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Gunpowder Collection (page 2)

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Guy Fawkes Night - lighting firework laden guys

Guy Fawkes Night - lighting firework laden guys
The Boy Who Got There First. A young boy defies health and safety rules by lighting the first of three Guy Fawkes all stuffed full of various fireworks. Date: 1932

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Cartoon, French women in munitions factory, WW1

Cartoon, French women in munitions factory, WW1
Cartoon showing French women working in a munitions factory. One woman tells her boss: we ve replaced rice powder (used in cosmetics) with gunpowder. Date: 1917

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Firearm. 16th-17th centuries

Firearm. 16th-17th centuries
Firearm. Modern Age. 16th-17th centuries. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Shotgun. 17th century

Shotgun. 17th century. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Armament. Modern Age. Gun. 16th century

Armament. Modern Age. Gun. 16th century. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Projectile. Cannonballs. Modern Age. Artillery. 16th century

Projectile. Cannonballs. Modern Age. Artillery. 16th century. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Cannon. 1566. Bronze. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga

Cannon. 1566. Bronze. Museum of History and Navigation. Riga. Latvia

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Cannon of the Second World War. Lekuresi Castle. Saranda. Al

Cannon of the Second World War. Lekuresi Castle. Saranda. Albania

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Wilhelm Ii / Punch 1915

Wilhelm Ii / Punch 1915
WILHELM II German Emperor as a swashbuckling pirate: The Bread-Winner Date: 1915

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Provision of a battery to besiege (first half of

Provision of a battery to besiege (first half of the 18th c.). Engraving. SPAIN. ARAGON. Zaragoza. Academia General Militar (General Military Academy)

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Waltham Abbey Gunpowder Mills

Waltham Abbey Gunpowder Mills
The Stoving house and Traverses at the Waltham Abbey Gunpowder Mills, Essex Date: 1854

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Waltham Abbey explosion

Waltham Abbey explosion
Explosion of no 2 Corning-house at the gunpowder mills, Waltham Abbey, Essex Date: 13 April 1843

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Guy Fawkes - T-shirt / poster print design

Guy Fawkes - T-shirt / poster print design MR NICE GUY Date: 1605

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Troops protecting Britains gunpowder factories 1914

Troops protecting Britains gunpowder factories 1914
The War crisis at home: precautionary measures at our military stores. Police protection at the gunpowder factories at Waltham Abbey and Woolwich London. 1914

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Silhouette Calendar -- November

Silhouette Calendar -- November, Guy Fawkes Day. Showing a little boy frightening two girls by lighting a firework. Date: 20th century

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Gunpowder Refused

Gunpowder Refused
Saint-Mery, president of the Electors of Paris, refuses to let the mob seize gunpowder : after these exciting events, he will end his days as a bookseller in Philadelphia. Date: circa 14 July 1789

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Robert Parsons - 2

Robert Parsons - 2
ROBERT PARSONS Jesuit missionary in England, thought to have been the leading conspirator against Elizabeth and the instigator of the Gunpowder Plot. Date: 1546 - 1610

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Sir Thomas Knevet

Sir Thomas Knevet
SIR THOMAS KNEVET Discoverer of the Gunpowder Plot. Date: circa 1605

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Gunpowder engine model 1850s

Gunpowder engine model 1850s
Gunpowder engine model. 1850. From Cayleys original notebook

Background imageGunpowder Collection: Small experimental gunpowder engine

Small experimental gunpowder engine, showing the bow string mechanism to effect the return stroke of the piston. 1807. From Cayleys original notebook



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