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Trial of steam fire engines at the Crystal Palace, SydenhamTrial of Steam Fire Engines 1863 at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham. From a photograph by Hudson and Kearns. Date: 1863
Besford Court College, Worcestershire - Psychological TestinA robed priest at Besford Court College, Worcestershire, conducts psychological testing on two inmates. The College was established in 1918 as an Industrial School for Roman Catholic mentally
Christmas Preparations - In Heath RobinsonlandNo. 2 - Training a young wait. Blasting a trumpet player with wind and rain so he is prepared for all weathers once he goes Christmas carolling. Date: 1909
Tram Construction at Belfast, Winding and Testing Armatures - a view of two men working at armatures inside. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s
Radio-controlled tortoiseA woman operates a remote control device for Toddle the tortoise. The aerial picks up a signal and makes the arm holding the lettuce (and Toddle!) swing left or right
Woman at work, Snail Research CentreWoman at work in a Snail Research Centre. Date: 1967
Biomedical centre, London -- a woman attaches sensors to a patient. Date: 1972
Anti-snoring machineThe inventor of an anti-snoring machine attaches it to a woman for testing. Date: 1960s
Gravel pit arrester being tested by RAFTesting a gravel pit arrester for stopping runaway jets, using an RAF lightning jet fighter. The idea was that an aircraft unable to stop before the end of the runway would be brought quickly
Horse doping tests in a laboratory, NewmarketHorse doping tests -- a laboratory technician in a white coat pours a sample from a large glass jar into a smaller container as part of the testing process at the Horse Doping Test Centre in
Anti-Locust Research Centre, LondonScientist examining a locust through a magnifying glass at the Anti-Locust Research Centre (ALRC), an independent research institute set up by the UK government in 1945
W. P. Hartleys Aintree Works - Grading Seville orangesW. P. Hartleys Aintree Works - Women workers grading and classifying Seville oranges and selecting those good enough for Hartley s. Date: circa 1906
Essay of a Opera. Versailles. Engraving. ColoredEssay of a Opera. Versailles. Painting of Luis Jimenez Aranda (1845-1928). Spanish painter. Engraved by R. Brend Amour. The Artistic Illustration, 1887. Colored
111-ton gun at WoolwichFiring the 111-ton gun at Woolwich (the largest gun in existence). Constructed at the Elswick Works of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Mitchell & Co
Neon Tube OscillatorA Neon Tube Rhythmic Oscillator, an ingenious instrument to enable testing of telephonic equipment to be carried out direct from the telephone exchange. Date: March 1933
TELEPHONE TALKIEAn engineer testing the latest telephones, due to be shown at the Physical Societys Annual exhibition of scientific instruments at Imperial College, London, England. Date: early 1930s
Radioactivity / Plants 60SIsotope Research Division of the Wantage Research Laboratory. Testing uptake of radioactive elements by plants. Date: 1961
Testing Guns 1930STesting guns in preparation for the Glorious 12th of August, the start of the grouse shooting season. Date: early 1930s
Pea TenderometerTesting the tenderness of peas for canning with a machine called a Tenderometer. A metal blade is forced through a central container and the scale records the measurement. Date: 1950s
Krupp Gun Recoil TestTesting the barrel recoil of a Krupps field gun Date: 1911
KRESSs 1900 PROJECTKRESSs PROJECT The flying machine of Wilhelm Kress, prior to testing on an Austrian lake Date: 1900
Testing Candidates by William Heath RobinsonTesting candidates for the position of water diviner on the Metropolitan Water Board. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C. Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library Date: 1947
Dazzle painting, WW1Photograph showing the experimental theatre on which dazzle designs, to camouflage ships were tested, The officer on the right is observing a model through a periscope
Sopwith 2F Camel slung beneath R 23 airshipSopwith 2F Camel, serial no. N6814 of No. 212 Squadron RAF, slung beneath a Vickers R 23 airship at the RNAS Airship Station at Pulham in Norfolk. Date: circa 1918
Martin MB-1 undergoing testing at McCook Field, Ohio
Fokker D II biplane at Adlerhof trialsGerman Fokker D II biplane at Adlerhof trials. It went into operation in early spring 1916, but was found to lack agility. Date: 1916
Avro 503 or Type H sold to German NavyAvro 503 or Type H, a two-seater floatplane which made its first flight on 28 May 1913. Ironically it was sold to the German Navy, and is seen here undergoing their acceptance trials at Worthing
BAC One Eleven 670 G-ASYD British Aerospace Farnborough 1978BAC One Eleven 670 G-ASYD retained by British Aerospace for testing. Seen at Farnborough in September 1978 Date: 1978
Women workers manufacturing synthetic phenol, WW1Women munition workers testing the temperature of phenol as it runs into drums during the production of explosives. Date: 1918
Dutch boy scouts training their sense of smellDutch boy scouts wearing blindfolds, training their sense of smell
The value of pigeon post, WW2The value of pigeon post as an accessory to wireless in war: testing a private fanciers carrier pigeons. Date: 1941