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Wheel Collection (page 10)

Background imageWheel Collection: Trevithick & Vivians steam carriage 1801

Trevithick & Vivians steam carriage 1801
Richard Trevithick and Andrew Vivians steam car driving on ordinary roads. 1801

Background imageWheel Collection: Walter Hancocks steam-powered road vehicle 1833

Walter Hancocks steam-powered road vehicle 1833
Walter Hancocks Autopsy, high pressure steam vehicle with passengers in London. Date: 1833

Background imageWheel Collection: De Dion-Bouton Tr鰡rdoux steam Phaeton 1885

De Dion-Bouton Tr鰡rdoux steam Phaeton 1885
De Dion-Bouton was a French automobile manufacturer, here is one of thier inventions in August 1884. Date: August 1884

Background imageWheel Collection: Children playing on London streets 1900s

Children playing on London streets 1900s
Edwardian children playing on the empty streets with nothing more than some chalk, rope and wheel and hoop. 1900s

Background imageWheel Collection: Harold Lloyd in Speedy

Harold Lloyd in Speedy
Harold Lloyd (1893-1971) - American comic film actor, producer and director - seen here as Harold Speedy Swift in Speedy (1928). Date: 1928

Background imageWheel Collection: An Ancient British warrior and his chariot

An Ancient British warrior and his chariot
An Ancient Briton with his war chariot. Note the sold form of the wheels and the addition of scythe blades to cause additional damage when engaging enemy forces. Date: Circa 100BC

Background imageWheel Collection: Steam-washing machinery at St. Pancras Workhouse

Steam-washing machinery at St. Pancras Workhouse
The steam-washing machinery at St. Pancras workhouse was a combination of Macalpines Washing machines and Manloves dash wheel and hydro-extractor, all driven by steam-power. Date: 1857

Background imageWheel Collection: BUGATTI 57.s MODEL 1930S

BUGATTI 57.s MODEL 1930S
The Bugatti 57.S competition model racing car. Date: 1930s

Background imageWheel Collection: Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, Sussex, the site of many deaths and rescues

Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, Sussex, the site of many deaths and rescues. Seen here are members of the rescue team at the top of the cliff, transporting a piece of lifting equipment

Background imageWheel Collection: Cartoon, The good trader. A salesman of food and other items offers a French soldier

Cartoon, The good trader. A salesman of food and other items offers a French soldier some Camembert cheese for a much lower price if he will say where the 20th Corps is

Background imageWheel Collection: It took two men several hours three times a week to wind up the Clock Tower

It took two men several hours three times a week to wind up the Clock Tower (Elizabeth Tower), so Londoners could get an accurate time. Date: 1900

Background imageWheel Collection: The village farrier (blacksmith) sharpening a pair of garden shears at his wheel

The village farrier (blacksmith) sharpening a pair of garden shears at his wheel, Pangbourne, Berkshire, England. Date: 1950s

Background imageWheel Collection: Sailor at the wheel of a German naval vessel during World War One. Date: 1915

Sailor at the wheel of a German naval vessel during World War One. Date: 1915

Background imageWheel Collection: The Great Wheel - Earls Court, London

The Great Wheel - Earls Court, London
circa 1910s

Background imageWheel Collection: Grape Press Date: 1880

Grape Press Date: 1880

Background imageWheel Collection: Crushing Device Date: 1880

Crushing Device Date: 1880

Background imageWheel Collection: Farmer Irrigates Land Date: 1948

Farmer Irrigates Land Date: 1948

Background imageWheel Collection: Engine Trouble Date: 1954

Engine Trouble Date: 1954

Background imageWheel Collection: Blonde in Drivers Seat Date: 1950

Blonde in Drivers Seat Date: 1950

Background imageWheel Collection: Captain Steers Boat Date: 1950

Captain Steers Boat Date: 1950

Background imageWheel Collection: Early Model Automobile Date: 1950

Early Model Automobile Date: 1950

Background imageWheel Collection: Duke and Duchess of York - Ashtead Potteries, Surrey

Duke and Duchess of York - Ashtead Potteries, Surrey
Duke and Duchess of York visiting the Ashtead Potteries, Surrey - founded to train disabled ex-servicemen in pottery. Date: 1928

Background imageWheel Collection: Roquefort - Cheese Manufacture - Aveyon - France - The Caves

Roquefort - Cheese Manufacture - Aveyon - France - The Caves. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageWheel Collection: Mechanism of the Great Cloak 1857

Mechanism of the Great Cloak 1857
In 1851, Edmund Beckett Denison designed the mechanism for the clock of the Palace of Westminster (the Houses of Parliament in London), responsible for the chimes of Big Ben. Date: 1857

Background imageWheel Collection: Hansom cab 1875

Hansom cab 1875
Two-wheeled Hanson cab, waiting for a fare. Date: 1875

Background imageWheel Collection: Hansom cab 1868

Hansom cab 1868
Two-wheeled Hanson cab, taking passengers to their destination from Tunbridge railway station. Date: 1868

Background imageWheel Collection: Kaolin manufacture of ceramics

Kaolin manufacture of ceramics
Kaolin manufacture, near St. Austell in Cornwall, clay works with working water wheel. Date: 19th century

Background imageWheel Collection: Corn hand-mill

Corn hand-mill. Date: circa early 13th century

Background imageWheel Collection: SPINNING WHEEL AND REEL

SPINNING WHEEL AND REEL
THE GREAT SPINNING-WHEEL AND THE REEL Date: circa 1730

Background imageWheel Collection: VASES MADE

VASES MADE
Vases and jugs being manufactured- one lady looks intent on smashing them Date: 1930s

Background imageWheel Collection: Draisienne 1819

Draisienne 1819
Draisienne or Dandy Horse. Date: 1819

Background imageWheel Collection: TEA - CUP THAT CHEERS

TEA - CUP THAT CHEERS
A thirsty sailor enjoys a cuppa whilst steering his boat. Date: 1894

Background imageWheel Collection: Lady Changes Wheel

Lady Changes Wheel
A lady driver changes a wheel, dismayed at what it may do to her dress and hoping some chivalrous gent may come along... Date: 1930

Background imageWheel Collection: SHAVING OLD & NEW C1830 SHAVING OLD & NEW C1830

SHAVING OLD & NEW C1830 SHAVING OLD & NEW C1830
The old way and the new way of shaving: take your pick! Date: circa 1830

Background imageWheel Collection: WATER MILL / PYNE

WATER MILL / PYNE
Two men by the side of a grand watermill wheel Date: 1805

Background imageWheel Collection: DONKEY-POWERED MILL

DONKEY-POWERED MILL
A Roman donkey-driven Asinus or Jumentarioe Mill. Date: Ancient Rome

Background imageWheel Collection: THRESHING WITH HORSES

THRESHING WITH HORSES
Horses turn the wheel of a simple threshing machine Date: 1882

Background imageWheel Collection: USING POTTERS WHEEL

USING POTTERS WHEEL
Using the potters wheel - the beginnings of a tall pot. Date: 1965

Background imageWheel Collection: PEDOMETER / PERAMBULATOR

PEDOMETER / PERAMBULATOR
A Perambulator or pedometer. Date: 1797

Background imageWheel Collection: WATER WHEEL MECHANISMS

WATER WHEEL MECHANISMS
Diagrams to show how different designs of water wheel work Date: 1819

Background imageWheel Collection: MILL WHEEL AT DUNSTER

MILL WHEEL AT DUNSTER
The wheel of the water mill at Dunster, Somerset Date: 1954

Background imageWheel Collection: KIDS PULLING ORANGE BOX

KIDS PULLING ORANGE BOX
A boy and his sister wheel their younger siblings about the streets in a wheelbarrow-like contraption they have made from an orange box and some pram wheels. Date: late 19th century

Background imageWheel Collection: American one-wheel carriage 1886

American one-wheel carriage 1886
In this curious which was invented for trotting matches in the United States, in the single wheel runs within an oblong frame to which the axle-boxes are fixed

Background imageWheel Collection: CONCEPTS / LIFE

CONCEPTS / LIFE
The Egyptian ram-god Khnum is the creator of life, which he forms from clay on his potters wheel, while Thoth measures the span of the persons life

Background imageWheel Collection: RELIGION / EGYPT / KHNUM

RELIGION / EGYPT / KHNUM
The ram-god KHNUM is the creator of life, which he does on his potters wheel, while Thoth measures the span of the persons life

Background imageWheel Collection: ABBEVILLE STREET SCENE

ABBEVILLE STREET SCENE
The rue du Puit-a-la-Chaine at Abbeville, France, where the uneven pave seem to have caused a coach to lose a wheel outside one of the shops that line the street Date: 1821

Background imageWheel Collection: FRANCE / ABBEVILLE

FRANCE / ABBEVILLE
Rue du Puit-a-la-Chaine, where a coach seems to have suffered an accident, losing a wheel on the rough paving Date: 1821

Background imageWheel Collection: ANTISS SPINNING WHEEL

ANTISS SPINNING WHEEL
Antisss improved spinning wheel Date: 1797



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