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The Gullet, Stafford Street, BirminghamUnder the Artisans and Labourers dwellings Improvement Act, 1875, slum areas like the gullet were cleared and improved. Date: 16 December 1876
Gatwick airport, 1936The improved Gatwick airport at the time of its official opening, 1936. The new Martello tower-style design enabled the airport to deal with six big air liners at once. 1936
Trial of Anchors at the Royal Dockyard, Sheerness, July 1852Engraving of a trial of various anchor designs, held at the Royal Dockyard Sheerness, from the Illustrated London News, 17th July 1852
Phonograph RecordingRecording a man playing the piano using Edisons improved model phonograph
Watts Steam EngineJames Watts improved steam engine of 1788
Jeremy Benthams PanopticonJeremy Benthams proposed panopticon workhouse or industry house for up to 2000 inmates. The scheme, published in Benthams 1812 work Pauper Management Improved
Advert, Doultons improved hooded baths, London, Paisley and Paris. circa 1890
The Improved Ladys Own Sewing Machine by Leigh & Crawford, Brooke Street, Holborn, London EC. 19th century
Airco Dh-5 War PlaneA pilot stands in front of the propellor of his Airco DH-5, a biplane fighter which had improved vision due to the the upper wing being closer to the rear of the cockpit. Date: circa 1917
Stutz SafetyThe improved new Safety Stutz - implying that all previous models, and of course all cars made by others, are NOT safe
Meltham Mills 1851Meltham Mills, near Huddersfield. Brooks family, Royal improved, patent cotton spinning mill. 1851
Royal Air Force - Avro Lancaster B. VIRoyal Air Force - Avro Lancaster B.VI, one of nine aircraft converted from B.IIIs, fitted with Rolls-Royce Merlin 85/87 which had two-stage superchargers
Abraham Wivell's Improved Fire Escape Date: 1860
WW2 - An Improved Supermarine SpitfireAn illustration of a British WW2 Supermarine Spitfire fighter plane soaring through the skies. Date: circa 1940s
Advert, Rudge-Whitworth 500 cc Ulster Motor Cycle Date: 1939
London Town House Interior DesignAn interior design illustration for Waring & Gillow, showing an improved version of a hall and staircase in a London town house. Date: circa 1916
Beechcraft RC-12D 80-23373United States Army - Beechcraft RC-12D improved Guardrail V 80-23373 (msn GR-4), of 56 AvnCo, at RAF Mildenhall, on 26 May 1990 Date: 1990
Beechcraft RC-12D 80-23375United States Army - Beechcraft RC-12D improved Guardrail V 80-23375 (msn BP-016), of 56 AvnCo, at RAF Mildenhall, on 26 May 1985 Date: 1985
Beechcraft RC-12D improved Guardrail V 80-23375United States Army - Beechcraft RC-12D improved Guardrail V 80-23375 (msn BP-016) Date: circa 1990
Advert, Dr Lowder's Magneto-Electric BatteryAdvert, bizarre medical device, Dr Lowder's Magneto-Electric Battery Date: 1889
Advert for Strettons Ltd, Trailing Cars, Cheltenham Date: 1902
AJEP W-8 Tailwind G-BALRAJEP W-8 Tailwind Series 1 G-BALR (msn TW4-381), at Southend Airport in October 1977. This aircraft was destroyed when it flew into Steeple, Scoat Fell, in bad weather on 29 February 1984
Bell X-1E 46-603 (msn 0002), on display in front of the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center headquarters building at Edwards Air Force Base, California
Advert, Waterlows Patent Autographic PressAdvert, Waterlows Patent Improved Autographic Press or Portable Printing Machine for the counting house, office or library, by means of which every person may become his own printer. 1854
Biggs sheep-dipping apparatus 1851Thomas Bigg, Leicester House, Great Dover Street, Southwark, inventor and manufacturer of improved apparatus for sheep-dipping, using five men is capable of dipping 500 sheep per day. Date: 1851
Advert, Reid McFarlane & Co Ltd, Manufacturers, GlasgowAdvert for Reid McFarlane & Co Ltd, Manufacturers, Hyde Park Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905
The improved Dynamometer of M Regnier. Date: 1803
Improved cast-iron portable copperMounted on wheels, a man pouring water into a cast-iron portable boiler. Date: late 19th century
Weir W-2, at RAF Hendon on 19 July 1951. G. & J. Weir of Cathcart in Glasgow were an established engineering company, founded in 1871, which built aircraft during the First World War
Thomas-Morse MB-3A AS68237(Boeing) Thomas-Morse MB-3A AS68237 (msn 210). The first production MB-3A built by Boeing, who had won the Army contract to build 200 of the improved MB-3. Date: circa 1921
de Havilland DH. 104 Dove 8 G-ARDHde Havilland DH.104 Dove 8 G-ARDH (msn 04519), later to be modified by Riley in the United States for improved performance. Date: circa 1960
Fiedler 1910 Eindecker powered by a 50 PS Daimler engine. (PS= Pferd starke - a German equivalent of horsepower) Paul Fiedler was one of Austrias early aviation pioneers
Musket, Flintlock, . 75 In New Land PatternNew Land Pattern. 75 in Light Infantry musket, 1810 (c). Utilising the same lock and general characteristics of the Infantry Musket this weapon has a shorter, 39 in barrel
New railway carriage 1847Sketch to show the improved railway carriage, construction by Adam of Fair Fields Works, for the North Woolwich Branch, with interiors for the first and second class compartments. Date: 1847
Engine House at the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works 1865Visit of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) to open the Metropolitan Main Drainage Works at Crossness. Number of visitors in the engine room of the works
Advert for Thomas Fletcher gas heating appliances 1889Page of advertisements of gas-heating appliances. Date: 1889
EVANGELISTA TORRICELLI Italian mathematician and physicist; he improved the telescope and invented the barometer Date: 1608 - 1647
ANTISS SPINNING WHEELAntisss improved spinning wheel Date: 1797
RAMSDENS MACHINEJesse Ramsdens improved machine for generating static electricity using glass plates, the original version of which he had invented in 1768. Date: late 18th century
Fire Engine, 1805Bramahs improved patent fire engine Date: 1805
Bullock-Curtiss 1912 pusher replica NX5704N. Built in 1947 this aircraft is currently registered to the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Remington Standard Typewriter No. 7The Remington Standard Typewriter No. 7 -- an improved model
Quinquet Oil LampQuinquets oil lamp - an improved design. Date: after 1790
Advertisement, Improved Earth Closets and CommodesAdvertisement, O Brien, Thomas, & Co, Upper Thames Street, London -- Improved Earth Closets and Commodes (Toilets). 1898
Queen Mary ocean liner: Steering-wheels; crows nestThe first example of complete steering-gear duplication; and the first crows nest provided with warmth (besides improved shelter) for the look-out men. Date: 1936
Advert for the Olva sleeping blanket, WW1Advertisement for the Olva improved sleeping blanket, a great improvement on the ordinary sleeping bag. Invaluable for officers on active service
Advert for Arctic Lamps 1898Decorative lamps with the old style burning shades and the new improved Artic lamp with shade support. 1898
Harry Emanuels new house of business, Brook StreetImproved street architecture: Mr Harry Emanuels new house of business in Brook Street, Hanover Square, London W1, in 1860. Date: 1860
Trevithicks Later CarTrevithicks improved passenger- carrying steam carriage is kept going by a stoker on a little platform at the rear, or stern, of the vehicle. Date: 1803
Mrs A. B Marshalls ice breaker 1890sIce breaker with handheld lever, from Mrs A. B Marshall s, useful for hotels, confectioners, refreshments and cabins, butlers and pantries. Date: 1890s
WORKERS COTTAGE / 1857Improved cottage dwelling for the labouring classes; the illustration shows dwellings for two families Date: 1857
Puffing Billy, Hedleys improved Wylam engineHedleys improved Wylam engine, known as Puffing Billy Date: 1813
Advert for Clarkes babies food warmer 1892Clarkes " pyramid" nursery lamp food warmer and improved pannikin. 1892
John DollondJOHN DOLLOND English optician; improved telescopic lenses Date: 1706 - 1761
Fairey Hamble Baby single-seat floatplane, a development on the Sopwith Baby formula via the addition of wing edge flaps. They were used as anti-submarine patrollers from the summer of 1917
Airco DH5 of No32 Sdn-back staggered wings improved pilots forward visibility
WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Poor Shops do good business with the arrival of troops of the International Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Date: circa 1905
Plan and side views of the improved riding rudder glider model. 1853. From Cayleys original notebook
The Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress had improved engines and increased weights over the B-17C
DAGUERRE, Louis-Jacques-Mande (1787-1851). French inventor that improved the photography. Litography
Adams Improved OmnibusADAMS IMPROVED OMNIBUS Date: 1847
Jacquard LoomJACQUARD LOOM An improved version of the loom originally invented in 1804 Date: 1915
Moorheads improved graduated magnetic machines. Man showing two women a machine designed to send a magnetic force through the body to cure illness. Date c1848
To the right hon able the Earl of Hertford, ... this plate representing winding, warping with a new improved warping mill, and weaving; is... inscribed by... Wm. Hincks
Improved order of red men in freedom, friendship and charity. Date c1867 Dec. 10
Improved buckeye, with table rake reaper
Garricks VillaThe entrance to Hampton House, now known as Garricks Villa, home of the famous English actor DAVID GARRICK from 1754. Much improved by the ADAM brothers. Date: 18th century
Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - sectionA sectional view of Jeremy Benthams scheme for a panopticon workhouse to hold up to 2000 inmates. The design, published in Benthams 1812 work Pauper Management Improved
Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - elevationThe elevation view of Jeremy Benthams scheme for a panopticon workhouse to hold up to 2000 inmates. The design, published in Benthams 1812 work Pauper Management Improved
Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - ground plan
Jeremy Benthams Panopticon - bed designsBed designs in Jeremy Benthams proposed panopticon workhouse to hold up to 2000 inmates. The scheme, published in Benthams 1812 work Pauper Management Improved
Boat Invention / LincolnAn improved system for buoying vessels, patented by Abraham Lincoln, future President of the United States. A model of the invention and facsimile drawings are shown here Date: 1849
HARRISONs NO 5Harrisons number 5 timekeeper or chronometer for finding longitude (an improved version of the number 4). Date: circa 1760
Working mens homes, Spitalfields, East End of LondonA block of working mens homes, near Middlesex Street, Spitalfields, East London. A number of organisations such as the Peabody Donation Fund
Machinery for Deep-Sea Soundings, 1861Engraving showing a selection of improved machinery designed for deep sea soundings, 1861
The Metropolitan Sanitary Association Dinner, at Soyers SyThe first public festival held by the Metropolitan Sanitary Association in 1851. With thousands of deaths from diseases such as cholera
Hawker Super FuryThe single-seat Fury fighter goes into service in 1931, and soon improved or modified models make their appearance, such as this Super Fury offering enhanced performance. Date: 1933
E Torricelli / TombaEVANGELISTA TORRICELLI Italian mathematician and physicist; he improved the telescope and invented the barometer
Valentines DustpanValentines improved dust pan can be operated with the foot, thus eliminating stooping and avoiding backache : in theory, anyway
E Torricelli / World InvenEVANGELISTA TORRICELLI Italian mathematician and physicist; he improved the telescope and invented the barometer Date: 1608 - 1647
Voisin-Delagrange BiplanThe Voisin-Delagrange III is the third to be built by this company in spring 1908; two side-curtains have been added to provide improved stability
Maxim Project 1890Hiram Maxims improved multiplane flying machine - less cumbersome than its predecessors, but still a monstrous concoction of wings, wires and huge propellers
Open Air DormitoryAn open air dormitory near Arosa, Switzerland. In winter, children sleep in covered shelters without windows. Health and efficiency at school have improved
