Sparks Collection

Gibbs Happy Families - Master Tooth the Dentists son. 20th century

PERUVIAN FIGUREHEAD
The figurehead of the ship Peruvian, wrecked off Seaford, Sussex, England, in February 1899. Sparks flew as the ship was battered against the sea wall. Date: shipwrecked 1899

Blacksmith at work in his forge
An elderly blacksmith hammering a horseshoe on his anvil. The owner of the horse awaiting a new set of shoes looks in at the window, while the blacksmiths cat scratches an ear on the work bench

Joseph Alfred Sparks campaigning
Joseph Alfred Sparks (19011981) - a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. Campaigning for the parliamentary constituency of Acton in 1945 with the slogan

Tipton Slasher sculpture
Welder and sculptor Jack Bouckley, of Wolverhampton, works on a metal sculpture of 19th Century Black Country heavyweight prize fighter William Perry, known as The Tipton Slasher

Underwater Romance
When diver meets mermaid, even if sparks don t fly, the happy couple certainly make waves

Two wooden dolls pulling a cracker on a greetings card -- Gay Young Sparks. Date: circa 1900s

Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a popular shopping area of the city. Date: circa 1910

Blast Furnace Breakdown Date: 1948

FIREMAN
London characters: Man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward, and with a coal fire burning in every hearth, the FIREMAN is all too often called to cope with it. Date: circa 1870

A steelworker makes a shower of sparks in his workshop
A steelworker sends a shower of sparks flying as he uses an angle grinder to finish a metal structure in his workshop in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Date: 2004

Craftsman puts finishing touches to replica suit of armour
Sparks fly as a skilled craftsman puts the finishing touches to a replica suit of armour with conquistador-style morion in his workshop in Birmingham, England Date: 1992

Oxyacetylene flame cutting in a factory or workshop in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Date: circa 1920s

Firefighter cutting through pipe after road traffic accident
A firefighter cutting through a pipe after a road traffic accident

Welder in action at J & F Pool Ltd, Hayle, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Gibbs Happy Families - Mrs Sparks the Electricians wife. 20th century

Gibbs Happy Families - Miss Sparks the Electricians daughter. 20th century

Gibbs Happy Families - Master Sparks the Electricians son. 20th century

Firework Display
A firework show depicting the Last Days of Pompeii in the Polo Ground, New York, U.S.A. Date: 1930s

Cover of Der Eisenbahner - Volume 1
Striking embossed Cover of Der Eisenbahner - Volume 1, featuring a train cum dragon speeding out of the cover in a shower of sparks and plumes of smoke and team.. Date: 1902

Jared Sparks
JARED SPARKS American historian Date: 1789 - 1866

Firefighters at scene of railway fire, West London
Firefighters at the scene of a railway fire, Acton Lane, West London

Firefighters using cutting equipment, West London
Firefighters using cutting equipment at the scene of a railway fire, Acton Lane, West London

Firefighters using cutting equipment, SE London
Firefighters using cutting equipment at scene of school fire, Homestall Road, SE London

Butt Welding railway rails
A fantastic colour photograph showing the sparks flying up during the butt welding of railway rails. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Molten metal is poured in to a mould
Two factory workers pour molten metal into a small mould. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Rail butt welding - the sparks fly
A fantastic photograph showing the sparks flying up during the butt welding of railway rails. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Electric Water
This young lady stands on an insulated platform, and is connected to an electric machine : when she pours water onto another persons hands, sparks are produced

Murder of Victor Noir
The shooting of journalist Victor Noir by Pierre Napoleon sparks off popular unrest : the people cheer the National Guard in the Champs Elysees

Great Electric Induction Coil
Demonstration of the Great Electric Induction Coil at the Polytechnic Institution in London in 1869 by Professor Pepper. Viewed by a large number of visitors to the Polytechnic

Welder at Work
Welding metalwork with an industrial blow torch

Riot after Lusitania
The sinking of the Lusitania sparks off attacks on German shops in London

TORPEDO-GIRL / 1902
The Torpedo-girl, a wild dancer who creates sparks amongst her male admirers

A Bessemer converter in a German steelworks -- a process designed for the mass production of steel from molten pig iron, removing impurities by oxidation by blowing air through the molten iron

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