Shiny Collection (page 7)

Man at the wheel of a car
A man at the wheel of a rather smart-looking early car

The Queen mag / cruise 1938
Front cover illustration for The Queen magazine showing an enormous shiny cruise ship about to leave the harbour or dock of some sunny holiday destination. Date: January 1938

Ladies Camping
Two rather smartly dressed young ladies, probably more accostomed to the town than the country, avoid roughing it by making tea with a very shiny modern vacuum flask! Date: late 1950s

Russian Policeman
Decorated Russian Policeman Date: circa 1902

Russian Police Officer Date: circa 1902

Christmas card in the shape of a coal scuttle. Date: circa 1890s

Dominican copal
Piece of Dominican copal. Quaternary less than 2 million years old. Copal can be distinguished from amber by the alcohol test

Magnetite (iron oxide) specimen from Piedmont, Italy. From the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Vertigo sp. marsh whorl snails
No.14 V. antivertigo, No.15 V. moulinsiana, No.16 V. pygmaea, No.19 V. pusilla, No.20 V. anguistor, No.21 V. edentula. Plate 4 from The Collectors Manual of British Shells by L E Adams (1896)

New Zealand copal
A piece of New Zealand copal or Kauri gum with crazed surface. Specimen is less than 40, 000 years old. Copal is the mid-stage between resin and amber

Turbo argyrostoma, turban shell
A pair of turban shells (Turbo argyrostoma). This shallow water gastropod is named after the resemblance it bears to the Sikh headdress, it is widely spread across the Indo-Pacific

Cypraea argus, hundred-eyed cowrie
A pair of hundred-eyed cowries (Cypraea argus). A marine gastropod found across the Indo-Pacific. The name hundred-eyed refers to the particular type of shell pattern

Bathymodiolus elongatus, giant vent mussel
Specimen of the giant vent mussel (Bathymodiolus elongatus). Thes huge mollusc are know only the north Fiji basin where they live in hydrothermal vents at a depth of 2800m

Psilomelane
A bright black botryoidal mass of psilomelane. Psilomelane comprises of (barium manganese oxide hydroxide). Specimen from Monkstone mine, Brent Tor, Devon

Lingula beani, brachiopod
This Jurassic lingulid brachiopod from Yorkshire is a tongue shaped brachiopod, and is composed of calcium phosphate with a shiny lustre which contrasts here with the clay matrix

Chondrodite
Chondrolite comprises of (magnesium iron silicate fluoride hydroxide) and often occurs in a granular form in crystalline limestones. Specimen from the Natural History Museum, London

Molybdenite comprises of (molybdenum sulphide) and is a very soft, highly lustrous metallic mineral. Specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Freshwater pearls are formed within freshwater mollusc shells. They do not appear as spherical shapes as oyster pearls do and they are less valuable

Tiger s-eye and Hawk s-eye
Formed when blue crocidolite asbestos is replaced by quartz. Hawk s-eye retains the original colour while tiger s-eye contains a residue of iron oxide

Birthstone Series: Sardonyx
A specimen of Sardonyx, a variety of quartz, from the Natural History Museum, London. Sardonyx is the birthstone for the month of August (along with Peridot). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Hemimorphite
A specimen of the mineral hemimorphite (hydrated zinc silicate hydroxide). This mineral was formerly known as calamine

Birthstone Series: Tanzanite
A specimen of tanzanite, from the Natural History Museum, London. Tanzanite is the birthstone for the month of December (along with Zircon and Turquoise). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Turtle shell
A close up image of turtle shell depicting the interlocking hexagonal plates

Copal

Exterior view of the Darwin Centre Cromwell Road, showing the solar wall. Photographed by Graham Pellow in June 2002

Haliotis fulgens, green abalone
A pair of green abalone shells (Haliotis fulgens). This bivalve can been found upto 10m offshore in California

Megascolia procer, wasp

Formosia moneta, fly

Nautilus sp. nautilus shell
A carved nautilus shell, c. 1600 from the Sir Hans Sloane collection

Moodstone cut as cabochons. A cabachon is a highly polished convex-cut gem

Chromite (iron chromium oxide) is the ore of chromium and has an attractive shiny surface. It is used in the manufacture of stainless steel and in metallic paints

Apatite (calcium (fluoro, chloro, hydroxyl) phosphate). It is a source of phosphorous for fertilisers, but rarely as a gemstone or mineral

Tourmaline
A specimen of the mineral and gemstone tourmaline from Itambacury Theophilo Ottoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Rutile
A specimen of the mineral rutile (titanium oxide) which is a major ore of the metal titanium. This specimen is from Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia. USA

Galena
A specimen of the mineral galena (lead sulphide) which is a major ore of lead as well as silver. This specimen is from Wanlockhead mine Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ostrea sp. oyster with pearls
Oysters are bivalve molluscs found on the sea bed. Pearls, are smooth, spherical objects which can form inside their shells. They are considered valuable and are farmed and used to make jewellery

Drottning Blanca (Queen Shiny)
A game played by mother and son, after famous painting (1877) of the same name by Albert Edelfelt Date: circa 1902

Cub Scout cleaning firemens boots, Surrey
A Cub Scout cleaning the boots of firemen near Croydon, Surrey, during Scout Job Week. 1975

Fish & Chip shop, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Behind the counter view of Blooms Fish & Chip shop at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. circa 1966

Lady walking along the seashore
A lady braves a wet and windy day to stroll along the seashore in raincoat, high shiny black heeled boots and a bright red waterproof hat Humourously, this card was sent by a Miss E

HRH The Hereditary Prince Danilo of Montenegro
HRH The Hereditary Prince Daniel (Danilo Aleksandar Petrovic-Njegos) of Montenegro (1871 - 1939) Date: circa 1910s

Shiny Mini Dress
A black model in a shiny Space Age mini dress - very Star Trek ! Date: 1967

Wartime Fashion - Paris Date: circa 1920

Stylish girl posing with ball
A fantastically stylish and well-compossed photograph of a young lady in a delicate white dress, posing holding a large shiny ball. Date: late 1920s

A pot of Primula flowers and apples
A Geman (from Munich) painting of a pot of Red Primula Polyanthus (Primrose) variety flowers, two shiny apples and a large broken walnut Date: 1904

Ward at Carshalton Childrens Infirmary, Surrey
Interior view of ward D8 at Carshalton Childrens Infirmary, Surrey. The hospital was opened in 1908 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board and became a general hospital for up to 1000 children

Middle-aged Victorian woman in a crinoline dress
A middle-aged Victorian woman in a crinoline dress made of satin material

Dapper young man in a garden, Mid Wales
A dapper young man sitting on a folding steel chair in a garden, Mid Wales. He is wearing a three-piece suit with a flower in his buttonhole, and a flat cap

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