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Background imageFitted Collection: The Kinecar by William Heath Robinson

The Kinecar by William Heath Robinson
Double page illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a well-equipped omnibus transporting passengers while they watch a film

Background imageFitted Collection: Captain Woolf Barnato with his Bentley

Captain Woolf Barnato with his Bentley
Captain Woolf Barnato with his Speed Six Bentley fitted with a racing body. Woolf Barnato had just beaten the Blue Train from Monte Carlo to Calais in this (or similar) car

Background imageFitted Collection: The Launch of R. M. S. Queen Mary, Clydebank, September 1934

The Launch of R. M. S. Queen Mary, Clydebank, September 1934
Photograph of the launch of the R.M.S. Queen Mary, viewed from the slipway she had just left, 26th September 1934

Background imageFitted Collection: Titanic and Olympic - Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Titanic and Olympic - Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Fascinating photograph taken on 6th March 1912, showing The RMS Titanic (left) and The RMS Olympic (right), the brand new ships of the White Star Line at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast

Background imageFitted Collection: de Havilland Mosquito FBVI HJ732 / G

de Havilland Mosquito FBVI HJ732 / G
de Havilland Mosquito FBVI, HJ732/G, fitted with an experimental 57mm cannon

Background imageFitted Collection: Turbinia - steam turbine-powered steamship

Turbinia - steam turbine-powered steamship
Turbinia - the first steam turbine-powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894, Turbinia wasy the fastest ship anywhere in the world at that time

Background imageFitted Collection: de Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth G-aa

de Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth G-aa
de Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth, G-aa, the private aircraft of Captain Geoffrey de Havilland

Background imageFitted Collection: Latest 1950S Kitchen

Latest 1950S Kitchen
Woman enjoys cooking in her new kitchen fitted with all the latest mod-cons

Background imageFitted Collection: Sir Francis Ronalds

Sir Francis Ronalds
Portrait of English inventor, Sir Francis Ronalds (1788-1873), inventor of the electric telegraph in 1816

Background imageFitted Collection: Macmillan Bicycle

Macmillan Bicycle
Macmillans lever-driven bicycle is the first to be fitted with a drive mechanism of any kind

Background imageFitted Collection: Titanic and Olympic - Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Titanic and Olympic - Harland & Wolff, Belfast
Fascinating photograph taken on 6th March 1912, showing The RMS Titanic (left) and The RMS Olympic (right), the brand new ships of the White Star Line at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast

Background imageFitted Collection: Leith Dock Commission, Edinburgh Dock, Scotland

Leith Dock Commission, Edinburgh Dock, Scotland
Leith Dock Commission, Edinburgh Dock (Sheds 4 and 5), Scotland, fitted with nearly 100 Kinnear rolling metal shutters in total. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageFitted Collection: Fleet Air Arm - Grumman Martlet II - AM958

Fleet Air Arm - Grumman Martlet II - AM958
A Grumman Martlet II of the Fleet Air Arm

Background imageFitted Collection: Advert for English Rose kitchens 1952

Advert for English Rose kitchens 1952
Young housewife cooking in her new English Rose fitted kitchen. Comes with a cause of softglow worktop colours, scarlet red, steel blue and amulet green. Date: 1952

Background imageFitted Collection: Super Constellation 145925 Project Magnet UFO Investigation

Super Constellation 145925 Project Magnet UFO Investigation
A very rare photograph of a modified Super Constellation 145925, fitted with highly sensistive magnetometers

Background imageFitted Collection: The first prototype de Havilland Canada DHC2 Beaver

The first prototype de Havilland Canada DHC2 Beaver, CF-FHB-X, fitted with a ski undercarriage

Background imageFitted Collection: Consolidated Liberator GRV FL927 / G

Consolidated Liberator GRV FL927 / G
Consolidated Liberator GRV, FL927/G, fitted with rocket projectile sponsons and a Leigh Light under the starboard wing, under test at the Aircraft and Armaments Experimental Establishment

Background imageFitted Collection: NFS (London Region) narrow boat fitted with fire pumps

NFS (London Region) narrow boat fitted with fire pumps
There were 18 river fire stations along the length of the River Thames during WW2. They were used to accommodate the crews on a 24 hour standby to operate the fireboats

Background imageFitted Collection: Outdoor Baby Cage

Outdoor Baby Cage
A handy baby cage, which can easily be fitted outside the window of even a modest flat. The baby can sleep soundly in the fresh air while the mother relaxes indoors... Date: 1930s

Background imageFitted Collection: Busy tailors workshop

Busy tailors workshop
A busy tailors workshop, with a gentleman being fitted for a new suit

Background imageFitted Collection: Bauhaus Kitchen 1930

Bauhaus Kitchen 1930
Bauhaus-style fitted kitchen

Background imageFitted Collection: Western Garage and Engineering Works, Newton Abbot, Devon

Western Garage and Engineering Works, Newton Abbot, Devon, fitted with two Kinnear rolling metal shutters. circa 1930s

Background imageFitted Collection: English Rose kitchen advertisement

English Rose kitchen advertisement
Advertisement for the wonderfully retro English Rose fitted kitchens of the 1950s depicting a housewife in a jolly yellow pinny proudly showing off her pristine new kitchen. c.1955

Background imageFitted Collection: Louis Vuitton advertisment

Louis Vuitton advertisment
Advertisment for the Louis Vuitton showroom in New Bond street, London. 1928

Background imageFitted Collection: Gloster Gorcock fitted with a D-shaped radiator

Gloster Gorcock fitted with a D-shaped radiator

Background imageFitted Collection: Vickers Valiant second prototype WB215

Vickers Valiant second prototype WB215
Vickers Valiant second prototype, WB215, was fitted with Super Sprite rocket packs under each wing

Background imageFitted Collection: Bristol Bulldog TM K3183 with Napier Rapier I engine

Bristol Bulldog TM K3183 with Napier Rapier I engine
Bristol Bulldog TM, K3183, fitted with a Napier Rapier I engine, suspended in the 24ft wind tunnel at the RAE Farnborough

Background imageFitted Collection: NFS-London Region 100ft turntable with pump, WW2

NFS-London Region 100ft turntable with pump, WW2
A Merryweather turntable ladder fitted with an integral fire pump that feeds the monitor at the head of the ladder and therefore does not require a separate pumping appliance to feed it

Background imageFitted Collection: Beach Dress

Beach Dress
A perfect outfit for the seaside: sleeveless dress with fitted bodice, bow detail, 3/4 length skirt with contrasting fringing, strappy sandals, straw hat & bucket bag

Background imageFitted Collection: Rover car with fitted Coal-Gas installation

Rover car with fitted Coal-Gas installation
A Rover car fitted with a neatly made coal-gas installation. The gas bolster originated by Wood-Milne Ltd. was a recepticle built along the lines of a pneumatic tyre

Background imageFitted Collection: Turbinia - the first steam turbine-powered steamship

Turbinia - the first steam turbine-powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894, Turbinia wasy the fastest ship anywhere in the world at that time

Background imageFitted Collection: Harvesting / Mill Loader

Harvesting / Mill Loader
Harvesting with an International Cutter by a Massey-Fergusson 35 tractor, fitted with a Mill Loader

Background imageFitted Collection: Titanic Leaves Belfast

Titanic Leaves Belfast
The Titanic leaving Belfast, Ireland, for Southampton, England for its maiden voyage New York, USA. It was built in Belfast 1909-1911, and fitted and furnished there 1911-1912

Background imageFitted Collection: HMS Warrior R31

HMS Warrior R31
Royal Navy - HMS Warrior R31, a Colossus-class light aircraft carrier, in March 1946. (Warrior was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy from 1946 to 1948 as HMCS Warrior)

Background imageFitted Collection: Motor Cycling Magazine Page 149 of 20 December 1909 Issu?

Motor Cycling Magazine Page 149 of 20 December 1909 Issu?
Motor Cycling Magazine Page 149 of 20 December 1909 Issue with Image of an All British Monoplane - Built at Orpington for Mr M Campbell (Motor Cycling Club)

Background imageFitted Collection: Fitters local protection

Fitters local protection
Photograph: Fitters local protection. Shows a White scout car fitted with a gun and a number of men lying on the ground aiming machine guns to the left of the photograph

Background imageFitted Collection: Advert for Carron Company - Cooking Range 1910

Advert for Carron Company - Cooking Range 1910
New range the Carron with thermometer fitted and an inner door that was of transparent glass so the cook could see the progress of the food. Date: 1910

Background imageFitted Collection: Douglas NRA-3B Skywarrior 144825

Douglas NRA-3B Skywarrior 144825
United States Navy - Douglas NRA-3B Skywarrior 144825 (MSN 12071), at an air display on 15 May 1965

Background imageFitted Collection: Handley Page Hastings T.5 TG511

Handley Page Hastings T.5 TG511
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Hastings T.5 TG511 (msn HP67/15), of the Bomber Command Bombing School (BCBS), at RAF Odiham

Background imageFitted Collection: Canadair Silver Star 3 21077

Canadair Silver Star 3 21077
Royal Canadian Air Force - Canadair CT-133 Silver Star 3 21077 (msn T33-077), fitted with a target winch under the rear fuselage. Date: 1964

Background imageFitted Collection: de Havilland DH.9A E775

de Havilland DH.9A E775, the first of eleven new Whitehead-built airframes fitted with Napier Lion engines at RAE Farnborough in 1919. (E746, E748 - E750, E752 - E757, E775) Date: 1919

Background imageFitted Collection: Handley Page Victor B.1 XA930

Handley Page Victor B.1 XA930
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Victor B.1 XA930 (msn HP80/16), at the SBAC Farnborough Air Show in September 1958, seen fitted with refuelling probe and overload underwing fuel tanks for AAR trials

Background imageFitted Collection: Boeing Fortress III EM988 - BU-W

Boeing Fortress III EM988 - BU-W
Royal Air Force - Boeing Fortress III EM988 / BU-W, of No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron, 100 Group

Background imageFitted Collection: Fitted evening frock of cered lace, 1935

Fitted evening frock of cered lace, 1935
Fitted evening frock of cered lace with matching shoulder straps. Casaque, trailing flounce. Evening coat of velvet with fox collar and cuffs

Background imageFitted Collection: McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle 71-0291

McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle 71-0291 (msn 0012/B002), at the 1980 SBAC Farnborough Airshow on 6 September 1980

Background imageFitted Collection: Currie Jet Wot G-APWT

Currie Jet Wot G-APWT, the second Currie Wot, first flown on 20 October 1959, fitted with a 70hp Rover TP.60/1 turboprop engine in November 1960

Background imageFitted Collection: W D & H O Wills cigarette factory, Swindon, Wiltshire

W D & H O Wills cigarette factory, Swindon, Wiltshire, showing an engine in a railway siding, and a Kinnear rolling metal shutter at the entrance to the factory

Background imageFitted Collection: Royal Air Force de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk. XV

Royal Air Force de Havilland Mosquito NF Mk. XV high-altitude fighter. This is an example of the rare NF Mk

Background imageFitted Collection: McDonnell Douglas F-4J UK Phantom ZE353

McDonnell Douglas F-4J UK Phantom ZE353
Royal Air Force - McDonnell Douglas F-4J(UK) Phantom ZE353, of No.74 Squadron, at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk. (a.k.a. Phantom F.3)

Background imageFitted Collection: Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714

Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714
Royal Air Force - Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714. Seen fitted with chin-mounted ASV Mk

Background imageFitted Collection: Photograph of the steam locomotive Lord Faringdon

Photograph of the steam locomotive Lord Faringdon 1169, fitted with the Robinson superheater. Signed Mr G Robinson, with specifications for the locomotive on the verso. Date: circa 1880s

Background imageFitted Collection: Skircoat Depot, Halifax Corporation Tramways, Halifax

Skircoat Depot, Halifax Corporation Tramways, Halifax, West Yorkshire, fitted with a Kinnear patent steel rolling shutter. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageFitted Collection: Piper PA-11 Cub Special N4873M

Piper PA-11 Cub Special N4873M (msn 11-390), seen fitted with the Whittaker tandem-wheel landing gear system

Background imageFitted Collection: Royal Air Force - Avro Lancaster B. VI

Royal Air Force - Avro Lancaster B. VI
Royal Air Force - Avro Lancaster B.VI, one of nine aircraft converted from B.IIIs, fitted with Rolls-Royce Merlin 85/87 which had two-stage superchargers

Background imageFitted Collection: English Electric Canberra B. 2 WD952

English Electric Canberra B. 2 WD952
English Electric Canberra B.2 WD952. Bristol Olympus test-bed at the 1952 Farnborough SBAC show

Background imageFitted Collection: Rifle, Bolt Action, Lee Enfield, . 303 In No 5 Mk I

Rifle, Bolt Action, Lee Enfield, . 303 In No 5 Mk I
Lee Enfield. 303 in No 5 Mk I bolt action rifle, 1944 (c); known as the Jungle Carbine; fitted with flash eliminator, sling swivels and a rubber cushion on the buttplate

Background imageFitted Collection: Avro York C Mk. II prototype LV626

Avro York C Mk. II prototype LV626
The sole Avro York C Mk.II prototype LV626, converted from the 1st prototype York, fitted with Bristol Hercules radial engines and the central auxiliary fin, as fitted to production Yorks

Background imageFitted Collection: United States Navy Wright XF3W-1 A7223

United States Navy Wright XF3W-1 A7223

Background imageFitted Collection: de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver 2 G-ANAR

de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver 2 G-ANAR (msn 80) at the 1958 SBAC Farnborough Air Show

Background imageFitted Collection: Boulton Paul Balliol prototype VL935

Boulton Paul Balliol prototype VL935
Boulton Paul Balliol 3rd prototype VL935 at the 1948 Farnborough SBAC show, in company with Avro Athena prototype VW890

Background imageFitted Collection: Dassault-Breguet Mystere 20 1st prototype F-WLKB

Dassault-Breguet Mystere 20 1st prototype F-WLKB at the 1964 Paris Air Show, shown with the two 3, 300 lbf Pratt & Whitney JT12A-8 turbojet engines originally fitted

Background imageFitted Collection: de Havilland Venom prototype VV612

de Havilland Venom prototype VV612. The prototype Venom F.1 was produced by fitting moderately swept wings on the fuselage and tail of a Vampire FB.5 whilst on the production line

Background imageFitted Collection: Gloster Meteor F.8 VZ473

Gloster Meteor F.8 VZ473, fitted with a Meteor PR.10 nose at Stansted Fire School. (note: the nose sections of the F.8, FR.9 and PR.10 were interchangeable). Date: circa 1960

Background imageFitted Collection: Handley Page Hastings C.2 WD480

Handley Page Hastings C.2 WD480
Royal Aircraft Establishment - Handley Page Hastings C.2 WD480, at RAF Abingdon on 15 September 1973

Background imageFitted Collection: Vought F-8 SCW 810 - N810NA - 141353

Vought F-8 SCW 810 - N810NA - 141353
NASA - Vought F-8 SCW 810 / N810NA / 141353 (msn 23), fitted with Richard Whitcomb;s Supercritical wing, to investigate drag in the transonic region. Date: 1970

Background imageFitted Collection: Helmy Aerogypt II G-AFFG

Helmy Aerogypt II G-AFFG, at Heston Aerodrome. The Aerogypt was designed and built by Saleh Helmy at Heston Aerodrome, initially with a hinged roof, acting as a landing flap

Background imageFitted Collection: Lockheed C-130H Hercules 84-0211

Lockheed C-130H Hercules 84-0211
United States Air Force - Lockheed C-130H-LM Hercules 84-0211 (MSN 382-5050), of the 142nd AS / 166th AW, Delaware ANG, at New Castle County AP

Background imageFitted Collection: Douglas VA-3B Skywarrior 144858

Douglas VA-3B Skywarrior 144858
United States Navy - Douglas VA-3B Skywarrior 144858 (MSN 12104, unit code GD, cal-sign 126), of VAQ-33 at NAS Point Mugu

Background imageFitted Collection: Alfa Romeo 12C-36

Alfa Romeo 12C-36. The 12C-36, introduced in 1936, was a Tipo C fitted with the new V12 instead of the 3.8 litre straight-eight. Date: circa 1990

Background imageFitted Collection: Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP.12 XM563

Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP.12 XM563 (msn S2/5118), at Eastleigh on 15 February 1961. Seen fitted with a Turbomeca/Blackburn Turmo engine for trials with the Ministry of Supply. Date: 1961

Background imageFitted Collection: Vickers Viscount C-FTID-X

Vickers Viscount C-FTID-X
Vickers 757 Viscount C-FTID-X (msn 384), operated by Pratt & Whitney Canada as a flying engine test-bed

Background imageFitted Collection: Avro Lincoln B.2 SX953

Avro Lincoln B.2 SX953
Royal Air Force - Avro Lincoln B.2 SX953, of the Bomber Command Bombing School (BCBS), at RAF Lindholme

Background imageFitted Collection: Handley Page Hastings T.5 TG518

Handley Page Hastings T.5 TG518
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Hastings T.5 TG518 (msn HP67/22), of the Bomber Command Bombing School (BCBS), at RAF Lindholme on 17 April 1961

Background imageFitted Collection: Supermarine Swift F.2 7299M - WK218

Supermarine Swift F.2 7299M - WK218
Royal Air Force - Supermarine Swift F.2 7299M / WK218, on the airfield at RAF Halton with No.1 School of Technical Training (No.1SofTT), fitted with intake screens for ground running training

Background imageFitted Collection: Convair CV-580 TIFS N21466

Convair CV-580 TIFS N21466 (msn 466), an in-flight Simulator fitted with a Boeing 707 nose. (one of two TIFS - Total In-Flight Simulator, based on the CV-580 and NC-131H) Date: circa 1990

Background imageFitted Collection: Folland Fo-141 Gnat FR.1 GN-113

Folland Fo-141 Gnat FR.1 GN-113
Ilmavoimat - Folland Fo-141 Gnat FR.1 GN-113, one of two photo-reconnaissance Gnats delivered to Finland fitted with three 70mm Vinten cameras in the nose, privately owned at Malmi Airport

Background imageFitted Collection: Grumman TC-4C Academe 155728

Grumman TC-4C Academe 155728
United States Navy - Grumman TC-4C Academe 155728 (msn 185), in storage at Davis-Monthan Air Base waiting for disposal

Background imageFitted Collection: Zlin Z.226A Akrobat OK-KMB

Zlin Z.226A Akrobat OK-KMB (msn 02.08), a single-seat aerobatic version of the Z.226 T Trener 6

Background imageFitted Collection: Gloster Javelin FAW.9 XH897

Gloster Javelin FAW.9 XH897 A of the A&AEE Boscombe Down. This Javelin was used as a chase aircraft and for airspeed calibration, fitted with an accurate calibrated instrument system

Background imageFitted Collection: Vickers Matilda I Infantry Tank reproduction T3447

Vickers Matilda I Infantry Tank reproduction T3447, at the 2006 Larkhill Royal Artillery open day, manoeuvring on the Larkhill racecourse / exhibition ground

Background imageFitted Collection: Curtiss Model 42 R3C-1

Curtiss Model 42 R3C-1
United States Navy & Army - Curtiss Model 42 R3C-1, a racer for the 1925 season. Three were built for the Navy and Army all flown as R3C-1s with Navy serial numbers

Background imageFitted Collection: Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter 55-2956

Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter 55-2956
United States Air Force - Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter 55-2956 (MSN 183-1002), the number 2 YF-104 seen with a pilot in partial pressure suitat its unveiling at Palmdale, CA. on 17 April 1956

Background imageFitted Collection: Avro Shackleton MR. 2

Avro Shackleton MR. 2
Royal Air Force - Avro Shackleton MR.2, fresh off the production line, waiting for markings to be applied and armament to be fitted. Date: circa 1952

Background imageFitted Collection: Hispano HA. 1112-M1L Buchon N109J

Hispano HA. 1112-M1L Buchon N109J
Hispano HA.1112-M1L Buchon N109J (msn 186), a converted Buchon fitted with a Daimler Benz engine, at Champlin Fighter Museum, Falcon Field, Mesa AZ. Date: circa 2000



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