Material Collection (page 8)

US President Roosevelt signs the Lease-and-Lend Bill
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lease-and-Lend Bill onMarch 11th 1941. Lend-Lease was the programme under which the USA aided the Allied nations with material between 1941 and 1945

Material for a future Warrior
Young Solomon. Sketch 84 from a collection of original sketches by Thomas Baines, (1859-1871)

Velcro
A trademarked name for a fastening tape made up of a strip of nylon with a surface of minute hooks, that fasten to another strip with a surface of uncut pile. A SEM image

The Parnalle ordinary chondrite
The Parnallee ordinary chondrite, part of the Parnallee meteorite that fell in India in 1857

Imitation Coral
A piece of imitation coral. In its true state coral is made up of colonies of small organisms called polyps

Exotic birds amongst flowers
Fabric design featuring brightly coloured exotic birds, with a background of vibrant flowers. Date: 1922

Brightly coloured floral pattern with butterflies
Fabric design featuring vibrant floral pattern with blue butterflies. Date: 1922

Rainbow flowers and stripes
A fabric design featuring rainbow coloured flowers and stripes. Date: 1922

Colourful flowers and birds
Colourful fabric design depicting exotic birds perching on branch with bright exotic flowers Date: 1922

Colourful pattern with oranges, lemons, grapes and flowers
Colourful design for fabric with oranges, lemons, grapes and flowers Date: 1922

Bright lanterns hanging in the trees
Fabric design depicting bright lanterns hanging in the trees Date: 1922

Red bird and flowers
Printed linen design depicting a red bird and surrounded by flowers Date: 1922

Fabric design with pink flowers and birds Date: 1922

Brightly coloured birds on branches
Fabric pattern depicting brightly coloured birds on branches Date: 1922

Egyptian pattern for fabric Date: 1922

Floral peacock pattern for fabric
A brightly-coloured design with peacocks perched on branches, surrounded by exotic flowers. Date: 1922

Bright purple flowers and lanterns
Printed linen depicting bright purple flowers and lanterns Date: 1922

Printed linen design depicting brightly coloured pansies 1922

Bird and flower embroidered hanging 1922

Apple tree embroidery 1922

Shoe stall in street market, Yugoslavia
Scene at a shoe stall in a busy street market in former Yugoslavia, with pieces of blue material (possibly trousers and jackets) stacked up on the left. (2 of 2) Date: September 1965

Advert for Imperial Chemical Industries; shortage of rubber
During World War Two, Britain got 90% of their suppies of natural rubber from Japan, due to this, rubber became scarce. Old rubber was collected from old tyres and worn hose-pipes

Advert for Le Gant corsets for the larger women 1936
Le Gant of youthlastic stretches allways. For the larger women. Yes! Le Gant does give the woman of larger proportions perfect figure control

Advert for Charnaux womens beachwear 1935
An advertisement for American beachwear for women by Charnaux - their newest contribution to summer gaiety and smartness. Date: 1935

Christopher Dresser textile design 1897
Christopher Dresser textile design of flowers and berries 1897 Date: 1897

20th century Textiles
Christopher Dresser red, blue and yellow leaf pattern textile design, 1902 Date: 1886

19th century Textiles

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