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Rolls Collection (page 10)

Background imageRolls Collection: Gloster Meteor F1 EE227

Gloster Meteor F1 EE227
Gloster Meteor F1, EE227, after modifications to take two Rolls-Royce RB50 Trents, thus becoming the worlds first propeller-turbine aircraft

Background imageRolls Collection: Gloster Meteor NF11 WD597

Gloster Meteor NF11 WD597
Gloster Meteor NF11, WD597, was used by Rolls-Royce for flight trials of the Derwent 8

Background imageRolls Collection: The Vickers Viscount

The Vickers Viscount (four Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop engines) in the colours of British West Indian Airways. Jane?s all the world?s aircraft 1955-56 Date: circa 1956

Background imageRolls Collection: GARLAND, Valentine Thomas (second half 19th century-1903)

GARLAND, Valentine Thomas (second half 19th century-1903). Doddy And Her Pets (J. Rolls Hoares Daughter). 1880s. Costumbrism. Drawing

Background imageRolls Collection: Rice - paddy straw gleaners - Rangoon

Rice - paddy straw gleaners - Rangoon

Background imageRolls Collection: The Chauffeur

The Chauffeur
People you see - the chauffeur

Background imageRolls Collection: Sir Julius Caesar - 1

Sir Julius Caesar - 1
SIR JULIUS CAESAR Judge, Master of the Rolls. Date: 1558 - 1638

Background imageRolls Collection: Making Flat Bread

Making Flat Bread
A Norwegian woman rolls dough for flad brod, known as flat bread to you and me. Date: 1905

Background imageRolls Collection: Paris-Madris Race 1903

Paris-Madris Race 1903
Hon. Charles Rolls, son of Lord Lllangattock, a leading English automobilist, and the car with which he started in the ill-fated race from Paris to Madrid. Date: May 1903

Background imageRolls Collection: V-shaped roll 1940s

V-shaped roll 1940s
During the 1940s, elaborate hair was in. Due to the rationing during World War II, most women chose lovely hairstyles over new dresses

Background imageRolls Collection: GLC-LFB - Turntable Ladder at Plaistow

GLC-LFB - Turntable Ladder at Plaistow
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

Background imageRolls Collection: Pump vehicle at Southwark HQ, SE1

Pump vehicle at Southwark HQ, SE1
The pump from Southwark fire station at Brigade Headquarters, SE1. Bells and flashing amber lights were the means of clearing a passage through Londons traffic before blue lights

Background imageRolls Collection: Sir Lloyd Kenyon, bart. late master of the Rolls

Sir Lloyd Kenyon, bart. late master of the Rolls

Background imageRolls Collection: A sign in grocery store window PAPER - 9 rolls for 25 cents

A sign in grocery store window PAPER - 9 rolls for 25 cents CORN 14 1/2 cents, Manchester, New Hampshire. Date 1936 Sept. A sign in grocery store window PAPER - 9 rolls for 25 cents CORN 14 1/2

Background imageRolls Collection: Britains first veteran car museum

Britains first veteran car museum
An article in The Illustrated London News, reporting on Britains first veteran car museum, owned by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu

Background imageRolls Collection: Spitfires under construction, 1939

Spitfires under construction, 1939
Spitfire fighter aircraft being manufactured in an undisclosed location in England. Each powered with a supercharged Rolls Royce engine, they were the fastest fighting aeroplanes in service in 1939

Background imageRolls Collection: Co-Op Store, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex

Co-Op Store, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Interior view of part of the Co-Operative Department Store at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, showing clothing and rolls of material on display. 1957

Background imageRolls Collection: Mexico - Lady making tortillas

Mexico - Lady making tortillas. She is rolling out the dough on a stone (with a rolling pin), shaping the tortillas and cooking them on a hot stove, with a elaborate stone chimney. Date: circa 1905

Background imageRolls Collection: ROLLS-ROYCE 20-25

ROLLS-ROYCE 20-25
This is RRs cheap model, but still a superb combination of high performance with luxury travel. Date: 1936

Background imageRolls Collection: Advertisement for A Wilmart silk, Paris

Advertisement for A Wilmart silk, Paris
Advertisement for A Wilmart silk, Place Vendome, Paris, France. Featuring a woman with rolls of colourful patterned silks. 1924

Background imageRolls Collection: Tunisia, North Africa - Kairouan

Tunisia, North Africa - Kairouan
General view over the rooftops of Kairouan (Kirwan or al-Qayrawan), Tunisia. Kairouan was a famed carpet-making centre and religious shrine (boasting a very old mosque). Date: circa 1908

Background imageRolls Collection: Two ladies in coats designed by Drecoll and Jenny

Two ladies in coats designed by Drecoll and Jenny
Two fashionable ladies wearing the latest coat designs. On the left, a woollen coat in grey, with pleating, buttons and fur trimming, and a gold-coloured pocket, by Drecoll

Background imageRolls Collection: Daimler Straight-Eight

Daimler Straight-Eight
Sports saloon combining sports performance with comfort and quietness. If you can t manage a Rolls... Date: 1936

Background imageRolls Collection: Vickers Vimy aeroplane with Rolls Royce engines

Vickers Vimy aeroplane with Rolls Royce engines
The Vickers Vimy aeroplane with two Rolls Royce engines. It served as a British heavy bomber during the First World War, and was the first plane to fly the Atlantic Ocean non-stop in 1919

Background imageRolls Collection: Armstrong Whitworth FK 12B triplane, WW1

Armstrong Whitworth FK 12B triplane, WW1
A British Armstrong Whitworth FK 12B triplane on an airfield during the First World War. It was equipped with Rolls Royce Eagle engines. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageRolls Collection: Celebrating the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

Celebrating the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
Children tuck in to sausage rolls and cake whilst celebrating the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II during a street party in Essex. 1977

Background imageRolls Collection: Wallpaper truck

Wallpaper truck
A wallpaper truck used for transporting numerous rolls of wallpaper. One of hundreds of varieties of trucks and trollies available to buy in Slingsbys Patent Trucks List, 1910. 1910

Background imageRolls Collection: London Evening News - Printing Press

London Evening News - Printing Press, running off the 10, 000th number during the papers Celebration Week on November 21st, 1913. The London Evening News was first published on July 26th 1881

Background imageRolls Collection: Statue of Sir Henry Royce, the Arboretum, Derby

Statue of Sir Henry Royce, the Arboretum, Derby
Sir Frederick Henry Royce (1863-1933), monument to the English engineer and automobile manufacturer, in the Arboretum, a public park near the centre of Derby

Background imageRolls Collection: Advert for Jack Barclay, car retailers, 1936

Advert for Jack Barclay, car retailers, 1936, London Date: 1936

Background imageRolls Collection: Advert for Jack Barclay & Rolls-Royce, 1935

Advert for Jack Barclay & Rolls-Royce, 1935, London Date: 1935

Background imageRolls Collection: Print room at Lloyds Weekly Newspaper, London

Print room at Lloyds Weekly Newspaper, London
Printing presses operated by workmen churn out copies of Lloyds Weekly Newspaper, one of the first mass market newspapers, with copies then bundled for despatch on a trolley

Background imageRolls Collection: The Antarctic Drama - page from The Sphere

The Antarctic Drama - page from The Sphere
Page from The Sphere which tells of the ill-fated expedition of Captain Scott and his team, showing a picture of the inner tent used by Scott and the others

Background imageRolls Collection: A Tiger rolls on its back

A Tiger rolls on its back
Tiger rolling onto its back on a dusty riverbank. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageRolls Collection: Internal Roadway at Daily Mirror Printing Works

Internal Roadway at Daily Mirror Printing Works
Part of the Internal Roadway at Daily Mirror Printing Works, facilitating the delivery of newsprint by day and the despatch of completed newspapers at night. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageRolls Collection: Rolling Woollen thread - Patons & Baldwins

Rolling Woollen thread - Patons & Baldwins
A male factory worker operates wool rolling machine at Patons & Baldwins Factory at Darlington. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageRolls Collection: Winding thread - Patons & Baldwins

Winding thread - Patons & Baldwins
Machines for Winding thread at Patons & Baldwins Factory in Darlington; one of the UKs leading manufacturers of knitting yarn. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageRolls Collection: Muller Automatic Cone-winding machine

Muller Automatic Cone-winding machine
A factory worker operates a Muller automatic cone-winding machine, (used for clearing and winding single-spun yarns) at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington

Background imageRolls Collection: Operating a wool-winding machine

Operating a wool-winding machine
A woman operating and checking a huge wool winding machine at Patons & Baldwins factory at Darlington. Patons & Baldwins was one of the largest manufacturers of knitting yarn in the UK between

Background imageRolls Collection: Folding raw wool into large bins

Folding raw wool into large bins
Folding rools of semi-processed wool into large tubs ready for transport to the next stage of processing at Patons & Baldwins Factory at Darlington. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageRolls Collection: Sfax - Tunisia - The Street of the Dyers

Sfax - Tunisia - The Street of the Dyers
The Street of the Dyers at Sfax, Tunisia

Background imageRolls Collection: A machine collects coloured yarn onto rolls

A machine collects coloured yarn onto rolls
An employee checks a machine which is collecting different coloured wool yarns onto large rolls at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington

Background imageRolls Collection: Muller Automatic Cone-winder

Muller Automatic Cone-winder
A factory worker operates a Muller automatic cone-winding machine, (used for clearing and winding single-spun yarns) at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington

Background imageRolls Collection: Banks of Winding machines for acrylic yarn

Banks of Winding machines for acrylic yarn
A seemingly never-ending bank of winding machines for acrylic yarns at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington. Patons & Baldwins was a leading British manufacturer of knitting yarn

Background imageRolls Collection: A Machine Collects Woollen Thread on spools

A Machine Collects Woollen Thread on spools
A factory worker checks a machine rolling yarn onto circular spools, after the wool has been industrially spun at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington

Background imageRolls Collection: Rolls Royce Silver Wraith

Rolls Royce Silver Wraith
A superb photograph of the front of a Rolls Royce Silver Wraith, with dominant headlamps and horns, the Spirit of Ecstasy mascot. A glamorous woman and her smartly-attired son stand alongside

Background imageRolls Collection: Early motor cars

Early motor cars
A montage of images showing various models of early motor car including a 1905 Daimler, an early Talbot and King Edward VII riding in a 1907 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost

Background imageRolls Collection: Enver Pasha - watercolour cartoon card

Enver Pasha - watercolour cartoon card
I believe it is now my turn!. An original watercolour depicting Enver Pasha (1881-1922), pro-German, pan-Turkist revolutionary



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