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Disused Tin mine, CornwallThe ruins of a disused Cornish tin mine
Boxer of Quirinal, also known as the Terme BoxerGreek Art. Hellenistic. Boxer of Quirinal or the Terme Boxer. Bronze sculpture of the Hellenistic period (1st century B.C.). Boxer sitting at rest, with metal and leather dressings used for combat
The Thief - painting by Antonio Maria Fabres y CostaPostcard image after a painting by Antonio Maria Fabres y Costa La Ladrona (" The Thief" ) in the los Tiros art gallery in Granada, Spain
Coopers at work making wooden barrelsFour coopers hard at work in their workshop making traditional wooden barrels. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Miner at Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, CornwallMiner at work with a drill underground (below the sea) in Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall, which was just about to cease operation. Date: circa 1986
Building and masonry toolsVarious building and masonry tools, including a saw, a mallet, chisels, hatchets, a trowel and a hammer
Metropolitan Police whistle and chainA Metropolitan Police whistle and chain
The Normandy Landings - 6th June 1944 - WW2. Note the American soldier in the landing craft holding a metal detector to sweep for landmines. Date: 1944
WWI German gas mask, c 1918, in its original metal containeFirst World War German gas mask, c. 1918, in its original metal container. With a supply of silicone window panes, the instructions translate from German to for humidity, don t wipe
Beware of Trains - In English and WelshA metal sign in English and Welsh stating - Beware of Trains - likely to have been positioned at a footpath crossing or at a station
Lifeguards on horseback, Horse Guards Parade, LondonLifeguards on horseback in Horse Guards Parade, London. Date: circa 1970s
The Iron Foundry, Burmeister & Wain, 1885, by Peder SeverinPeder Severin Kroyer (1851-1909). Danish painter. The Iron Foundry, Burmeister & Wain, 1885. National Museum of Art. Copenhagen. Denmark
Metal ReactionsThe chemical and physical reactions of certain metals
Ratner patent safe, fire and fall resisting, Grade 1, Size MP, with details and measurements. Date: circa 1920s
Great Newtown Head and Metal Man, near Tramore CoWaterfordGreat Newtown Head and Metal Man, near Tramore County Waterford, Republic of Ireland
Amazing Stories scifi magazine cover, The Mad RobotTHE MAD ROBOT by William P McGivern. A brave man fires a ray-gun at an advancing metal robot with large claws and a brain encassed in a glass-domed head Date: 1944
Chrysina limbata, silver chafer beetleSilver chafer beetle specimen. The beetles have a base pigment covered by several colourless microscopically thin layers called laminae
One of three miniature metal Sikh kirpan daggers, nd. Blades shaped like pesh-kabz. Hilts of metal rod, with moulding. Believed to be associated with the indian Mutiny (1857-1859)
LCC-LFB Warehouse fire, Butlers Wharf, BermondseyA major docklands fire at Butlers Wharf, Bermondsey, SE London. It happened during a particularly cold spell for March. The attack on the fire by a large number of firefighters
Cider Press - Normandy. Two different varieties of press at work - a screw press and a cranked masher
Vintage Bentley Speed 6 at Locquirec, Brittany, FranceVintage Bentley Speed 6 (6.5 litre) with driver at the wheel in Locquirec, Brittany, north-west France. Date: circa 1960s
The Trundholm sun chariot. Early Bronze Age. C. 1400 BCPrehistory. The Trundholm sun chariot. Early Bronze Age. C. 1400 BC. Scandinavian
Tower Bridge jams in summer heatTower Bridge, London, jams when the metal expands in the summer heat on 2 July 1968. The bridge is closed for two hours while firefighters cool it down with their hoses
Trench Art Lighter, WW1Round Trench Art lighter with officers button on either side
Oval Trench Art lighter, WW1Oval Trench Art lighter with officers button on either side
Jones & Laughlin Steel Works, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaJones & Laughlin Steel Works, Monongahela River, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - founded in 1851 by Bernard Lauth and B. F. Jones. Date: circa 1903
Landore Viaduct construction, near Swansea, South WalesView of construction work on the Landore Viaduct, over the Swansea valley and the River Tawe, on the Great Western Railway, Glamorgan, South Wales
Alfa Romeo Tipo 158One of the most successful racing cars ever produced, taking 47 wins from 54 races entered. Driven by great drivers Nino Farina, Juan- Manuel Fangio & Luigi Fagioli
Bessemer converter in Longwy steelworks, FranceA Bessemer converter in the Longwy steelworks, France -- a process designed for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron
Mad Metal RobotTHE MAD ROBOT by William P McGivern. A brave man fires a ray-gun at an advancing metal robot with large claws and a brain encassed in a glass-domed head Date: 1944
Wonders of the cinema organ by G. H. DavisNoises played for films: wonders of the cinema organ. Thunder, shots and tom-toms controlled by an organist: a film-theatre organ that creates sound effects. Date: 1929
Collecting Scrap Metal. Conor, William 1881-1968
Slice of Canyon Diablo meteoriteIron meteorites, when sliced open and etched with acid, typically show a distinctive criss-cross pattern called a Widmanstatten pattern. This slice is 15cm across
Metropolitan Police air raid sirenA Metropolitan Police air raid siren, as used in wartime
Tomando Mate - ArgentinaGaucho taking mate in Argentina. Tomando mate or " taking mate, " is a cultural practice, which refers literally to drinking a semi-bitter herbal infusion of crushed yerba mate leaves in
Typesetter at workA compositor at a the Lund Humphries print works places a small type glyph on a forme rack, finishing a page of imposing surface text prior to inking and printing. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
American Troops landing on D-Day; Second World War, 1944Photograph showing American troops storming one of the Normandy beaches on D-Day, 6 June 1944. This image shows the first tanks charging through the water to the shore
Union Workhouse, Newport Pagnell, BuckinghamshireThe Newport Pagnell Union workhouse was erected in 1836 at the junction of London Road and North Crawley Road. It later became Renny Lodge Hospital
Two young men sorting through a pile of scrap metalTwo young men, one in a top hat, the other in a bowler hat, sorting through a rather unpromising pile of scrap metal in a junk yard
Suffragette W. S. P. U Sash Votes for WomenSash produced for the Womens Social & Political Union, in the colours of purple, white and green. The sash is made in a heavy woven cotton material with white central panel and borders
Writing desk set with Duralium metal from Zeppelin L32Writing desk set with glass inkwells, together with a piece of Duralium metal from Zeppelin L32 and a silver plaque engraved L32, Billericay, September 23rd 1916. Commemorative Ware
WW2 - Recycling cans to aid war effort in East Ham, LondonWW2 - Recycling tin cans to aid the war effort in East Ham, London - April, 1940. Date: 1940
Turn out more Scrap Metal - Turn out More Tanks posterWorld War II poster encouraging civilians on the home front to donate more scrap metal which can be turned into tanks to help the war effort
Shaping metal with a steam hammerTwo metalworkers use a clamp and chain to hold a large piece of metal in place while it is shaped by a pneumatic steam hammer
Gold with black sands in a gold panGold (Au) is an elemental metal. It occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks or as seen here, as grains in alluvial deposits
T & W Farmiloe Limited - Rochester Row, Westminster, LondonThe warehouses of T & W Farmiloe Limited - Rochester Row, Westminster, London. In 1914 the company were manufacturing of Lead, White Lead, Paint, Colour and Varnish, Glass