Minute Collection

New British Sten gun by G. H. Davis
The Sten gun: the new British machine gun, introduced during the Second World War, explained in detail. It is a simplified Tommy-gun that fires almost any type of 9mm ammunition at 550 rounds per

George Mutch scores for Preston North End at the FA Cup Fina
Photograph of George Mutch scoring a penalty to make the score 1-0 for Preston North End against Huddersfield Town in the last minute of the FA Cup Final, 30th April 1938

Ascent Mont Blanc - 4
THE ASCENT OF MONT BLANC Reaching the summit: during this final stage, each step takes ten minutes Date: 1855

Niagara Falls Date: 1950

Oligonychus ununguis, red spider mite
Red spider mites are arachnids with four pairs of legs and no antennae. They are a plant-sucking pest mainly active in the hot summer weather

Glass Perfume Bottle
A swinging scent spray: A scent spray which swings on a pivot is a useful and decorative novelty and an ideal last minute Christmas present. Date: 1936

Iphigenia Not Sacrificed
Agamemnon is about to sacrifice his daughter so the Greek fleet can get under way to Troy, but Diana substitutes a deer at the last minute, and spirits her off to Tauris

Shannon Copier
The Shannon No-chemical Letter Copier copies at the fantastic rate of forty letters a minute - whats more a juvenile may operate it. How does it work? Shannon aren t saying

Chauffeur driving a blue car on a greetings card
Chauffeur driving a blue car with two passengers on a greetings card -- A mile a minute. Date: circa 1900s

Last minute in the Football Match, it's now or never
The last minute in the Football Match, it's now or never Date: 1898

Minute Fragments
Two minute fragments of different manuscripts, found together. Both paper. Date: circa 13th Century

Justinian's Codex, Book V. XIII (Fragment)
Single folio, parchment, from Justinian's Codex. The text on this leaf is from Book V.XIII Dei Uxoriae Actione 1.1.a. Main body text and marginal gloss with additional minute gloss on verso

Justinian's Codex, Book VI. XXXXI (Fragments)
Single folio, parchment, from Justinian's Codex. The text on this folio is from Book VI.XXXXI. Comprised of main body text and a marginal gloss with an additional minute gloss

Justinian's Codex, Book V. XXXVIII (Fragment)
Single folio, parchment, from Justinian's Codex. The text on this folio is from Book VI. XXXVIII De Uerborum Et Rerum Significatione 4.1

Justinian's Codex, Book IIII. XX (Fragment)
Single folio, parchment, from Justinian's Codex. The text on this folio is taken from Book IIII.XX De Testibus 20. Comprised of a main body text and a marginal gloss with additional minute gloss

Justinian's Codex, Book III. XVIII (Fragment)
Single folio, parchment, from Justinian's Codex. The text on this folio is taken from Book III.XVIII, De Probationis 7. Main body text with a marginal gloss and additional minute gloss

Euripides Medea (Fragment)
Minute fragment from Euripides Medea, v.1057-1062, parchment. From a codex, main body text in brown in a rounded unical hand

RMS Queen Mary, hull and propellers
RMS Queen Mary's hull and propellers were subjected to minute inspection before her official trials Date: 1930s

Advert for Min Piano Polish, promising a beautiful finish in half a minute. Date: 1932

Traffic at Ludgate Circus is halted and passers-by stand still to observe a minute's silence on Armistice Day Date: 1926

Unknown species of bushbaby or mouse lemur (Minute lemur, Lemur minutus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

The Pierrot of the Minute
Pierrot with sand glass. Artist: Aubrey Beardsley Date: 1897

Line of the Minute Men at Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Commemorative stone, Line of the Minute Men at Concord, Massachusetts, USA -- 19 April 1775. Date: circa 1904

Curtis British Entomology Plate 163
Coleoptera: Throscus obtusus = Trixagus obtusus (Minute Throscus) [Plant: Dianthus armeria (Deptford Pink)] Date: 1824-39

Boeing B-50A Superfortress 46-10 Lucky Lady II
United States Air Force - Boeing B-50A-5-BO Superfortress 46-10 (msn 15720) Lucky Lady II, which made first non-stop flight around the world, from 26 February - 2 March 1949

Pocket Watch Date: 1941

EXAMINING PEARLS 1930S
Examining pearls - even the most minute and careful measurements have to be taken to ensure the exact grading of the pearls. Date: 1930s

St Dunstans clock
The clock at St Dunstan-in-the-West is one of the oldest in London. Installed just after the Great Fire of London in 1671, it was the first clock in London to have a minute hand

William Cowpers Summer House, Olney, Buckinghamshire. William Cowper (1731-1800) was an English poet and hymnodist. Date: circa 1950s

The Old Boulder Line of the Minute Men
Lexington, Massachusetts, USA - The House of Jonathan Harrington and The Old Boulder Line of the Minute Men - marking the spot where a small band of peaceful and untrained farmers (numbering 50 to 60)

Aircraft machine guns by G. H. Davis
The principal weapon in air fighting during the Second World War: aircraft machine guns. American, British, French, German and Italian machine guns, capable of firing 1000-1200 rounds per minute

The Worlds Smallest Bible. Printed in 1895 by David Bryce & Son, Glasgow, Scotland, Brought to America by J. Francis Ruggles, internationally known rare Bible collector, whose seal is in this book

Last-minute training for men of the Irish Guards Battle Group.One of 48 colour photographs taken by Sgt David John Miles, a reservist who volunteered to serve with 4 Armoured Brigade as Brigade

Study and fagging at Malvern College
Last minute study and fagging: some of the junior boys doing some hasty revision while one of them cleans a senior boys boots, at Malvern College, an independent school in Worcestershire, England

Roger Bannister
SIR ROGER GILBERT BANNISTER CBE, neurologist and athlete best known for being the first man to run a mile in under four minutes. Date: 1929 -

Liposcelis sp. booklouse
Transmitted light photograph of a booklouse with a body length of 1.2 mm. A booklouse is any of numerous species of tiny wingless insects which feed on the starches and moulds found on in books

Alaptus magnanimus, fairy fly
Fairy flies are among the tiniest insects on our planet measuring in at around 0.21mm long

Selenaria maculata, bryozoa
An Australian, free living, bryozoan colony capable of walking along the sea floor. With about 2000 members the colony is some 12mm across

Liposcelis bostrychophilus, booklouse
A booklouse is any of numerous species of tiny wingless insects which feed on the starches and moulds found on in books and on paper

World Champion Typist - Albert Tangora
Albert Tangora (1903 1978) set the world speed record for sustained typing on a manual keyboard for one hour, 147 words per minute, on October 22, 1923

2 Minute Silence, London
A two minute silence is observed in London

Indian soldiers using a Bren gun
Photograph of Indian soldiers using a Bren gun. A gas-operated weapon, the Bren used the same. 303 ammunition as the standard British rifle, the Lee-Enfield

Soho, London - Paul Barnes Hairdresser, offering a sensational 30-minute shampoo and set, no waiting. 1973

Watch words on a circular greetings card
Watch words for the days of the week on a circular greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Mottos - Twenty Minute Interval - Theatre Curtains drawn back to show words. Part of Box 134 Boswell Collection - Mottos. Date: circa 1895

The Silent Minute - Big Ben, London - WW2
The idea of the silent minute was developed in Britain in the Second World War, initially from an idea by Major Wellesley Tudor Pole

Minutes of the Council of Jaca. 11th century. Fragment of an illuminated scroll. At the bottom, bishops. Diocesan Archives. Huescas Cathedral. Spain

WW2 poster, Yield Not An Inch! Waste Not A Minute! Stand Fast! Work Fast! Date: circa 1941

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