Folding Collection (page 5)

First prototype de Havilland DH60 Moth G-EBKT
First prototype de Havilland DH60 Moth, G-EBKT, during a demonstration of its wing folding

Photographic, 10841493
10841493

The first production Supermarine Seafire III LR675
The first production Supermarine Seafire III, LR675. This had non-folding wings and was later to be re-designated a IIC

Fairey Rotodyne XE521 made its maiden flight on 6 November
Fairey Rotodyne, XE521, made its maiden flight on 6 November 1957 in helicopter mode and without the folding upper fins. Date: 1957

Tanzanian leaf folding frog
The right hand of a Tanzanian leaf folding frog. The size of the toe discs can vary from specimen to specimen. These frogs were first discribed in 1928 but there has been no agreement on how many

Detail of a folding screen of eight sheets with episode of the Genpei Wars (1180-1185). End of the Heian Period. Tosa School 18th century. Japanese art. Edo period. Painting. ITALY. Venice

Courtiers cap and folding fan. Date between 1801 and 1810

Hiogi: Japanese cypress folding fan Hi?gi: Japanese cypress
Hiogi: Japanese cypress folding fan. Print shows a woman examining a garment; a wooden fan is on the ground at her feet. Date between 1820 and 1822

To the right hon able Lord Viscount Kingsborough, ... this plate representing a perspective view of a lapping room, with the measuring, crisping or folding the cloth in lengths

Kodak film wallet for photographs and negatives 1939

Groveferry, Kent - The Ferry
Grove Ferry (Kent, England) took its name from a hand-drawn ferry that crossed the River Great Stour, shown here in this early 20th century postcard photograph

Messina, Italy - before the earthquake of 1908
Messina, Italy - seen before the devastating earthquake of 29th December 1908. The Giardino a Mare (Sea Garden) Date: circa 1908

Father and daughter outside beach hut
A father and his daughter outside their beach hut at a seaside resort. He looks at her, she looks at the camera. Date: late 1950s

Folding Camp Bed
A handy folding camp bed. Date: 1930s

Folding Travel Chair
A useful chair for holidays and picnics. Folds into a very small waterproof bag, with a stud fastener and handle for carrying! Date: 1930s

Music at home - a lady plays the piano
" Dulce let her fingers stray for a few moments aimlessly over the keys." Date: 1891

COSTUME 1774-1780
French costumes of the later 1770s include the examples of the high, elaborate hairstyles then worn, also the polonaise gown & pelerines. One lady wears a calash (folding hood). Date: 1774 - 1780

Collapsible Caravan
Two men and a woman trying out the facilities of a folding caravan. Date: early 1930s

Young boy in Georgian costume in a garden, Mid Wales
A young boy wearing Georgian costume poses for his photo in a garden in Mid Wales. He is leaning against a folding metal chair

Dapper young man in a garden, Mid Wales
A dapper young man sitting on a folding steel chair in a garden, Mid Wales. He is wearing a three-piece suit with a flower in his buttonhole, and a flat cap

Carved Misericord seat - Exeter Cathedral
13th Carved Misericord folding seat featuring an elephant, flanked by two heads at Exeter Cathedral

Folding car / W H Robinson
The Collapso folding car, to house your car overnight in the oddest of places such as sheds and wardrobes. Of course, when involved in a head on collision

Folding raw wool into large bins
Folding rools of semi-processed wool into large tubs ready for transport to the next stage of processing at Patons & Baldwins Factory at Darlington. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

British Prisoners - Dardanelles - WW1
British Prisoners captured by Turkish forces during the Dardanelles Campaign. A group of three officers

An Immense Cloth Finishing Dryer
A factory worker uses an immense cloth finishing dryer, in a promotional photograph for Dalglish. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Large open-top sports car
A substantial open-top vintage sports car with the folding roof retracted

Local and western men in Kashgar, western China
A group of local and western men inside a building in Kashgar, western China. They appear to be handing round drinks, perhaps after a hard days travelling. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Table napkins
Six ways to fold napkins. Top left, Victorian fan; right, Cornet; centre left, Water Lily; right, Swan; bottom left, Mitre; right, Pocket fold

Folding Ballots in a New York Politicians House, 1872
Engraving showing a drawing room in a New York politicians house with a group of young ladies helping to fold ballot papers for the 1872 Presidential election

Folding Motorcycle in a Parachute Container; Second World Wa
Photograph showing a folding motorcycle, in its parachute container, used by the British Airborne forces, 1944. Equipment such as this was used in Operation Market Garden by the British First

Four Butcher Cameras
Four folding cameras from the British Butcher company

The East London Hospital for children
Five pictures of the interior of the hospital in 1878. 1, top image shows the Princess Mary Ward. 2, middle left, applicants awaiting admission. 3, middle right, the serving of breakfast

Admiral McDonalds Folding Boat, 1878
Engraving of Admiral McDonalds Patent Folding Boat, as exhibited at the Crystal Palace, London, November 1878. This lightweight

Striped Dress 1840S
1882 depiction of 1840s fashions: dress in a blue & white vertical striped print with a double flounce on the skirt. Also a bonnet with veil & parasol with folding handle

Diagram showing five stages in bandage folding
Diagram showing five stages in the folding of a bandage, resulting in broad, narrow and medium options

FAN / BALLOONS / 1785
A silk folding fan with decorative carved sticks depicting various balloons and other attempts at flight, including those by Dollfus and Montgolfier

Board room on wheels for the Birmingham Corporation
Two photographs showing the board room on wheels for the Birmingham Corporation. The coach was fitted up to enable authorities to transact business while paying official visits

Wolseley 24 / 30 hp Limousine Landaulette
A Wolseley 24/30 hp Limousine Landaulette. The Landaulette (or Landaulet, or Landau) was a body style with a folding rear portion of roof that allowed passengers to enjoy fine weather

Folding Umbrellas, 1715
A French merchant offers umbrellas so small that when folded you can carry one in your pocket !

White Gown Blue Slippers
white gown with self- embroidered hem & white scarf worn like braces. Accessories: straw & blue cloth bonnet, folding parasol & green shawl with patterned border

Old Woman 1860S
An old woman is photographed seated in an upholstered chair. Her clothing is in dark, sombre colours & she wears a lace bonnet & shawl. A lorgnon hangs round her neck

Ulyssess Grant
ULYSSESs GRANT American soldier and President

Sailors Furling Sail
Sailors on the yard-arm furling (= folding) sail

LAZY-TONGS FIRE-ESCAPE
Lazy-tongs fire escape, a novel idea in which a sliding stage is mounted on an extending trellis-work frame or support

Ingenious Use of a Fan
Lovers shield their faces & actions behind a large folding fan decorated with the image of a cherub within a frame of blossom

Folding Furniture
Everything in this furniture range from Mannstein of Vienna folds into easily transportable cases, making removals a doddle and emigration a joy

Cow of an Art Critic
A discerning cow, unimpressed with an artists amateurish dawbs, makes some improvements with her tongue. The artist, who has been walking with his lady friend rushes back

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