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The Bone Shaker Bicycle of the 1840 sPhotograph of a cyclist on a Bone Shaker bicycle of the 1840s to 1850 s. This type of bicycle was innovative in having pedals, but earnt its moniker through the used of solid wood or metal wheels
Portrait of Oliver Cromwell, oil on canvas by an unknown artist after Robert Walker, c.1640. Date: c.1640
Troumasse River Bridge, Micoud, St Lucia, West Indies. Date: circa 1900s
Startling Stories Scifi Magazine Cover with Science IslandSCIENCE ISLAND (Eando Binder)A cold-blooded Scientific Napoleon with the Brain of a Genius and a Body of Metal threatens to Dominate Mankind Date: 1939
RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). Zapotec Civilization. 1947. Mural Pre-Hispanic Mexico and Colony in the corridor of the north wall. Detail
Freemason seal of the 19th century with different symbols as the Seal of Solomon or Star of David. Metals. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris
Scuba DiverA scuba diver inside a large metal water tank. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Trench Art lighter in the shape of a book, WW1Trench Art lighter in the shape of a book
KaoliniteScanning electron microscope image of kaolinite (x 4.00K). Its a common phyllosilicate mineral, its structure is composed of silicate sheets bonded to aluminum oxide/hydroxide layers
Coleoptera sp. metallic beetlesA pair of gold and silver metallic beetles side by side
Metropolitan Fire Brigade helmetMetropolitan Fire Brigade brass helmet, used until replaced by a cork version in the 1930s
City of London handcart with scrap bomb metal, WW2WW2 - City of London Corporation handcart containing scrap metal, including bomb ordinance, Southwark Bridge, London. The cart also contains iron railings and general household metalwork
Great Crane at Woolwich Arsenal, south east LondonThe Great Crane at the Arsenal, Woolwich, south east London, used to lift sections of large guns
Metropolitan Police coshA Metropolitan Police cosh with a leather looped handle
Duckhams Motor Oil ThermometerA tin/alloy metal give-away thermometer advertising Duckhams Motor Oil. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*
Tunisian woman with elaborate coin necklaceTunisian woman with elaborate necklace made of many strings of coins with holes in the middle, metal bangles, thin silken clothing and a pointed hat
KETTLE CATA ginger cat about to be boiled in a kettle on the kitchen hob!
Boy and SheepA little boy carring a metal pail of feed, is followed by a hungry sheep!
The Eiffel Tower, Paris, Fance, c. 1890 sVintage 19th century photograph: The Eiffel Tower, Paris, Fance, c.1890 s
WW II - partly assembled Focke-Wulf 190 Bremen factoryVintage photograph World War II - partly assembled Focke-Wulf 190 aircraft in the companys Bremen factory, following RAF bombing
Nettlefolds patent pointed screws, from Verity Electrical Supplies, Aston, Birmingham. 1903
Ratner fire-resisting safes and wall safesRatner light fire-resisting safes, and wall safes, with details and measurements. Date: circa 1920s
Headgear of Geevor Tin Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall, silhouetted against the sky. Work underground was stopped in April 1986. Date: circa 1980s
Copper and tin mine, Botallack, St Just, CornwallA copper and tin mine at Botallack, St Just, Cornwall -- the workings extend beneath the sea for about 1 km. Date: 1869
Train collision, Maze Hill Station, SE LondonTrain collision and derailment at Maze Hill Station, SE London, 4 July 1958. Close-up of the point of impact. Date: 1958
Close-up of a vintage Bentley car, with large headlamps and various badges. Date: circa 1960s
Illustration, A Song of the English, LighthouseIllustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)
Blitz in London -- damage to tanks, Thames Haven, WW2Blitz in London -- damage to tanks and pipelines at Thames Haven, near Thurrock, Essex, 7 September 1940. The ground was covered with spilt oil which was subsequently ignited during an attack
Gold nugget found in a dry river bed outside Potchefstroom, Wits. 120 km southwest of Johannesburg, October 1882. Approximately 68x48mm and 156g in weight
Franklinite, zinc oreA granular rock composed of white calcite, dull green willemite, red zincite and black franklinite (Zinc Iron Manganese Oxide). See T00387 for a fluorescent view
Benitoite was discovered in 1906 near the San Benito river in California which remains the only known locality for this (barium titanium silicate) mineral
Polished slab of labradoriteLabradorite (calcium sodium aluminum silicate) can seem dull and grey until the light hits correctly, then an array of colours can be observed glowing on the surface
Afternoon dresses by Poiret and DrecollTwo fashionable women in afternoon dresses. On the left, black decorated with metal and gold lace, by Poiret. On the right, three-piece dress in crepe de chine, red and black
Widnes Transporter BridgeThe Widnes Transporter Bridge - opened by Sir J T Brunner on 29th May 1905. A span of 1000ft from the centre to the centre of each tower, each 1000ft in height
Advertisement for clothing and bedding disinfectorAn 1880 trade advertisement for a disinfector by made by Nelson and Sons of Leeds. The device, used by workhouses, hospitals and prisons
Doing Laundry 1940SA housewife uses a kind of dolly leg with a rubber plunger on the end of it to wash her clothes in a metal tub. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)
Women Washing DishesThree young women (" Three Lions", perhaps in some way connected with womens services during World War Two) washing and drying dishes together in a large kitchen
Ratner patent extra strong safe, fire and fall resisting, Grade 2, with details and measurements. Date: circa 1920s
Ratner patent safe, fire and fall resisting, for registrars, Size No. 5, with details and measurements. Date: circa 1920s
Toast rack, egg dish, sardine box, caviar box, pickle frame, etc. Lithograph from a catalog of metal products manufactured by Wuerttemberg Metalware Factory, Geislingen, Germany, 1896
Western Garage and Engineering Works, Newton Abbot, Devon, fitted with two Kinnear rolling metal shutters. circa 1930s
Savoy Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri, USASavoy Hotel, West 9th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Date: circa 1906
Expert grinder at Wilkinson Sword Works, WW1Expert grinder at Wilkinson Sword Works, working on a new bayonet during the First World War. 1914-1918
Poster, Four Years in the Fight, WW1YWCA Poster, design by Lucien Jonas, Four Years in the Fight, The Women of France, We Owe Them Houses of Cheer, United War Work Campaign, First World War. circa 1918
Dom Luis I Bridge, River Douro, Porto, northern PortugalDom Luis I Bridge over the River Douro, Porto, northern Portugal, opened in 1886. circa 1910
LCC-LFB Knightsbridge firemen, Wells Challenge Cup winners for 1913. Front row: R J Nicholas, W H Sheldrick, Sub-Officer H C Griffiths, Station Officer J Smith, T H Coggan, D J O Leary
Poster, Attenhofer Metallic A-15 crossbow. Designed by Weiskonig. 1955
Flowing oil well near Sapulpa, Oklahoma, USA. Date: circa 1920