Hook Collection (page 8)

LCC- MFB horse drawn escape cart and ladder drill
London Fire Brigade headquarters, Southwark SE1, with firefighters taking part in escape ladder drill, using an extension ladder to gain additional height

Fire appliances in a London fire station appliance room
Motorised fire engines in a London fire station appliance room. Note the wooden blocks on the floor, to help stop the ladders deforming, especially in damp conditions

LCC-LFB fire engine drills at Southwark HQ
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade was renamed the London Fire Brigade in 1904, with much of its former equipment still in regular use. Self-propelled fire engines were being introduced by 1904

NFS (London Region) fire brigade display at Lambeth, WW2
During 1942 and 1943, 23 air raids occurred over the London Region, but they were light in character. The firefighters of the NFS needed to be kept in a state of constant readiness

London firefighters training at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1
LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) under instruction on the wheeled escape ladder and hook ladder. The wheeled escape ladder is wound out of its carriage

London firefighters drilling at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1
LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) under instruction and drill in the drill yard of Brigade Headquarters at Lambeth (also a fire station)

LFB enclosed Leyland pump, Brigade HQ, WW2
A side view of the Leyland pump with its extension ladder and hook ladders on the appliance. These dual-purpose appliances allowed the escape ladder and extension ladders to be interchanged

Rescue, lowering line from drill tower, Lambeth HQ
Saturday drill display at Brigade HQ Lambeth. London firefighters performing a rescue by lowering a line from the third floor window, during the fire brigade display

Live carry-down from drill tower at Lambeth Brigade HQ
Saturday drill displays at Brigade HQ Lambeth. London firefighters performing a rescue by carrying down an extension ladder from the second floor window during the display

Balloon with parachute, tragic accident of Mr Cocking
The Royal Vauxhall Nassau Balloon with Mr Cockings Parachute attached as they ascended from the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall. At the bottom are two sketches of the release hook. 24 July 1837

Hurry, William, and hook me up

Raincoat, umbrella hat, brush hook, spade, hoe, sickle. Drawings show, in top illustration, a raincoat and a traditional conical hat; and in bottom illustration, four farm implements. Date 1878 Sep

Darktown hook and ladder corps-going to the front. Date 1891

The yacht Meteor of New York: leaving Sandy Hook Augst. 16th. 1869 bound to Europe. Date c1869. The yacht Meteor of New York: leaving Sandy Hook Augst. 16th. 1869 bound to Europe. Date c1869

The yacht Sappho of New York: leaving Sandy Hook July 28th. 1869 bound to Europe. Date c1869. The yacht Sappho of New York: leaving Sandy Hook July 28th. 1869 bound to Europe. Date c1869

Business Notes Illustrated - Receiving an Unexpected Rise A Gentleman is accidently lifted aloft by a warehouse crane outside a warehouse. Date: circa 1909

Silhouette of Harwich to Hook of Holland shipping
Silhouette depicting Harwich to Hook of Holland shipping

Late Victorian or Edwardian button hook
A late Victorian or Edwardian button hook bearing the name of the maker, Frank A Townsend, Hosier, Albert Street (Derby). Button hooks were used for fastening small buttons on footwear or clothes

Fishing Hook
Snoozing a gut onto a fishing hook. Date: 1963

England / Hook Norton
A pretty corner of Hook Norton, a charming village in Oxfordshire, England. Date: 1930s

Sporting Angler
Sporting angler and the communal fisherman. This trout fisherman fishes without a spool. He pulls the fishing line, which cannot break, and which has a severe hook. 1930s

Fishermen - Sri Lanka
Fishermen returning home with their catch - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1934

Young lady from Bern, Switzerland Date: circa 1910s

Colliers widow, Hook, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
The elderly widow of a miner from Hook Colliery, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. She is walking along a lane with the aid of a stick, and carries a tin tray in her hand

Colliers wife and daughter, Hook, South Wales
The wife and daughter of a miner from Hook Colliery, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The wife is sitting and the daughter standing in the doorway of their cottage

Colliers wife in garden, Hook, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
The elderly wife of a miner from Hook Colliery, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. She is sitting on a chair in a garden, and appears surprised to be having her photograph taken

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