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Advert for L & R Wooderson mens sock garter 1906For gentlemen the Velvet Grip, Boston Garter comes in a varity of colours blue, pink, cardinal, black and white. Date: 1906
Trade catalogue for irons 1911Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing a selection of irons. Date: 1911
Advert for Dolcis court shoesColourful advert for Dolcis shoes featuring a variety of heels in lizard calf buckskin and patent leather 1932
Advert for Mandleberg & Co. waterproofs 1890Mandleberg, patent coats made from rubber and " free from odour", for men and women. 1890
We miss the patter of your fairy footsteps... A pair of dainty yet stylish ladys footwear from the Edwardian era Date: circa 1900s
Earls Court Exhibition of 1905 - The Great Wheel, Back ViewEarls Court Exhibition of 1905 - The Great Wheel - Back View Date: 1905
Washington DC, USA - US Patent Office Date: 1920
Birkinshaws?s Patent for malleable iron rails for railroadsSpec for J Birkinshaws?s patent for improvement in the construction of malleable iron rails for railroads
IMechE: W G Walkers 60 patent air propeller fan for installation at the IMechE
Puplett patent ammonia compressor, c.1920 Date: circa 1920
Lieut. Very?s patent pistol for night signalling, The Marine Engineer, 1888-89, vol.10, p.274 Date: circa 1889
Crampton Patent Loco. GE 1851 / IMechE
United States (1862). Colts Patent Fire Arms Manufactory. Litography
Grays Telephone SystemA demonstration of the telephone system of Elisha Gray in New York. Gray filed a patent for the telephone on the same day as Bell, but his initial delay proved costly! Date: 1878
Patent poster for Shand, Mason & CoA patent poster for Shand, Mason & Co, fire engine makers and hydraulic engineers, advertising three types of firefighting equipment
Patent for John CabotLetters patent for a voyage to discover new lands granted to John Cabot by King Henry VII, 1496-1497 Date: 1496-1497
All goods sewed by the Double Thread Sewing Co s. patent process must bear their stamp. Date c1877
Patent medicine label for unnamed womens hair tonic which restores gray hair... cures dandruff and prevents baldness. Illustrated with busts of typical women of Holland, America, Persia, and Spain
Ashcrofts patent low water detector for preventing the explosion... Date c1866
J. H. Perry. Manufacturer of the Ox Brand patent & enamelledJ.H. Perry. Manufacturer of the Ox Brand patent & enamelled
Advertisement for railway equipmentAdvertisement for W B Dick & Co of London, Manufacturers of Light Railways and Tramway Materials. Showing various railway items, with a depiction of Kerrs Patent Portable Railway at the centre
Advertisement for refrigeration equipment for shipsAdvertisement for the Dry Air Refrigerator or Freezing Machine, from the Haslam Foundry & Engineering Co Ltd of Derby, showing refrigeration equipment for ships. circa 1883
Petticoat Lane Market, London - Clothes Auction. A street clothes market on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street. Secondhand clothes
Psychadelic Mini DressA colourful Pyschadelic mini dress, worn with a blue beret and white patent leather boots - So Sixties! Date: 1968
The Eclipse Halter - Advertorial postcardThe Celebrated Eclipse Halter - Horse Tack design patented in 1884. Date: circa 1900s
Steam Whipping Engine by J. Scott Russell and CoTechnical drawing depicting a patent Steam Whipping Machine constructed by Messrs. J. Scott Russell and Co. of Millwall and used to load and discharge cargo on screw collier ships. Date: 1856
Champagne TrolleyA three-wheeled trolley for transporting champagne, one of hundreds of different trucks and trolleys available in Slingsbys Patent Trucks List. 1910
Sliding Cover Dust TruckA sliding cover dust truck, presumably for a street cleaner, or for transporting rubble or industrial rubbish with a cover to prevent said dust blowing away in the wind
De Mornays patent sugar-mill, Brazil, 1854The interior of a mill house showing de Mornays patent sugar-mill on the Carauna Estate, in Pernambuco, Brazil. Date: 1854
Railway Refreshment TruckA rather elaborate railway refreshment truck with urns, a glass cabinet and small railings around each shelf to keep refreshments from falling out
Wallpaper truckA wallpaper truck used for transporting numerous rolls of wallpaper. One of hundreds of varieties of trucks and trollies available to buy in Slingsbys Patent Trucks List, 1910. 1910
Bellville and Cie dress modelled by Jean Shrimpton, 1962A froth of grey and white shadow striped organza bubbles over five layers of net petticoats. A pristine white organza cape etched with stripe is kept trim by a wide black patent leather belt which
Girl ExercisingKeep young and beautiful : A smart little girl demonstrates how a few minutes stretching your arms and legs each day is a good form of exercise. Child, children Date: 1930s
M CORMICKs REAPERMCCORMICKs REAPER McCormicks patent American horsedrawn reaper being used by two farm labourers. Date: 1850s
Beattie Patent locomotive - Beyer Peacock & CoBeattie Patent locomotive built by Beyer Peacock and company of Manchester, 1867 Date: 1867
Protective collar against garrottingA protective collar or stock against garrotting
Steam powered vehicle, South WalesA steam powered vehicle made by the Patent Steam Car and Wagon Company of Leeds, being driven along a road somewhere in South Wales
Industrial furnacesWorkmen in front of two Meldrum Brothers patent furnaces, manufactured in Manchester. The furnaces may be " destructors", for the purpose of burning town refuse
Patent Office Curiosities and IngenuitiesSome Curiosities and Ingenuities of the Patent Office! These include a popelling device, a helmet-mounted gun, a submersible lifesaving apparatus, a cool pipe
Patent Applied For. A new invention discloses their whereabouts. a golfer looks for a lost ball while golfing. Please note
PUMP SHOESCutaway calf pump shoe with baby heel and black patent vamp and black patent pump with rouleau rosette
Patent Pump ShoesShiny black patent pump shoe with punched brogue vamp and chunky heel
Black Patent Pump ShoesAmerican campus girl pump in black patent with high vamp and thick heel by Margaret Jerrold
Patent and Tan Calf BootTrimmed black patent and tan calf boot with sloping heel and lacing by Cristel. In front, donkey suede and patent pump, patent walking shoe and patent ankle strap shoe
Shoes at Peter RobinsonsA selection of ladies shoes by Peter Robinsons of Oxford Street, including beaded evening shoes, patent leather with buckles & Louis XV heels plus ladies golf boots
Champagne Kid & PatentTwo shoe designs in champagne kid and patent leather with typical 1920s shaped heels
Day & Evening Shoes 1925Day and evening shoes; on left a day shoe in kid, beige and patent black leather. On right; a silver brocade evening shoe with a Louis Cuban heel
Pontings Shoe AdvertShoes available at Pontings on Kensington High St including brogues, oxford shoes, golf shoes and elegant evening shoes in patent leather and grey suede