Preventing Collection

Mouse held away from Mousetrap
" My Wife won t let me!" A male mouse is prevented by his wife from taking the unwise step of trying to obtain a tempting block of cheese from a little wire cage

St Pauls Circa 1850
The front of the cathedral is largely hidden by the shops of Ludgate Hill, preventing Wrens magnificent design from achieving its full effect

East End Woman scared of dog making her to walk under ladder
" You never know you Luck." " Hi! Come back, yer Silly! Do yer want to spile yer Luck?" Date: 1892

White Star Line - three pocket books
White Star Line - three rare pocket books. (1) 1893 hardbound booklet of tide tables, sailings, passages, etc. published by Ismay, Imrie & Co

Claxton ear cap advert
An advert for Claxton ear cap. Worn by babies and young children as they slept, this pink ribbon ear cap was ??for correcting and preventing the disfigurement of outstanding ears?

Stictite Advertisement
Advertisement for Stictite. Promoting Stictite tree bonding compound, preventing nasty insects from laying eggs and damaging foliage. Date: circa 1930

The public vaccinator has called to vaccinate a number of printers. Attending on him are two nurses one in uniform and the other in private dress

The Trenches of Death Museum by the River Izjer, Dixmuide
The Trenches of Death formed a Belgian defensive line along the west bank of the River Izjer which was pivotal in preventing the Germans breaking through to the Channel Ports

Belgians prevent Germans repairing Termonde bridge, WW1
Belgians preventing Germans from repairing the bridge at Termonde, Belgium, 11 September 1914. 1914

Methods of Arresting Bleeding with various tourniquets, clamps, manual pressure, forceps, knotted handkerchiefs and bandages. Date: circa 1880s

Louis XV Corset advertisement - Corset Leopold
An advertisement for a Corset Louis XV available from Corset Leopold of 34 Rue d Alger, Toulon, France. The text on the card translates thus

Index et catalogus librorum prohibitorum (Index and catalog of Prohibited Books). List of publications prohibited by the Catholic Church to protect the faith

Town and Gown battle interrupted by police
A stand-off in Oxford between town locals and university students is interrupted by the police who attempt to calm everyone down. 1866

Abrahams faith displayed by offering his son Isaac for a sacrifice - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 22.15. 1787

Advertisement for Crunchie Bar -- male and female models posing. 1959

Gaucho Using Bolas
A gaucho uses the BOLAS which wraps round the animals legs preventing it from running, thus enabling the gaucho to control it Date: 1901

Anti-Germanism during WW1
Examples of Anti-German action during the first years of the First World War; property being looted, Germans not being served in certain premises

Cricket Preventing a Boundary
A fielder is preventing a boundary which would preventing the other team either 6 or 4 runs. Date: 1888

Mistletoe thwarted by crinoline, 1857
A young man curses the invention of crinoline skirts, preventing him from accessing the object of his affections, waiting coyly beneath the mistletoe. 1857

RAF fire-fighting equipment by G. H. Davis
Fire-fighting in aircraft: the RAFs new automatic equipment. An aviation danger overcome: the Graviner system of preventing fire when an aircraft crashes. Date: 1939

Ashcrofts patent low water detector for preventing the explosion... Date c1866

Striking dockers attacking transport, London
Striking dockers attacking transport during the London Dock Strike. All vans loaded with goods were attacked and prevented from passing in any direction. 1911

Striking dockers attacking horse-drawn van, London
Striking dockers attacking a horse-drawn van during the London Dock Strike. All vans loaded with goods were attacked and prevented from passing in any direction. 1911

Obstructive crowd of men during dock strike, London
An obstructive crowd of dockers at the Tower of London during the dock strike, preventing a loaded horse-drawn cart from passing in any direction. 1911

Protective collar against garrotting
A protective collar or stock against garrotting

Training a police dog
A Police Dog and handler at Twickenham Rugby Stadium. The dog is being trained to sniff out suspicious packages that could have been planted under the seats in the South Stand (now re-developed)

How to Brighten Hotel Life: Preventing the Bathroom Boredom
Maid and shoe cleaner dancing to entertain the guests who are waiting to use the bathroom. One of a series specially drawn for The Sketch by Joyce Dennys

Cholera in Russia / 1909
Russian authorities destroy contaminated peasant hovels in the hope of preventing the spread of cholera

Cholera in Hamburg
Linen being left with customs officers for disinfection. Many precautions were taken in preventing the spread of cholera. Travel played a large part in the spread of disease

Hunting in Enclosure
Hunting game within a fenced- off enclosure, preventing the quarry from escaping and so making things easier for the hunter

Preventing Collisions
Thanks to the recent invention of radio, ships will be able to avoid collision even in fog

Sack Racers
These contestants in a sack race are enclosed in neck-high sacks, preventing the use of the arms should they stumble or tumble

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