Protective Collection (page 4)

ARMOUR / 1555
A knight in armour Date: 1555

The Motor Burberry advertisement, 1919
The Motor Burberry, universally recognised as the most perfect safeguard for motoring as it embodies in its design every feature that contributes to health, comfort and protection. Date: 1919

American barb trousers, WW1 cartoon, Heath Robinson
American barb trousers. For enabling troops to extricate themselves from wire entanglements. Another ingenious idea from the imagination of William Heath Robinson Date: 1918

AEG G III German three-man bomber which made its prototype debut in December 1916, and was delivered to KG I in spring 1917

British and French soldiers in gas masks, WW1
Cover design showing a British (right) and a French soldier (left) in their gas masks, to protect them against poison gas on the Western Front. Date: 1915

Men on New Stoughton Wagon, Iowa, USA
Two men on a New Stoughton Wagon with spades in their hands. Photograph by Charles Clinton Stevens of Williams, Iowa, USA. The covering on the horse is probably designed to protect it from flies

Elks Monument, Juneau Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The elk represents the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Milwaukee Lodge 46. The brick base displays advertisements for the lodge

Engraving of firefighter in protective clothing
Engraving of a firefighter in protective clothing, holding a water hose

Two firemen modelling waterproof leggings
Two jovial firemen modelling waterproof leggings

Fire uniform heat tests at Lambeth HQ
Demonstration of the Teled Noflam Protective Suit at Brigade HQ, 29 November 1965. The firefighter is retrieving a motor cycle tyre from a burning oil tray, in crouch position

Attractive Chinese girl with a protective pet dragon ogled by an older man. Date: circa 1902

America in the Field by Heath Robinson, WW1
War Inventions - Not Needed Now! William Heath Robinson imagines America in the field! 2. Barb-pants - to enable infantry to get out of barbed wire. Date: 1918

Waiting for Daddy by Lawson Wood, WW1 postcard
Waiting for daddy. I must take care of mummy now. Illustration on a postcard showing a patriotic little boy wearing a pith helmet

British soldier sitting at roadside, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier sitting on wickerwork shell containers at the side of a road on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

German ammunition left behind, Morval, France, WW1
German ammunition left behind following abandonment of Morval, France, on the Western Front during World War One. The shells can be seen inside their wickerwork protective covering. Date: circa 1916

Harrods advertisement, Leather Cuirass, WWI
Harrods advertisement from 1915, specifically for the O.W. Leather Cuirass, a sort of protective jerkin - waterproof, windproof and when fastened up completely, fully protects ALL the vital organs

Helmet with visor and rosette, WW1
A helmet with a protective visor, and rosette in German colours, used during the First World War. Seen here on display, probably in a museum. Date: 1914-1918

Helmet with protective panel at back, WW1
A helmet with a protective panel at the back, used during the First World War. Seen here on display, probably in a museum. Date: 1914-1918

British soldiers helmet with chainmail, WW1
A British soldiers helmet with protective chainmail, used during the First World War. Seen here on display, probably in a museum. Date: 1914-1918

Firefighter in protective fire gear, WW2
National Fire Service fireman in protective fire gear. Date: 1940s

Decontamination Drill, World War II
Decontamination Drill at the Savoy Hotel in London during World War II. Percy Rommey demonstrates the correct method of undressing a man exposed to gas

Winged Genie. Protective Genie
Winged Genie. Protective genie. Assyrian art. Relief on rock. Proc: IRAQ. Khorsabad. Palace of Sargon II

Advert for Harrods mens protective wool underwear 1941
Harrods warmth for winter. You ll find real comfort in this warm protective natural wool underwear. Of medium weight, its soft smooth feel will appeal to even the most sensitive skin. 1941

Firefighter in protective fire gear, WW2
National Fire Service fireman in protective fire gear

Chemical exercise, Barkers car park, Kensington
Firefighters taking part in a chemical exercise in Barkers car park, Kensington, SW London

Firefighters during a chemical incident exercise, Egerton Road, Twickenham

Fire uniform heat tests at Lambeth HQ
Demonstration of the Teled Noflam Protective Suit at Brigade HQ, 29 November 1965

LCC-LFB Lambeths emergency tender and crew
A London A class emergency tender with built-in electrical generator, in use from the early 1950s until the 1960s. Showing Lambeth fire stations (D61)

NFS (Salvage Corps) protective sheets, WW2
Salvage sheets put in place by NFS Salvage Corps workers protect goods and equipment from water damage

Porter wearing protective outer garments made of straw. Photograph shows a porter, full-length, standing, facing left, wearing a hat and outer garments made of straw for protection against rain

Cow Suckling Lambs
Drink more Milk! Mary the cow mothered nine lambs when two ewes died. The cow, who had lost her own calf, did this of her own accord and was very protective of her family. Date: 1930s

Roadside Spring
A roadside spring, with its protective arch, seen at Binton, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1960s

Falconry : Feeding
The falconer crouches down to feed the bird, wearing a protective gauntlet glove. Date: 1930s

Swan Pen & her Cygnets
A lovely study of a protective swan (pen) watching over her cygnets. Date: 1930s

American Football Team Photo - possibly a British-based team as they appear to be playing on a football (soccer!) pitch. Date: 1910

Biscuit manufacturing display, Festival of Britain, London
Aerial view of a biscuit manufacturing display, making ice cream wafers, in the Central Hall of the Power and Production Building, Festival of Britain, South Bank, London. Date: May 1951

Captured German gun at Mametz, Somme, France, WW1
Allied troops moving a captured German gun near Mametz Wood in The Somme, northern France, during the First World War. The officer at the centre is wearing a protective waistcoat. Date: 10 August 1916

Family flees from tornado, 1903
The method of protection against tornadoes in North America. A farmer and his family seek shelter in a storm cellar, a protective underground shelter to be found attached to many farm houses

1950S Baseball, Montreal
A batter swings at the ball during a game of baseball, watched by a small crowd. Date: 1950s

Police Shooting Range
Wearing protective ear pads to silence the blast of gunshots in the police underground range in North London, Inspector Robert Gould gives instruction. Date: 1960s

Anglo-Danish Warriors
Anglo-Danish warriors of the reign of king Cnut : they are wearing armour in the form of protective tunics and greaves on their legs, made of metal, or metal sewn onto garments. Date: 1035

Chemical Worker 1950S
A worker wearing a protective suit in a chemical factory. Date: 1950s

Metropolitan Police tin helmet
A Metropolitan Police tin helmet, as used in wartime

Protective collar against garrotting
A protective collar or stock against garrotting

Metropolitan Police Animal Catcher
Officer of the Metropolitan Police Dog Handling Unit, wearing protective clothing worn to prevent injury when capturing dangerous animals

Labour yard, Bethnal Green Employment Association
A labour yard operated in the late 1860s by the Bethnal Green Employment Association in East London to provide work for the unemployed

Stick Practice, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys in protective masks, taking part in stick practice on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Gas attack rehearsal 1938
Gas attack rehearsal in Nottingham in 1938. A man with bell and rattle gives a warning of a gas attack in a simulated practice which was filmed to give instruction to other people in the UK

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