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Ratner patent safe, fire and fall resisting, Grade 1, Size MP, with details and measurements. Date: circa 1920s
Advertisement for Sanderson Fabrics -- sun-resisting and washproof. Also mentioning the Sanderson range of wallpapers. Showing two fabric designs arranged in the shape of a large flower
Ratner patent safe, fire and fall resisting, for registrars, Size No. 5, with details and measurements. Date: circa 1920s
Womens motoring coat 1905Woman wearing dust-resistant full length motoring coat. 1905
Advert for Aquascutum coats 1934Aquascutum raincoats, overcoats and macintoshes. Date: 1934
Advert for Aquascutum weatherproof coats 1923Reliability in rain is the first attribute of an Aquascutum - familiarly called a " scutum". Date: 1923
Advert for Flamingo raincoats 1935The latest aquatite production- the Flamingo light weight raincoat. Rubber-less odourless, hygienic and self-ventilating. The Flamingo tripple-proofed fashion coat folds or rolls into a very small
Advert for Kenneth Durward raincoats 1928Water-resistant and lightweight coat for men and women. 1928
Advert for Burberrys weather proof trench coats 1916Six service maxims. Wet-resistance, wind proofness, warmth, healthfulness, lightweight and durability. Available from Burberrys, Haymarket, London. Date: 1916
Advert for Burberrys WWI service coats 1916Protection and comfort. Whenever the inclemency of weather conditions to be faced in Naval or Military services calls for the highest form of protection
Jade groupA selection of rough and worked specimens of jadeite and nephrite. Jade is a gemstone and ornamental stone
Corundum groupA collection of crystals including ruby and sapphire particolor, ruby rhomboid, and hexagonal cut sapphire
Many colours of corundumRuby and sapphire cut corundum stones viewed through their pavilions. Corundum is the second hardest natural mineral known
The cliff edge engine houses of Wheal TrewavasSituated on the Tregonning granite at Trewavas Head, south Cornwall. Image used in Minerals of Cornwall and Devon by P.G. Embrey and R.F. Symes, 1987, page 40. See also 4072
SapphireA six-rayed star blue sapphire. Sapphires derives from the corundum mineral group which is the second hardest group known
Ruin marbleRuin Marble, when polished resembles ruins of buildings. This specimen originates from the Val d Arno, Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
Heat-resistant asbestosA photograph taken for a commercial client, demonstrating the heat-resisting properties of Asbestos, long before the modern dangers of the material were recognised. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
SS Sampo, 1898Photograph of Steamship Sampo a newly constructed ice-breaker, built by Armstrong, Whitworth and Co. for the Senate of Finland, 1898
The Resistant RayTHE RESISTANT RAY (Francis Flagg) Germans develop a gravity- resistant ray : they shoot down the heros plane, then invite him to walk to them Date: 1932
Flame-Resistant ClothingMefisto flame-resisting clothing introduced by Merryweathers in the late 1920s, allowing firemen to enter a burning area and continue to work