Testing Collection (page 7)

Firefighters with smoke extractor in drill yard
Firefighters with smoke extractor equipment in a drill yard

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

Firefighters training at Lambeth HQ, extinguishing an oil fire using water fog

Fire uniform heat tests at Lambeth HQ
Demonstration of the Teled Noflam Protective Suit at Brigade HQ, 29 November 1965. The firefighter is retrieving a motor cycle tyre from a burning oil tray, in crouch position

LCC-London Fire Brigade recruits undergoing examination in pump drill, connecting a pump to a hydrant

Kulture - Mine-Testing at Cuxhaven, WW1 Heath Robinson
A cartoon by Heath Robinson, in which mines are tested for power by pushing someone onto them. For the test subjects sake, we can only hope that ones a dud. Date: 1914

Recruit undergoing heart tests, WW1
Testing a new recruit whose heart conditions the Army authorities are doubtful about. Rather worryingly, the photograph shows the man sitting with one bare foot

Dr. Griffith Pugh, leader of the British medical team for the 1968 Mexico Olympics, peforms high altitude tests, checking an athletes heart readings during a five-minute race

Crews for British night fighters by G. H. Davis
Seeing in the dark: stringent eyesight tests precede the selection of crews for British night fighters during the Second World War. The men selected have highly developed vision. Date: 1944

Rocket firing tests by G. H. Davis
Firing rockets across half a continent: the new V2 test range. The UK-Australian experimental guided missiles range, with 1200 miles from firing point to coastline

Testing the Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA
Testing the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam), Nevada, USA - view of the downstream face and the Power House. Date: 1936

Two hundred policemen test stands before Coronation
Two hundred policemen test the strength of the viewing stands along the processional route for the Coronation of King George V in 1911

Atom bombers view of Bikini Atoll by G. H. Davis
Target for annihilation: an atom bombers view of Bikini Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean, with the fleet of warship victims assembled in the lagoon. Date: 1946

Testing time of the fighter plane by G. H. Davis
Intensified air war -- the testing time of the fighter plane: the race to evolve a dominant type during the Second World War

Racing yacht tests in a tank by G. H. Davis
Did trials of models bring Ranger victory? Tests in a tank. How science is called in to help the designers of racing yachts in the United States

Testing a petrol-driven car, Russia
Two men captivate a Russian audience as they test a petrol driven car in 1901. Date: 1901

Polygraph for brain and body monitoring in ESP testing
A multi-pen polygraph for the monitoring of brain and body functions during ESP testing. Date: 20th century

Hilger Interference Gauge Testing Engineers
The Hilger Interference Gauge Testing Outfit for Engineers intended for use when photographs of interference phenomena were required. Date: 1925

Firefighter undergoing ergometer test
Fireman undergoing an ergometer test whilst wearing full gear, including breathing apparatus at Lambeth headquarters. Date: 1950s

Building the Baghdad Railway, Iraq
The Baghdad Railway (German: Bagdadbahn ), built from 1903 to 1940, was planned to connect Berlin with the (then) Ottoman Empire city of Baghdad with a 990 mile line through modern-day Turkey

The Baghdad Railway, Iraq
The Baghdad Railway (German: Bagdadbahn ), built from 1903 to 1940, was planned to connect Berlin with the (then) Ottoman Empire city of Baghdad with a 990 mile line through modern-day Turkey

Weighty Deeds Afoot by William Heath Robinson
Testing corn plasters in the salon of a fashionable West End chiropodist. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans Date: 1926

Training with Hotchkiss Machinegun - Aldershot
Training with a Hotchkiss Machinegun - Aldershot. Date: 1916

Testing Sound Waves
Ray Kulz blows his trumpet, Jimmy Noel strums his guitar and George Macdonald strikes the cymbal into an OSCILLOSCOPE to see if sound waves vary. Very much so! Date: 1930s

Telephone Engineer
An engineer testing equipment at Dollis Hill telephone exchange, London. Date: early 1930s

Gold Prospecting party testing the reef, South Africa Date: 1904

Bristol Type 118, K2873 was R-3, used for endurance testing of the Mercury V radial engine

Bristol Bloodhound, G-EBGG, during endurance testing of the Jupiter engine

Cierva W11 Air Horse testing gearbox and transmission to rotor head. From left: Tommy Nisbett; Dave Smith, chief inspector; Joe Unsworth, flight engineer; Ken Watson

The second pre-production Concorde 02 during ground testing
The second pre-production Concorde, 02, during ground testing of its systems at Toulouse

Commandant Felix testing the 80hp Gnome Dunne D8 at Hendon

Testing the strength of a wooden plane 1795
Testing the strength of a wooden plane. 1795. From Cayleys original notebook

Large whirling arm used for testing aerofoilss
Large whirling arm used for testing aerofoils of 10sqft area. 1850. From Cayleys original notebook

Whirling arm for testing aerofoils, rotated by a weight and cord over a pulley. 1804. From Cayleys original notebook

Armstrong Whitworth Seaslug ship-to
A technician inspects an Armstrong Whitworth Seaslug ship-to-air missile after it has undergone testing at arctic temperatures in the companys climatic chamber. November 1959. Date: 1959

The first Boeing XB-29 to fly was used for aerodynamic and powerplant testing and was unarmed

Avro Lancaster III TW911 flight testing
Avro Lancaster III, TW911, flight testing two Armstrong Siddeley turboprops

Marine turbine testing house, Pametrada

LCC-MFB Recruitment strength test
There were many applications to join the MFB and there were about 99% rejections. A stern standard of physical fitness was laid down by the LCC and the Brigade

Fire uniform heat tests at Lambeth HQ
Demonstration of the Teled Noflam Protective Suit at Brigade HQ, 29 November 1965

LCC-LFB fire engine trials at Crystal Palace
The Merryweather Hatfield pump was first developed by Merryweather of Greenwich in the late 1890s. By 1916 the decision was taken to move totally to motorised fire engines

Firefighters doing productive work in lull period, WW2
During the longer lulls in firefighting activities, NFS firefighters took part in industrial production for the countrys war needs

NFS-London Region open water exercise, WW2
Four heavy units and trailer pumps at work by an emergency dam undertaking a pumping exercise

Home Office Incendiary Bomb Test, WW2
Home Office Incendiary Bomb Test -- the bomb sets fire to a house

An oil fire test at Shoeburyness, Essex, WW2
Firefighters put out an oil fire during a test at Shoeburyness, Essex

LCC-LFB fireboat Beta III on sea trials
Civilian marine engineers on the Beta III fireboat during her sea trials prior to being placed in operational service

London firefighters drilling at Brigade HQ, Lambeth SE1
LCC-LFB firefighters (recruits) under instruction and drill in the drill yard of Brigade Headquarters at Lambeth (also a fire station)

Wreck of HMA1, the Royal Navys first airship
The wreck of HMA1, The Mayfly. Built by Vickers, this was the first naval airship built in the UK; work began on it in 1909 at Cavendish Dock

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