Storage Collection (#12)

Whatas or Patukas - Maori Food Storehouses. They are elevated from the ground by posts, to protect their contents from rats. Top left is an ordinary patuka for holding seeds

Interior of a Dindi Village, Benin, West Africa - note the spherical clay container on the left - used for storing water. Date: circa 1908

NFS (Salvage Corps) workers at a fire, WW2
Salvage workers from Cannon Street fire station sub-station A2Z.2X (Watling Street) undertaking salvage work at a warehouse fire

Blitz in London -- Surrey Docks, Rotherhithe, WW2
Blitz in London -- roofs of the timber cargo storage areas totally collapsed after the intensity of the fires that devastated the Surrey Commercial Docks, Rotherhithe, SE London

Oil refineries and factories at Baku, Azerbaijan. Date: circa 1910s

Advert for All - steel B. T. H electric refrigerator 1931
The B.T.H Eletctric refrigerator is always kept at 50oF, the bateria danger point, ensuring that your food keeps perfecctly preserved and your health safeguarded

Wilton Union Workhouse, Wiltshire
A view of the former Wilton Union Workhouse, designed by Edward Hunt. For many years, the building was occupied by the storage and removal company, Moody s. Date: 2000

1920s frigidaire

Knossos - Crete - Large storage jars
The excavations of Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos revealed a remarkable set of large Minoan storage jars, or pithoi. The compartments in the floor were for grain and produce

French Railway Alphabet - H for Hangar (storage shed). 19th century

Cotton on the quayside, Galveston, Texas, USA
Bales of cotton on the quayside, Galveston, Texas, USA. Date: circa 1910

Women WW1 Work Carpenters
A group of women working as carpenters making ammunition boxes or wooden storage cases. Most hold tools such as drills, planes and hammers

Beni Mered, Algeria - farmhouses and storage cellars
Beni Mered, Algeria - large farm buildings and storage sheds and cellars stand behind trees and fields in the Algerian town of Beni Mered, Abziza area. circa 1910s

Safe deposits for the valuables of passengers on Queen Mary
The unique provision of safe deposits for the valuables of passengers on board the Queen Mary ocean liner. The problem of protecting valuables at sea solved by providing a passengers strong room

Louis Vuitton travelling trunk
A wardrobe trunk by Louis Vuitton with hanging space on one side and a series of drawers on the other. Also featured is a hat box with light frames on to which hats can be pinned and on the right

Advertising card for Belgian Cooking Range, manufactured by Ch. Van Ackere & Co. - similar in style to an Aga. Date: circa 1910s

Excavations at Ostia, Rome reveal the Oil Stores - Italy
Excavations reveal large oil storage jars at Ostia (the Ancient Port of Rome), Rome, Italy. Date: circa 1909

Italy. Pompeii. Italy. Thermopolium. (Sreet of Abundance)
Italy. Pompeii. Italy. Thermopolium. Commercial establishment (restaurant). Both hot and cold food and drink were stored in the jars in the counter. (Sreet of Abundance)

Italy. Herculaneum. Thermopolium. Commercial establishment (restaurant). Both hot and cold food and drink were stored in the jars in the counter

Radio-receiver with superheterodyne circuit, 4 valves, only AM reception, model G175. 1952. Gelosa, Italy. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo Da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Minoan art. Palace of Knossos. Western stores. Pithoi or sto
Minoan art. Palace Complex of Knossos. (1700 BC-1450 BC). Overview of the Western stores. Pithoi or storage jars, used to store food. Island of Crete. Greece

Large storage containers of fired clay were used for burials
Mediterranean Area. Large storage containers of fired clay were used for burials in Crete and other Greek islands. Imagens divine beings protected the dead person. 600 B.C. Ny Carlsberg Gyptotek

Greece. Creta. The palace of Malia. Middle Bronze Age. Detail
Greece. Creta. The palace of Malia. Middle Bronze Age. On the north side of the courtyard were storage rooms with giant earthenware pithos jars, up to two metres tall

Greek Art. Archaic period. Greek pithos decorated with the great nature goddess flanked by lions and birds. It comes from Thebes (Boeotia) and is dated between 680-670 B.C. Oriental style

Talatat walls from the temple of Amenhotep IV
Egyptian art. Talatat walls from the temple of Amenhotep IV. Composed of 283 blocks of polychromed sandstone. Storage of goods in the temple. 18th Dynasty. New Empire. Luxor Museum. Egypt

Farmers storing grain in a barn. 13th century
13th century miniature which represents a group of farmers storing grain in a barn. Codex of St. Louis (France)

ELS MUNTS. Roman Village. Ruins of water tank. Near Altafull
Roman Art. Els Munts. Roman Village. Ruins of water tank La Tartana. Near Altafulla. Tarragona Province. Catalonia. Spain. Europe

Dishes, Pans, Funnels, Bottles, Jars, Barrels, Plate 60
Baking Dishes, Milk Pans, Funnels, Bottles, Patent Top Jars, Spirit Barrels and other items, Plate 60, showing a range of items mostly in earthenware. Date: circa 1880s

Munitions in the Balkan war-area
A British soldier near an underground bomb-proof magazine designed as a reserve magazine in proximity to one of the British hevay-gun batteries during WW1. Date: 1916

Camille a Faure
CAMILLE A FAURE French scientist, noted for his improvement of the electric storage battery, making possible electrically powered vehicles. Date: CIRCA 1880

Meuble De Salon 8
Two Meubles de salon (roughly, cupboards for living room) one in boule in the Louis XIV style, the other in marquetterie in the Louis XVI style. Date: circa 1860

Meuble De Salon 9
Meuble de salon (roughly, cupboard for living room) with two doors, in boule in the Louis XIV style, with accompanying etagere. Date: circa 1860

Meuble De Salon 7
Two Meubles de salon (roughly, cupboards for living room) one in marquetterie in the Louis XV style, the other in black wood and copper in the Louis XVI style. Date: circa 1860

Meuble De Salon 6
Meuble de salon (roughly, cupboard for living room) in black wood and copper, in the Louis XIV style, with accompanying piece for keeping your knitting in. Date: circa 1860

Meuble De Salon 5
Meuble de salon (roughly, cupboard for living room) in black wood and copper, marble top, with accompanying etagere. Date: circa 1860

Meuble De Salon 4
Meuble de salon (roughly, cupboard for living room) in marquetterie in the Louis XVI style, with accompanying pot stand or whatever. Date: circa 1860

Meuble De Salon 3
Meuble de salon (roughly, cupboard for living room) in marquetterie, with two doors, in the Louis XV style, with accompanying occasional table. Date: circa 1860

Meuble De Salon 2
Meuble de salon (roughly, cupboard for living room) in black wood and copper, in the Louis XVI style, with accompanying etagere. Date: circa 1860

Meuble De Salon 1
Meuble de salon (roughly, cupboard for living room) in black wood and copper, with accompanying flower (or whatever) stand. Date: circa 1860

French Bookcase
Bibliotheque a un seul corps (book case in a single piece) in black wood and copper, in the Louis XVI style. Date: circa 1860

Commode, Table De Nuit
Commode and Table de nuit (night table) in black wood and copper, in the Louis XVI style. Date: circa 1860

French Armoire a Glace
Armoire a glace (wardrobe with a mirror) in black wood and copper, in the Louis XVI style. Date: circa 1860

Two Chiffonniers
Two French chiffonniers (chiffoniers in english) - left, in black wood and copper in the Louis XVI style, right, rosewood in the Louis XV style. Date: circa 1860

Two French Chiffonniers
Two French chiffonniers (chiffoniers in english) - on the left, in boule, right, in marquetterie. Date: circa 1860

Practical and compact wardrobes for men 1929
Mahogany or oak wardrobe, with sections for all of mens attire. Date: 1929

Two Filing Cabinets
Two vertical filing cabinets by Strafor Date: 1926

Circular Bookcase
A handsome 7 tier circular moveable bookcase with lions head handles and claw feet. The whole magnificent structure surmounted by an antique style lamp Date: 1810

Buildings at Home Park, Windsor
English domestic architecture: Designs for an extensive range of farm buildings and storage sheds for The Prince Consort at Home Park, Windsor

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