Naming 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

King James I knights a tasty loin of beef - Arise Sir Loin
King James I knights a tasty loin of beef at Hoghton Tower, near Preston, Lancashire, in 1617. Historians are somewhat unsurpringly divided as to the likelihood and validity of this tale

Adam Naming the Animals
Adam Naming the Creatures. Date: 1847

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychw- yrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Collecting railway tickets in Wales. A Third Class ticket issued on 14th August, 1908 between Llanrhaiadr-yn-Mochnant to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Launch of Shamrock V
The Shamrock V yacht, commissioned by Sir Thomas Lipton to contest the Americas Cup, is launched at Gosport, Hampshire following the naming ceremony by Lady Shaftesbury Date: 14 April 1930

The naming ceremony of Handley Page Halifax I L9608
The naming ceremony of Handley Page Halifax I, L9608, at Radlett by the Viscountess Halifax, 12 September 1941. Date: 1941

Naming of Cycle Parts
Today we have naming of parts

Pinafore / Programme 2
Inside pages of the programme for the original production, naming George Grossmith as Sir Joseph Porter

Book of Trades, Names of the parts of a ship
Book of Trades, A Frigate, names of the parts of a ship. 1841

Short Sunderland Mk. I L2160 Selangor
Royal Air Force - Short Sunderland Mk.I L2160 Selangor (msn S.0862), at the naming ceremony by the Sultan of Selangor, held at Port Swettenham in October 1938. Date: 1938

Mrs. Macquarie
Portrait from a miniature which now belongs in the Hobart Museum. The subject lady is Elizabeth Macquarie, second wife of Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales between 1810 and 1821

Queen Victoria naming the ship Royal Albert at Woolwich Dockyard in London. Date: 1854

NORMAN CONQUEST 7 OF 16
Harold tells King Edward of his mission : Edward dies, naming Harold his successor : Harold is crowned, but astrologers interpret Halley's comet as an evil omen Date: 1066

King Henry V naming the Battle of Agincourt, France. 1415

Christening a Ship before she is launched. Date: circa 1910s

Christening a Ship before she is launched - Our Navy cover
Front cover illustration by Charles John De Lacy (1856-1929) for Our Navy - Christening a Ship before she is launched Date: circa 1910s

RMS Titanic - Titanic passengers rescued by Carpathia
RMS Titanic - Hutchinson Archive - first generation image of the passengers on the Hutchinsons table on board the Carpathia, with handwritten notation naming them

Duke of Kent on a lifeboat at Newlyn harbour, Cornwall
The Duke of Kent in Newlyn harbour, Cornwall, for the naming of the new Penlee lifeboat, the Mabel Alice, on 18 July 1983. 1983

The Royal Visit to Ireland, 1885 - three scenes
Three scenes from the royal visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales(later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of Great Britain): The Prince of Wales laying the foundation stone of a museum, Dublin

Pet Shop - Hilarious Postcard - Purchasing a Puppy. Lady (after purchasing dog): " And what do you call the little fellow

Duke of Kent at lifeboat naming, Newlyn harbour, Cornwall
The Duke of Kent taking part in a lifeboat naming service in Newlyn harbour, Cornwall, for the naming of the new Penlee lifeboat, the Mabel Alice, on 18 July 1983. Date: 1983

Naming ceremony of Sea Scouts yacht, Gibraltar
People at the naming ceremony of the new Sea Scouts yacht, Gibraltar, 26 June 1937. It was called the Eider Duck. Date: 1937

Miss. Edme e Manning Suffragette. Miss Edme e Manning B.A. Possibly an organiser for the Manchester branch of the Womens Freedom League in 1910

Harry Postcard, the letters containing female portraits Date: circa 1910s

Frank Postcard, the letters containing female portraits Date: circa 1906

Lord and Lady Desborough at the London aerodrome dedicating a Ble

Organising nature section in Cocoon
The Organising nature section in Cocoon in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Prince George naming the new lifeboat, Walton, Essex
Prince George, Duke of Kent (1902-1942), at the naming ceremony of the new lifeboat at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. The boat was named EMED

Austin Goodwood
By naming the Austin Fourteen Goodwood they probably hope to give it a sporty image, but this remains a sedately conservative family model. Date: 1937

The Naming and Proclaiming of the Royal Exchange, London
Engraving showing Queen Victoria undertaking the ceremony of naming and proclaiming The Royal Exchange at its official opening in 1844

Inca Baptism Ceremony
At the naming ceremony of the Incas of Peru, the childs hair is ritually cut

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