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Background imageInstalled Collection: Wurlitzer Pipe Organ Ad

Wurlitzer Pipe Organ Ad
WURLITZER Have your own Wurlitzer installed at home and charm the hours away with the lovliest of melodies

Background imageInstalled Collection: Bell Rock Lighthouse, near Arbroath, Scotland

Bell Rock Lighthouse, near Arbroath, Scotland
View of Bell Rock Lighthouse, near Arbroath, Scotland. Bell Rock is also known as the Inchcape Rock (made famous by a poem by Robert Southey)

Background imageInstalled Collection: Londons new amusement: Up and down the escalator

Londons new amusement: Up and down the escalator
Illustration from 1911 of the first escalators ever installed on the underground, between the District and the Piccadilly line platforms at Earls Court station

Background imageInstalled Collection: Arboretum with fountain and Royce statue, Derby

Arboretum with fountain and Royce statue, Derby
The Arboretum, a public park near the centre of Derby, with a fountain (left) and a statue of Sir Frederick Henry Royce (1863-1933), the English engineer and automobile manufacturer

Background imageInstalled Collection: First Postbox, London

First Postbox, London
LETTER BOX The first Post Office letter box in London is installed at the corner of Fleet Street and Farringdon Street, at the foot of Ludgate Hill

Background imageInstalled Collection: View down the High Street, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales

View down the High Street, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales
A view down the High Street from the Bear Hotel, in the town centre, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales, with snow on the ground. Recently installed telegraph wires can be seen above

Background imageInstalled Collection: Peter the Great, Equestrian Statue, St Petersburg

Peter the Great, Equestrian Statue, St Petersburg
View of the equestrian statue to Peter the Great (1672 - 1725) in St Petersburg, Russia. Known as the Bronze Horseman, it was installed in 1782

Background imageInstalled Collection: Trafalgar Square Lions

Trafalgar Square Lions
Nelson thanks Edwin Landseer for the lions which are finally installed at the foot of his column in Trafalgar Square. Date: 1867

Background imageInstalled Collection: Philippe IV Le Bel / Anon

Philippe IV Le Bel / Anon
PHILIPPE IV LE BEL ( the Fair ) King of France, a ruthless and ambitious ruler who inter alia suppressed the Templars and installed popes at Avignon

Background imageInstalled Collection: Philippe IV Le Bel / Jones

Philippe IV Le Bel / Jones
PHILIPPE IV LE BEL ( the Fair ) King of France, a ruthless and ambitious ruler who inter alia suppressed the Templars and installed popes at Avignon

Background imageInstalled Collection: Philippe IV Le Bel

Philippe IV Le Bel
PHILIPPE IV LE BEL ( the Fair ) king of France, a ruthless and ambitious ruler who inter alia suppressed the Templars and installed popes at Avignon

Background imageInstalled Collection: Boiler, Rouen

Boiler, Rouen
Boilers installed at a textile works, Filatures & Tissages de Pouyer-Quertier, Rouen, France Date: 1885

Background imageInstalled Collection: Buchanan Installed

Buchanan Installed
James Buchanan takes the oath of office as president : though a brilliant lawyer, he will not be able to prevent the nation drifting into civil war

Background imageInstalled Collection: Blessing the Bells of St. Pauls Cathedral, 1878

Blessing the Bells of St. Pauls Cathedral, 1878
Engraving showing the ceremony held to bless the newly installed bells of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, in 1878

Background imageInstalled Collection: QF 4-inch naval gun Mk XVI on a twin HA / LA mount

QF 4-inch naval gun Mk XVI on a twin HA / LA mount
QF 4-inch naval gun Mk.XVI on a HA/LA Mk.XIX twin mounting

Background imageInstalled Collection: Two boys explore nuclear fallout shelter, Deal, Kent

Two boys explore nuclear fallout shelter, Deal, Kent
UKs first domestic nuclear fallout shelter about to be installed in Deal, Kent. Two young boys explore it. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageInstalled Collection: Crawfords Tea Room

Crawfords Tea Room
The Coquette. A tempera panel installed in Crawfords Tea Room in Edinburgh. Date: circa 1920

Background imageInstalled Collection: USN - Lockheed R7V-2 Super Constellation BuNo

USN - Lockheed R7V-2 Super Constellation BuNo
United states Navy - Lockheed R7V-2 Super Constellation BuNo 131630 or 131631. Turbo-Prop conversion of the R7V-1 for the US Navy

Background imageInstalled Collection: 1886 Savage Steam Powered Fun Fair Carousel

1886 Savage Steam Powered Fun Fair Carousel. A 38ft hree abreast 12 section steam gallopers powered by Savage No. 664 Lady Golightly steam Engine

Background imageInstalled Collection: Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight on USS Antietam CVA-36

Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight on USS Antietam CVA-36
United States Navy - Douglas F3D-2 Skyknight performing touch and goes on the newly installed Angled Deck of USS Antietam CVA-36

Background imageInstalled Collection: Spring balance brass dial, Samuel Cody Archive

Spring balance brass dial, Samuel Cody Archive
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The spring balance used by Cody in early engine-thrust tests. Circa 1908, by Salter?s, the brass dial marked to 600lb

Background imageInstalled Collection: Tree and spring balance brass dial, Samuel Cody Archive

Tree and spring balance brass dial, Samuel Cody Archive
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The spring balance used by Cody in early engine-thrust tests. Circa 1908, by Salter?s, the brass dial marked to 600lb

Background imageInstalled Collection: Cunard Line, QE2 - bridge telegraph

Cunard Line, QE2 - bridge telegraph
Cunard Line QE2 - original bridge telegraph that was installed in 1967 and remained until it was removed in 1987. Date: 20th century

Background imageInstalled Collection: Motor Car with luxuries, tea and picnics

Motor Car with luxuries, tea and picnics
Photographs of women and a man, taking tea, playing bridge, and enjoying a picnic from a hamper installed in a motor car

Background imageInstalled Collection: Photograph of James Watt Planing Machine

Photograph of James Watt Planing Machine, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895. Showing the planing machine. Date: circa 1920

Background imageInstalled Collection: Photograph of Old Face Plate Lathe

Photograph of Old Face Plate Lathe, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895. 3-speed gear and differential. Date: circa 1920

Background imageInstalled Collection: FELIPE V INSTALLED

FELIPE V INSTALLED
When Carlos II dies with no heir, the duc d'Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV, is installed as Felipe V, triggering the War of the Spanish Succession. Date: 16 November 1700

Background imageInstalled Collection: A new Emir of Adamawa is installed

A new Emir of Adamawa is installed. After the capture of Yola, Colonel Morland deposed the Emir and set up a brother of the vanquished ruler in his stead. Date: 1902

Background imageInstalled Collection: Boeing B-52D Stratofortress 56-0689

Boeing B-52D Stratofortress 56-0689 (msn 464060) at the Imperial War Museum Duxford. before construction of the American Air Museum building

Background imageInstalled Collection: Avro 652 Anson I N4877 - G-AMDA

Avro 652 Anson I N4877 - G-AMDA of the Skyfame museum at Staverton Airport N4877 was built at the Avro factory at Newton Heath, Manchester and was taken on charge by the Royal Air Force on Nov 17

Background imageInstalled Collection: The Mechanical Cow - early vending machine

The Mechanical Cow - early vending machine
The Automatic Milk Supply- an early form of vending machine installed in Ilford Essex in 1911. Jugs of milk could be filled for one old penny Date: 1911

Background imageInstalled Collection: Unveiled Cenotaph, War Memorial 1920

Unveiled Cenotaph, War Memorial 1920
Various photographs of George V revealing the Cenotaph War memorial in Whitehall, London. Showing the King placing a wreath at the bottom of the memorial

Background imageInstalled Collection: Link extinguishers

Link extinguishers
In Victorian times well-to-do householders would hire a link boy - a boy or young man who carried a flaming torch called a link to light the way for the traveller

Background imageInstalled Collection: James Watt Planing Machine

James Watt Planing Machine
Photograph of James Watt Planing Machine, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895

Background imageInstalled Collection: Photograph of Old Face Plate Lathe

Photograph of Old Face Plate Lathe, originally installed in the Soho Foundry of Boulton and Watt, Birmingham which was purchased by Avery in 1895. The lathe taking work up to 26 feet diameter

Background imageInstalled Collection: Cartoon, On The Square? (Trafalgar Square)

Cartoon, On The Square? (Trafalgar Square)
Cartoon, On The Square

Background imageInstalled Collection: Zadoc Kahn installed as Chief Rabbi of France 1890

Zadoc Kahn installed as Chief Rabbi of France 1890
Zadoc Kahn being installed as the Chief Rabbi of France. Baron Alphonse James de Rothschild is depicted reading the decree of nomination. Date: 1890

Background imageInstalled Collection: Beechcraft F-2-BH

Beechcraft F-2-BH
United States Army Air Corps - Beechcraft F-2-BH

Background imageInstalled Collection: Lockheed C-130A-45-LM Hercules 57-0460

Lockheed C-130A-45-LM Hercules 57-0460
United States Air Force - Lockheed C-130A-45-LM Hercules 57-0460 (msn 182-3167) sold to South Vietnam

Background imageInstalled Collection: ANTI-POPE FELIX II installed by emperor Constantine, who had exiled Liberius Date

ANTI-POPE FELIX II installed by emperor Constantine, who had exiled Liberius Date: reigned 355 - 365

Background imageInstalled Collection: DOMESTIC ELECTRICITY

DOMESTIC ELECTRICITY
Before mains electricity became available, those who could afford it installed their own electricity power plants, generally in the cellar, as here. Date: 1885

Background imageInstalled Collection: TURBINES AT NIAGARA FALL

TURBINES AT NIAGARA FALL
A view of the turbines installed at Niagara Falls Date: circa 1895

Background imageInstalled Collection: ELECTRIC SHOCK MACHINE

ELECTRIC SHOCK MACHINE
Put a sou in the slot, and you can give yourself an electric shock, thanks to this device thoughtfully installed on the boulevard de Sebastopol, Paris Date: 1889

Background imageInstalled Collection: Newly opened Charing Cross Station, London 1864

Newly opened Charing Cross Station, London 1864
The newly opened railway terminus of Charing Cross Station, Central London, with the hotel adjoining -- the Eleanor monument is not yet installed in the station yard. Date: 1864

Background imageInstalled Collection: St Dunstans clock

St Dunstans clock
The clock at St Dunstan-in-the-West is one of the oldest in London

Background imageInstalled Collection: The Morse Cotton Baling Press. Cotton Hydraulic

The Morse Cotton Baling Press. Cotton Hydraulic Press, New Morse system. Installed in New York. 1881. Xylography

Background imageInstalled Collection: Junkers Jumo 204 engine being installed in a Junkers G38

Junkers Jumo 204 engine being installed in a Junkers G38
Junkers Jumo 204 being installed in a Junkers G38

Background imageInstalled Collection: Waterloo Station Signal Box, London, 1936

Waterloo Station Signal Box, London, 1936
Photograph showing the then-new electric signal box installed at Waterloo Station, London, in 1936

Background imageInstalled Collection: Philippe Iv / Boizot

Philippe Iv / Boizot
PHILIPPE IV LE BEL ( the Fair ) King of France, a ruthless and ambitious ruler who inter alia suppressed the Templars and installed popes at Avignon

Background imageInstalled Collection: A mistake on a high street shopfront - back to front sign

A mistake on a high street shopfront - back to front sign
A mistake on a high street shopfront - the new sign has been installed back to front!

Background imageInstalled Collection: Spain. Madrid. Womens room on the Hospital installed at the

Spain. Madrid. Womens room on the Hospital installed at the
Spain. Madrid. Hospital installed at the Palace of Fine Arts on the occasion of the epidemic of cholera that threatened the city in 1890. Womens room. Engraving

Background imageInstalled Collection: Three men standing by wooden escape ladder at Quex

Three men standing by wooden escape ladder at Quex
Three men are standing by an extendable wooden ladder. Two of the men are wearing the patients uniform of hospital blues but the trousers only

Background imageInstalled Collection: Grand Staircase

Grand Staircase
The wonderful grand staircase of the Illinois Life Insurance Company building, designed by Holabird & Roche, manufactured and installed by the Chicago Art Marble Company, USA. Date: 1930s

Background imageInstalled Collection: 1st Elec. Street Light

1st Elec. Street Light
The first demonstration of public street lighting at the Place de la Concorde, Paris, installed by Deleuil, Archereau and Leon Foucault. Date: December 1844

Background imageInstalled Collection: Paris Street Light / 1844

Paris Street Light / 1844
The first demonstration of public lighting, at the Place de la Concorde, Paris (installed by Messrs Deleuil, Archereau and Leon Foulcault) in December 1844. Date: December 1844

Background imageInstalled Collection: Freemason Prince O Wales

Freemason Prince O Wales
When Edward Price of Wales is installed as Grand Master of the Freemasons of England, Brother Punch hopes that he will do something for the housing of the poor 1875

Background imageInstalled Collection: Factory fire pump

Factory fire pump showing the latest in fre pump technology for 1906

Background imageInstalled Collection: NFS firefighter helping evacuees, St Pancras, WW2

NFS firefighter helping evacuees, St Pancras, WW2
NFS firefighter handing a baby to its mother after she is safely installed in a railway carriage at St Pancras railway station, 14 July 1944

Background imageInstalled Collection: Radar warning and control system by G. H. Davis

Radar warning and control system by G. H. Davis
A powerful new aid for the navy: the radar warning and control system installed in HMS Victorious. Date: 1958

Background imageInstalled Collection: Guildhall Installation

Guildhall Installation
This years Lord Mayor is installed with much pomp and circumstance. Date: 5 November 1841

Background imageInstalled Collection: Faversham Water Pump

Faversham Water Pump
The ornate water pump at the Market Place, Faversham, Kent, England. Installed in 1855, it replaced an earlier pump dating from 1635. In 1864, a piped water supply was Date: 1855

Background imageInstalled Collection: Boniface IX Installed

Boniface IX Installed
The coronation of pope Bonifacius IX (Pietro Tomacelli) Date: 1389

Background imageInstalled Collection: Moliere Statue

Moliere Statue
A statue of the French playwright and actor MOLIERE is installed in the place Saint- Michel, Paris, where it may be seen to this day... Date: 15 January 1844

Background imageInstalled Collection: Two Rolls Royce Gnomes installed in a Sea King helicopter

Two Rolls Royce Gnomes installed in a Sea King helicopter
Two Rolls-Royce Gnomes installed in a Sea King helicopter of the Royal Australian Navy

Background imageInstalled Collection: Bristol Bulldog IIA G-ABBB (R-11) with a Bristol Aquila I

Bristol Bulldog IIA G-ABBB (R-11) with a Bristol Aquila I
Bristol Bulldog IIA, G-ABBB (R-11) with a Bristol Aquila I installed at Filton in September 1935. Date: 1935

Background imageInstalled Collection: Runway instrumented visual range system at Gatwick

Runway instrumented visual range system at Gatwick
The runway instrumented visual range system shown installed at Gatwick Airport in 1970. Date: 1970

Background imageInstalled Collection: Vought F8U-1 Crusader comes in for a landing

Vought F8U-1 Crusader comes in for a landing
Its arrester hook down, a Vought F8U-1 Crusader comes in for a landing during instrumented tests of new arresting gear installed on Hensley Field, Dallas

Background imageInstalled Collection: Crowds listening to a broadcast of the abdication speech

Crowds listening to a broadcast of the abdication speech
Crowds listening to radios installed by His Masters Voice outside their offices in Clerkenwell in December 1936 for King Edward VIIIs abdication speech. Date: 01/12/1936

Background imageInstalled Collection: Rear view of the Wright brothers four-cylinder motor as ins

Rear view of the Wright brothers four-cylinder motor as installed in their 1903 airplane. Date 1928 Jan. 6

Background imageInstalled Collection: Metropolitan Police officers inside a car

Metropolitan Police officers inside a car
Three Metropolitan Police officers inside a car. The man in the back is wearing headphones, and is making notes. By this time some cars were fitted with two-way radio transmission equipment

Background imageInstalled Collection: Charing Cross station and hotel, Central London

Charing Cross station and hotel, Central London
The newly completed Charing Cross station and hotel in Central London, seen from The Strand before the Eleanor Cross is installed. Date: 1864

Background imageInstalled Collection: Welding an aluminium roof - Liquid Methane tank

Welding an aluminium roof - Liquid Methane tank
A welder seam welds the aluminium roof of a large domed liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageInstalled Collection: Installation of the roof for a liquid methane tank

Installation of the roof for a liquid methane tank
Two welders, standing on a scaffold, use spanners to tighten the nuts securing sections of the centrepoint of a large domed roof for an aluminium liquid methane tank at Canvey Island

Background imageInstalled Collection: Seam welding under arc lighting

Seam welding under arc lighting
A stunning composition photograph of two welders seam welding the domed aluminium roof of a liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageInstalled Collection: Building the framework for a domed roof

Building the framework for a domed roof
A welder seam welds aluminium plate whilst sitting on the edge of a centre section of a domed roof, built to cover a liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageInstalled Collection: Building the roof of a liquid methane tank

Building the roof of a liquid methane tank
Two welders work on the domed aluminium roof of a large liquid methane tank at Canvey Island. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageInstalled Collection: Big Ben Installed

Big Ben Installed
Big Ben is finally installed in the clock tower of the new Houses of Parliament

Background imageInstalled Collection: Nelsons Column Installe

Nelsons Column Installe
The square in 1845, after the erection of Nelsons Column but we must wait nearly a quarter of a century before Landseers lions are added in 1867

Background imageInstalled Collection: The Reredos of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, 1888

The Reredos of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, 1888
Engraving showing the then newly installed Reredos of St. Pauls Cathedral, London, 1888

Background imageInstalled Collection: A hot shower establishment installed by a ingenious French E

A hot shower establishment installed by a ingenious French E
WWI, World War One, First World War, 1st World War. World War 1, The Great War

Background imageInstalled Collection: Riots in Croatia

Riots in Croatia
Just who will rule Croatia is much disputed, leading to riots such as these at Agram : eventually count Khven- Hedervary will be installed as Ban of Croatia

Background imageInstalled Collection: Milan I King of Serbia

Milan I King of Serbia
Milan I, previously ruling as prince Milan Obrenovich IV, is formally installed as king Milan I : seven years later to the day he will abdicate in favour of his son Alexander

Background imageInstalled Collection: Repairing Red Army Gun

Repairing Red Army Gun
Engineers of the Red Armys 24th Division repair a gun in a workshop installed on a train, enabling it to be moved to where it is needed

Background imageInstalled Collection: The First Modern Telephone, 1909

The First Modern Telephone, 1909
Photograph of the first automatic telephone exchange system (modern telephone), installed by the German Post Office in 1909



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