercise Machine
Two young women, toning up and staying slim with the aid of their new fangled rowing exercise machines!

Advertisement, Carters Little Liver Pills, WW1
Advertisement, Carters Little Liver Pills for Active Service, showing a man undergoing an army medical examination during the early stages of the First World War. Date: 1914

Advert for Terrys exerciser for men 1939
Christmas gift ideas from Herbert Terry exercisers, including steelstrand expander, golfer pocket wrist exerciser, spring grip dumbbells

Pe Class / Melton Mobray
Physical Exercise - Fitness class in progress at Sarson School for Girls, Melton Mowbray

Fleet Air Arm - Grumman Martlet II - AM958
A Grumman Martlet II of the Fleet Air Arm. Ordered by the British Purchasing Commission as Grumman G-36Bs, the Martlet II was powered by a Pratt and Whitney R-1830-S3C4-G engine

Dressing doll. Dick Whittington
Dick Whittington. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921

Lady Constance Stewart-Richardson, WW1
Lady Constance Stewart-Richardson (1883-1932), daughter of the 2nd Earl of Cromartie, society figure, danced and promoter of the healthy benefits of exercise

University of London
A panorama of the Bloomsbury area of London showing how Senate House, designed by Charles Holden, will fit in with the other University of London buildings

Womens League of Health & Beauty
Page from The Sketch reporting on the Womens League of Health and Beauty, who were in the midst of preparing for a big display at the Royal Albert Hall in 1934

Poster advertising the Special Constabulary, seeking fit men and women for part-time voluntary service. Civil Defence is Common Sense. Ask for details at your local police station. 1940s

Gymnasium on Titanic
One of seven builders photographs of the RMS Titanic interior, this one showing part of the Gymnasium. Date: circa 1912

Making Barristers Wigs
The wigmakers firm, Messrs. Ede & Ravenscroft, prepare a wig to fit a woman barrister, whose longer hair has proved a problem with the wearing of wigs in court

Chaps Exercise Regime
A variety of body exercises, requiring no special apparatus, that will keep any chap in good shape

Male Type / Naked Beaute
A naked man in heroic classical pose

V for Victory Exercise
Doing the V for Victory gymnastic, keeping fit by stretching in a V shape! Woman women fitness

Titanic / Keep Fit Room
A woman keeping fit in the Titanics Gymnasium

Advertisement for the London Glove Company of Cheapside and New Bond Street, showing a selection of womens gloves including long white evening gloves

A stretched out tale of the new pair of braces
A poor man, initially very pleased with his splendid new braces, struggles to make them fit and eventually lands on his bottom with the unruly braces still undone

The French Liner Normandie, February 1935
Photograph of the liner Normandie at St. Nazaire, February 1935. Launched in 1932, it took three years to fit her out. When she made her maiden voyage to New York in June 1935

Womens League of Health and Beauty, Prunella Stack
Lady David Douglas-Hamilton, formerly Prunella Stack, with some of her students and teachers at the rehearsal of the Womens League of Health and Beauty for the first peace-time rally in Regents Park

Fathers Kilt will soon fit Willie (but not quite yet, hence the universal merriment on the faces of Willies young friends!). Date: circa 1930s

German Men at an open air spa, taking exercise, playing cards and lifting weights. Date: circa 1905

Keep fit class at Bournville Village in the 1920s

Keep fit gymnastics, Bournville village

Advert, Trust Beecham's Pills to keep you fit Date: 1920

The Wasp Sting
Reproduction of a painting by Margaret Mower White. Date: circa 1930

Army Physical Exercises, WW2 preparations Date: 1939

Mr Hardy, Tottenham Hotspur trainer, massage demonstration
Mr Hardy, trainer of Tottenham Hotspur, giving a massage demonstration Date: 1946

Clapton Orient footballers Jones, Fletcher and Ellis
Clapton Orient (later known as Leyton Orient) players Jones, Fletcher and Ellis enjoying their pre-war keep-fit diet of oranges Date: circa 1930s

Cardiff City Players keep fit using a punch ball, C Smith punching Date: 1946

Advert for Harella coats, emphasising their smart fit from any angle. Date: 1943

Advert, Vimto Keeps You Fit, Tonic Fruit Drink Date: circa 1930

Boulton Paul P. 111 VT935
Boulton Paul P.111 VT935, in the aero-structures hangar at the College of Aeronautics, Cranfield Aerodrome, on 30 June 1962

Edward VII's yacht, Britannia
The Royal yacht, Britannia taken in 1909 during the reign of Edward VII. Originally commissioned by Edward when he was Prince of Wales from G

SAMUEL LAMAN BLANCHARD English journalist and author, much liked and respected ; tragically, when his wife dies of illness, he will take his own life in a fit of delirium. Date: 1804 - 1845

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