Heat Collection (page 5)

Advert Main Velomain gas space heater 1939
When winter comes! Main Velomain gas space heater, requires no flue, and does not discolour the walls and ceilings. 1939

Amazing Thread Trick
How to put a thread into a candle flame without burning it! The silk thread is a good conductor of heat, so it passes the heat to a key and does not get burnt - wow! Date: 1930s

Polish Scouts exercising
Long lines of Polish Boy Scouts doing physical exercises in the Middle East. 1940s

Loco Section 1882
Section of a steam locomotive, showing how the heat from the furnace drives the wheels and emits smoke from the funnel. Date: 1882

Advert for Belling eletctric fires
The 2 kilowatt Belling is a flicker coal fire fitted with a beautiful flame effect : it keeps your teapot warm for a second cuppa, and its radiant heat warms the whole room ! Date: 1931

Young child with head under hydrant
A young child operates a large cast iron water hydrant in order to pour water over his/her head on a hot summers day

Floras Feast / Walter Crane
A series of flowers personified, awaken from their winter sleep by the heat of the sun

Gott Strafe the Turks by George Ranstead
A British soldier in tropical uniform including pith helmet struggles with his kit through the heat. Its likely he is part of the Army defending Suez or is part of the Gallipoli Campaign

Accustomising oneself to the vagaries of our climate in a medically approved glass cabinet. Illustration by William Heath Robinson

Contented Bather 1929
Advertisement for gas for water heating. An old balding man sits in a full, steaming bath and smiles as he wriggles his toes - he obviously hasn t yet recieved his gas bill

Tempering a long metal bar in an industrial furnace. The bar was heated prior to hammering and shaping to make railway rails. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Butt Welding railway rails
A fantastic colour photograph showing the sparks flying up during the butt welding of railway rails. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Nomadic Camp - Algeria
A Nomadic Camp in Algeria. A family camped at an oasis in the desert under a low canvas tent, providing shade from the fierce heat of the sun

Broken-down car - Baroda, India
A British colonial lady stands beneath her parasol at the side of the road, as two Indian servants attend to a rear wheel puncture on a narrow Indian country lane. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Shock absorbers in action
An artistic photograph of a train suspension system in action, absorbing the shock of the wheel on a rail when in motion. A photograph used in an advertisement for Rocksil rock wool - used

A street in Buyukdere, Istanbul, Turkey. Old traditional Ottoman houses at the end of the Sultunate. The upper rooms overhanging the street are called Cumbas

Madame Giradelli, The Celebrated Fire-Proof Femal
Undated illustration of Madame Giradelli, " The Celebrated Fire-Proof Female", with one hand in the brazier and foot on a slab of red-hot iron. HPG/8/2/1 (xxv)"

Heat-resistant asbestos
A photograph taken for a commercial client, demonstrating the heat-resisting properties of Asbestos, long before the modern dangers of the material were recognised. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Wheelwrights - Mandu, Madhya Pradesh
Wheelwrights at work near Mandu, Madhya Pradesh Province, India attach metal rims to large cart wheels. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Summer Nightmares
A Good Suggestion For Stuffy Summer Nights. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

India Naini Tal
A popular summer resort for those wishing to escape the heat of the Plains

Deck of a Mail Steamer in the Red Sea, 1872
Engraving showing the forecastle of a mail steamer at night, in the Red Sea, 1872. The oppressive heat of the area has driven some of the crew and passengers to sleep on the front deck of the ship

A Thermostatic Nurse
Illustrations of a Thermostatic Nurse, an invention by Mr Hearson. The tank was separated into two compartments; in the lower, a shallow tank of water was used to moisten and heat the air

Alex James and Footballers Montage, 1933
Photographic montage showing Alex James, the Arsenal midfield footballer, relaxing in the sun and a number of smaller figures playing football

A City on Ganymede
Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter, is inhabited by cat-like people, who build their cities at the poles to exploit the magnetic force to provide heat, light and energy

Mechanical Cooling
A " punkah" -type ventilator for keep cool during warm weather or heat wave, comprising of a large fan operated by foot pedals

Suburban Sunday 1970S
A sensible boy cools down with a bottle of shandy and his dog laps up a glass of Caribbean lemonade. Meanwhile, Dad, with his shirt off, struggles on in the heat with his lawnmower

Staites patent electric light apparatus
Engraving of Edward Staites patent electric light apparatus, exhibited at the Hanover Square Rooms, London in 1848. The light used a weight-driven mechanism

On board the luxury liner, L Atlantique, the central stree
On board the French luxury liner, L Atlantique. A unusual feature at the time, the central street of shops, over 150 meters long, with the spacious embarkation hall

On board the luxury liner, L Atlantique, the chapel, where
On board the French luxury liner, L Atlantique. A unusual feature at the time, the decorative chapel, where passenger could attend religious services and practise their devotions during a voyage

Burnt out liner L Atlantique, successfully brought into port
The burnt out liner, L Atlantique successfully brought into port at Cherbourg. The fire broke out in the early hours of 4th January 1933, at 6am the abandon ship order was given

Navy Cadets
A group of boys is taught about steam driven electric generators, which light and heat ships. They hope to become navy cadets one day

Advert / Gas Spirit 1929
The Spirit of Coal - Gas, Light, Heat and Power (Wembley Exhibition)

Working horses drinking at a trough, London
Working horses (cab horses and cart horses) in a London street, drinking at a trough on a hot day

Solar Powered Aircraft
A flying machine fills its tanks with solar power derived from the suns energy

Olympics / 1932 / Hurdles
Mens 3000 metre hurdles: Evenson (Great Britain) wins the heat, but comes 2nd in the final

Bradford Wool Worker
A Bradford wool worker working in intense heat

She and her Servall
When its time for bed, she puts on the hopper of her Servall grate, ensuring that it uses its heat to provide plenty of hot water for their morning tub

Industry / Power / Solar
Mouchots solar-powered device draws energy from the suns heat and utilises it to power machines

Solar Reflectors
Reflectors Harnessing Solar Heat

Electric Welding
A welder uses an electric arc- welding tool to join the metal parts of a steel structure. The parts are heated to white heat and metal added to make the join

Girl Reading by Stove
Annie reading before the hot embers of the family stove, providing heat and light

Reading Invisible Ink
Invisible ink may be detected by chemicals or heat

Warming Kettle by Fire
Keeping the water hot in a metal kettle by keeping it next to a hot coal fire on a long trivet

March to Baghdad 1917
British troops on the long march through torrid heat to Baghdad, the Ottoman Empires southern capital, which was taken in March 1917

Showgirl Miss Florence
Miss Florence of the Casino de Paris strikes a pose in the heat of the suns rays

Surya the Sun-God
The Hindu deity Surya is an archetypal sun-god, traversing the heavens in his chariot and overpowering his enemies with the heat of his rays

Pyne - Watering Cart
A WATERING CART - Whoever has experienced the misery of dust upon a highway crouded with carriages in the heat of summer, must acknowledge the utility of the watering cart

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