Locked Collection

Swing Bridge, River Neath, Neath, Port Talbot, South Wales
View of the Swing Bridge over the River Neath, at Neath, Port Talbot, South Wales, a railway bridge, opened in 1892, which carried the former Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway near Skewen

The Income Tax Official in Hades by H. M. Bateman
A tax man from the Inland Revenue suffering his worst nightmare - locked in a cage suspended over a pile of cheques and money he cannot reach. Cartoon by H. M

Trade Union March 1874
Trade Unionists marching through Manchester in support of locked-out farm labourers

Dorian Gray / Wilde / Books
Dorian goes upstairs to the locked room where his portrait is kept

Battle of Cluys / Froissar
At the battle of SLUYS, the English fleet of 200 totally defeats the French fleet of 70, capturing or destroying virtually every vessel

Tennis Court Oath
Representatives of the non- privileged classes held a meeting in a tennis court after finding themselves locked out of their usual meeting hall in Versailles

GEC workers campaigning, GEC Headquarters, London
GEC workers campaigning outside the GEC Headquarters in London during a lockout from the Keith Blackman works at Tottenham, 18 March 1970. Date: 1970

Members of DATA campaigning, Tothill Street, London
Members of DATA (Draughtsmen's and Allied Technicians Association) from Rolls Royce, Coventry, campaigning in Tothill Street, London, 21 August 1970

JOHN COLLINGTON: Ne-er-do-well & wife beater, poacher, hiring hitmen & getting others to menace his neighbours. Buried 6 of his dead children in the orchard to save money! Date: 1696/7 - 1750

Millionaire Starves Trade Money Safes 1938 Greek
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Comic postcard, Hotel guest on the phone Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Hotel guest on the phone Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - mashing barmaids. Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - picture postcard collecting. Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - betting systems. Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - Triplets. Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man behind bars. In the Asylum - Politics. Date: 20th century

Houdini & Daily MIrror Challenge
Houdinis great lock-picking feat at the London Hippodrome. Harry Houdini shown on stage at the London Hippodrome, having specially made cuffs locked to his wrists in the presence of representatives

Iron Hans - Scene from Iron Hans. Iron Hans locked in a cage for public view. Artist: Millicent Sowerby Date: 1909

Airspeed AS. 5 Courier G-ADAY
Airspeed AS.5 Courier G-ADAY (msn 27), of Portsmouth Southsea and Isle of Wight Aviation (PSIOWA). Due to persistent maintenance problems with the retractable undercarriage

Trade Unionists marching through Manchester in support of locked-out farm labourers. Date: 1874

Battle of Sluys
English and French warships locked in combat at Sluys (LEcluse) : almost the entire French fleet is destroyed Date: 24 June 1340

A priest wearing a black cloak unlocks the oak door of a chu
A priest wearing a black cloak holds a large key and unlocks the oak door of St Edithas Church, Church Eaton, Staffordshire, England Date: 1989

Blue door with chain, Nefta, Tunisia
Ornate studded blue door with chain, Nefta, Tunisia Date: 1987

Prayer of Saint John the Baptist. Codex of Predis (1476). It
Prayer of Saint John the Baptist. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Tantalus Frames
These tantalus frames and cocktail table can be locked so that your servants can t help themselves, thus saving them from the consequences of yielding to temptation. Date: 1930

Advert for Wooton Cabinet 1884
The Desk of the Age, hundred-and-ten compartments all under one lock and key. Date: 1884

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Spot and other dogs in cages
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Spot and other stolen dogs are kept locked up in cages. " Never before, or since, have I found myself in such a strange, mixed, company." Date: 1895

Racial / Zulu Girl Close-Up
A close-up photograph of a Zulu girl with short dreadlocked hair. Date: 1936

Deputies to Tennis Court
The deputies of the troisieme etat (third estate) are locked out of their meeting hall, so they adjourn to a tennis court, conveniently close at hand. Date: 20 June 1789

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

Men of Merry England - Two loons in the stocks Date: circa 1903

Gloster Javelin F(AW)1 XA548
Gloster Javelin F(AW)1, XA548, showing the leading-edge slats locked in the open position

Valentines Postcard - Locked together
Two lovers are locked together by cupid - they all laugh at the thought of a locksmith being required to break them apart - this will never happen (hopefully....!)

The banner that boosted Blaine and locked the Logan link. Date 1884

Ireland / Glengarriff
Glengariff, the lovely land- locked harbour in County Cork, Ireland, where the vegetation luxuriates in the warmth of the Gulf Stream and the growth is almost tropical. Date: 1950s

Gambling Takings
The truth about gambling : after close of play, the takings are locked away in a safe. Date: 1930s

Policeman dragging away a criminal at Christmas
A Policeman dragging away a criminal at Christmas toward the Black Maria. His woebegone expresion is the perfect accompaniment to the caption

Two Caribou with locked antlers
On occasion, two caribou stags when fighting become so interlocked they are unable to seperate - consequently both animals perish

Against Orders: A gaoler bars a woman from the cell
A woman carrying a platter of food is barred from entering the jail cell where, we presume, her partner is incarcerated. The gaoler however, decked out in a jester-style costume

Revolving gun-turret
A revolving German gun-turret, revealed after constant bombardment of its trench by the French in September 1915. The turret had a quick-firing gun served by three men, who were locked inside

Boscastle Harbour
Looking down on the tiny land- locked harbour of Boscastle, on the north Cornish coast. This Elizabethan harbour was built in 1584 by Sir Richard Grenville

Houdini in a Box
Firmly locked inside a box from which there is no escape

Swiveller & Marchioness
Dick Swiveller is disturbed at his writing desk by The Marchioness, the poor little servant girl kept locked below stairs by the Brass family

Loyson / Hyacinthe / Moloch
Charles-Jean-Marie LOYSON known as Pere HYACINTHE Controversial French priest

Treasure Island / Fighting
Hands & his companion locked together in a deadly wrestle"

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