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Valve Collection

Background imageValve Collection: 1938 Scott Flying Squirrel motorcycle

1938 Scott Flying Squirrel motorcycle
1938 Scott Flying Squirrel 500cc twin two stroke motorcycle roadside circa 1938

Background imageValve Collection: Valve Horn on its Own

Valve Horn on its Own
The VALVE HORN (French : Cor a pistons) was introduced in the 1830s and completely replaced the Natural Horn used by Mozart and Beethoven

Background imageValve Collection: 1938 Scott Flying Squirrel motorcycle

1938 Scott Flying Squirrel motorcycle
1938 Scott Flying Squirrel 500cc twin two stroke motorcycle roadside circa 1938

Background imageValve Collection: BP employee opening the flow valves

BP employee opening the flow valves
A British Petroleum employee opens the flow valves of an oil plant in the Middle East (likely to have been in Iraq or Iran)

Background imageValve Collection: Largest Wireless Valve

Largest Wireless Valve
The worlds largest wireless valve, being made in a factory in Germany

Background imageValve Collection: Man on a 1927 Model A Ariel motorcycle

Man on a 1927 Model A Ariel motorcycle
Young man on a Ariel 1927 Model A (557cc side valve with Burman gearbox) outside wooden shed circa 1930

Background imageValve Collection: Hercules, locomotive luggage engine

Hercules, locomotive luggage engine, side elevation Date: 1844

Background imageValve Collection: Rolls-Royce Exe 24-cylinder, air-cooled, X-block

Rolls-Royce Exe 24-cylinder, air-cooled, X-block, sleeve-valve engine B Series outside the Ramp Hangar at Hucknall

Background imageValve Collection: The Magnetron Valve by G. H. Davis

The Magnetron Valve by G. H. Davis
A set of diagrams demonstrating what a magnetron valve is, and why it is of such importance to radar. The magnetron valve was used in the Second World War to give Allied forces superior radars,

Background imageValve Collection: Magnetron Valve - Britain's Great Contribution to Radar

Magnetron Valve - Britain's Great Contribution to Radar. Date: 1946

Background imageValve Collection: Six-Sixty Safety Valves, wireless radio

Six-Sixty Safety Valves, wireless radio 1920s Date: 1920s

Background imageValve Collection: Advert, John Todd & Son, Rope Manufacturers, Rutherglen

Advert, John Todd & Son, Rope Manufacturers, Rutherglen
Advert for John Todd & Son, Rope and Twine Manufacturers and Yarn Spinners, Rutherglen, Scotland. 1905

Background imageValve Collection: Sir Hiram Maxim operating the valve of the steam engine?

Sir Hiram Maxim operating the valve of the steam engine?
Sir Hiram Maxim operating the valve of the steam engine during a propeller test at the shed at Baldwyn?s Park, Kent, where Sir Hiram Maxim constructed his steam-driven aeroplane, 1890

Background imageValve Collection: Man sitting on a 1921 / 22 Blackburne motorcycle & sidecar

Man sitting on a 1921 / 22 Blackburne motorcycle & sidecar
Man, women & boy gather around a 1921/2 Blackburne 1000cc motorcycle & sidecar combination in the early 1920s

Background imageValve Collection: Locomotive luggage engine, cross sections

Locomotive luggage engine, cross sections Date: 1844

Background imageValve Collection: Lady on a 1922 BSA motorcycle

Lady on a 1922 BSA motorcycle
Stylish lady sat on a 1922 BSA 500cc side valve motorcycle in the 1920s

Background imageValve Collection: Gentlemen on a 1914 Triumph motorcycle & sidecar

Gentlemen on a 1914 Triumph motorcycle & sidecar
Two gentlemen on a 1914 Triumph 500cc side valve motorcycle & sidecar combination circa 1914

Background imageValve Collection: Gentleman with his 1922 BSA motorcycle

Gentleman with his 1922 BSA motorcycle
Gentlemen poses with his 1922 BSA 500cc motorcycle in the countryside in the early 1920s

Background imageValve Collection: Man on 1913 / 14 Norton motorcycle

Man on 1913 / 14 Norton motorcycle
Man on his 1913/14 Norton 600cc side valve Flat Tank Big Four Norton motorcycle circa 1914

Background imageValve Collection: Man on a 1926 / 7 BSA motorcycle circa 1927

Man on a 1926 / 7 BSA motorcycle circa 1927
Man on a 1926/7 BSA 350cc side valve motorcycle circa 1927

Background imageValve Collection: Man on a 1911 Triumph motorcycle

Man on a 1911 Triumph motorcycle
Man on a 1911 Triumph Model H 500cc side valve motorcycle circa 1911

Background imageValve Collection: Man on his 1929 Royal Enfield motorcycle

Man on his 1929 Royal Enfield motorcycle
Man poses for photograph on his 1929 Royal Enfield 250cc motorcycle in the countryside circa 1930

Background imageValve Collection: Family on a 1909 / 10 Rudge motorcycle & sidecar

Family on a 1909 / 10 Rudge motorcycle & sidecar
Family of three on a 1909/10 Rudge Multi 500cc side valve motorcycle & sidecar circa 1910

Background imageValve Collection: Three ladies on a 1923 Rudge Multi motorcycle & sidecar

Three ladies on a 1923 Rudge Multi motorcycle & sidecar
Three ladies at the seaside sitting on a 1923 Rudge Multi 500cc side valve motorcycle & sidecar circa 1920s

Background imageValve Collection: Cardiovascular system Leonardo da vincis drawing

Cardiovascular system Leonardo da vincis drawing
Cardiovascular systems drawing. In 1513 Leonardo da Vinci to study the heart and the circulatory system through animal dissections. Windsor, Royal Library 19073, 1510-1513

Background imageValve Collection: Sir Hiram Maxim operating the valve of the steam engine ?

Sir Hiram Maxim operating the valve of the steam engine ?
Sir Hiram Maxim operating the valve of the steam engine during a propeller test at the shed at Baldwyn?s Park, Kent, where Sir Hiram Maxim constructed his steam-driven aeroplane, 1890

Background imageValve Collection: Bristol Jupiter VI radial with variable valve timing gear

Bristol Jupiter VI radial with variable valve timing gear

Background imageValve Collection: Dodds patent wedge motion, side elevation

Dodds patent wedge motion, side elevation Date: 1841

Background imageValve Collection: Men pose with 1914 / 15 Triumph motorcycle

Men pose with 1914 / 15 Triumph motorcycle
Four young men posing for a photograph with a 1914/15 Triumph 500cc Model H side valve motorcycle circa 1915

Background imageValve Collection: Biker with his 1938 Scott motorcycle

Biker with his 1938 Scott motorcycle
Travelling biker with his 1938 Scott Flying Squirrel 500cc twin two stroke motorcycle in the mountains circa 1938

Background imageValve Collection: Chauny, Aisne, France - River Oise

Chauny, Aisne, France - River Oise
Chauny, France - locks and sluice valves in the River Oise, a tributary of the River Seine, with buildings ruined in wartime. 1914-1918

Background imageValve Collection: Woman on 1921 Sunbeam motorcycle

Woman on 1921 Sunbeam motorcycle
Woman poses for photograph sat on a 1921 Sunbeam 500cc Model 6/7 motorcycle early 1920s

Background imageValve Collection: Woman on a 1922 Sunbeam motorcycle

Woman on a 1922 Sunbeam motorcycle
Woman on a1922 Sunbeam 500cc side valve motorcycle at Biggin Hill, Kent, early 1920s

Background imageValve Collection: Man & young girl on a 1911 Triumph motorcycle

Man & young girl on a 1911 Triumph motorcycle
Man and young girl on a 1911 Triumph Model H side valve 500cc motorcycle circa 1911

Background imageValve Collection: New Caisson for the East and West India Dock Company

New Caisson for the East and West India Dock Company - intended to divide the East and West India Export Dock from the basin - built by Messrs

Background imageValve Collection: John Smeatons water pressure engine

John Smeatons water pressure engine.. John Smeatons water pressure engine, elevations and sections of valve, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an illustration by J

Background imageValve Collection: Engraving of a Rowntree fire engine

Engraving of a Rowntree fire engine, showing various sections. Date: 1812

Background imageValve Collection: Message Valve

Message Valve
A London office worker sending messages through a valve. Date: early 1930s

Background imageValve Collection: Rolls-Royce Pennine 24-cylinder, air-cooled, X-block

Rolls-Royce Pennine 24-cylinder, air-cooled, X-block, sleeve-valve engine

Background imageValve Collection: John Gray valve gear by David Joy

John Gray valve gear by David Joy

Background imageValve Collection: Silicified brachiopod

Silicified brachiopod
This specimen shows spiral supports for the brachiopod feeding system. Preserved inside are one of the valves, and have been etched out with acid

Background imageValve Collection: Actinoptychus, diatom

Actinoptychus, diatom
Scanning electron microscope image of the exterior valve of the diatom Actinoptychus (x 500 on a standard 9 cm wide print)

Background imageValve Collection: The safety-valve

The safety-valve. Illustration shows a boiler labeled Brother Straitlace with a fire labeled The Simple Life and a lever labeled Trip to New York

Background imageValve Collection: Scaled design drawing for the valve assembly of a balloon, i

Scaled design drawing for the valve assembly of a balloon, including top, bottom, and side views. Date 1868?

Background imageValve Collection: Diving, Malta 1969

Diving, Malta 1969
Divers vent compressed air from a valve in the roof of the Underwater House, after setting it up, 30 feet beneath the surface of Paradise Bay, off the coast of Malta. Date: 1969

Background imageValve Collection: Locomotive no 271 four cylinder express

Locomotive no 271 four cylinder express fitted with Walschaert gear

Background imageValve Collection: London, Locomotive engine with Fentons expansion gear

London, Locomotive engine with Fentons expansion gear, plan, front, side elevations, sections Date: 1844

Background imageValve Collection: John Gray valve gear diagram

John Gray valve gear diagram Date: 1846



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