Test Collection (page 18)

Fable / Two Goats
THE TWO GOATS: two goats meet on a narrow bridge over a river, each wanting to pass; as stubborn as the other, they test their strength until both fall in the water

Renault Motor Test Bench
A test bench on motors at the renault motor works

The Engine Room of the Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Conveyanc
Engraving showing the engine room of the of the Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Conveyance, Battersea, London. This was part of an experimental setup to test the design of a pneumatic conveyance tube

The Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Conveyance Tube, Battersea
Engraving showing the Despatch-tube of the Pneumatic Despatch Company, Battersea, London. This was an experimental setup to test the design of the tube

The Turbinia, 1898
Photograph of the experimental turbine steamer Turbinia. Built in 1894 to test C.A. Parsons ideas about turbines, Turbinia famously demonstrated her speed at the Fleet Review of 1897

The Mouth and Carriage of the Pneumatic Letter and Parcel Co
Engraving showing the mouth of the despatch-tube and a carriage, carrying mail, of the Pneumatic Despatch Company, Battersea, London

The Rotor Ship Buckau, 1924
Photograph of the experimental Rotor ship Buckau, on sea trials, 1924. Anton Flettner equipped the 680 ton schooner, Buckau, with two rotating cylindrical towers to test his Flettner rudder

W G Grace (Men & Women)
English cricketer. Played for England in Test matches against Australia in 1880 and 1882 and amassed a mighty 54, 896 runs in first class cricket over a 43 year career

SCRAMBLING
A hill-climbing speed test

PATRIE ON TEST
The military airship Patrie on test at Chalons military camp

Battus into a Rock
Hermes asks peasant Battus to watch over cattle hes stolen from Apollo, then to test him, comes in disguise and asks where they are, he tells him, so he turns him into a rock

Zeppelin Lz 126 (Zr3)
Zeppelin LZ-126 goes to USA as war reparations : before its departure it flies over Berlin during its test flight and drops a message in the Konigsplatz

Mistletoe / Ally Sloper
Ally Sloper invites some young ladies round to test out the mistletoe; his wife is so shocked, she drops the plum pudding

Eye Test at School / 1958
Young school children having their eyes tested by the matron

Slade Test Room
Slades mediumistic powers were tested by Johann Zollner in this room belonging to baron Hoffman at Leipzig, Germany. The results were striking - but fraudulent

Rudi Schneider Test
Tested in London by Harry Price, Austrian medium Rudi Schneider ostensibly moves a handkerchief by psychokinesis, but the findings are not conclusive

Leif Havik on site at Vaarhus Kjoelen, Norway
Hessdalen Project member Leif Havik tests observational equipment at Vaarhus Kjoelen, Norway. Mysterious lights appear regularly over Hessdalen, Norway, and have never been explained

Science lesson, Northfield House, Leicester
Teacher helps pupil with his test tube experiment at Northfield House Junior School, Leicester

Atomic Bomb Test
An atomic bomb is exploded as part of the U.S. test program - the card says it should be equally edifying for philatelist, historian and philosopher

Medical Examination
Recruits await their medical examination

Marie Curie in 1921
MARIE CURIE in her laboratory

Purvess Dynasphere
The Dynasphere designed by Dr J A Purves of Taunton, England, makes a successful test run, achieving 48 km/h

Airmail Project 1930
An American airmail project

HANCKWITZ ? -1756
AMBROSE GODFREY HANCKWITZ An apothecary from Hamburg who came to England to assist Robert Boyle and manufacture chemicals, including the first phosphorous

Lung Test / Monkey
A veterinary surgeon and his assistant test a monkeys lungs at the zoo hospital

Lycaon Becomes a Wolf
King Lycaon of Arcadia, to test Zeuss omniscience, serves him a dish of human flesh at dinner, for which he is transformed into a wolf

Trial of Strength
Two children play a trial of strength game

Elixir of Hate
Illustration for The elixir of hate by George Allan England (first published in 1911)

KYMOGRAPH
Coovers KYMOGRAPH, designed to test the independence of alleged psychic voices, speaking through a medium, from the mediums own voice

Hanging Stocking
An American boy hangs up a very big stocking - a chance to test Santa Clauss generosity

Devotees of Xaca in Japan have their faith tested
Devotees of Xaca demonstrate their faith by confessing their sins while suspended over an abyss. If they lie, they tip the scales and fall

Kitty Hawk Glider Flight
Orville and Wilbur Wright test unpowered gliders against the wind at Kitty Hawk. The first powered flight was achieved there on 17th December 1903

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