Mechanical Collection (page 2)

RAF recruits undergoing mechanical training, WW2
RAF recruits undergoing mechanical training Date: circa 1941

RAF cadets learning about the aero engine, WW2
RAF cadets learning the mechanical marvels of the aero engine Date: circa 1941

Steel lung, Brompton Hospital
Steel Lung at the Brompton hospital in London. Also known as a tank ventilator, iron lung or Drinker tank, is a type of negative pressure ventilator; a mechanical respirator which encloses most of a

Lady Marguerite Strickland, with Alsation dog, Saxon
Lady Marguerite Strickland, in uniform, with her Alsation dog, Saxon. Captioned, Saxon and Anglo-Saxon on the Alert'. Lady Strickland in the uniform

Advertisement, Vigor's Horse-Action Saddle, captioned horse exercise at home'. Illustration of man and woman, each riding a mechanical horse action saddle on wooden and metal frame. Date: 1895

Nordenfelt Submarine Trial, Sweden
The trial of the Nordenfelt submarine at Landskrona, Sweden, before the King of Denmark, Christian IX, and the Prince of Wales, Albert Edward

Sporting Curiosities
Golfers in North Carolina wagering that they won't be put off their game when accompanied by musicians and dancing caddies

Innovative Starting Gate
An innovative starting gate, designed by Professor H. Rottenburg, being tested at a public schools athetics meeting. Date: 1932

War work for women
Miss Kay Charles, member of the Mechanised Transport Training Corps, who are on the look out for more female motor cyclists

Advert, Williams, Lea & Co Ltd, London, mechanical hand painting, art deco pochoir print, silent movie film studio Date: 1929

D Napier and Son - Special projects
Helicopter gas generator integral with rotor

Dr Richard A Pike, IMechE Director General and Secretary
Portrait of Dr Richard A Pike, IMechE Director General and Secretary, 1993-1998. Date: circa 1998

Frank Whittle with IMechE President, David Penny in front of George Stephenson's portrait. Date: 1981

Portrait of Charles Patrick Stewart, Vice President IMechE IMechE, 1875-1882. Date: circa 1882

Portrait of Ruth Spellman, IMechE CEO, 2007-2008. Date: c2008

Sir Michael Moore, IMechE Director General and Secretary
Portrait of Sir Michael Moore, IMechE Director General and Secretary, 1998-2006. Date: c2006

Portrait of KH Platt, IMechE Secretary, 1961-1976. Date: circa 1976

Portrait of Sir Henry Guy, IMechE Secretary, 1942-1951. Date: circa 1951

Railway Division members at British Rail Kingmore Depot
Group portrait of Railway Division members at British Rail Kingmore Depot, Carlisle. Cowans Sheldon 75 tons railway breakdown crane in the background. Date: 1981

Rational Gadgets For Your Coupons by William Heath Robinson
Customers are put on scales to determine how much butter they are entitled to, the heavier the person is, the more butter they are given. Date: 1940

Some of the modern linotype machines which set the type for The Daily Mail in Northcliffe House in Kensington London. (Centre)

It took two men several hours three times a week to wind up the Clock Tower (Elizabeth Tower), so Londoners could get an accurate time. Date: 1877

A customer plays an automatic bridge-playing slot machine Date: circa 1937

FIJI LIVE BURIAL
A Fiji king is buried alive, since, although he still moves, speaks and eats, his family believe his spirit has already left his body, and his movements are only mechanical Date: circa 1860

Residential block elevation for 1 Birdcage Walk, HQ of The Institution of Mechanical
Basil Slade Drawings

The Mechanical Cow - early vending machine
The Automatic Milk Supply- an early form of vending machine installed in Ilford Essex in 1911. Jugs of milk could be filled for one old penny Date: 1911

The ascent of Mont Blanc made easy: a suggestion to the followers of Mr Albert Smith. A very relaxed Victorian man is transported to the top of the mountain on a giant pair of retractable mechanical

Ships loading at wharf Outer Harbour, Australia, c. 1900-1910
Vintage photograph: Ships loading at a wharf on the Outer Harbour, Adelaide Australia, c.1900-1910

Trades in Regency England: basket making, geese plucking and whips. Basket-maker weaving willow into baskets and hampers on the Isle of Ely 34

D Napier and Son - Bristol centaurus
Bristol Centaurus 661 engine

D Napier and Son - Turbocharger prints
Napier turbocharger. Type NA-150

D Napier and Son - Nomad
Napier 5000 BHP E124 aero engine

D Napier and Son - Sabre E107
Gear idler LH sleeve & blower drive

D Napier and Son - Special projects
Breguet scheme for augmented lift

D Napier and Son - Gazelle
Gazelle Mk. 10101 ECU. Air diagram 6983

D Napier and Son - Sabre I, II & V
Diagrammatic Layout of Hobson-RAE. Master Control Injector Type: NS2 & NS4

D Napier and Son - Turbocharger
Napier na 450 Turbo-charger

D Napier and Son - Hercules
Bristol Hercules 730 Engine TP1536

D Napier and Son - Sealion
60-0 Power MTB Section through Camshaft Drives

The Drawing Office, 3rd Floor IMechE. Later in c1936 the opposite end was partitioned off as an office. In 1951 the office was transferred to the door-end and re-partitioned. Date: 1936

Portrait of Frederick William Lanchester. Date: circa 1930

Exterior, IMechE Headquarters, 1 Birdcage Walk. Date: circa 1950s

Portrait of Frank Radcliffe. Date: circa 1970

Portrait of James Edward Montgomery, IMechE Secretary, 1939-1942. Date: circa 1942

Portrait of Baroness Beryl Platt of Writtle
Portrait of Baroness Beryl Platt, Baroness Platt of Writtle signing IMechE Honorary Fellow book. Date: 1984

Portrait of Ronald W Mellor, IMechE Secretary, 1987-1993. Date: circa 1993

Portrait of Brian (?) G Robbins, IMechE Secretary, 1951-1961. Date: circa 1961

IMechE Trustee Board. Front row left to right: Prof Isobel Pollock; Prof Christopher Taylor; John McDougall; William Edgar; and John Baxter

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