Key Collection (page 9)

The General Strike - incidents of the Strike 1926
The arrest of a woman (between two policemen in centre foreground) at Hammersmith Broadway in West London during the General Strike

Advert for Asprey watches 1938
Asprey seletcion of watches from keys, bedside, gold note clips, wrist watches with cord bracelet and fob watches. Date: 1938

The General Strike - reading wireless bulletins 1926
Londoners reading the latest news from wireless bulletins issued at Marconi House in the Strand, London during the General Strike

Forbes Winslow
FORBES BENIGNUS WINSLOW doctor who specialised in insanity, had his own lunatic asylum, a key figure in early psychiatry. Date: 1810 - 1874

Sir Amias Paulet
SIR AMIAS PAULET (or Poulet) warder responsible for keeping Mary Queen of Scots under lock and key. Date: 1536 - 1588

French Prison Guard
A prison guard in a French prison ensures that a cell is safely under lock and key. Date: early 1930s

John Howard Statue
JOHN HOWARD prison reformer, depicted allegorically with a key with which to open prison doors to release those erroneously incarcerated. Date: 1726 - 1790

Lady Anne Hamilton
LADY ANNE HAMILTON daughter of Archibald, ninth duke; lady-in-waiting to Queen Caroline and a key witness at her trial in 1820. Date: 1766 - 1846

There is a lock upon my heart - and you have the key - A romantic Valentines Day card with a blue background

Repeating Pattern - Heart Lock in green
Repeating Pattern - Heart Lock (in green). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Repeating Pattern - Heart Lock in blue
Repeating Pattern - Heart Lock (in blue). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Repeating Pattern - Heart Lock in white
Repeating Pattern - Heart Lock (in white). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Key to the cover of the 1956 Royal Aeronautical Society ?
Key to the cover of the 1956 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party programme

Russian Street Lock Seller and Locksmith, his wares hanging across his chest. Date: circa 1901

The Tenor hits a high note and is met by a special bouquet
An Operatic Tenor hits a high note and is met by a special bouquet, comprising of eggs, carrots, a turnip and a dead cat! " He who pitches too high, won t get through his song"

The Tenor hits a high note and a special bouquet awaits
The Tenors Top Note. An Operatic Tenor hits a high note and is about to meet a special bouquet, comprising of rotten eggs, a carrot and a turnip !! Date: circa 1910s

Lichtenberg, France - 16th century entrance to the Castle
Lichtenberg, France - 16th century entrance to the Chateau (the home of the Earls of Lichtenberg) built in 1586. Date: circa 1910s

The Allies Alphabet - WWI. A-Z of the Allied War Effort including G for King George and R for the Russian advance in the east ! Date: circa 1916

First design for the tension (or suspension) wheels
First design for the tension (or suspension) wheel for aircraft undercarriages: (a) side elevation; (b) cross-section, with section of the key for tightening the cordage. 1808

A Fokker FVIIb-3m equipped with special flotation apparatus. This aircraft was used for the first service of the Pan American Airways System between Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba

Key for Eggs of Paradiseidae
Key to Plate X from Novitates Zoologicae, Volume XVII, 1910. By Henrik Gronvold. Please see image 100055 for original plate

Key to staff photograph, 1922
Key to the Natural History Museum staff photograph, June 21st, 1922. For original photograph please see images 056642 and 056644

KEY, Willem (1515-1568)

A firefighter demonstrating the use of a water main key

Airship, the Eagle, on display in London
Engineering drawing of an airship, on display to the public at the Grounds of the Aeronautical Society, Victoria Road, opposite Kensington Gardens, London. With descriptive text below. 1835

People and animals with a balloon
Fanciful design showing crowds of people and animals watching the ascent of an idealised balloon (complete with what appears to be a key to wind it up)

Key West

Coconuts, Key West, Florida. Date 1938 Jan

Custom House and harbor, Key West. Date c1900

Rubber tree in the U. S. barracks, Key West
Rubber tree in the U.S. barracks, Key West. Date c1900

The Old Curiosity Shop, the Punch and Judy people
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

Curtained litter and cavalry exercise, Persia
Two Persian images. The first, entitled Takht-e-Ravan, shows a curtained litter being escorted by horsemen. The second, entitled The Key Kaj Exercise, shows two horsemen

Saint Peter - Bronze Statue - St Peters Basilica, Vatican City, Rome, Italy by Arnolfo di Cambio (c. 1240c. 1310), an Italian architect and sculptor. Date: circa 1910s

American flag of Mary Young Pickersgill
The American flag of Mary Young Pickersgill (17761857) - hoisted over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812

Amazing Thread Trick
How to put a thread into a candle flame without burning it! The silk thread is a good conductor of heat, so it passes the heat to a key and does not get burnt - wow! Date: 1930s

Hundu Festival
The Thaipusan Festival in Singapore where self- mutilation plays a key role. Here the Kavardie-bearer moves through the crowd out of the temple grounds. Date: February 1964

Reading Station
Reading Railway Station, Berkshire, England, a key station for commuting into London, it opened in 1840. Date: 1980

ALASKA PIONEER WOMAN
A modern Pioneer woman, a kind of American District Nurse, who looks after kids whose parents are working, tests simple illness and gives advice about kids, Alaska, USA Date: 1930s

Potomac restaurant, London
Exterior of the Potomac restaurant and American bar on Jermyn Street in London, next to Hilditch & Key, shirt makers. Date: 1947

Initiation of Provost and Judge
Initiation ceremony whereby the President gives the recipient a large key to the resting place of Hirams remains. Date: 1890s

Music Notation, 1810
Diagrams illustrating musical notation. The treble, tenor and base clef, the diatonic scale and note names and values are indicated. Date: 1810

The Queen Bee
The grateful ducks find the Princesss key for Blockhead

Aveling & Porter Tractor
Aveling & Porters Traction Engine, illustrated in 8 figures showing the key technological facets of the machine. Date: circa 1880

Cutting ivory to make piano keys
A craftsman cuts (ethically harvested) ivory tusks in order to make piano keys

Metropolitan Police handcuffs
A set of Metropolitan Police handcuffs

Love Locks on display in Odessa, Ukraine
A display of Love Locks on some railings in Odessa, Ukraine. Lovers attach padlocks to the railings, throw away the key, and believe that this will make their love last for ever

Chart Room key of Titanic lamp trimmer
The Chart Room key and brass identity tag of Samuel Hemming, a lamp trimmer on the RMS Titanic. Hemming was saved from the sea by Lifeboat no.4 and had this key and others in his pocket

An early Egyptian Private Banker
Pop in and speak to your own personal banker at Egypts first fully staffed cash machine doorway! A wonderful postcard depicting a money changer seated in front of his unlocked safe alongside piles of

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