Solid Collection (page 2)

FEETHAM STOVE 1862
The FEETHAM STOVE exhibited at the 1862 Exhibition, London (see catalogue for details) Date: 1862

OPEN FIREPLACE (WALSH)
An open fireplace with metal screen, ornate mantelshelf, fender and fire tools - the archetypal Victorian hearth Date: 1873

CRYSTAL PALACE ROOF
A view of the immense glass roof of the Crystal Palace viewed from the lead flat, the only portion of solid roofing in this fairy structure Date: 1851

A large open-top Charabanc Party outside a Hotel, about to set off on a tour. Date: 1920s

Visitors / Holidaymakers (wrapped-up warm!) head off on a British sightseeing tour in a
Visitors/Holidaymakers (wrapped-up warm!) head off on a British sightseeing tour in a horse-drawn charabanc (with solid wheels!).... Date: circa 1910s

Azores, Portugal - Ox wagon with solid wheels - wicker sides
Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal - Ox wagon with solid wheels - wicker sides Date: 1910s

Zermatt, Switzerland - Street Scene showing the extremely solid nature of the wooden building construction. Date: circa 1910s

Lloyd Loom perambulator with a sweet young occupant! Date: circa 1920s

Two Shoeshine boys fighting over a potential customer - humorous images used as a promotional tool for Blecao - the blurb for which reads as follows

Djibouti - Arab Woman in traditional dress Date: circa 1910s

Triplex Grate [solid fuel]

Diadem of Tutankhamun
Diadem of Pharao Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC) made out of solid gold and various semi-precious stones, as exhibited in the Egyptian Museum of Cairo

Sofia Kovalevskaya - Russian Mathematician
Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (1850-1891) - Russian female mathematician, and also the first woman appointed to a full professorship in Europe in 1889. Date: circa 1889

Palma, Mallorca - Golden Monstrance in the Cathedral Sa Seu
Palma, Mallorca, Spain - The solid Golden Monstrance at the Cathedral Sa Seu (built in 1299). A monstrance, also known as ostensorium, is the vessel used in Roman Catholic

Mexico - Patzcuaro Michoacan Mariposas - Butterfly Boats
Mexico - Mariposas, Patzcuaro, Michoacan - Butterfly Fishing Boats Date: circa 1930

LCC-LFB Morris-Magirus solid tyre turntable ladder
The increasing need for ladders capable of reaching beyond the scope of the standard wheeled escape saw the introduction of the fist horse drawn turntable ladder in the late 1890s

The Ashanti War (1873-74) - Ashanti implements and weapons
A. Sanko, musical instrument B. Cushion C. Ashanti Ministers state bag D. Fantee stool, cut out of solid block of cotton wood E. and F. War Greegrees or charms made of leather and straw worked in G

Dinka Tribesmen in carved-out canoe
A group of African Sudanese Dinka men in and around two canoes (for use on the River Nile) carved out of whole tree trunks

Digging Corinth Canal
Construction of the Corinth Canal : cutting the path of the canal through solid rock

Early Vulcan Petrol Tanker supplying BP motor fuel. Date: circa 1919

Advert for Pearces Regents Coronation spoons 1902
Coronation spoons made from solid silver with case, designed and manufactured by Pearce and Sons, Silversmiths, to celebrate the Coronation of the British monarch King Edward VII. 1902

Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Edwardian items 1901
Selection of items from Goldsmiths & Silversmiths, Regent Street, London; Ladys elegantly chased solid silver card case, solid silver 4-handed mether, to hold cigaretts

A solid silver bell presented to the HMS Nelson by the people of Tyneside - 15th September 1928 (weight: 2000oz). HMS Nelson was one of two Nelson-class battleships built for the Royal Navy between

A Burmese Water Buffalo Cart Date: circa 1910s

Lalibela. St. George Church
Lalibela. Saint George Church. 13th century. Coptic pilgrims

Advert for Asprey Mexican onyx articles 1937
A selection of solid Mexican onyx articles, inlaid with malachite, Canadian lapis, aventurine and coral, including a number of special Coronation pieces. Date: 1937

Solid Fuel Stove
A solid fuel burning stove, which provides heating and is also a cooker and is neatly built into a tiled recess in the corner of a compact cottage kitchen. Date: 1930s

Mahogany and cane bedsteads 1929
A range of bedsteads, made from mahogany and gilt with cane, products from the Harrods catalogue bedroom furniture department. Date: 1929

Wooden bedsteads 1929
A range of Wooden bedsteads, made from mahogany and walut, products from the Harrods catalogue bedroom furniture department. Date: 1929

DEVON FIRES
Two versions of the Devon fire which is offered in several styles to suit the decor of your home, be it traditional or art deco Date: circa 1930

Stylish Fireplace 1908
A very stylish open fireplace and its fender, and a mantel of wood Date: 1908

Dutch High Chair
A Dutch child sits in her massively solid high chair eating a waffle while the cat awaits any crumbs she may let fall Date: circa 1670

Stonite one-piece fireplace with solid hearth. Catalogue for Nicholls and Clarke Ltd. London. Manufacturers and Merchants of Building Materials. Date: circa 1927

Solid Tyred ThornycroftLeyland Charabanc, Market Place, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Date: 1920s

WW1 - British Tommies welcomed on arrival in France Date: 1914

Strimping Machine at Battersbys hatworks, another solid piece of machinery bearing the makers name Date: 1902

Tipstitcher machine at Battersbys hatworks - a fantastic piece of solid engineering, obviously built to last! Date: 1902

Solid Wooden Cart Wheel
Wagon with solid wooden wheels from the Kit Carson house in Taos, New Mexico

Cart at Kit Carson House
Wagon with solid wooden wheels from the Kit Carson house in Taos, New Mexico

Advert for Waring & Gillow twin beds
The Antiques of the future. Good funiture made to-day will be the sought after Antique funiture of the future. The 1920s and 1930s saw the rising popularity of twin beds for married couples

Silver matchbox holder engraved Ypres - Les Halles
Solid Silver matchbox holder engraved Ypres and Les Halles and dated 1914. Shows The Cloth Hall in its full glory before its later destruction. Stamped on reverse RB.925a. Commemorative Ware

Walking cane with solid silver Bairnsfather Old Bill ha
A walking cane with a solid silver Bruce Bairnsfather Old Bill handle. Copyright Registered Number 669204. Bairnsfather Ware

Advert for J. C. Vickery dressing case 1920
J. C. Vickery dressing case, for wedding gifts. Blue morocco dressing case, fitted with a beautiful solid tortoiseshell toilet set inlaid with sterling silver. Date: 1920

The Truce Collapses
Satire on the collapse of the never-very-solid truce with Spain. Date: 1665

Pennine Farmhouse
A Pennine farmhouse, Haggs House, Arkengarthshire, North Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is a solid building made of local stone, with small windows to keep out the cold. Date: 1960s

Woodstock Town Hall
The solid little Town Hall at Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, built in 1766 for the Duke of Marlborough by Sir William Chambers. Date: built 1766

A burly Russian coachman in his summer (!) outfit of coat and peaked cap - a style only worn by coachmen. Other tack and accoutrements hang on the wall behind him. Date: circa 1901

Hanoi - Vietnam - Wheelbarrow driver - delivering his load of recently deceased pigs! Date: circa 1904

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