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Record rainfall, Ealing Common, West LondonRecord rainfall on the evening of 15 June 1903 at Ealing Common, West London. 1903
The Hon C. S. Rolls in his 110 H. P. Mors carCharles Stewart Rolls (1877-1910) British engineer and aviator in 1906. Henry Royce built his first motor car in 1904 and in May of that year met Charles Rolls
Miss England speedboat - world water speed recordMiss England III, last of a series of speedboats used by Henry Segrave and Kaye Don to contest world water speed records in the 1920s and 1930s
John A. MacreadyAmerican Flight-Lieutenant J.A. Macready photographed before making an attempt at the altitude record. His outfit is made from wool, leather, fur and down to keep him warm
Catalina, California, USA - Everett Adargo, deep sea diverCatalina, California, USA - Everett Bernard Adargo (1891-1971), deep sea diver, who set a record of descending to 56ft in 3 minutes, 15 seconds
Sir Malcolm Campbell & Donald Campbell in toy motor carAnother speed king of the future? Young Donald Campbell and his father, Sir Malcolm Campbell with Donalds electric motor car
Guinness Record. Leonardo da Vini portrait with nails doneAlbania. Tirana. International Center of Culture or Enver Hoxha Museum. Guinness Record. Leonardo da Vini portrait with nails done
Boxing match which lasted a record 75 rounds, between John L Sullivan (1858-1918), nicknamed the Boston Strongboy, and Jake Kilrain (1859-1937)
Southern cassowary by JG KeulemansHand-coloured lithograph of cassowary head by JG Keulemans (c. 1898), based on the live animals at Walter Rothschilds Museum at Tring
Poster, the Rolling Stones latest discPoster advertising the Rolling Stones latest disc. Date: 1960s
Two girls with gramophone, Balham, SW LondonTwo little girls with an old wind-up gramophone and a 78rpm record on a pavement in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Silver Menu holder - Ulster Volunteer Force badgeSilver Menu holder belonging to Major L. G. Tempest Stone, CMG, containing the Ulster Volunteer Force badge and engraved on base - RCM Major L. G. Tempest Stone, South Belfast Ulster Club, 1914
Decca gramophone advertisement, 1917Advertisement for Decca gramophones, ideal for use at the Front during the Great War due to it being self-contained, portable and having no loose parts
Cross-section of the Liner Mauretania by G. H. DavisA cross-section of the Cunard Liner " Mauretania", after its refit. At the time, the liner held the Atlantic speed record, with an average speed of 26.25 knots
Cartoon, His Masters Voice, WW1Cartoon, His Masters Voice, showing Kaiser Wilhelm as a German dachshund looking back at a British bulldog inside the amplifier of a wind-up gramophone
Ancient Red Indian man - aged 127! His name is Ga-be-nah-quor-yarc and he was from Minnesota. Date: circa 1911
Malcolm Campbells famous Blue Bird IIThe Blue Bird II -the car in which Malcolm Campbell established a new world land speed record of 245.736 miles per hour. Shown here an illustration of the exterior of the car and a cross section
Roger BannisterSIR ROGER GILBERT BANNISTER CBE, neurologist and athlete best known for being the first man to run a mile in under four minutes. Date: 1929 -
Record Roach CatchA World Record brace of roach fish, caught in Lambeth Reservoir, Surrey, England on 6 September 1938 by W. Penney. The top fish weighed 3lb 1 oz, the bottom fish 3lb 14 oz! Date: 1938
Marriage Certificate - 1904Marriage Certificate of William Cottee Woods and Edith Frances Pooley. Woods Father was a Shipowner and Pooleys Father was a Stockbroker. Date: 1904
Neville Frederick Duke, OBE, DSO, DFC**, AFC, FRAeS, 1922-2007, in the cockpit of Hawker Hunter WB188 after its successful attempt on the World Air Speed Record in September 1953. Date: 1922
Gloster Meteor F4 EE454 BritanniaGloster Meteor F4, EE454, Britannia, as prepared for its successful attempt on the world speed record, 606mph
Trotting stallion Directum by Director: record 2: 05 1 / 4Trotting stallion Directum by Director: record 2:05 1/4. Date c1894
Peggy Salaman, 19 year old aviatress, who flew from Lympe in Kent to Cape Town, South Africa in November 1931, beating the existing record set by Glen Kidston by more than a day
Round the World Walker - George M. SchillingFamous American athlete George M. Schilling, who walked around the world for a wager. In nine years he circumnavigated the globe, walking 55
World Champion Typist - Albert TangoraAlbert Tangora (1903 1978) set the world speed record for sustained typing on a manual keyboard for one hour, 147 words per minute, on October 22, 1923
Hiram - The largest horse in the world! 21 hands high, weighing 3065 pounds. Date: 1907
Horse with the longest mane and tail in the world, 1895This extraordinary animal was bred at Marion, Oregon, United States. He is eight years old, and his mane measures 14ft and his tail 11ft
Mrs Donald Campbell and daughter GeorginaGeorgina, the ten year old daughter of Mr Donald Campbell, helps her mother take the wheel of their launch on Coniston Water, Lancashire
Donald Campbell Memorabilia, including his helmet, a biogrpahy about him, a Bluebird pennant and the trophy awarded to aommemorate a new world water speed record of 216.2 mph set on Lake Mead in 1955
Mosul, Iraq - Iraqi man with his giant CornichonIraq - Mosul, a man stands proudly with his giant Cornichon (gherkin), weighing a whopping 22 kgs!
Citroen 8CV Petite RosaliePoster of Citroen 8CV car Petite Rosalie, the endurance record holder at 300000 km in 134 days, using Yacco motor oil
The Theatre on board HMS Alert, British Arctic ExpeditioEngraving showing the theatre on board HMS Alert during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Plays were staged aboard the ship to keep up morale during the cold, dark winter months
Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen head for the North PoleIllustration showing Fridtjof Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen waving goodbye to the Fram as they set out in an attempt to reach the North Pole on skis, March 1895
Map of Smith Sound and Greenland, 1875Engraving showing a map of Smith Sound and Greenland, as it was known in May 1875. Much of the map is erroneous or missing in detail
The Scene on the Deck of HMS Discovery at Portsmouth, 1876Engraving showing the scene on the deck of HMS Discovery at the end of her Arctic expedition, Portsmouth, 1876. In 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships
Tin Model of a BluebirdThe Bluebird in which Sir Malcolm Campbell set a new land speed record of 301.129 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah on 3rd September 1935
Girls at Tennis CourtGerman girls talking beside a tennis court : So far as the score goes, the English are the champions : but when it comes to betrothals, we are the record-holders !
Tatler cover - Jim MollisonFront cover of The Tatler, featuring photographs of Jim Mollison. James Allan (Jim) Mollison (1905-1959), was a record-breaking Scottish aviator, and husband of Amy Johnson. Date: 1933
Sir Malcolm Campbell - BluebirdSir Malcolm Campbells Bluebird breaking the land speed record at Daytona Beach in 1931. Date: 1932
The Belle of New York, by Cs McLellanThe Belle of New York, a musical by Cs McLellan, with music by Gustave Kerker. First produced in England at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, April 1898
Steam train celebrating Malcolm Campbells recordSir Malcolm Campbell shakes hands with the driver of a steam engine with a special plaque on the front reading, Welcome Campbell - The Bluebird Special
Advertisement, Pantex Garment PressAdvertisement for the Pantex Garment Press - Light as a Feather to Operate - made by James Armstrong & Co Ltd, London SW1. 1956
Advertisement, Amazon 37 Drying Tumbler, manufactured by James Armstrong & Co Ltd, London. 1957
Music cover, Shot Gun Boogie, words and music by Tennessee Ernie. 1950
Advertisement for Dupress Laundry Press. 1956
Advertisement for a Music Shop in Vienna, Austria showing a very jovial woman (the reason for her joviality raised in her right hand!)
King George V, message to the Empire record (verso), HMV, His Masters Voice, 78 rpm. Broadcast on Christmas Day, 1935. 1935
