Technology Collection (page 15)

Illustration, A Song of the English, Deep Sea Cables
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)

Single microscope mechanisms and parts.. Single microscope mechanisms and parts. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr

John Smeatons water pressure engine.. John Smeatons water pressure engine, elevations and sections of valve, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an illustration by J

The Stanhope or iron printing press, 18th century.. The Stanhope or iron printing press, invented by Earl Charles Stanhope, 18th century

Steam engines by Savery, Blakey, Kier and Papin.. Steam engines by Thomas Savery, William Blakey, Mr Kier, and Denis Papin, 17th and 18th centuries

John Smeatons steam engine, 19th century.. Steam engine, on the principle of Thomas Newcomen, as constructed by John Smeaton, 19th century

Overshot and undershot waterwheels, 19th century.. Overshot and undershot waterwheels, 19th century, including examples designed by John Smeaton and Peter Nouaille. Copperplate engraving by W

Water works, machines for raising water, 19th century.. Water works, machines for raising water, water bellows, Chremnitz fountain, and Mr John Whitehursts device. Copperplate engraving by W

Waterwheels, water power of the 19th century.. Waterwheels, 19th century, including breast wheel with two shuttles, overshot breast wheel, and overshot wheel. Copperplate engraving by W

Voltaism, chemical equipment to generate electricity, 19th century.. Voltaism, chemical equipment to generate electricity, 19th century. Copperplate engraving by W

Satellite at Goonhilly Earth Station, Cornwall
The worlds first parabolic satellite communications antenna, nicknamed Arthur, at Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, Goonhilly Downs, near Helston, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Worsted manufacture- breaking, spinning and roving frame.. Equipment used in worsted manufacture: breaking frame, spinning frame and roving frame, 18th century

Wool manufacturing machine from the 18th century.. Wool manufacturing machine from the 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary

Telegraph equipment, alphabet, and machinery, 19th century.. Telegraph equipment, alphabet, and machinery. 19th century communication technology. Copperplate engraving by W

Torbay Express diesel train
The Torbay Express diesel train, which ran from London Paddington to the West Country, drawn by locomotive 332. Seen here near Paignton, Devon

Edwardian tennis match at an unknown venue, but a good turnout and an impressive action shot given the technology of the time Date: circa 1908

Factory fire pump showing the latest in fre pump technology for 1906. After the fire, Battersbys factory installed much more comprehensive systems to ensure they never risked a repeat of such

Telephone Cable Repair
The intricate work of repairing and connecting telephone land lines. London, 1998 Date: 1998

Panama Canal Being Built. The Illustrated London News. (1888). Engraving

Reconstruction of the steam engine. 1765. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Museum of Arts and Crafts (CNAM)

War machine. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Drawing. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Gallerie dell Accademia (Academy Gallery)

Metal box for storing Styli. It bears the emblem of the Englisch record label and music brand HMV His Masters Voice (La voz de su amo). Beginning of 20th c

Steam train arriving at a station at the beginning of 19th c. Illustration by Lluis Bargall󮠗 atercolour

Experiments with the phonograph in the Royal Institution, 1878. Professors John Tyndall and W.H. Preece Speaking into Phonograph. Engraving

Arab well, Holy Land
An arab well, Holy Land. Date: 1920s

Crew of HMS Astraea, British second-class cruiser
Group photo, crew of HMS Astraea, British second-class cruiser, at Hong Kong, including telegraphist with machine. Date: circa 1908

The value of pigeon post, WW2
The value of pigeon post as an accessory to wireless in war: testing a private fanciers carrier pigeons. Date: 1941

Schenley Farms District, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Schenley Farms District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: 1914

French scout using walkie talkie
A French scout using a walkie talkie with an aerial

Chinese telephone office, San Francisco, California, USA
Chinese workers at a switchboard in the telephone office, San Francisco, California, USA. The building was destroyed in the earthquake and fire of April 1906. Date: early 20th century

How the Gotha plane aims its bombs, WW1
Diagram showing how the bomber in a Gotha plane aimed its bombs over Britain during the First World War. To reduce the element of luck

Blitz in London scene in a fire station control room, WW2
Blitz in London -- scene at night in a fire station control room, 19 September 1940. Date: 1940

Turntable appliance by Merryweather, Blackheath Common
Turntable appliance by Merryweather of Greenwich, seen here being demonstrated on Blackheath Common. It was destined for Rangoon, India. One of the men is Station Officer Edwards

Two men on switchboard at LFB HQ
Two men taking calls on the switchboard at LFB HQ. Date: 1925

Woman operating field telephone van, WW2
Woman operating a field telephone van during the Second World War. Date: 1940s

LCC-London Fire Brigade training in use of telephone
LCC-London Fire Brigade training recruits in taking messages over the telephone, at Lambeth HQ

Man taking a call in a fire station control room, May 1939. Date: 1939

Radio equipment at Baden Powell House, London
Demonstration of radio equipment at Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s

Factory filled with equipment to smelt metal
A factory filled with equipment to smelt metal. From: Commercium philosophico-technicum; or, the philosophical commerce of arts: designed as an attempt to improve arts, trades, and manufactures

A wasted life: satire on the invention of tanks, WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm II chides Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and aircraft manufacturer, for not inventing anything useful, like the armoured tanks of the allies. Date: 1916

British range-finder 1918
This diagram explains the usual Britsih method of producing a range chart. It depicts an imaginary landscape behind safe lines under survey prepartory to the possible contingency of an enermy

Cast and crew on a film set -- a man and woman sit at a table, while another man holds up a slate (Shot 11, Set 3). Date: 20th century

The everlasting fuel, atomic power, by G. H. Davis
The everlasting fuel: atomic power replacing the consumption of hundreds of thousands of tons of coal. The probable compact layout of an atom-powered municipal electricity generating station in

British signal station on railway track, Western Front, WW1
A British signal station of three men, set up on a railway track, using a daylight lamp, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

RAF observer with wireless transmitter, WW1
An RAF observer with a wireless transmitter which allows him to keep in touch with British guns, on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1918

British telephone exchange for observation balloon, WW1
A British telephone exchange inside a lorry, for communications with RFA observation balloons on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Wireless cabin on a Zeppelin by G. H. Davis
How the night raiders talk -- the wireless cabin on a Zeppelin airship. Date: 1915

Magnetic mine and counter moves by G. H. Davis
A battle of wits: the magnetic mine and the counter-moves, a battle of wits: new types of mines countered by the Navy. Naval experts versus the enemy

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