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Print room at Lloyds Weekly Newspaper, LondonPrinting 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
The Antarctic Drama - page from The SpherePage 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
A Tiger rolls on its backTiger rolling onto its back on a dusty riverbank. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard
Internal Roadway at Daily Mirror Printing WorksPart 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
Rolling Woollen thread - Patons & BaldwinsA male factory worker operates wool rolling machine at Patons & Baldwins Factory at Darlington. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Winding thread - Patons & BaldwinsMachines for Winding thread at Patons & Baldwins Factory in Darlington; one of the UKs leading manufacturers of knitting yarn. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Muller Automatic Cone-winding machineA factory worker operates a Muller automatic cone-winding machine, (used for clearing and winding single-spun yarns) at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Operating a wool-winding machineA 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
Folding raw wool into large binsFolding 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
Sfax - Tunisia - The Street of the DyersThe Street of the Dyers at Sfax, Tunisia
A machine collects coloured yarn onto rollsAn employee checks a machine which is collecting different coloured wool yarns onto large rolls at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Muller Automatic Cone-winderA factory worker operates a Muller automatic cone-winding machine, (used for clearing and winding single-spun yarns) at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Banks of Winding machines for acrylic yarnA 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
A Machine Collects Woollen Thread on spoolsA factory worker checks a machine rolling yarn onto circular spools, after the wool has been industrially spun at Patons & Baldwins factory in Darlington
Rolls Royce Silver WraithA 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
Early motor carsA 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
Enver Pasha - watercolour cartoon cardI believe it is now my turn!. An original watercolour depicting Enver Pasha (1881-1922), pro-German, pan-Turkist revolutionary
The Bosses visit the factory floorFour 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
Baker, MoroccoA Baker selling his wares from a low streetside crate-mounted stall, Morocco
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
Over the Garden Wall by H. M. BatemanHumorous illustration by the artist H.M. Bateman showing neighbours in adjacent gardens simultaneously rolling their lawns
The Rolls House and Public Record Office, London, 1882Engraving showing a number of views of the Rolls House and the Public Record Office, London, 1882. The images show (clockwise from top left)
Knitting wool production - mechanical processImmense 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
Linenized Music Rolls advertAn advertisement for linenized music rolls from the perforated music company, 94 Regent Street
Rolls-RoyceRolls Royce, the winner of the premier award, Concours d Elegance in Biarritz, September 4th 1928
Swimming champion with medals on his costumeA swimming champion wearing a Rolls Royce Athletics Club badge and 35 medals on his costume
Steam Delivery LorryThe 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
Section of the BessemerBessemers 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
Rolls Royce 192640-50 h.p. six-cylinder New Phantom limousine - already described in 1926 as an aristocrat of the road
Fancy PastriesTypes of Small Fancy Pastries - including Hazelnut Pyramids, Cherry Domes, Maraschino Rolls, Angora Tartlets, Chocolate Arches and Lulus (front row, pink) !
Advertisement for Rolls Royce Phantom II car, with a photograph of a chaffeur driven Rolls with two fur-wearing ladies as passengers
Cooking & Baking 1940SThe 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
Rolls-Royce chassisFour 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
The Hon C. S. Rolls in his racing carThe 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
Hill climbing in a Rolls Royce1906Climbing 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
Side locker in a Rolls RoyceAn 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
Factory Interior 1915Interior of the Drayton Paper Works, Fulham, including large rolls of paper
Vickers-Armstrong PlaneValiant B1, with Rolls Royce engines, maximum speed in excess of 600 mph
C17 Baker / Woodcut / 32A baker rolls out his dough in front of his oven
York Baking Bread (2)Baking bread - making rolls and loaves; from the Ordinances of the Gild of Bakers of York (2 of 2)
Montacute House, EnglandMontacute 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
Miracle / Clares BreadWhen Saint Clare of Assisi, Italy, blesses the convent bread before eating, a cross miraculously appears on the rolls, like hot cross buns
London / Conduit StreetThe Rolls Royce showroom in Conduit Street, Mayfair, London
Coach and TrainA coach rolls peacefully along the road - but in the distance is the train which will soon put the stagecoach out of business
Children / Apple Pie C1884Two little girls help (or rather hinder) their mother as she rolls out the pastry for an apple pie
Fire / Hose CarriageHand-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
Rolls Motor Car 1905No 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