Trace Collection

Three Jowett Models 1952
The Bradford will disappear without a trace; but the Jupiter and especially the Javelin will attract many admirers for their sporty looks and performance

Armstrong Whitworth AW15 Atalanta G-ABTI
Armstrong Whitworth AW15 Atalanta, G-ABTI, after Brackles delivery flight to begin Imperial Airways new service at Cape Town

Flannan Isles Lighthouse
Artists impression of the Flannan Isles lighthouse in the Outer Hebrides where three lighthouse keepers mysteriously disappeared without trace in December 1900

Brough Superior
A handsome car combining speed and elegance which will nevertheless vanish without a trace... Date: 1936

Fish
The influence of Western naturalism upon the Japanese tradition of calligraphic drawing is shown in this water colour and one can also trace in it the influence of Western composition

de Havilland DH. 90 Dragonfly ZK-AFB
de Havilland DH.90 Dragonfly ZK-AFB (msn 7560, ex NZ566), at Nelson, NZ, on 6 February 1961. (Lost without trace, during a flight from Christchurch to Milford Sound, on 12 February 1962) Date: 1961

14TH CENTURY STYLI
These styli, or stili, are used to write on waxed tablets, in which they leave a trace with their sharp points. The Romans used much the same instruments. Date: 14th century

Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Edwardian jewellery
Selection of novelty jewellery inspired my nature. Date: 1901

Theseus Enters Labyrinth
Ariadne, daughter of the Cretan King, Minos, watches Theseus as he enters the labyrinth to slay the Minotaur. The string will help him trace his way out again

Robert Gamble
ROBERT GAMBLE at age 25 The caption - A child of many mercies - is suggestive of a dissenting churchman of some kind, but we have not been able to trace him. Date: CIRCA 1800

Excavating Nonsuch 1959
Excavation work at Nonsuch Palace, Surrey. In 1959 no visible trace of the building existed. Excavations revealed foundations and many relics of Henry VIIIs fantastic palace. Date: 1959

Sir William Curtius
SIR WILLIAM CURTIUS We can t trace him in any of our reference books. Date: 17TH CENTURY

15th Century Lady
Though she carries a devotional book, her sumptuous dress - robes et houppelande historiees - suggest a trace of vanity... Date: 15th century

Silhouette device
A safe and convenient machine to draw silhouettes, design by E Lorsay after Lavater. The subject sits on a seat, illuminated by a candle flame; the artist can then trace the shadow of their profile

Henri Mathieu De Turre
HENRI MATHIEU DE TURRE baron de VALOIS statesman whom I haven t been able to trace Date: 17th century

Colonel John Russell
Colonel JOHN RUSSELL military commander, presumably a Royalist, during the Civil War - but we can t trace him anywhere... Date: 17th century

Peter Duke of Kurland
PETER DUKE OF KURLAND Russian noble and statesman whom we haven t been able to trace. Date: CIRCA 1800

John Baker Hopkins
JOHN BAKER HOPKINS Writer - perhaps of adventure stories - who seems to have sunk without a trace... Date: CIRCA 1873

Megapezia footprints
Shown here are the fossilized footprints thought to have been made c. 340m yrs ago by Megapezia. Specimen originates from Yorkshire, England

Rotularia bognori, tube of polychaete worm
A tube cast of the polychaete worm (Rotularia bognori). Specimen originates from Bognor, England

Baby girl of family living on Natchez Trace Project, near Lexington, Tennessee. Date 1936 Mar

Trace the Ace
Title block for a trick in a Magic dealers trick catalogue Date: 1952

Jessie Bateman
JESSIE BATEMAN Popular actress, with Iris Hawkins - who I can t trace : she may be a child actress, or perhaps Jessies daughter ? Or both ? Date: 1877 - 1940

Kjobenhavn Bombarded
Copenhagen is bombarded by hostile warships - but we cannot trace who is doing the bombarding or why !

African Bowman
An African warrior using his bow. He is described as a Mangourian but we have not been able to trace a people with that name

Haynes 25 Years
Haynes are in their twenty- fifth year as Americas First Car - soon they will vanish without a trace

Trace / Grocers / Mstr Grits
Master Grits the Grocers Son, from " Happy Families" devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

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