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Firefighters doing productive work in lull period, WW2During the longer lulls in firefighting activities, NFS firefighters took part in industrial production for the countrys war needs
An example of a firefighters axe
Night lamp & hand lamp Night lamp & hand lampStone cutter and tools. Drawing shows a stone cutter chiseling a piece of stone with several types of tools on the ground next to him. Date 1878 Nov
Australia - Victoria - Bush Blacksmith (Gippsland Region) Date: circa 1905
Garden tools used by the Royal children. 3 Swiss Cottage, Osborne
Still life of artists toolsFrom a magazine advertisement c.1920
Felling Chemical Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
Silhouettes of soldiers in wartimeSome of our lads -- silhouettes of soldiers in wartime. Including a piper playing the bagpipes, men standing on guard or chatting, a drummer, men carrying tools and materials for trench digging
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Adjustable Garden HoeAn adjustable garden hoe is very useful for getting between rows of plants without any fear of damaging them. One or more sets of prongs can be removed, as desired. Date: 1930s
Brtish troops breaking stones, Flanders, WW1British troops breaking stones for road making around the time of the Battle of Broodseinde, Flanders, during the First World War. circa 1917
Travelling Barbers at Work - Mersin Date: circa 1909
Gardening EquipmentGardening tools : Wheelbarrow, gloves, spade, fork, etc. Date: 1960s
Unusual Farmyard GateAn unusual farm gate, with a spade, scythe, axe etc, incorporated into its design, near Tring, Hertfordshire, England. Date: March 1939
Java - A goldsmith at work Date: circa 1910s
Ditching ToolsAn impressive collection of ditching tools, leaning against a wall in Wales. Date: 1950s
Gardening Equipment 18ThVarious gardening tools from the 18th century. Date: Circa 1760
Blacksmiths InteriorThe interior of a country farriers at Hatfield Peveril, near Chelmsford, Essex, England, with its miscellany of tools and equipment. Date: 1930s
Edme Bouchardon - 2EDME BOUCHARDON French sculptor, with the tools of his trade. Date: 1698 - 1762
Hopeless Plumber - Flooded House" What is home without a Plumber." He leaves the water tap runnning... A family wakes up in the morning to discover that the rather hopeless plumber
National Childrens Home & Orphanage Lancashire Branch - CloThe Lancashire branch of the home and orphanage run by the National Childrens Home (NCH). Here, boys in aprons and surrounded by the tools of the trade are learning the craft of clog-making
Quaint Gate, Moulton, Northampton - A gate formed of agricultural implements. Date: circa 1940
Craftsman at a cabinet makers, Shoreditch, LondonAn old craftsman finishes off a drawer with a plane, at a Shoreditch cabinet makers. 1940s
Japanese Farmers - the farmer on the right is holding a large bunch of radishes. They are all wearing traditional agricultural outfits made ot reeds and hemp. Date: circa 1910s
Farningham Little Boys Home, Shoemakers ShopBoys in leather aprons and equipped with variety of tools, learn how to make shoes at the Home for Little Boys at Farningham in Kent
Tools of the Guns MakersTools used to make guns in 18th century France. Date: Circa 1760
Tiling a Roof, ToolsTools of the roof builders from the 18th century. Date: Circa 1760
Needlemaker Tools 18ThVarious tools used to make needles in 18th century France. Date: Circa 1760
Silver Plating 18th CVarious tools used for silver plating including a hammer, screws and chucks. Date: Circa 1760
Masonry Equipment 18th CEquipment used by builders in the 18th century including cranes, saws, winches, scaffolding, etc. Date: Circa 1760
Stoneworkers Tools 18ThVarious tools including pickaxes, hammers and measuring instruments used by stoneworkers and masons in 18th century France. Date: Circa 1760
Gold Beater C1760A gold-beating factory in France in the 18th century. Workers are melting and beating gold to make ingots. Date: circa 1760
Striking masons picketing a building site during a strike. Date: 1859
Boring, shaping and planing tools at the Napier Works, Acton 1904 Date: 1904
Light work machine tools at the Napier works, ctonSome of the light work machine tools at the Napier works at Acton in January, 1904 Date: 1904
R Wilsons patent self acting motion as applied to J Nasmyths 30 cwt steam hammer, front elevation
10 cwt steam hammer, front elevation Date: 1845
J Nasmyths patent 1 cwt steam hammer
Nasmyth steam hammer, c1847 Date: 1847
Anvil and base plate for a 25 cwt steam hammer, plan, front elevation and details
J Nasmyths patent steam hammer, front and side elevations
2 ton steam hammerFoundation, base-plate, anvil for a 2 ton steam hammer, plan elevation and details Date: 1847
5 cwt steam hammer, J Nasmyths patent, front elevation and detail
Anvil and base plate for 80 cwt steam hammer, plan, elevation and details Date: 1850
Steam hercules with Wilsons patent valve, side elevation Date: 1851
J Nasmyths self-acting hammer Date: 1843
Wilsons patent no 11, 767 steam hammerWilsons patent (no 11, 767 steam hammer improvements) front and side elevations Date: 1847
Great vertical boring machine, front and side elevations Date: 1849