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Moveable Collection

Background imageMoveable Collection: Rome / Colosseum 1827

Rome / Colosseum 1827
The four-storey structure had a moveable canopy, a safety net to protect the audience, a network of underground tunnels, and floors that could flood for mock sea battles!

Background imageMoveable Collection: Moveable bus stop arrives in London, WWII

Moveable bus stop arrives in London, WWII
A moveable bus stop sign on Tottenham Court Road in central London, giving a clear indication of where people should queue during busy rush hours. Date: 1939

Background imageMoveable Collection: Great Equatorial Telescope at Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Great Equatorial Telescope at Royal Observatory, Greenwich
The Great Equatorial Telescope at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, England. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMoveable Collection: Woolwich Town Hall, SE London - Committee Suite

Woolwich Town Hall, SE London - Committee Suite
Woolwich Town Hall, SE London - Central Committee Room - Architect: A Brumwell Thomas Date: circa 1908

Background imageMoveable Collection: Table of Moveable Feasts and De Partibus Orationis

Table of Moveable Feasts and De Partibus Orationis
Two leaves, one large and one small, both paper. The larger leaf is a Tabula des festes mobilibus (table of moveable feasts) and the smaller leaf is an explanatory note in the same hand

Background imageMoveable Collection: Anime armour. Hungarian type. Italian, ca. 1580. Back

Anime armour. Hungarian type. Italian, ca. 1580. Back
Anime, articulated armour. Hungarian type. Italian, ca.1580. Back. Armoury. Grandmaster Palace. Valletta. Malta. Date: 2019

Background imageMoveable Collection: Landing stage, Sandbanks, Dorset

Landing stage, Sandbanks, Dorset
Moveable landing stage on the beach at Sandbanks, Dorset. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageMoveable Collection: Tilting at quintain, 14th century

Tilting at quintain, 14th century
Boy with lance tilting at a moveable quintain operated by another boy (top), boy with lance tilting at a living quintain (trying to knock a man in armour with a shield off a stool)

Background imageMoveable Collection: Helmets from the Tower of London

Helmets from the Tower of London. Black helmet with visor 1, 2, and grated helmet with moveable bever 3-6. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of

Background imageMoveable Collection: Machines used in ancient sieges

Machines used in ancient sieges. Vinea 1, pluteus 2, moveable towers 3, 4, and different modes of defending castle walls from a battering ram

Background imageMoveable Collection: Pavisors and a moveable tower besieging a castle

Pavisors and a moveable tower besieging a castle
Pavisors and a moveable tower. Medieval siege warfare. Soldiers storming a parapet from a drawbridge on a moveable tower, while pavisors protect archers using large pavaises

Background imageMoveable Collection: Three dogs playing cards on a New Year card

Three dogs playing cards on a New Year card
Three dogs playing cards at a table on a New Year card -- Wishing you all good fortune. (1 of 2) circa 1890s

Background imageMoveable Collection: Exterior and interior of Prince Ranjitsinhjis portable shooting-box

Exterior and interior of Prince Ranjitsinhjis portable shooting-box, which could be despatched by rail to any given point in the jungle on a trolley by oxen or by elephants. 1907

Background imageMoveable Collection: London by Floodlight - Tower Bridge over the River Thames

London by Floodlight - Tower Bridge over the River Thames Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMoveable Collection: Penstock Chamber at Old Ford, London 1861

Penstock Chamber at Old Ford, London 1861
Interior of the Penstock Chamber in the sewers at Old Ford, London, 1861. Penstock chambers usually have large, moveable watertight doors and are used to control the flow of material in drains

Background imageMoveable Collection: Smiling man in cap and goggles on a movable greetings card

Smiling man in cap and goggles on a movable greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMoveable Collection: Three dogs with moveable heads on a Christmas card

Three dogs with moveable heads on a Christmas card
Three dogs with moveable heads sitting at a dinner table on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMoveable Collection: Three monkeys with moveable heads on a Christmas card

Three monkeys with moveable heads on a Christmas card
Three monkeys with moveable heads sitting at a dinner table on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMoveable Collection: Three cats with moveable heads on a Christmas card

Three cats with moveable heads on a Christmas card
Three cats with moveable heads sitting at a tea table on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMoveable Collection: Man with moustache on a movable greetings card

Man with moustache on a movable greetings card
Man with moustache, cigarette and movable eyes on a greetings card. circa 1890s

Background imageMoveable Collection: Policeman on a greetings card

Policeman on a greetings card
Policeman with moveable eyes on a greetings card. He belongs to the ICU force (I See You). circa 1890s

Background imageMoveable Collection: Circular Bookcase

Circular Bookcase
A handsome 7 tier circular moveable bookcase with lions head handles and claw feet. The whole magnificent structure surmounted by an antique style lamp Date: 1810

Background imageMoveable Collection: Potato harrow, set scoops and swine cases

Potato harrow, set scoops and swine cases.. Potato harrow and set scoops (Dublin and Slarks), moveable and fixed pig or swine cases, and pond construction

Background imageMoveable Collection: Suffragette Moveable Card Toy Elusive Christabel

Suffragette Moveable Card Toy Elusive Christabel
A moveable card or optical toy referring to the W.S.P.U leader Christabel Pankhurst, who eluded police by fleeing to France in 1912

Background imageMoveable Collection: LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (back)

LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (back)
LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (TWU, commonly known as the Bikini). It carries three deflated rubber rafts and nine light portable pumps

Background imageMoveable Collection: LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (front)

LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (front)
LFB-AFS Commer transportable water unit (TWU, commonly known as the Bikini). It carries three deflated rubber rafts and nine light portable pumps

Background imageMoveable Collection: Rail milling machine with moveable table

Rail milling machine with moveable table

Background imageMoveable Collection: JACOBIs MOTOR (1838)

JACOBIs MOTOR (1838)
Jacobis Motor. Date: 1838

Background imageMoveable Collection: Floating railway bridge across the Forth River

Floating railway bridge across the Forth River
A floating railway across the Forth between Granton and Burntisland. The route designed to carrying goods and live stock without the inconvience of unloading the trucks

Background imageMoveable Collection: Heavy Guns / Valparaiso

Heavy Guns / Valparaiso
During the war between Chile and the combined forces of Bolivia and Peru, heavy guns are mounted onto moveable carriages at Valparaiso


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