Heat Gallery

Central heating for cars / W H Robinson

The Autofooetjoye central heating device, consisting of a small zinc water tank glued to the back of the car, warmed by an oil stove with connecting pipework that the driver can rest his feet on whilst driving. Hot blooded motorists can eliminate the oil and use iced water instead. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

© Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Fuel winter crisis: Heating pumped from the earth and water

Diagram illustrating how heat in the earth and water can provide heating for homes and factories. City Electrical Engineer of Norwich, where using pipes containing a liquid chemical with a low boiling point, such as sulphur dioxide, placing them underground, the chemical would collect heat from the earth and eventually vaporise. In 1947 britain had a harsh winter, with several cold spells, bringing large drifts of snow to the country, which caused roads and railways to be blocked. Coal supplies, already low following the Second World War, struggled to get through to power stations and many stations were forced to shut down for lack of fuel.
1947

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Diseases of the Skin - Plate 5

Diseases of the Skin - Plate 5 - Scabies or Itch, Red Gum Rash or Spotted Heat, Honey Sickness - Honey Scab or Pustular Tetter Impetigo, Shingles, Diffuse Dry Tetter or Psoriasis vulgaris and Circular Dry Tetter Psoriasis. Date: circa 1880s

© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection

Circular, Diffuse, Disease, Diseases, Dramatic, Dry, Effects, Epidermal, Gruesome, Gum, Heat, Honey, Impetigo, Itch, Medical, Medicine, Psoriasis, Pustular, Rash, Red, Scab, Scabies, Shingles, Sickness, Skin, Spotted, Tetter, Vulgaris