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Background imageMetal Collection: Steam train, locomotive, steel bridge, South America

Steam train, locomotive, steel bridge, South America
19th century vintage photograph - steam train on an unusually long railway bridge, c.1900. Plate on train reads Concepcion - location is likely to be South America

Background imageMetal Collection: East River Bridge, Manhattan, New York, c. 1890 s

East River Bridge, Manhattan, New York, c. 1890 s
19th century vintage photograph - East River Bridge, New York, c.1890 s

Background imageMetal Collection: France c. 1890 - large telescope in the Nice Observatory

France c. 1890 - large telescope in the Nice Observatory
Vintage 19th century photograph: France c.1890 - large telescope in the Nice Observatory

Background imageMetal Collection: Steam train engine funicular railway, Rigi, Switzerland

Steam train engine funicular railway, Rigi, Switzerland
Vintage 19th century photograph: steam train engine for the funicular railway, Rigi, Switzerland

Background imageMetal Collection: Eiffel Tower, Paris, Exposition Universelle, 1900

Eiffel Tower, Paris, Exposition Universelle, 1900
Vintage 1900 century photograph: Eiffel Tower Paris, Exposition Universelle. The Exposition Universelle of 1900, better known in English as the 1900 Paris Exposition, was a worlds fair held in Paris

Background imageMetal Collection: Workers in foundry pouring molten metal

Workers in foundry pouring molten metal
Metal foundry workers pour molten metal from a ladle into moulds. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageMetal Collection: Weighing scales and cherries, London market stall

Weighing scales and cherries, London market stall
Old brass weighing scales and cherries on a market stall in the East End of London. Date: 1957

Background imageMetal Collection: Coils of steel wire

Coils of steel wire await processing in a factory. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMetal Collection: The Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle from his own short story

The Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle from his own short story. First produced at the Adelphi Theatre, 4 June 1910, this production at the Globe Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London

Background imageMetal Collection: Comic postcard, golf, an artificial bunker

Comic postcard, golf, an artificial bunker Date: 20th century

Background imageMetal Collection: Comic postcard, Little boy clinging to post on the beach

Comic postcard, Little boy clinging to post on the beach. I don t want to leave. Date: 20th century

Background imageMetal Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Coo - you ought to have seen ours

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Coo - you ought to have seen ours
The Caption reads Coo! You ought to have seen ours. The bombs look like what were called Butterfly bombs. These were anti-personnel weapons dropped for people to pick up

Background imageMetal Collection: World War II - Rhine bridge at Remagen, near Bonn

World War II - Rhine bridge at Remagen, near Bonn
Vintage photograph World War II - Rhine bridge at Remagen, near Bonn which the retreating German army failed to destroy

Background imageMetal Collection: Elevated railway or El Train at 110th Street New York

Elevated railway or El Train at 110th Street New York
Curve on the elevated railway or El Train at 110th Street New York. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageMetal Collection: WW II - first British army headquarters in Berlin Germany

WW II - first British army headquarters in Berlin Germany
Vintage photograph World War II - first British army headquarters in Berlin Germany following occupation in 1945

Background imageMetal Collection: WW II - T-19 Locust tank emerging from a Hamilcar gilder

WW II - T-19 Locust tank emerging from a Hamilcar gilder
Vintage photograph World War II - T-19 Locust tank emerging from a Hamilcar gilder

Background imageMetal Collection: Train on the Rigi funicular railway, Lake Lucerne, Switzerla

Train on the Rigi funicular railway, Lake Lucerne, Switzerla
Vintage 19th century photograph: Train on the Rigi funicular railway, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland

Background imageMetal Collection: Tenjinbashi, steel bridge, Osaka, Japan

Tenjinbashi, steel bridge, Osaka, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageMetal Collection: Fernie, BC, Canada - recycling train and scrap metal

Fernie, BC, Canada - recycling train and scrap metal
Fernie, British Columbia, Canada - Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) recycling train and scrap metal - circa 1908. Date: circa 1908

Background imageMetal Collection: Construction of the Edgware Synagogue

Construction of the Edgware Synagogue
The Edgware Synagogue under construction. 1955

Background imageMetal Collection: Russian-style wall hanging, circa 1900

Russian-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Canvas lambrequin and curtains, silk window screen, armchair. Planche 20. Croisee Russe. Lambrequin toile ou serge, ton creme, applications de laine

Background imageMetal Collection: Front cover of a bound volume of The British Workman, an improving magazine for

Front cover of a bound volume of The British Workman, an improving magazine for the working classes founded by Thomas Bywater Smithies in 1855, committed to encouraging temperance, protestantism

Background imageMetal Collection: Tray with lemonade jug and two glasses

Tray with lemonade jug and two glasses. 1922

Background imageMetal Collection: Silhouette - Scissor Sharpener, Street Vendor

Silhouette - Scissor Sharpener, Street Vendor
Silhouette - Scissor Sharpener, Knife Grinder, Street Vendor. 20th century

Background imageMetal Collection: Advert, F W Cotterill, Darlaston, Staffordshire

Advert, F W Cotterill, Darlaston, Staffordshire
Advert, F W Cotterill, Darlaston, South Staffordshire -- bolts, nuts, rivets and washers. 1904

Background imageMetal Collection: Advert, A Stokes & Co, Birmingham Advert, A Stokes & Co, Birmingham

Advert, A Stokes & Co, Birmingham Advert, A Stokes & Co, Birmingham
Advert, A. Stokes & Co, Birmingham and London, wood and metal screws. 1904

Background imageMetal Collection: Electro-plating workshop in the Oudry factory, Paris

Electro-plating workshop in the Oudry factory, Paris. Date: circa 1870

Background imageMetal Collection: Elkington & Co, Electro-Plate Works, Birmingham

Elkington & Co, Electro-Plate Works, Birmingham
Scenes from Elkington & Co, Electro-Plate Works, Birmingham -- raising, plating, stamping and vats. Date: circa 1850s

Background imageMetal Collection: The interior of a car on the Cote d Azur Pullman Express

The interior of a car on the Cote d Azur Pullman Express decorated with panels of Rene Lalique glass. Date: 1930

Background imageMetal Collection: Art Metal Steel Office Equipment, Jamestown, New York, USA

Art Metal Steel Office Equipment, Jamestown, New York, USA - photographs of the manufacturing process in the factory. (1 of 4) Date: 1926

Background imageMetal Collection: Art Metal Construction Company, Branch Offices

Art Metal Construction Company, Branch Offices
Art Metal Construction Company, Jamestown, New York, USA - Branch Offices in Albany, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Hartford

Background imageMetal Collection: Title page, Art Metal Steel Office Equipment

Title page, Art Metal Steel Office Equipment, Art Metal Construction Company, Jamestown, New York, USA - The Worlds Largest Makers of Steel Office Equipment. Date: 1926

Background imageMetal Collection: Advert, wrought-iron fireproof safes and deed boxes

Advert, wrought-iron fireproof safes and deed boxes
Advert, wrought-iron fireproof safes, deed boxes and cash boxes. 1854

Background imageMetal Collection: Patent letter-copying presses

Patent letter-copying presses. 1854

Background imageMetal Collection: Farriers invoice (detail), Owen Coles, Silverstone

Farriers invoice (detail), Owen Coles, Silverstone
Farriers invoice (detail), Owen Coles, Shoeing and General Smith, Silverstone, Northamptonshire. circa 1910

Background imageMetal Collection: Curfew, or couvre-feu, fire cover

Curfew, or couvre-feu, fire cover

Background imageMetal Collection: Operation Veritable Memorial, Groesbeek, Holland

Operation Veritable Memorial, Groesbeek, Holland
Shaped like an airborne canister, or the Tinman in the Wizard of Oz film, this metal Memorial records on the back that on 17/18 September 1944

Background imageMetal Collection: The Paulushoef, Paulushoeve Farm near Best

The Paulushoef, Paulushoeve Farm near Best
The owner of this farm, Wan van Overveld, has erected a metal parachute in the garden and on the house is a Screaming Eagle

Background imageMetal Collection: Manufacturing hard steel rails for the railway

Manufacturing hard steel rails for the railway. Date: 1880

Background imageMetal Collection: Railway construction, delivery of monster bar, Port Talbot

Railway construction, delivery of monster bar, Port Talbot
Railway construction, delivery of a monster bar, 62 feet 5 inches long, at Port Talbot, Glamorganshire, with a large crowd of celebrating spectators. Date: 1851

Background imageMetal Collection: Ancient door

Ancient door. circa 1890

Background imageMetal Collection: Scene in a Bronze Age foundry

Scene in a Bronze Age foundry, showing men pouring molten metal into a container, and various weapons on display. BCE

Background imageMetal Collection: Wakefield Prison Engineering Shop

Wakefield Prison Engineering Shop
Prisoners and staff at work in the enginering shop at Wakefield. Several are engaged in making metal bedsteads. One is oxy-acetylene welding.. Date: circa 1945

Background imageMetal Collection: Sheet Metal Workers, William Baker Technical School, Hertfor

Sheet Metal Workers, William Baker Technical School, Hertfor
Boys at their work benches in the sheet metal workshop at the William Baker Technical School, Hertford, run by Barnardo s. Date: Date unknown

Background imageMetal Collection: Ratner patent anti-blowpipe safe

Ratner patent anti-blowpipe safe, A Type, with details and measurements. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageMetal Collection: Photographs of sub-standard safes -- Not Ratner

Photographs of sub-standard safes -- Not Ratner. Showing safes which were too easy to break into, or were not fireproof, compared with the superior quality of Ratner safes. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageMetal Collection: Canadian and Belgian Memorials at Juno Beach entrance

Canadian and Belgian Memorials at Juno Beach entrance
Metal plaques placed near the sea are inevitably corroded by the salt air. Those in this stone pillar, at the beach entrance, are no exception

Background imageMetal Collection: 22nd Dragoons Memorial, Cresserons, Normandy

22nd Dragoons Memorial, Cresserons, Normandy
The Dragoons were equipped with Sherman flail tanks. Rotating metal chains were attached to a roller at the front of the tank and as the tank moved slowly forward



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