Pebble Collection

The Makapansgat Pebble
Three-million-year-old Makapansgat Pebble from South Africa. Perhaps the most ancient art object in the world. It is said to have been carried over a distance of four kilometers by Australopithecus

Plate 4, fig 2 Puddingstone - from Mineralienbuch
An illustration of a polished section of puddingstone. Puddingstone is a conglomerate sedimentary rock. Plate 4, fig 2 from Mineralienbuch by F. A. Schmidt, Stuttgart 1855

Three women with a dog at an open window
Three women with a Jack Russell terrier at an open window. Date: circa 1900s

Kodak jar with pebbles from Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes for
Kodak jar with pebbles from emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) stomach Collected by Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition

Beach fishing boat, Dungeness, Kent
Clinker-built, wooden fishing boat Ian and Tina of Dungeness, hauled up on the pebbles of Dungeness beach, Kent. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1990

Periscope crab and flower crab
Periscope crab, Podophthalmus vigil 1, and flower crab, Portunus pelagicus 2. Podoftalmo spinoso, Lupa pelagica. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario

Scarce hook-tip and pebble hook-tip
Scarce hook-tip, Sabra harpagula 1, 2, and pebble hook-tip, Drepana falcataria 3-6. Phalaena Bombyx harpagula, falcula. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann

Light emerald and scalloped hook-tip
Light emerald, Campaea margaritaria 1, 2, scalloped hook-tip, Falcaria lacertinaria 3-6. Bombyx falcatae, sesquistiataria, lacertula

Pebble prominent and iron prominent
Pebble prominent, Notodonta ziczac, and iron prominent, Notodonta dromedarius. Phalaena ziczac, dromedarius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph

Figure of eight, swallow prominent and Drymonia
Figure of eight moth, Diloba caeruleocephala, swallow prominent, Pheosia tremula, and Drymonia velitaris moth. Bombyx caeruleocephela, dictaea, velitaris

Sitting against a stone wall on a pebbly beach
Mother, daughter and (possibly) Grandmother sitting on a pebble beach against a stone wall with a small black pet dog. Date: circa 1930s

Gloriously joyous photograph showing three women on the beach. While two younger women in their swimming costumes giggle as they pose in front of a beach hut

North Wales Pebble Beach. Date: 1953

Leopard moth, sallow kitten and prominent moths
Wood leopard moth, Zeuzera pyrina, sallow kitten, Furcula furcula, iron prominent, Notodonta dromedarius, pebble prominent, Notodonta ziczac, and lesser swallow prominent, Pheosia gnoma

Curtis British Entomology Plate 555
Lepidoptera: Platypteryx falcataria = Drepana falcataria (Pebble Hook-tip) [Plant: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Bearberries)] Date: 1824-39

Tea on Overcombe beach near Weymouth, South Devon - served hot from a Thermos flask in a very swanky tea hamper Date: 1938

Humber Bridge, Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Parents and their children throw pebbles into the River Humber below the Humber Bridge, at Hessle, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England Date: 1992

Seaton shingle beach
People stand and sit on the wooden boat launching pontoon on the shingle beach at Seaton, East Devon, England. The white cliffs in the distance are are at Beer Head

Fisherman, wicker lobster pot, Seaton
A fisherman wearing a fishermans smock and cap, mends his nets using a net shuttle on the pebble beach at Seaton, Devon. He sits on a wickerwork lobster pot beneath the cliffs

Deal Beach Scene
People relaxing beside a fishing boat on the pebble beach at Deal, Kent, England. Date: 1930s

Homo habilis tools
A collection of pebble tools (Oldowan) discovered at the Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. They date back to about 1.8 million years ago

Duncairn Schools and Pebble Cottage (21st March 1889) - a cluttered view of Schools and a cottage. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

Mesopotamia. Early Dynastic Period III. Votive pebble with inscription. Eanmtum I King. 2424-2405 BC. From Girsu. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

GOLIATH
The Giant Goliath who, despite the advantages of height and a suit of brazen armour, was defeated by David who hit him with a pebble projected by a sling

Models wearing travel coats 1937
Models wearing spring tailored coats in two styles, above single breasted in check herringbone tweed for the more slender figure and below pebble effect for the not so silm. Date: 1937

Baby playing with pebbles, looking rather thoughtful. Date: circa 1960s

Bathing Beauty - The only Pebble (on the beach) Date: 1918

Holidaymakers at Beacon Cove, Torquay, Devon
Aerial view of holidaymakers enjoying the sunshine at Beacon Cove, Torquay, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Holidaymakers on the beach, Torquay, Devon
Holidaymakers on the beach, with a view of the pier in the distance, at Torquay, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Boats and fishing tackle at Seaton, Devon
Boats and fishing tackle on the beach at Seaton, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Chopper. Lower Paleolithic
Chopper on pebble. Lower Paleolithic. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia. Proc: SPAIN. CATALONIA. GERONA. Torroella de Montgr� Cau del Duc

Norway - Grods
Lantern slide of Grods - shows timber houses next to a pebble beach and a mountain in the background.. Part of Box 124 Norway The Land of the Vikings Date: circa 1890s

Scenery of Devon - Westward Ho! from the Pebble ridge
Victorian Glass Lantern Slide from a series on the scenery of Devon - Westward Ho! from the Pebble ridge. Part of box 204 Boswell Collection; listed, Boswell Collection Date: circa 1890s

RINGED PLOVER - typical nest in a pebble beach (Charadrius hiaticula ). Taimyr, Russian Arctic

Fisherman Opening Nets, Aldeburgh
Local fisherman opening his catch on the pebble beach at Aldeburgh, 1965 Date: circa 1965

Advert for King Cole by Joyce California shoes 1946
Co-ordination of bag, belt and shoes, all in brown pebble leather, by King Cole by Joyce California. 1946

Cricket on Hythe Beach
A group of young people playing a game of cricket on the pebble beach at Hythe, near Folkestone, Kent, England. Date: 1930s

Diamond in pebble
A solitary diamond in conglomerate, from Golconda, India

Pebbles
A collection of pebbles found on British beaches. A watercolour by John Fullwood (1854-1931)

Hand-axes & pebble tool
Left to right: Pebble tool from Olduvai about 1.7 million years old; hand-axe about 1 million years old; hand-axe about 350, 000 years old

Foraminiferal limestone
Nummulitic limestone made up of the hard parts of billions of foraminiferans

Tiger eye specimen

Topaz
Blue irradiated topaz pebbles and faceted topaz. Topaz is comprised of (aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide)

Arabian wadi
An Arabian wadi or gully in Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Dreikanters, three sided Ventifacts
Two Dreikanters, three sided Ventifacts which are wind-abraded pebbles created by the abrasive process called sandblasting on the side facing the wind

Puddingstone is a conglomerate or mixture of different, irregular sized grains and pebbles held together by a finer matrix

Amber on a Norfolk beach
Amber is a fossilised form of tree resin. Baltic amber is occasionally washed up on the beaches of eastern Britain

Advert for Handbags at The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company
A seletion of clutch bags made of a variety of materials, polished crocodile, pebble grain and polished morocco all on sale at The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company. Date: 1931

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