Supplies Collection (page 2)

WW2 - Hall Barn, near Beaconsfield, which was re-purposed during wartime to the production of hospital supplies under its chatelaine the Honourable Mrs E F Lawson

Queen Victoria in Nice - French satire on her donkey cart
Queen Victoria in Nice, France - a rather (!) disrespectful late 19th century French satirical caricature. In 1882, Queen Victoria began her winter affair with the Cote dAzur

WW2 - Merchant Service Food Import
A photograph showing a group of British WW2 merchant workers loading a cart with food supplies. Date: circa 1942

Wartime Railway Wagons
A photograph of a mass of wartime railway wagons, loaded with vital supplies. Date: circa 1944

WW2 - Westland Lysander Supplies
A photograph of some supply cannisters being fitted to the racks of a British WW2 Westland Lysander cooperation aircraft. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 Christmas A. T. S. Cards
A pair of Auxiliary Territorial Service Christmas greetings cards, one shows a foil effect emblem with a ribbon, while the other bears an illustration of some servicewomen loading a truck with

RMS Lusitania - ledger listing supplies prior to sailing
RMS Lusitania - rare hardbound ledger dated 28 June 1907 to 26 August 1907 relating to supplies and provisions for the Lusitania prior to sailing

Prawners, Sydney Harbour
An etching of some prawn fishing boats beside a dock, with four people sorting their catch and supplies. Date: circa 1925

Advert for North British Golf Balls (made in Edinburgh). Date: 1932

Front cover, Daily Graphic, General Strike Emergency Edition - ninth day of the strike. Date: 1926

Women Digging for Coal during 1912 Miners Strike
The national coal strike of 1912 was the first national strike by coal miners in the United Kingdom. Its main aim was securing a minimum wage

Savoia Marchetti SM81 -seen in Spanish Civil War markings, this transport version of the SM 79 flew supplies to Italian forces in North Africa

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Una ayuda y otra (One help and another). Engraving by Ramon Puyol about the international help belonging to the fist series of Drawings of the Civil War. Litography

Way to Increase your Greengage Jam Ration
Owing to the short supply of sugar, it was necessary to cut down the amount used in the jam production. Illustrated by William Heath Robinson showing inside a jam factory where every part of

William Heath Robinson shows how a remarkable and most heroic attempt was made by the Italians to convoy fresh fish to their troops through a minefield in the Mediterranean escort by fighter

Advert for Burberry women's equipment WWII
During the Second World War Burberry supplied the British Army with a range of military clothing and accessories. Advertisement for a range of Auxiliary Service equipment for women Date: 1941

Machine Gun on a Mule, near San Martial; Spanish Civil War
Photograph showing a mule column of the Spanish Foreign Legion carrying supplies and a machine gun up a mountain path near San Martial, during the early stages of the Spanish Civil War, 1936

Spanish attack on Penzance, Newlyn and Mousehole, West Cornwall, 23 July 1595. Supplies were seized, buildings raided and burned, and a mass was held

WW2 poster, Take Great Care of your Tyres - if 90% of the worlds rubber is in enemy hands, and the remaining 10% is needed for the Forces, whats going to happen when your present tyres wear out?

Street scene with Boots and ABC, North London
Street scene in North London, with Boots dispensing chemists, a travel bureau, an ABC cafeteria and a delivery van. Date: circa 1950s

Cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in the style of Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Showing British soldiers making sandbags, bringing in ration supplies and ready to fight in the trenches. Date: 1916

A blood donor at a Civil Defence First-Aid Station operated by the Army. Blood Tranfusion became a widespread practise from the late 1930s onwards Date: circa 1939

Persian army in a desert - Polyaenuss discussion of Dariuss expedition against Saka of the Central Asia (VII.11.12): The treachery of the Sakian Sirakes, the guide

Lightning conductors and fittings, elevation rods, roof saddles and points, from Verity Electrical Supplies, Aston, Birmingham. 1903

Fairyland illumination devices and electric signs, from Verity Electrical Supplies, Aston, Birmingham. 1903

Roman war bireme and transport boat
Roman war bireme with two decks of oars from Trajans Column 1, and a transport boat for military supplies from the same column 2

Mill for grinding colour paints. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman

Grocery Store, Meikle Park, Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Grocery Store of proprietor George Elliott, at 690 Red River Road, Meikle Park, Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada. circa 1920

General Store, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, with holiday chalets alongside. Date: circa 1900s

Advert, polishing and plating supplies, New York City, USA
Advert, Zucker & Levett & Loeb Co, polishing and plating supplies, West 25th Street, New York City, USA. Date: circa 1880s

Poster, War Supplies for Russia, WW2
Poster, War Supplies for Russia, a convoy of British and American lorries streams along the Persian route to Russia during the Second World War. circa 1940

The Landing at Savannah
James Edward Oglethorpe landed in Georgia in 1733 after peacefully negotiating land from the Mico of the Yamacraws Tomo-chi-chi, and is the principal founder of Savannah

U. S. Troops depart for Mexico 1914
A line of US soldiers in uniform and full kit march onto a ship, surrounded by wooden boxes full of supplies and weapons, en route to Mexico

WW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in France - unloading flour supplies for the troops " (to) help them march to victory". Date: circa 1944

General Strike, 1926 - Smithfield Market butcher
General Strike, 1926 - a Smithfield Market butcher carrying supplies of meat to his own car. 1926

Ships lifeboat and airmens dinghy, WW2
A ships lifeboat and an airmens dinghy during the Second World War. Both were supplied with Bovril products, including tins of Pemmican (a form of preserved meat with a high nutritional value)

Walnut Caddy Lid Box, containing paints, inks, etc. circa 1880s

Watercolour Paint Tube. circa 1880s

Walnut Wood Box of Oil Colours. circa 1880s

Liquid Water Colours -- Indian Ink. circa 1880s

Superior Elementary Watercolour Box. circa 1880s

Round and Flat Watercolour Sable Brushes in Albata. circa 1880s

Mathematical Drawing Instruments. circa 1880s

Mahogany Brass Bound Box
Solid Spanish Mahogany Brass Bound Box containing paints, inks, etc. circa 1880s

Mahogany Caddy Lid Box containing paints, inks and other items. circa 1880s

Mahogany and Deal Painters Easels. circa 1880s

Japanned Tin Box of Oil Colours. circa 1880s

Finest Indian Ink in oriental-style containers. circa 1880s

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