Saving Collection (page 4)

St Cybi lifeboat, Civil Service No. 9, a Barnett-class lifeboat, funded by the Civil Service lifeboat fund

Penlee lifeboat towing stricken yachts to Newlyn, Cornwall
Penlee lifeboat towing stricken yachts and their passengers to Newlyn, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Kicking the bucket to keep alive and well! 1914
Interestingly this artical was published on April fools day in The Sketch, 1914, you can come to your own conclusions! Latest primitive life-saving device invented by a German engineer

Statue of Edward Jenner - Vaccination Pioneer - Boulogne
Statue of Edward Jenner (1749-1823) - Vaccination Pioneer - Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Date: circa 1909

Queen Philippa interceding for the burghers of Calais
Queen Philippa interceding with her husband, Edward III, for the lives of the burghers of Calais. 1347

Winter cruise fashions for 1937
Fashions for cruising from Bradleys department store of Chepstow Place, London. In the centre is a dress of slub linen. The skirt is cut on trouser lines

WW1 poster, Commercial Italian Bank war loan
Poster, Commercial Italian Bank, war loan promising 5% interest. 1917

WW1 poster, Keep On Saving Food
Poster, Don t let up, Keep On Saving Food, United States Food Administration. circa 1918

WW1 poster, Don t stop saving food
Poster, Don t stop saving food, United States Food Administration. circa 1918

WW1 poster, Buy War Savings Stamps
Poster, Help him win by Saving and Serving, Buy War Savings Stamps. 1918

WW1 German poster, War Loans
German poster, 8th War Loan issue. circa 1918

The Husband and how to train it - carrying her bags
The Husband and how to train it. Dear Girls, once married, teach it economy by saving money otherwise wasted in cab fares, porters etc. Date: 1907

Spain. 19th century. Savings Bank. Madrid. Colored engraving
Spain. 19th century. Savings Bank. Madrid. Engraving in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1876. Colored

Prince Edward rescuing his father at Battle of Evesham
King Henry IIIs life is saved by his son Prince Edward (later Edward I) during the Battle of Evesham on 4 August 1265. 1265

Rescue of Chimney Sweep
The dramatic rescue of a stuck chimney sweep at a factory in Lisieux. Date: 1898

French Lifeboat at Work
The French lifeboat Amiral Barrera sets out in heavy seas to the aid of a sailing boat in distress. Date: 1905

Things We Vow We Will Do, When Peace Breaks out
Cartoon by George Studdy showing a gent purposefully indulging in wasteful behaviour, a welcome relief after years of food control, shortages and rationing. Date: 1918

War-Time Economies Saving Breath, WW1 Heath Robinson
War-Time Economies from Heath Robinson - to Save Your Breath. The Penny-in-the-Slot machine for blowing out candles. Wartime savings taken to ridiculous lengths by William Heath Robinson who suggests

Michael O Leary, Irish Guards, in Great War Deeds, WW1
Lance-Corporal Michael O Leary of the Irish Guards, practically capturing the enemys position by himself and saving a British company by charging barricades

Naval Division in Great War Deeds, WW1
The Royal Marine and Naval Brigades (Naval Division) of the British Royal Navy being guided by Colonel Seely in a car, leaving Antwerp after their gallant defence

Two boys emptying a piggy bank onto a table. The coins seem to be mostly penny and threepenny pieces (pre-decimalisation). Date: circa 1960s

WW1 - British submarine rescues German sailor
WW1 - A British marine seen saving the life of a German sailor belonging to a war-ship sunk in the North Sea. The marine is hauling the man on board using a life-line which has been flung to him

Boy scout saves drowning woman, Athens, Greece
A 15-year-old boy scout, Sokrates Haris, jumped into the sea and saved a drowning woman in the port of Volos in the Byron District of Athens, Greece

Clincher tyres advertisement, WW1 - Reginald McKenna
Advertisement for Clincher Tyres during the First World War featuring a caricature of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Reginald McKenna who says we must economise

Firefighter in a flying bomb film, WW2
Firefighter in a flying bomb film -- taking a moment to relax after a job well done. Date: 1944

Rescue following flying bomb attack, London, WW2
Rescue following a flying bomb attack -- a man and a woman at basement window, calling for help. (1 of 4) Date: 1944

Rescue following bombing, WW2
Rescue of civilians by firefighters following bombing during the Blitz. Date: 1940s

Rescue following V2 rocket attack, Manor Park, London, WW2
Rescue of a woman following a V2 rocket attack in Manor Park. Although many rescues took place, hundreds of Londoners died in these attacks, launched in the latter stages of WW2

Belling electric fires advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for Belling electric fires, with the revelation that families could do without one servant as a result of the modern device

Erasmic shaving stick advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for Erasmic shaving stick - British and Best, which includes a of a stick of shaving soap with a German bullet embedded in it

Souvenir serviette - FEED THE GUNS Campaign - WWI
Souvenir serviette in commemoration of FEED THE GUNS Campaign in Trafalgar Square in October 1918. Londons War Saving Big Push. Commemorative Art

Officers playing cards at the Army & Navy Club, London
Wounded 1854-1918- Officers playing cards at the Army & Navy Club, London. The painting in the background is Saving The Colours by Robert Gibbs. It shows The Guards at Inkerman, 5th November 1854

Captain Francis Grenfell, VC
Captain F. O. Grenfell V.C. of the 9th Lancers Details Grenfell was 33 years old, and a Captain in the 9th (Queens Royal) Lancers

Lady Kindersley as a waste paper merchant, WW1
Lady Kindersley, formerly Miss Gladys Beadle, pictured near her home in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, collecting waste paper with the aid of her children and two donkey carts

The Bystander on HMS Vigilant, WW1
A snapshot of the mascot of H.M.S. " Vigilant, " a chameleon, endeavouring to adapt the colour of his skin to the variegated hues of the cover of The Bystander magazine

Work rooms of Lady Sclater, WW1
A page from The Sketch showing society ladies hard at work at the work rooms of Lady Sclater at 18 Pont Street, London. In the top photograph

Darn It by Edmund Blampied
A pretty sketch of a young woman darning a stocking - a fine example of war economy. 1916

Gieve life saving waistcoat for torpedoed shipwreck victims
Advertisement for the Gieve life-saving waistcoat from Gieves Ltd, The Royal Naval Outfitters, intended for use by victims of torpedoed ships during the First World War

A life bag - life saving device, WW1
An ingenious invention by a young Norwegian, Mr John L. Edmund to enable passengers on board ships wrecked or torpedoed to keep afloat until the arrival of help

British submarine training by G. H. Davis
Officers and men of the British submarine service being trained in use of the Davis submarine escape apparatus: A water-filled tank with a dummy submarine compartment and the new canvas air lock

Daylight Saving, 1916
A page of humorous sketches relating to the newly introduced Daylight Saving during the First World War showing how it would confuse and mix up the populations timetable, often to their advantage

Battle of Ypres 1915
Saving the guns at Ypres. The Germans, tremendously reinforced, endeavoured to break through at Ypres. Part of the British line was compelled to retire temporarily

Advert from the National Savings Committee 1944
Salute the soldiers. How can we show our gratitude to these men? The best, the most practical tribute we can offer them is to give them our complete support, by saving more

Suggested life-saving devices at sea by G. H. Davis
For those in peril on the sea: suggested life-saving devices at sea. Above: a proposed life raft for liners which could be fitted into the stern quarters

Life saving guide for seamen by G. H. Davis
For those in peril on the sea: a Government guide designed to save the lives of shipwrecked seamen during the Second World War

Water distiller for lifeboats by G. H. Davis
Fresh water from the sea: a simple distiller for lifeboats. The K.M. Distiller, producing fresh water and hot drinks, and other life-saving devices for castaways, in use during the Second World War

Day in the life of an average household by G. H. Davis
Your fuel target: a day in the life of an average household during the Second World War. Detailing economies that need to be practised in order to keep within the limits of fuel consumption laid down

Increasing supplies for lifeboats by G. H. Davis
Increasing the water and food supplies for ships lifeboats during the Second World War. New measures for saving the lives of crews of ships sunk in the Battle of the Atlantic. Date: 1941

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