Inflated Collection

A Texans eye view of the USA, with a certain state having slightly more georgraphical significance than the physical reality....!! Date: circa 1930s

Comic postcard, Man uses lung testing machine at the seaside Date: 20th century

Men of the Kingdom of Gingiro crossing the Gibe River (Zebee River) in Ethiopia using an inflated cowskin. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Curtis British Entomology Plate 452
Diptera: Volucella inflata (Inflated Hover-fly) [Plant: Pentaglossis sempervirens (Anchusa sempervirens, Evergreen Alkanet)] Date: 1824-39

United States Navy - Atlantic Fleet in harbour, including the Illinois-class battleships USS Alabama and USS Illinois, distinctive for having side-by side funnels

Two teams with eight players pushing a enormous 6 ft ball made from nine hides of horses which took two hours to be inflated

History of medicine. Modern Age. Belly infaldo. Cirrhosis. W
History of medicine. Modern Age. Belly infaldo. Cirrhosis.Woodcut. Hortus Sanitatis. 14th century

Satire on the way love worships ancestry
A satire on the way Love Worships Ancestry -- the inflated respect for ancestry and aristocratic status -- showing Cupid kneeling to an heraldic device with a crown on top. Date: 1890

The Roman game of Pila using a follis inflated ball
The Roman game of Pila (passing a ball in a traingle with the arm/hand) using a follis (folliculus) inflated ball. This passage from Plautus offers further explanation: " If a small (pila)

Red-Pied Pouter Cock Pigeon
A portrait of a Red-Pied Pouter Cock pigeon, (Pigmy Pouter), standing with a view of tree tops. One other of its kind can be seen flying in the background

Black-Pied Pouter Cock Pigeon
A portrait of two Black-Pied Pouter, (Pigmy Pouter) pigeons, with two white feathered Brunner Pouters featured in the background. The illustration shows their unsual features as a fancy breed

Yellow-Pied Pouter Cock Pigeon
A portrait of a Yellow-Pied Pouter Cock, (Pigmy Pouter), with a Red-Pied Pouter featured in the background inside their coop

Blue Pouter Cock Pigeon
A portrait of a Blue Pouter Cock standing on a loft rooftop with three other pouters featured in the background. The Pouter pigeon is characterised by a its very large, inflatable crop

Paris to Bordeaux Race 1895
The first car driving on Michelin tyres to win the Paris to Bordeax race in 1895. Ceramic tile picture ftom the Michelin Building in Fulham Road, London Date: 1905

The balloon mania which swept across Europe
A pair of late 18th century French lithographs which reflect the balloon mania which swept across Europe at the time of the first balloon ascents

Ripleys Believe-it-or-not - Anato Hayes - Odditorium
Ripleys Believe-it-or-not - Human Automobile Tyre - Wilber H. Roden ( Edema ) is inflated with an ordinary air pump to three times his normal size! Odditorium at The New York Worlds Fair of 1940

German observation balloon near Soissons, WW1
A German observation balloon about to ascend, near Soissons, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

The Cutting Short of a Long Story by H M Bateman, this illustration shows a man blowing up the tire on his bicycle. An old man possibly a vicar comes along and starts to tell a story

History of medicine. Modern Age. Belly infaldo. Cirrhosis. W
History of medicine. Modern Age. Belly infaldo. Cirrhosis.Woodcut. Hortus Sanitatis. 14th century. Colored

Barrage Balloons 1939
Barrage balloons being inflated from gas stored in bottles. Trailers attached to the motor unit are connected to the inflating hose. Date: November 1939

Humorous Dutch card - pumping up a car tyre. Sent as a Mother and Fathers day card from the sender to his/her parents! Date: circa 1910

Cartoon, Fighting zone, WW1
Cartoon, Fighting zone. Two French soldiers have just bought food and drink from a trader. The trader is amazed that they keep buying cheap wine from him at an inflated price

Two Pigmy Pouters and Two Isabel Pigeons
A group portrait featuring one cream and one white Pigmy Pouters, with one yellow, and one red Isabels standing in their coop

Children playing, Gala Weekend, St Erth, Cornwall
Three children jumping on Windbags at Splattenridden Farm, St Erth, near Hayle, Cornwall, during a Gala Weekend. Date: circa 1970s

Balloons taking off near Newquay, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Paris Vienne Race 1902
Auguste Bucquet riding a Werner motorcycle, winning the Paris to Vienne race 15 May 1902. The hoarding translates literally Michelin tyres drink the obstacles

Circuit des Ardennes 1906 won by Duray driving a Lorraine Dietrich. Ceramic tile picture ftom the Michelin Building in Fulham Road, London Date: 1906

Coupe de Voiturettes 1907
Louis Naudin driving his Sizaire-Naudin to win the Coupe de Voiturettes 28 October 1907. Ceramic tile picture ftom the Michelin Building in Fulham Road, London Date: 1907

Bicycle Race Paris-Brest 1891
Charles Terront riding on Michelin tyres in the Paris to Brest race of 1891. Ceramic tile picture ftom the Michelin Building in Fulham Road, London Date: 1891

French Grand Prix Dieppe 1908
Christian Lautenschlager driving Mercedes to win the Grand-Prix de l A.C.F. at Dieppe in 1908. Ceramic tile picture ftom the Michelin Building in Fulham Road, London Date: 1908

Coupe Rothschild Nice 1903
Serpollet winner of the Coupe Rothschild, Nice 1903. Ceramic tile picture ftom the Michelin Building in Fulham Road, London Date: 1903

Ardennes Belges 1904 Heath sur Panhard. Ceramic tile picture ftom the Michelin Building in Fulham Road, London Date: 1904

LFB-AFS Bikini raft fully inflated
LFB-AFS fully inflated Bikini raft, with water being delivered through four hosepipes. The two-man crew are wearing life jackets

Children learning to swim at the Tadpole Club, Cornwall

Gieve life saving waistcoat for torpedoed shipwreck victims
Advertisement for the Gieve life-saving waistcoat from Gieves Ltd, The Royal Naval Outfitters, intended for use by victims of torpedoed ships during the First World War

Observation kite-balloon, WW1
A kite-balloon in use for observation purposes during a coast bombardment. The balloon is towed by a vessel which is specially adapted for carrying it (inflated) on deck

Observation balloon going up, Western Front, WW1
An observation balloon going up on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Manufacture of Dunlop tyres, 1896: inflating the tubes
Manufacture of cycling accessories: women inflate the tubes of Dunlop tyres. Date: 1896

The effects of WW1 on French Food Prices - AFTER (2 / 2)
The Household Accounts The effects of the First World War on French Food Prices - in 1918 (2/2) Date: circa 1918

Loving Memory of the German Sausage - Kaiser Wilhelm II Date: circa 1919

The hydrogen balloon Bee inflated ready for ascending at Knowless Oxygen Works at Wolverhampton

500cu ft balloon being inflated with hydrogen at Netley before being taken out to take photos on Southampton Water. Holding the balloon from left: ???

Goldbeater skin balloon of 500 cubic feet
Goldbeater skin balloon of 500cu ft inflated with coal gas, with camera attached being let up from 20 Waldegrave Park, Strawberry Hill

Piccards balloon partly inflated

The R101 airship during construction showing the structure and a partially inflated gasbag

Airship Los Angeles under construction with one test cell inflated

Sphoeroides sp. pufferfish
Tableau 23 by Albertus Seba from his Thesaurus, Vol 3, 1759

Centrocercus urophasianus, greater sage grouse

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