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Sailors KnotsA variety of knots used by sailors for a variety of purposes. Some run, some slip, others stay put... Date: 1926
Turbinia - steam turbine-powered steamshipTurbinia - 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, 1900Illustration 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, 1935Photograph 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, knotsShip'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 1937Selection of womens straw hats in delicate contrasting shades, using swirls and curls and single bow knots. Date: 1937
Druine D. 31 Turbulent G-ARCZDruine 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 1934The ideal Christmas gift. Give three Knots de-luxe real silk fully fashioned stockings in attractive Christmas boxes. 1934
Bukta scout clothing and equipment advertAdvertisement 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, 1934Photograph 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 QuipoQuipos - 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 BadgeCircular 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
Cub Scouts of Episkopi pack tying knots, CyprusThree Cub Scouts of the 57th Cyprus (Episkopi) pack learning to tie knots, under the instruction of their leader. Date: 20th century
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
Old Salt teaches knot tying to a young boyAn elderly sailor teaches a young lad how to tie some nautical knots. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith
SS Ernest Bazin, 1897Illustration 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 1913Women 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 / RobidaGowns 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 tyingMembers of the Officers Training Corps at Oxford University pictured being instructed in knot tying in 1915. Date: 1915
Dutch sea scouts tying knots, HollandFour Dutch sea scouts tying knots, Holland. Date: 1972
Scout leader with boys, Gambia, West AfricaPatrol 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
Portrait photograph of a soldier of the Yorkshire RegimentFramed 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 ScoutsPeople You See. From Teddy Bear (4 July 1964)
Firefighters receiving knots instruction at Southwark HQ
LCC-LFB-AFS training -- tying a knotThe 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 2A 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 courseScouts tying knots on a Patrol Leaders & Seconds Course in Aden. 1954
Hydraulic Propellors of HMS Waterwitch, November 1866Engraving of HMS Waterwitch and her hydraulic propellors, from the Illustrated London News, 17th November 1866. Built in 1866 at Thames Ironworks, Blackwall
MauretaniaThe 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, 1936Photograph 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, 1936Photograph 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, 1898Photograph 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, 1906Photograph 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, 1906Photograph 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, 1907Photograph 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, 1905Photograph 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, 1851Engraving 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 PhotoAdmiral 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 CardThis 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 1860A 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
Group of Sumo WrestlersA group of burly sumo wrestlers with their oiled hair in top knots & the Yokozuna (highest ranked wrestlers in the sumo hierarchy), at the front
Reading the Log - 3On board a troop ship bound for the East, a log line is used to measure the speed of the ship in knots, an operation known as reading or heaving the log
Reading the Log - 2Aboard a ship on the way to India a log line is used to measure her speed in knots, an operation known as reading or heaving the log
