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HMS Duke of York firing a broadside; Second World War
Photograph showing the Royal Navy battleship HMS Duke of York firing her 14-inch guns, whilst heavy seas break over her bows, sometime during the Second World War

Dr. Beebe climbing out of his bathysphere, August 1934
Photograph of Dr. William Beebe and his two-ton iron bathysphere off St. George, Bermuda, 11th August 1934. Dr. Beebe and his photographer, Otis Barton

German Railway gun captured at the Battle of Amiens - WW1
A huge German Railway gun captured at the Battle of Amiens on 8th August 1918 became a source of some Allied controversy. The Australian 31st Battalion effected its capture, but

German Tiger tank by G. H. Davis
The fangs of the Tiger revealed: another German super-weapon whose invincibility has been disproved. Details of the German Mark VI tank, a 56-ton monster whose 88mm gun fires a three foot long shell

Foden 5 ton Steam Wagon M8681, built in1916, at the 1959 Andover Steam Rally. (Foden Trucks was a British truck and bus manufacturing company which had its origins in Elworth near Sandbach in 1856)

The Trans-Atlantic French ocean liner, SS Normandie
The 79, 000 ton Trans-Atlantic French ocean liner, SS Normandie. She was steam/electric driven (turbo/electric) - steam turbines drove electric generators that passed on the current to huge electric

Bon Ton Skiwear
For Chamonix: sensible yet stylish clothing includes gaiters & leggings, fringed scarf, knitted jumper, flat cap with earflaps; belted jacket & plaid skirt

SS Berengaria Passing Spithead, 1935
Photograph of the Cunard Liner SS Berengaria passing through the lines of the British Fleet, assembled for the Spithead Review, on her homeward journey from New York

Northern Ireland - three British soldiers in riot equipment
Official photograph of three British soldiers in riot equipment standing next to a one ton Humber. Two soldiers are armed with SLR Rifles, while the third is firing a baton round, Northern Ireland

Duties of a large bombers crew by G. H. Davis
The duties of a large bombers crew of seven during the Second World War. Every man has a special task allotted to him. Showing a 27-ton heavy bomber over its target in Germany. Date: 1942

The Millionth Ton of Supplies reaches Berlin, 1949
Photograph showing Flight Lieutenant K.J. Ryall of the Royal Air Force handing a sack, representing the millionth short ton of supplies to be flown into Berlin during the airlift, to Dr

Dr. Beebes Bathysphere, August 1934
Photograph of Dr. William Beebes bathysphere being lowered into the sea off St. George, Bermuda, 11th August 1934. On this occasion Dr

Forging Press
The steelworks of John Brown & Co, Sheffield, Yorkshire : the 6000 ton forging press

HMS Victorious, 1907
Photograph of the First-class battleship, HMS Victorious, 1907. Built in 1895, Victorious was a 15, 000 ton Majestic Class battleship. She was sold off in 1923

Avec la carte, nous en aurons peu, mais nous en aurons tous. Casse aujourd hui ton sucre en deux pour en avoir demain?. Large sword cutting sugar cone in two. Date 1916

The steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic, 1908
Photograph of the steam-ship Roosevelt departing for the Arctic at the beginning of Robert E. Pearys 1908-1909 North Pole Expedition

King Louis XVI-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Gilt wood pelmet, gourgouran lambrequin and curtains, plush drapes, chair and window. Planche 18. Croisee Loius XVi

Babcock and Wilcox 6 ton Steam Roller YB7976 Toby (msn 95/4009). Seen with a 1955 Standard 10 motor car 200CPJ at a 1959 Walford Cross auction. Built in 1925 to the design of Messrs

A Hughlett clam-shell hoist with a 12 ton bite in a ship's hold Conneaut Ohio USA early 1900s

Demonstrating the force of a projectile from 110 ton Elswick Gun, Royal Naval Exhibition of 1891 in London

Royal Naval Exhibition 1891 - force of a 110 ton Elswick gun

Garrett Showman's Tractor number 33987 The Leader BJ 5597, built in 1920. Converted from a Garrett 4nhp 5 ton General Purpose engine. Seen at Newark on 12 June 1971

RMS Titanic - Harland and Wolff drawing of floating crane
RMS Titanic - extremely rare Harland and Wolff linen backed scale drawing of the 150-200 ton 1- 80 scale floating crane, designed by Bertha Krupps and fabricated by Benrather Maschinenfabrik AG

Ten thousand ton ore-carrying turret steamer
A ten thousand ton ore-carrying turret steamer, in a chapter entitled Some Strange Ships, by G G Jackson. The large number of masts are not for sails or rigging, but there to support the derricks

Biggest experimental airship built at the time, designed by Dr. Barton and F. L. Rawson flying over Alexandra Palace, London. Date: 22nd July 1905

Karl Marx monument, Moscow, Russia
The Karl Marx monument in Teatralnaya Square, Moscow, Russia, around the time of its unveiling in 1961. It was carved on the spot from a 200 ton block of granite

Neo-Greco-style wall hanging, circa 1900. Gilded pelmet, decorated cream drapes, satin curtain, and painted wall decoration. Planche 2. Croisee Neo-Grecque

Photograph of 30 ton freight carriage, 31177. Date: circa 1908

The Massine Ballet in C. B. Cochrans cabaret show Bon Ton
A scene from the Leonide Massine Ballet The Picnic in C.B. Cochrans cabaret show Bon Ton at the Trocadero Restaurant, 1925

Parisiennes relaxing at Montmorency, a suburb of Paris. A woman sits in a swing beneath a tree, while another picks cherries

Wallis and Steevens Road Roller GOU 537 Amy
Wallis & Steevens Road Roller GOU 537 Amy at Redruth steam rally. Advance 10 ton Steam Roller supplied new to the War Department (Royal Engineers, Aldershot)

Drive in the City Date: 1950

BROWN SHOE / BON TON
Brown womans shoe with a high heel, open side, high instep & back which is folded over similar in style to shoes of the late C17th. Date: 1924

Shoes - Perugia - Bon Ton
Shoes by Perugia: A young lady shows her friend an orange pair of court shoes with open sides & criss-cross fronts. Her friend wears pink & purple T-bar shoes. Date: 1924

STEAMSHIPS / MARS
The 14, 900 ton battleship Mars, launched at Birkenhead 1898, at sea with the Channel Fleet Date: 1901

DAMMY / BON TON 1914
An elegant woman wearing a designer evening cape Date: 1914

Burrell Road Tractor CYB558 at Walford Cross, near Taunton, with the 1926 Babcock and Wilcox 6 ton Steam Roller - Toby. Works No. 95/4009 - Reg. No. YB 7976

Garrett 4nhp 5 ton Tractor BJ 5597 (msn 33987), built in 1920, at the 1959 Andover Steam Rally. Later converted to Garrett 4nhp 5 ton Showmans Tractor - The Leader

Great Queens of the Past No 1 - Nefertiti
Nefertiti, Queen of Akhna-ton, pictured officiating as priestess in her own temple in the City of Horizon. The little princes and princesses stand beside the king, who

Shipbuilding at Belfast, the 200 Ton Floating Crane - a view of the large crane. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

Byzantine icon of St. Anthony. 16th century. Byzantine Museu
Byzantine icon of St. Anthony. It comes from the door of the sanctuary of the Church of St. Constantine Kipon ton. Second half of the 16th century. Byzantine Museum. Zante. Ionian Islands

Fiat 3000 Model 21 tank, post-WW1
A Fiat 3000 Model 21 tank, in production from 1919, in service from 1921, described as a light tank weighing 6 tonnes. Date: 1920

Corset Advert 1922
Advertisement for Royal Worcester and Bon Ton kidfilling corsets (the corsets of style-superiority) Date: 1922

Big Ben, the Bell of the Clock Tower, Westminster
Photograph of Big Ben, the 13-and-a-half ton bell which resides in the Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster, London. In 1910, Big Ben was the object of some scrutiny as it had developed a crack

Pyne - Royal Carriage
ROYAL STATE CARRIAGE With all that gilt, the sovereigns coach weighs a ton, no wonder eight horses are required to pull it

Northern Ireland - Senior NCO briefing his patrol
One of two copies of an official photograph depicting a senior NCO briefing his patrol before leaving B Coy, The Royal Regiment of Waless base at Ardoyne bus depot

Invasion craft of MONT FLEURY, NORMANDY
Photograph: Invasion craft of MONT FLEURY, NORMANDY, 0900 hours, 7th June, 1944. In the foreground is a DUKW (amphibious 3-ton lorry)

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