Metal Collection (#46)

Medieval jousting event, Cornwall
A medieval jousting event taking place in Cornwall, with a large crowd of spectators. A jouster gallops along, aiming his jousting pole at a metal target in the shape of a man. Date: circa 1980s

Art deco style brooch or fastener
An art deco style rectangular brooch or fastener in black, brown and gold. Date: 1930s

Late Victorian or Edwardian button hook
A late Victorian or Edwardian button hook bearing the name of the maker, Frank A Townsend, Hosier, Albert Street (Derby). Button hooks were used for fastening small buttons on footwear or clothes

South African Gold in large bars resting on top of a Milners Safe Co. safe in Johannesburg. Date: circa 1910s

Karaganda, Kazakhstan - The New metal works
The new metal works at Karaganda, Kazakhstan Date: 1909

A Load of Rubbish
Looking down into a metal dustbin full of cans, bottles and other rubbish. 1960s

Pocket Chess & Draughts
Pocket chess and draughts, combined with a metal holder to fix on the board, to keep it steady in its leather case. Date: 1930s

Christening Silver 1818
Silver candelabras and candlesticks, also Russian samovar and silver dish with ewer, used at the christening of King Christian IX (father of Queen Alexandra), 1818. Date: 1930s

Karaganda, Kazakhstan - Camels pulling sleds of ore
The machine shop of the old smelting works at Karaganda, Kazakhstan Date: 1909

Southern Africa - Gold Prospecting
Working underground in a South African goldmine - using a machine drill Date: 1907

Venetian Water Carriers
A couple of female water carriers, who carry their metal buckets over their shoulders with a wooden yoke, Venice, Italy. Date: 1870s

Dog with Broken Leg
This dog, here with his nurse, broke his leg and the broken bones were mended with the aid of a metal pin. When the bandages come off he will be able to use his leg as before. Date: late 1960s

Armourer at Work
An armourer hammering a metal helmet. Date: 1930s

Doggy Coffee Break
One clever dog pours the other one a cup of coffee from a stylish metal coffee pot! Date: early 1930s

Swan Eating
A swan reaches for his ration from a metal bucket at the Great Swannery, Abbotsbury, Dorset, England. Date: 1960s

Mother and two little girls at bedtime
A mother and her two little girls at bedtime. 1917

Greek Artistic Beauty, elegantly draped in thin pink chiffon and holding a variety of metal amphorae. She seems to have forgotten some of her clothing however.... Date: circa 1910s

Fragment from a British plane, WW1
A fragment from a British plane, possibly part of the tailfin, bearing the code number F9591, First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Swimming medal, Nottingham Evening News Big Swim
Swimming medal for the Nottingham Evening News Big Swim. The swim apparently took place in the River Trent -- an outdoor scene is featured

Remains of Max Immelmanns aeroplane, WW1
The remains of German air ace Max Immelmanns aeroplane, shot down on 18 June 1916 by 2nd Lieutenant G R McCubbin of the 26th Squadron, RFC, over Annay, near Lens, northern France

17th / 21st Lancers shoulder title
A brass shoulder title of the 17th/21st Lancers, a British cavalry regiment formed in 1922. early 20th century

Fractured barrel of German Paris Gun, WW1
The fractured barrel of the German Paris Gun (also known as the Emperor William Gun), a long-range seige gun designed and manufactured by Krupp, used towards the end of the First World War

Debris of crashed German plane, Chelles, France, WW1
The debris of a crashed German plane brought down near Chelles, France, during the First World War. Date: early 1918

Captured German engineer park, Western Front, WW1
The entrance to a German engineer park, containing much material, captured by the Canadians during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Derby County FC lapel or tie pin
A Derby County Football Club lapel or tie pin in black and gold. Date: early 20th century

Brooch -- hand taking two poodles for a walk
A novelty brooch of a hand taking two French poodles for a walk. Date: early 20th century

Chinese man, Tank Corps workshop, Teneur, France, WW1
A Chinese worker salvaging tank track plates at the British Tank Corps Central Workshops, Teneur, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1917

Badge, Royal Life Saving Society
Badge of the Royal Life Saving Society, featuring a lifebelt design. Date: early 20th century

Queens Crown Civil Defence Corps button badge
A Queens Crown Civil Defence Corps button badge in brass and enamel. late 1940s-1950s

St Helens, Auckland - New Zealand - County Council Schools and the Old Metal Bridge, West Auckland. Date: circa 1910s

Three sports outfits by Jean Patou and Bernard
Three young ladies wearing sports outfits. On the left, a striped short sleeved dress and parasol, by Jean Patou. In the middle, a three-piece white suit with high collar and ribbon bow

Young lady in dinner dress by Paul Poiret
Young lady wearing dinner dress with narrow beaded straps, trimmed in gold metal and black crepe satin green, by Paul Poiret. 1924

Italian soldiers with new machine gun, WW1
Two Italian soldiers with a new machine gun during the First World War. Date: circa 1915

Torpedoed British ship in dock, WW1
A torpedoed British ship in dock during the First World War. Date: 9 September 1915

Medieval wall-ring with devils head - Italy
Italy, Tuscany, Province of Siena, Pienza: Medieval wall-ring with devils head Date: 2010

Wartime salvage poster asking for rags, paper, bones and metal. Waste is wanted for war weapons. This week and every week salvage is essential. 1940s

Scouts with their Model T Ford
Two boy scouts of Troop 176 of Leavenworth, Kansas loading their Model T Ford with scrap metal. The car hauled much salvage material and enabled the Troop to buy War Bonds. circa 1940s

A simple poor grave, Arista, Chile Date: circa 1910s

Remains of ammunition dump, La Boisselle, France, WW1
The remains of a destroyed ammunition dump outside La Boisselle, northern France, during the First World War. Date: October 1916

Howitzer beyond repair, Calais, France, WW1
A 4.5 inch Howitzer beyond repair at the Ordnance Depot, Calais, France, during the First World War. Date: 19 April 1917

British 9. 2 inch Howitzer, WW1
British 9.2 inch Howitzer, designed in 1913 for use during the First World War. It continued in use during the Second World War. Date: 1914-1918

French Nurses 1930S
A matron and a nurse attending to bedridden patients in one of the wards of the Marie Curie Hospital, Paris, France. Date: early 1930s

Industry / Australia
A map of south-eastern Australia showing the products of different districts Date: 1908

Hospital Meals
The Senior Nurse gets the plates ready whilst the junior nurses begin to dish up a meal from metal tureens at Queen Marys Hospital, Sidcup, Kent, England. Date: 1960s

Camerawork at Birmingham
A photographer sets up her equipment to do some shooting at Birmingham University, UK. Date: circa 1950s

Return of the Tripeds
THE RETURN OF THE TRIPEDS (Neil R Jones) The Professor (as a metal man) fights the flying beings until his rescue ship arrives. Date: 1932

Button Makers in 18th C
Three button makers in a french factory in the 18th century. The buttons they are making here are in metal. Date: Circa 1760

Anglo-Danish Warriors
Anglo-Danish warriors of the reign of king Cnut : they are wearing armour in the form of protective tunics and greaves on their legs, made of metal, or metal sewn onto garments. Date: 1035

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