Fitting Collection

Concorde 002 the second prototype
Concorde 002, the second prototype, in the final stages of equipment and fitting out at Filton

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

Concorde 002 under tow from the Brabazon Hangar at Filton for final fitting out

Advertisement for Thomsons glove-fitting corset
An advertisement for Thomsons glove-fitting corset, promising the wearer comfort and elegance

Two Cobblers Mend Shoes
Two cobblers, seated on a low bench in their workshop, set about repairing shoes and fitting new soles

Social / Cup Day at Ascot
Society ladies in Ascot fashions: hobble skirts & panniers, tunic dresses, a loose fitting kimono style dress with oriental embroidery. N.B unfashionably large hats!

Art Deco Dressing Table
This charming bedroom dressing table is in polished mellow toned walnut of pleasing modern design. It has a shaped rimless mirror with a glamorous light fitting!

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

Nankeen Trousers 1818
Pink striped waistcoat, blue tight fitting double-breasted coat with hip pocket, velvet collar, narrow tails & padded shoulders & top hat, nankeen trousers & black pumps

Art Deco Bathroom
An Art Deco style bathroom suite, with a shower fitting over the bath and plastic shower curtain

Roanoid bakelite doorknob and keyhole cover in marbled cream and brown. Date: 1930s

Spoking a Wheell
A wheelwright fitting spokes to the hub of a wheel, Berkshire, England. Date: 1930s

French Tailors C18Th
An elegant Frenchman has a fitting for a new coat. A tailor, down on one knee, makes some adjustments. Another, sewing buttons, sits cross legged on a bench

Batchelor Monoplane prior to covering and fitting the engine

Berets by Rose Valois
Two hats by Rose Valois described as berets. Both are close-fitting and brimless

Canberra: The First Class Lounge
Colour illustration depicting the First Class Lounge of Canberra, P&Os super-liner. The ship set off on her maiden voyage to Sydney, Australia in June 1961

Fashions December 1880
Dress fitting tightly to below the hips, reverse collar, buttons down the back. Girl: coat body with tails pinned up behind. Blue jacket body: tartan collar & basque

Man in loose fitting coat, waistcoat, trousers and boots
Man in loose fitting coat of grey cloth with velvet collar, pink-and-white check waistcoat, hazelnut colour trousers and soft boots. Handcoloured lithograph by E

Advert, Gas Switch, The Pneumatic Gas Lighting Co Ltd
Advert for the Gas Switch, a pneumatic distance gas lighter, made by The Pneumatic Gas Lighting Co Ltd, Farringdon Street, London. 1909

Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan K. 2 XH561
Royal Air Force - Avro Vulcan K.2 XH561 of No.50 Squadron at RAF Wildenrath for an air display. After the Falklands conflict, the Victor K.2 fleet was fast approaching their fatigue limits

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

The 32nd Guided Weapons Regiment of the Royal Artillery?
The 32nd Guided Weapons Regiment of the Royal Artillery at Ty Croes, North Wales, working on the English Electric Thunderbird surface-to-air guided missile

Fitting topedo nets to battleship Royal Navy

Fitting long props, coal miners

Miners fitting long pit props Victorian period

Maxine Elliot oversees fitting out of a contracted barge
Maxine Elliot overseeing the fitting out of a contracted barge during WW1 Date: circa 1916

WW1 Maxine Elliot supervising fitting out of chartered barge
WW1 Maxine Elliot supervising the fitting out of a chartered barge Date: circa 1916

Fitting roof supports in a coal mine Date: circa 1900s

Coal Mining fitting roof supports early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

WW2 - R. A. F. Electrically Heated Boots
This photograph shows a British WW2 Royal Air Force pilot fitting the plug for electrically heating his boots. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - R. A. F. Fitting An Ammunition Belt
A photograph which portrays a British WW2 Royal Air Force man fitting an ammunition belt. Date: circa 1940s

White Star Line, RMS Britannic - section of architrave
White Star Line, RMS Britannic - carved oak section of architrave mounted on a modern backing board. 12.75 inches. Date: 20th century

White Star Line, RMS Olympic - gilt ormolu wall light
White Star Line, RMS Olympic - gilt First-Class ormolu wall light in the neoclassical style formerly from the Marquis of Granby Hotel, believed possibly ex-RMS Olympic. 15.5 inches

RMS Olympic - crystal light fitting
RMS Olympic - rare smoking room crystal light fitting in excellent condition with brass fitting. 8 inches

RAF cadets fitting a wing onto a fighter plane, WW2
RAF cadets fitting a wing onto a fighter plane Date: circa 1941

Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp
Curtiss XP-3A No.2 28-189 (msn 10993), fitted with a 410hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340-1 Wasp, in a close fitting NACA cowling

NALGO union members campaigning with placards
NALGO (National and Local Government Officers Association) union members, gas office and fitting staff, campaigning with placards outside the headquarters of the North Thames gas board, 14 July 1981

Marshall & Snelgrove gown: loose fitting, high waisted ankle length gown in a bronze fabric, round neckline, Medici style collar, translucent sleeves & reverse cuffs. Date: 1915

Pinafore dress with loose fitting bodice, low waist line, gathered skirt, Medici style collar & cord & tassel lacing at the sides worn over a light-weight blouse. Date: 1915

Advert for BVD underwear for men 1914
For generations of Americans, BVDs were the underwear of choice - loose-fitting and, as you see, immensely becoming as well as supremely practical for summer wear... Date: 1914

Avia S-199 Sakeen 112. T
Avia S-199 Sakeen 112.T (msn 782358), at the Israeli Air Force Museum, Hatzerim AFB, Israel. The Avia S-199 was produced by Avia after the war

Dress fitting by M. Sherborne (no title)

Early Anglo-Saxon Gold Buckle and Pairs of Clasps with bronze vessel found in a grave mound - Taplow, Buckinghamshire - 6th to early 7th century - now in the British Museum. Date: 1920s

The Coronation of King George VI - The Homage
circa 1910s

A member of the Wardens Service fitting a gas mask
Shorlty after the Munich Agreement, a member of the Wardens Service (and his assistant - far right) - not yet issued with their uniforms - fit gas masks in the living room of a family in Sunderland

Man forced to wear his hosts ill-fitting clothes at a dinner party after arriving drenched from the rain. Miseries of Travelling

Man sitting down on a startled cat in his chair and being scolded by an old woman. Miseries Domestic. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Lightning conductors and fittings, elevation rods, roof saddles and points, from Verity Electrical Supplies, Aston, Birmingham. 1903

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