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Rickshaw in India 1920SFour men are required to propel this European lady in her rickshaw - but then Simla (India) is a very hilly town. Date: 1920s
Bone-Shaker Bike C1830It has pedals, but no chain, and no pneumatic tyres - hard work to propel, and hard on the seat... Date: circa 1830
Merryweather Fire King steam pump and crew, Southwark HQ. In 1899 Merryweather modified its steamer pumps to also propel the vehicle, and thus Londons first non-horse-drawn fire engines arrived
LFB fireboat Beta II at Cherry Garden PierLCC-LFB fireboat Beta II (the sister craft to fireboat Beta) moored off its fire station at Cherry Garden Pier, Rotherhithe, SE London
Cartoon, The electric underpants, WW1Cartoon, The electric underpants, showing a new invention by a German scientist. Not only do the underpants keep the soldier warm in the trenches
Rudimentary balloon with a boat slung underneathA rudimentary balloon with a boat slung underneath.There are four balloons (two at each end), a sail to propel it vehicle and a rudder to steer it. From: Collegium experimentale, sive, curiosum
London Fire Brigade Fire King appliance with crewA London Fire Brigade Fire King appliance with crew. In 1899 Merryweather of Greenwich modified its steamer pumps to also propel the vehicle
Hydraulic Propellors of HMS Waterwitch, November 1866Engraving of HMS Waterwitch and her hydraulic propellors, from the Illustrated London News, 17th November 1866. Built in 1866 at Thames Ironworks, Blackwall
Camera-carrying rocketA rocket used to propel a camera to 2600 feet to capture an ariel image. The soldiers are pictured here ready to fire the rocket from its framework
War photography - two soldiers with camera-carrying rocketA rocket used to propel a camera to 2600 feet to capture an ariel image. Two soldiers are pictured here about to load the rocket into its framework before it is positioned ready to fire
The Cyclone Sail, 1897Photograph of a small boat with an experimental Cyclone sail in the Solent, August 1897. This sail, shaped like an umbrella 30 foot wide, was designed to propel a boat without any heeling action
Stevens Screw PropellerAmerican engineer John Stevens is the first to apply the screw principle to propel a steamboat, though it will be some time before his device replaces the paddle wheel