Safety Collection (page 14)

Letter-writing at Christmas
Colour illustration from an advertisement for Onoto self-filling safety fountain pen, depicting an Edwardian Christmas scene with a lady in the foreground sitting

Racing Cyclist
A racing cyclist. Date: 1980s

Road safety
Policeman Walter Sonderud teaches a group of schoolchildren how to be traffic policemen Date: c.1930s

Mountaineering in Canada
Three young men mountaineering in Canada. Date: 1930s

Kingsleys Staircase
A most unusual wooden staircase in the rectory where CHARLES KINGSLEY was rector. The stairs lead to attic rooms. A rope hangs from a rope to act as a safety hold. Date: 1819 - 1875

Lacock Village Cross
Two little girls glance at the ancient village cross at Lacock, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1950s

Indian Tram
A common sight in India, a tram packed to the gills with passengers, some of them even hanging on the outsides for dear life. This tram is destined for Jadar. Date: 1930s

Climbing Foothold
Climbing a sheer rock face should not be attempted without appropriate boots and socks, pegs and safety ropes. Date: 1930s

Home Pickling 1930S
Jars full of home packed pickles with special safety lids. Date: 1930s

Gliding Lesson
A gliding instructor gives his final instructions to his pupil before his first take- off. Date: 1930s

Safety Bike
A man wheels a Safety Bicycle, an early form of bicycle from the 1890s which replaced the Penny Farthing. However, he obviously does not think it safe enough to ride through Holborn, London! 1930s

Aircraft Safety Check
A routine aircraft saftely check being carried out at Prestwick Airport, Scotland. Date: 1960s

ABBEY FOLD
Abbey Fold, a reconstructed early 19th century street, at Kirkstall Abbey House Museum, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Note the Safety bicycle and water pump. Date: 19th century

Dugouts cut into a hillside, WW1
Dugouts cut into a hillside during the First World War. Date: 1918

Queens Crown Civil Defence Corps button badge
A Queens Crown Civil Defence Corps button badge in brass and enamel. late 1940s-1950s

Poster, Keep Broken Glass off the Roads, it ruins tyres. circa 1940s

Kangeroo safety bicycle advert, 1885
Faster than any bicycle, safter than any tricycle: the record breaking Kangeroo safety bicycle. Somewhat resembling a penny farthing, the machine was made by Hillman

Fire in the Baku oilfields, Armenia, apparently caused by a lack of discipline over cigarette smoking. Date: early 20th century

Getting out the paravanes on entering a minefield, WW1
The crew of a ship getting out the paravanes on entering a minefield during the First World War. The paravane is towed underwater in order to detect the presence of mines

Poster warning about safety on the airfield. Watch that prop. Careless walk costs lives. Showing a pilot losing his head by walking into a spinning propeller. 1940s

Poster, The Castle of Cleanliness in the Land of Good Health, defended by the soap and water brigade. Issued by the Health and Cleanliness Council. 20th century

Dutch poster about blackout precautions during the Second World War. circa 1942

German poster, accident prevention at work
German poster about accident prevention at work, showing a smiling workman in blue overalls, holding a hammer. 20th century

From Bluebeard by Katharine Cameron. Cameron was a Glasgow born illustrator and an associate of Jessie M King and the Mackintoshes. 1904

Time Speed Happily - Cars Speeding legally
Time Speed Happily - A New Years card for 1908. Cars Speeding legally by, whilst a policeman (as Old Father Time, perched on a winter world complete ith beard and scythe)

Explorers at safe driving Road Rally
Boys preparing for their Road Rally event. Every year American Explorers can join specially arranged national events. A popular one is the Road Rally that involves safe driving. circa 1960s

City of Westminster, Drive Slowly
A street sign saying: City of Westminster, Drive Slowly

London Blitz 1941
A mother smiles with her children amid the ruins of a typical working class home, following a bombing raid overnight and in the early morning on 20th March 1941. Date: March 1941

Page from Safety First Album
Page from Safety First, An Album to contain a Series of Cigarette Cards of National Importance, issued by W D & H O Wills, featuring tips for sharing roads with trams

RMS Queen Mary compared in size with Buckingham Palace
The newly launched RMS Queen Mary compared with Buckingham Palace and other large buildings. With other indications of her size, power, speed and safety. Date: 1934

Wartime poster, conservation of wheat for war effort
Wartime poster recommending the conservation of wheat. Think!! For every 100, 000 tons of wheat saved by economy 28, 000 troops can be rationed and transported from America. Eat one loaf a week less

Female Office Worker
An office worker at her messy desk, surrounded by paperwork typewriters and telephones with wires which would make any Health and Safety departments hair stand on end! Date: 1960s

Girl & Bathroom Cabinet
A little girl in a matching t- shirt and shorts with cats on them, ventures into the dangerous world of the bathroom cabinet... Date: 1960s

Eastbourne Lifeguards
A team of Lifeguards in action on the beach at Eastbourne, Sussex, England, showing the safety equipment used to reel in the guards themselves during a rescue. Date: 1960s

Miners Safety Lamp
An example of a miners safety lamp

Gillette Safety Razor
The Gillette Safety Razor. Will give more than 20 satisfying shaves! Date: 1906

Treed by a Bull
A gentleman takes to the safety of a tree when menaced by a bull. Date: 1815

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