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Rolls Collection (page 11)

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

Background imageRolls Collection: The Bosses visit the factory floor

The Bosses visit the factory floor
Four clearly rather important men (company directors?) visit, or possibly inspect, a printing works. The job at hand at the time of this photograph was the production of wrappers for Penguin

Background imageRolls Collection: Baker, Morocco

Baker, Morocco
A Baker selling his wares from a low streetside crate-mounted stall, Morocco

Background imageRolls Collection: The Wool Shop

The Wool Shop. Two little girls look through different loops and rolls of wool, twine and ribbon in a Wool Shop, which is also selling items of clothing and knitting needles

Background imageRolls Collection: Over the Garden Wall by H. M. Bateman

Over the Garden Wall by H. M. Bateman
Humorous illustration by the artist H.M. Bateman showing neighbours in adjacent gardens simultaneously rolling their lawns

Background imageRolls Collection: The Rolls House and Public Record Office, London, 1882

The Rolls House and Public Record Office, London, 1882
Engraving showing a number of views of the Rolls House and the Public Record Office, London, 1882. The images show (clockwise from top left)

Background imageRolls Collection: Knitting wool production - mechanical process

Knitting wool production - mechanical process
Immense coils of knitting wool are fed into spinning and processing machinery from vast round tubs. The factory of Patons & Baldwins, Darlington. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageRolls Collection: Linenized Music Rolls advert

Linenized Music Rolls advert
An advertisement for linenized music rolls from the perforated music company, 94 Regent Street

Background imageRolls Collection: Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce
Rolls Royce, the winner of the premier award, Concours d Elegance in Biarritz, September 4th 1928

Background imageRolls Collection: Swimming champion with medals on his costume

Swimming champion with medals on his costume
A swimming champion wearing a Rolls Royce Athletics Club badge and 35 medals on his costume

Background imageRolls Collection: Steam Delivery Lorry

Steam Delivery Lorry
The steam lorry of W.V. Bowater and Sons, of 121 Queen Victoria Street, London, delivering huge rolls of paper which will be used for printing newpapers

Background imageRolls Collection: Section of the Bessemer

Section of the Bessemer
Bessemers design for a cross- channel paddle steamer is designed to reduce passenger discomfort by enabling them to stay level no matter how much the boat herself rolls

Background imageRolls Collection: Rolls Royce 1926

Rolls Royce 1926
40-50 h.p. six-cylinder New Phantom limousine - already described in 1926 as an aristocrat of the road

Background imageRolls Collection: Fancy Pastries

Fancy Pastries
Types of Small Fancy Pastries - including Hazelnut Pyramids, Cherry Domes, Maraschino Rolls, Angora Tartlets, Chocolate Arches and Lulus (front row, pink) !

Background imageRolls Collection: Advertisement for Rolls Royce Phantom II

Advertisement for Rolls Royce Phantom II car, with a photograph of a chaffeur driven Rolls with two fur-wearing ladies as passengers

Background imageRolls Collection: Cooking & Baking 1940S

Cooking & Baking 1940S
The grandmother of the house struggles to make ends meet and cooks the best meals she can with the rations she has. Her daughter rolls out pastry for baking with a rolling pin

Background imageRolls Collection: Rolls-Royce chassis

Rolls-Royce chassis
Four Rolls-Royce chassis leaving the factory to be delivered to Geneva. In the 1920s the car manufacturer made the engine and the chassis and the body would be fitted later by a coach builder

Background imageRolls Collection: The Hon C. S. Rolls in his racing car

The Hon C. S. Rolls in his racing car
The Hon. C. S. Rolls in his special racing car. The car beat the world record for 1 km, covering the distance in 27 secs, equal to 83mph. Rolls later died in 1910 in a plane crash

Background imageRolls Collection: Hill climbing in a Rolls Royce1906

Hill climbing in a Rolls Royce1906
Climbing a hill with a gradient of 1in 609, with 9 passengers aboard, each with an average weight of 11st 2lb each, in a Rolls Royce in 1906

Background imageRolls Collection: Side locker in a Rolls Royce

Side locker in a Rolls Royce
An ingeniously constructed side locker for carrying tools inside a spare wheel space; a new fitting in the 40-50h.p. Rolls Royce with Barker body

Background imageRolls Collection: Factory Interior 1915

Factory Interior 1915
Interior of the Drayton Paper Works, Fulham, including large rolls of paper

Background imageRolls Collection: Vickers-Armstrong Plane

Vickers-Armstrong Plane
Valiant B1, with Rolls Royce engines, maximum speed in excess of 600 mph

Background imageRolls Collection: C17 Baker / Woodcut / 32

C17 Baker / Woodcut / 32
A baker rolls out his dough in front of his oven

Background imageRolls Collection: York Baking Bread (2)

York Baking Bread (2)
Baking bread - making rolls and loaves; from the Ordinances of the Gild of Bakers of York (2 of 2)

Background imageRolls Collection: Montacute House, England

Montacute House, England
Montacute House, situated in the South Somerset village of Montacute. A fantastic example of late Elizabethan architecture The three floored mansion, constructed of local Ham Hill stone

Background imageRolls Collection: Miracle / Clares Bread

Miracle / Clares Bread
When Saint Clare of Assisi, Italy, blesses the convent bread before eating, a cross miraculously appears on the rolls, like hot cross buns

Background imageRolls Collection: London / Conduit Street

London / Conduit Street
The Rolls Royce showroom in Conduit Street, Mayfair, London

Background imageRolls Collection: Coach and Train

Coach and Train
A coach rolls peacefully along the road - but in the distance is the train which will soon put the stagecoach out of business

Background imageRolls Collection: Children / Apple Pie C1884

Children / Apple Pie C1884
Two little girls help (or rather hinder) their mother as she rolls out the pastry for an apple pie

Background imageRolls Collection: Fire / Hose Carriage

Fire / Hose Carriage
Hand-drawn hose-carriage and reel, partly maintained by the ratepayers of London, partly by a contribution from the Fire Insurance Companies, and partly by the Government

Background imageRolls Collection: Rolls Motor Car 1905

Rolls Motor Car 1905
No one could describe this Rolls 10 HP two-cylinder Royce car as elegant - yet it is the precursor of the most respected marque in motoring design



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