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Blacksmith Tools 1875A range of tools used by a blacksmith or ironsmith, including pincers, a hook, files, a hammer and a mallet. 1875
Strigops habroptilus, kakapoWatercolour by John Gerrard Keulemans (c. 1887-1905), from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A history of the Birds of New Zealand (1887-88)
Ara ararauna, blue-and-yellow macawPlate 41, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Cid Officers as DockersC.I.D officers cunningly disguised as dockers during investigations into drug smugglers at Limehouse Docks, London. One man (r) has a hook for a hand!
French and English artificial fishing flies. circa 1900
Ara macao, scarlet macawPlate 25, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
LCC-LFB Recruit fireman training at Brigade HQ, SE1During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters, Lambeth. Here a fireman is undertaking a hook ladder drill on the stations nine-storey drill tower
LCC-LFB Recruit firefighters training at Brigade HQ SE1During the 1950s recruit firefighters were trained at the Brigade Headquarters in Lambeth. Here they are undertaking hook ladder drills on the stations nine-storey drill tower
Sketch map of Hook, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA sketch map of the village of Hook, including the various mining shafts of the colliery, on the Western Cleddau near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Welsh women road builders, South WalesA group of twenty Welsh women road builders in Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales, holding their spades. They built the road to Hook in 1903-4 to facilitate transport to the colliery
Phoeniconaias minor, lesser flamingoPencil and watercolour drawing by Claude Gibney Finch-Davies (1918) from his African birds sketchbook
Leather making and tannery toolsVarious tools used in tannery and leather making, including a knife, pincers and a hook
Suffragette W. S. P. U Sash Votes for WomenWomens Social & Political Union sash, in the colours of purple, white and green. White background with border edging of purple and green, dark green lettering
Miners and owner, Hook Colliery, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA group of men at Hook Colliery, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. They are the current shift of miners plus the owner, standing near a wooden headframe connected to a mineshaft
Ewell Epileptic Colony, Epsom, SurreyLime Villa at the Ewell Epileptic Colony, Hook Road, Epsom, Surrey. The colony, opened in 1903 by the London County Council, was later known as Ewell Mental Hospital and then as St Ebbas Hospital
A simple device for removing a wartContrary to the title of this picture, a complicated and convoluted machine to help a sufferer remove a wart from his head
Falco peregrinus, peregrine falconA peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) in flight. The peregrine falcon can be seen in most parts of the UK except around london and the home counties. They breed in rocky cliffs and uplands
Suffragette W. S. P. U Sash Votes for WomenSash produced for the Womens Social & Political Union, in the colours of purple, white and green. The sash is made in a heavy woven cotton material with white central panel and borders
Psittacula eupatria, Alexandrine parakeetPlate 8, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)
Douglas Dakota picking up a glider, Normandy; Second World WIllustration showing a Douglas Dakota, C-47 Skytrain, swooping down with a hook trailing to pick up a Waco glider, Normandy, France, 1944
Peter Pan and Wendy. From Playhour (1958-59)
GLC-LFB ERF diesel pump-escape fire engineThe ERF pump escape attached to Millwall fire station, the latest addition to the Brigades appliance fleet. It was a dual-purpose appliance that could carry either the 50 foot wheeled escape ladder
Hook Colliery Railway, Pembrokeshire, South WalesA view of the Hook Colliery Railway, a spur of the Great Western Railway which connected with Johnston Station, four miles away, in Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Firefighter during hook ladder practice. Date: 1967
Fire station drill, hook ladder and 50 foot escape ladderRegular training continued at all London fire stations during WW2, though it was unusual for a sub-station to have a drill tower
Pan / Woodward / Cptn HookPeter Pan and Captain Hook fight
Miss Hook Of Holland by Paul Rubens & Austin HurgonPromotional postcard for Miss Hook of Holland by Paul Rubens and Austin Hurgon; music Paul Rubens. First produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre, 31st January 1907. For George Dances Co
Cacatua moluccensis, salmon-crested cockatooPlate 2 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
LFB Dennis dual-purpose pump, Lambeth HQLambeths (D61) pump at its base station, on display in Brigade headquarters drill yard. Side mounted pump outlets together with hose-reel tubing and two hook ladders can be seen
Welsh woman in traditional costume on a donkeyA young Welsh woman in traditional costume, riding a donkey sidesaddle. This was the usual form of transport at the time -- for example
Golden earrings with shaped like a dolphinEarrings with shaped like a dolphin. Gold. From Taranto. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom
Cyanoramphos unicolor, Antipodes parakeetPlate 25 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph. Date: 1832
Ara ararauna, blue-and-yellow maccawPlate from William Hayes Portraits of Rare and Curious Birds, With Their Descriptions, From the Menagery of Osterley Park, London, (1794)
Rich Woman fishes for suitorsLeap Year - A Sure Bait A rich woman sits on the riverbank, loading up her hook with her riches ( LSD - pounds shillings and pence) - a sure bait for the mass of suitors she has already caught
Peter Pan and Wendy
Forceps and BandagesA selection of medical appliances, including forceps and a hook to extract bullets (fig 8). Also bandage application diagrams
Pan / Woodward / Hook& CrocCaptain Hook falls into the jaws of the crocodile
Medieval weapons: Dull swords or kolben for the Kolbenturnier 302, pike 303, halberd 304, partisan 305, wooden battle hammer 306, iron battle hammer 307, lance with crooked spike 308
Iron jaw actUnidentified iron jaw act. The performer held one end of a leather strap with their teeth while the other end of the strap had a hook which was attached to a trapeze or, in this case
Tuaghs (from the Gaelic, tuagh-chatha), also known as Lochaber axes, a type of poleaxe, Scottish battle axes used in medieval times, preserved at Edinburgh
Model P-4 Highway Four Wheel Reversible Trailer. Date: early 1920s
18th century surgical equipmentBone saw 1, pincers 2, 3, scissors 4, lead mallet 5 and hook for childbirth 6. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779
W Heath Robinson - The Lullaby Bed, to save getting out of bed to rock baby when he is troublesome at night
The Braydon Oak - Savernake Forest, Wiltshire - in the centre of the North Wessex Downs Date: 1907
Port of Funchal Medallion presented to QE2CUNARD LINE: Port of Funchal Medallion presented to the QE2 from the Port Authority of Madeira mounted on an oak presentation plaque. 7ins
Modernist House At Hook Green, Meopham, KentA photograph of a modernist house located at Hook Green, Meopham, Kent, designed in 1936 by architect Marjorie Tall, with local regency tendencies taken into consideration. Date: circa 1937
Beauty Of The NightThis illustration portrays a young woman wearing a highly fashionable dress, speaking with an older gentleman on a garden terrace. Date: circa 1901
The Mother FishThis illustration shows a mother fish teaching her children about the worm bait on a hook, accompanied with a caption translated from French, The worm, my children, is generally good only so far