Iron Collection (page 2)

Bailey Bridge and Rhine victory by G. H. Davis
The Bailey Bridge: the British weapon which hurdled Allied armies across the Rhine barrier during the Second World War. Some constructional details of a great engineering invention

German propaganda postcard, Our Kaiser, WW1
German propaganda postcard, Our Kaiser, depicting Kaiser Wilhelm II in uniform during the First World War, with a flag flying behind him. Date: 1914-1918

Admiral Sir John Jellicoe on board HMS Iron Duke
Admiral Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (1859-1935), British Royal Navy admiral. He commanded the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland (1916) during the First World War

Two Deer enjoy Breakfast in Bed (charged extra)
" Pass the toast, dear..!" - Mr and Mrs Roebuck enjoying an early morning cuppa in bed at the Old Stags Head Inn. I wonder if she has ant-eloped with him...! Date: 1914

Advert for Redcliffe Crown Galvanized Iron 1888
Advertisement in a trade book for 1888, Redcliffe Crown, galvanized corrugated iron sheets for roofs. 1888

Advertisement for various types of steam engine
Advertisement for Robey & Co of Lincoln (Globe Works), London, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Paris, manufacturers of various types of steam engine. circa 1883

Sculptures on display as part of the Festival of Britain
Sculptures on display in Battersea Park (and on tour) as part of the Festival of Britain: a paper sculpture entitled Hunting by Bruce Angrave (top)

The Great Western Railway terminus at Paddington Station
A view of the newly developed Paddington Station in London. It was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel as the London terminus for the Great Western Railway

Man in the Iron Mask, playing the cello in prison
There are conflicting theories as to who this man was. One is that he was Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli (Matthioli or Marchioly, 1640-1703), an Italian diplomat, arrested as Eustache Dauger in 1669

The Eiffel Tower, Paris, Fance, c. 1890 s
Vintage 19th century photograph: The Eiffel Tower, Paris, Fance, c.1890 s

Harold Lloyd in the film Safety Last 1923, famous vintage Hollywood movie image

Advert for Boulton & Paul, Ltd, conservatories 1905
Advertisement for portable artistic wood and iron buildings. Date: 1905

Princess Beatrice Ward, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel
The Princess Beatrice Ward (for Children), The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Date: circa 1906

Village Blacksmith
Village blacksmith at work at his forge. circa 1905

Artificial hand of Goetz von Berlichingen
Prosthethic hand and arm of Gottfried (Goetz) von Berlichingen (1480 1562), also known as Goetz of the Iron Hand, a German Imperial Knight and mercenary. Date: 1868

Sir Arthur Helps, Vanity Fair, Ape
Sir Charles Mark Palmer, 1st Baronet (1822 1907), English shipbuilder born in South Shields, Tyne and Wear (county Durham), England. He founded Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company in 1852

Shame Flute - German punishment for being a poor musician
A Shame Flute ( Schand Flote ) - German punishment for being a poor musician - you had to face the public wearing (around the neck) a heavy iron flute

Messrs Vickers Iron Foundry - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Date: circa 1910s

Public schoolboys at Tidworth Pennings camp
Boys enjoying the camp bath at Tidworth Pennings camp on Salisbury Plain, where four thousand public schoolboys of the Junior Division of the Officers Training Corps were put through their paces by

Georgian Town Houses
Georgian houses in Selwood Place, a quiet street in Chelsea, London

Gateway, Clare College, Cambridge
An etching which shows an ornate iron gateway entrance to Clare College, Cambridge, founded in 1326, by Richard Badew. Date: circa 1920

Advert, Doultons improved hooded baths, London, Paisley and Paris. circa 1890

Primitive Iron Crusie Lamp, Type used on the Island of Rathlin and Along the Co. Antrim Coast for Burning Fish Oil - picture of an iron implement. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Middlesbrough and Cleveland Iron Trade Jubilee
The Middlesbrough and Cleveland Iron Trade Jubilee in 1881: general view of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. The ILN says, " The fiftieth anniversary of the flourishing town of

Construction at Coltness Brickworks, Newmains, Wishaw, Scotl
Construction at Coltness Brickworks, Newmains, Wishaw, near Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Showing railway wagon of the Coltness Iron Company. Date: 1910s

Wilhelm I of Germany, King of Prussia, 1861
Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig(1797 - 1888), King of Prussia (1861-1888) and German Emperor (1871-1888), as depicted in 1861 when crowned King of Prussia. Date: 1861

Franklinite, zinc ore
A granular rock composed of white calcite, dull green willemite, red zincite and black franklinite (Zinc Iron Manganese Oxide). See T00387 for a fluorescent view

Metropolitan police officer with dog at back of van
A Metropolitan police officer standing at the back of his open van, where his Alsatian dog stands ready for action. Date: circa 1960s

Smelter - Morenci, Arizona, USA
Smelter - Morenci Copper Mine, Arizona, USA. The Detroit Copper Company started mining at Morenci in 1872. Copper Queen Consolidated Mining bought the property in 1885

Regency Building
This house (or shop front) of the Regency period is a gem, with its bow windows and iron- railed balcony, at Thaxted, Essex, England. Date: circa 1800

St. Machars Cathedral. Aberdeen, Scotland. The original church was founded in 570, but the present building dates from 1366 and was completed in 1532. Date: 14th - 16th century

Newfoundland - Bell Island - Miners
Newfoundland and Labrador - Bell Island - Miners at a Surface Iron Ore Mine (mining started there in 1895) Date: circa 1908

Poster advertising East Indian Railway to Delhi
Poster advertising the East Indian Railway to Delhi

Laundry at National Childrens Home, Harpenden, Herts
Girls iron and fold clean washing in the laundry at the National Childrens Home, Harpenden, Hertfordshire

Alley & Maclellan Engineers - Promotional Card
Promotional Card for Alley & Maclellan Engineers of 139 Grosvenor Road, Pimlico, London. Engineers, Iron & Brass Founders and Shipbuilders

Dr. Beebes Bathysphere, August 1934
Photograph of Dr. William Beebes bathysphere being lowered into the sea off St. George, Bermuda, 11th August 1934. On this occasion Dr

Govan Ironworks, Glasgow
Charging a blast furnace at Govan Iron Works in Glasgow

Cannon Street Station, City of London
An impressive view from the direction of the Thames of the newly completed Cannon Street Station terminus of the South Eastern Railway

Wales / Portmeirion
A girl stands by an iron gateway at PORTMEIRION, the village that Clough Williams- Ellis built between 1925 and 1975 on his own private penninsula in Snowdonia

Iron Age Artifacts
A drinking horn and other Iron Age artifacts from Norway

Man riding an 1899 Marot-Gardon vintage tricycle
Man wearing a Union Jack hat riding an 1899 Marot-Gardon vintage tricycle Date: circa 1980s

Industry, iron foundry
Illustration of German iron foundry. Date: 1928

Adverts, Robertsons Whisky, William McKinnon & Co
Adverts for Robertsons Whisky, Dundee, and William McKinnon & Co, Aberdeen, Scotland. 1905

Dom Luis I Bridge, River Douro, Porto, northern Portugal
Dom Luis I Bridge over the River Douro, Porto, northern Portugal, opened in 1886. circa 1910

MINES / FALUN, SWEDEN
Iron mine at Falun, Sweden Date: 1830s

Swans, Windsor Bridge, Henley
Mute swans feed from a pontoon near the Windsor Bridge across the River Thames, Henley, Berkshire, UK. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

Victoria Falls and Zambesi River, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
Victoria Falls and bridge with crossing train over the Zambesi River, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Date: 1906

Flowing oil well near Sapulpa, Oklahoma, USA. Date: circa 1920

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