Mechanics Collection

Goodwood by Emmwood
A montage of exciting scenes from Goodwood, including mechanics working on racing cars, portraits of motoring aces, Mike Hawthorn, Tony Rolt

Erwin Schrodinger
ERWIN SCHRODINGER Austrian physicist whose research into subatomic particles is the basis of quantum mechanics

Pratts Motor Oil
A circular enamel sign advertising Pratts Motor Oil. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

The Wolverton Mechanics Institute soiree
The anniversary meeting of the Wolverton Mechanics Institute in the large engine room of Wolverton Station.1, 500 people attended the soiree

Cover design, Popular Aviation Magazine combined with Practical Mechanics, showing two criminals in a red car being pursued by two policemen in a biplane

Duckhams Motor Oil Thermometer
A tin/alloy metal give-away thermometer advertising Duckhams Motor Oil. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Fokker Dr I with Pfalz D III in background
Fokker Dr I German fighter triplane with a Pfalz D III in the background. The Fokkers pilot prepares for takeoff, with a mechanic ready to swing the propeller and two more in attendance

Jetstream G-AXUI flight mechanics laboratory for the Cranfield Institute of Technology (later Cranfield College of Aeronautics)

LCC-LFB Vehicle and equipment workshops complex
The Headquarters complex at Lambeth SE1 had extensive vehicle and equipment workshops. Maintenance, repair and restoration work could be undertaken by highly skilled mechanics and craftsmen

Selby Abbey Clock
The head verger winding up the clock in the clock tower of Selby Abbey, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1950s

The modern chassis / W H Robinson
Explanatory diagram of a typical modern chassis. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Car cross section / W H Robinson
Cross section through Mr K. R. G. Brownes (author) new sports car, showing drive and water cooling system (watering can). Please note

Drivers view at Brooklands
An impression of rounding a banked curve at Brooklands at a speed of 110 miles per hour, from the mechanics seat of a 59.6h.p. Benz, driven by Mr. L. G. Hornsted

Muscles of Human Body
Physiological diagram of the muscles, joints and animal mechanics of the human body

Thomas Dawson, Leeds Mechanics Institution, Victorian period

WW2 - Douglas Havoc Bomber
A photograph of some WW2 aircraft mechanics overhauling an American Douglas Havoc medium bomber after a non-stop flight from the United States. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - R. A. F. Wireless Operator Workshop
This photograph shows some British WW2 Royal Air Force trainees working at a wireless operator mechanics workshop. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Fixing Blenheim Engine Cowling
This photograph shows some British WW2 Royal Air Force mechanics fixing the cowling of the engine of a Blenheim aircraft. Date: circa 1940s

Pirelli Tyres Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Pirelli Ltd, promoting the world's best tyre of to-day and the future. The artistic

Isaac Newton (1642-1726/1727). English mathematician, astronomer and physicist. Chromolithography, 1876. Date: 2014

Grumman G-44A Widgeon ZK-CFA (msn 1439), of N.Z. Tourist Air Travel Ltd, at Mechanic's Bay, NZ. Date: 1964

Photograph of Mechanics Arms, Brighton, Sussex. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Beneath the arena at the London Hippodrome
Scene beneath the arena of the London Hippodrome with stage hands readying themselves to convey large wooden properties above for the next act. 1900s

Stage effects at Covent Garden for Das Rheingold
Behind the scenes at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden demonstrating how the Rhine maidens are made to swim naturally in Wagners Das Rheingold. Date: 1936

Sir Malcolm Campbell at the Brooklands pits
Sir Malcolm Campbell in his racing car at the Brooklands pits. 1923

Racing car on a wet track with cut tyres
Racing car on a wet track -- the tyres had to be specially treated with shallow cuts transversing the normal tread for extra grip. 20th century

Tyre change and refuelling at Montlhery, France
Tyre change and refuelling of a Hotchkiss car while attempting to beat records at Montlhery, France. 20th century

Start of a Brooklands Double-Twelve Race with drivers and mechanics running to their machines. 20th century

Pitstop at Monza, Italian Grand Prix
Pitstop at Monza during the Italian Grand Prix, showing Nuvolaris Maserati. 20th century

F W Freddie Dixon, racing car mechanic. 20th century

Auto-Union racing car restarting after a pitstop. 20th century

Design for a pair of Model Cottages for Labourers, Mechanics etc. 1857

Violet Cordery, Queen of Motorists
Violet Cordery, whose successful driving earned her the title of Queen of Motorists, showing her sister Evelyn how to tune up a car

A scouting squadron drawn up in line with pilots & mechanics
Eighteen aircraft, all of the same pattern, drawn up in line with pilots and mechanics posing next to them. Large distinguishing letters appear on the upper planes

Railroad Mans Tools Date: 1949

DEANES FLOUR MILL
Deanes Patent Economic Flour Mill, operated by hand. Date: 1851

ALLEGORY OF MECHANICS
LA MECANIQUE allegorical design depicting the angel of mechanics, fire in one hand, a locomotive in the other, against a background of machinery Date: circa 1890

MACHINES ALLEGORISED
LA MECANIQUE allegorical design depicting the angel of mechanics, fire in one hand, a locomotive in the other, against a background of machinery Date: circa 1890

Mechanics at the Canoga Park, California, plant of Rock?
Mechanics at the Canoga Park, California, plant of Rocketdyne make final adjustments to an engine for the first stage of a Jupiter intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM)

Oxyacetylene flame cutting in a factory or workshop in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Date: circa 1920s

Boston Massachusetts, USA - The Mechanics Building Date: circa 1910s

Maserati 250F preparations - painting by Andrew McGeachy
Preparing a red Maserati 250F before a race. The 250F was a racing car made by Maserati of Italy used in 2.5 litre Formula One racing between January 1954 and November 1960

Antonio Maria Bordoni (1789-1860). Italian mathematican. Sta
Antonio Maria Bordoni (1789-1860). Italian mathematican. He is generally considered to be the founder of the mathematical school of Pavia. Statue. University of Pavia. Italy

Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas, USA, showing trainees with B25 bombers, learning the skills of aircraft assembly by night. Date: 1951

New uniform of the Royal Air Force, 1918
Illustration in The Sphere showing the uniform of the newly formed RAF. The uniforms for officers and mechanics were to be of khaki cloth with brass or black buttons

Princess Elizabeth as an ATS officer
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II), seen far right, in training as an ATS officer at an ATS training centre in Southern England during 1945

MAXIM GUN (IWN, 1915)
MAXIM GUN Diagrammatic view of the gun and its mechanics

The Safety of Londons Underground and Tube Railways
Automatic devices for preventing accidents: the safety of Londons Underground and Tube Railways. How the element of danger from human error or illness is eliminated by mechanical means

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