Knots Collection

Sailors Knots
A variety of knots used by sailors for a variety of purposes. Some run, some slip, others stay put... Date: 1926

Turbinia - steam turbine-powered steamship
Turbinia - the first steam turbine-powered steamship. Built as an experimental vessel in 1894, Turbinia wasy the fastest ship anywhere in the world at that time

SS Deutschland, 1900
Illustration of the Hamburg-American Liner Deutschland, launched in 1900 and holder of the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic crossing from 1900-1906

SS Berengaria Passing Spithead, 1935
Photograph of the Cunard Liner SS Berengaria passing through the lines of the British Fleet, assembled for the Spithead Review, on her homeward journey from New York

Firefighters receiving knots instruction

Ship's binnacle compass, speedometer, clock, knots
Ship's binnacle compass, brass ship's weighted speedometer, photographer's clock and a display case of ship's knots. Date: 20th century

Grumman AA-1B Trainer G-BCIL (msn AA1B-0378), at RAF Woodvale in July 1977. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 14 June 1986 when crashed and overturned at Lambs Hillock, Ellon, Aberdeenshire

Peasant girl of the environs of Kell am See, Germany, 19th century. She wears a small bonnet over her long pigtails, and carries a straw hat decorated with knots

Keeping ahead of fashion 1937
Selection of womens straw hats in delicate contrasting shades, using swirls and curls and single bow knots. Date: 1937

Druine D. 31 Turbulent G-ARCZ
Druine D.31 Turbulent G-ARCZ, at Redhill aerodrome circa 1970. Written off (damaged beyond repair) on 1 June 1984 when crashed near Stapleford, Essex

Advert for Three Knots de-luxe stockings 1934
The ideal Christmas gift. Give three Knots de-luxe real silk fully fashioned stockings in attractive Christmas boxes. 1934

Bukta scout clothing and equipment advert
Advertisement for Bukta, publisher of the Scoutannica catalogue featuring all conceivable clothing and equipment needed to be a fully fledged boy scout including tents

Model of the R. M. S. Queen Mary in a test tank, 1934
Photograph of an 18-foot model of the R.M.S. Queen Mary being tested in an experimental tank. The designers were seeing how the ship would cope with an Atlantic Gale when run at full speed

Peruvian Quipo
Quipos - coloured cords, with knots at appropriate points, enabled the ancient Peruvians and Mexicans to communicate in a non-verbal manner

Suffragette W. S. P. U Badge
Circular tin badge, issued by the Womens Social and Political Union. Has the words, Votes for Women around the edge and W.S.P.U in centre against a background of green celtic knots

LFB firefighters receiving knots and lines training in the HQ drill yard, 9 December 1958. Date: 1958

Diagram of scouting knots -- Reef Knot, Sheet Bend, Bowline, Middlemans Knot, Sheepshank. Other items are three kinds of camp candlesticks, a camp toothbrush, a camp fork

SS Ernest Bazin, 1897
Illustration of M. Bazins Roller Steamer, SS Ernest Bazin, leaving Le Havre on a sea trial, July 1897. This vessel, launched in 1896

Helpful suggestions for fashion, January 1913
Women models wearing the latest fashionable garments, leopard skin coat with softer fur collar, sapphire blue corded-velvet dress with widely-cut sleeves with ruffles

Gowns of 1830 / Robida
Gowns of 1830 according to a later source with gigot sleeves. One gown has a ruff & lace mancherons. One lady wears a fur tippet. Both have their hair in Apollo knots. Date: 1830

Knight of the Order of the Knot, 14th century.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th to 15th Centuries

Oxford University under arms, instruction in knot tying
Members of the Officers Training Corps at Oxford University pictured being instructed in knot tying in 1915. Date: 1915

Dutch sea scouts tying knots, Holland
Four Dutch sea scouts tying knots, Holland. Date: 1972

Scout leader with boys, Gambia, West Africa
Patrol leader with boy scouts or cubs, Gambia, West Africa, teaching knotting with the aid of leaves because of the shortage of rope and the money to buy it

Cub Scouts of Episkopi pack tying knots, Cyprus
Three Cub Scouts of the 57th Cyprus (Episkopi) pack learning to tie knots, under the instruction of their leader. Date: 20th century

Portrait photograph of a soldier of the Yorkshire Regiment
Framed set. Portrait photograph of a soldier of the Yorkshire Regiment. Two silk cards either side. 1 : Flags of the Allies and forget-me-knots

Design for Metalwork in celtic style. Pencil on tracing paper. Silver Studio; Liberty & Co Ltd. 1898 - 1899

The Scouts
People You See. From Teddy Bear (4 July 1964)

Firefighters receiving knots instruction at Southwark HQ

LCC-LFB-AFS training -- tying a knot
The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) was created in 1938 to supplement the regular London Fire Brigade. Some 21, 000 volunteer firefighters would be recruited

Sea Scouts practising their knotting skills. circa 1970s

Destroyer at Speed 2
A torpedo boat destroyer of the Royal Navy traveling at 36 knots. Their high speed and manoeuvrability make these ships ideal for scouting and escort duties. Date: circa 1914

Aden Patrol Leaders course
Scouts tying knots on a Patrol Leaders & Seconds Course in Aden. 1954

Old Salt teaches knot tying to a young boy
An elderly sailor teaches a young lad how to tie some nautical knots. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Hydraulic Propellors of HMS Waterwitch, November 1866
Engraving of HMS Waterwitch and her hydraulic propellors, from the Illustrated London News, 17th November 1866. Built in 1866 at Thames Ironworks, Blackwall

Mauretania
The Mauretania, built in 1906 at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. At the time, she was the largest liner in the world at 32, 000 gross tons

R. M. S. Queen Mary, Ocean Dock, Southampton, 1936
Photograph of the R.M.S. Queen Mary arriving at the Ocean Dock, Southampton, after winning the Blue Riband of the Atlantic on 30th August that year

R. M. S. Queen Mary Arriving at Southampton, 1936
Photograph of the R.M.S. Queen Mary arriving at Southampton after winning the Blue Riband of the Atlantic on 30th August that year

The Turbinia, 1898
Photograph of the experimental turbine steamer Turbinia. Built in 1894 to test C.A. Parsons ideas about turbines, Turbinia famously demonstrated her speed at the Fleet Review of 1897

Royal Mail Turbine Steamer Viper, 1906
Photograph of the Royal Mail Turbine steamer Viper, built in 1906 by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. for the Ardrossan-Belfast daylight service of Messrs. G. and J. Burns, Glasgow

HMS Gadfly, 1906
Photograph of the coastal destroyer, HMS Gadfly, built by Thorneycroft and Co. at Chiswick in 1906. Equipped with Parsons type turbine machinery and Thorneycroft water-tube boilers

SS Lusitania, 1907
Photograph of the bows of the Cunard Liner, SS Lusitania, in dry dock 1907. Lusitania was then the largest liner afloat, weighing 32, 500 tons and capable of twenty-six knots

SS Carmania, 1905
Photograph of the Cunard turbine steamer Carmania, built in 1905 by the John Brown Shipyard of Clydebank. The Carmania was reputed to be the first very large turbine steamer

The Prussian War-Steamer, Nix, 1851
Engraving of the Prussian War-Steamer Nix, built by Robinson and Russell of Millwall, London, 1851. This paddle steamer underwent trials on the Thames river in March and April of that year

Goeben Photo
Admiral Souchons Goeben is one of the most powerful warships of its day, manned by over 1000 men and capable of firing at targets up to 233 km away : top speed 28 knots

Warrior Cigarette Card
This British battleship is the worlds first iron-hulled capital ship; she has a speed of 14 knots (26km/h). Now restored and docked at Portsmouth, Hampshire

Capuchin Friars - Franciscan Monks of the New Rule of 1528

Boy in Chair / Dodds 1860
A small child (probably a boy) wears a broderie Anglaise frock with vandyking on the hem & sleeves & ribbon bows on the shoulders, also stockings & shoes with ankle straps

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