Wheel Collection (page 29)

Plate rolling machine and workers at a Sunderland shipyard
A team of men feed a sheet of metal through a rolling machine at Messrs Droxford & Sons, a shipyard in Sunderland

British Ballad, Auld Robin Gray
AULD ROBIN GRAY British ballad of Scottish origin written by Lady Anne Barnard (1750-1825) Old Robin Gray marries a young girl whose lover is thought to be dead

Wheel of gipsy caravan with bucket
The wheel of a gipsy caravan with a metal bucket sitting next to it

Ole. Tonnesen, blacksmith and wagon shop, Iowa

Old wheels of the famous twenty mule team Borax wagons, Death Valley, California

Gentleman driving a horse and trap, Mid Wales
A gentleman driving a horse and trap on a street in Mid Wales

Policeman at the controls of a riverboat
A policeman at the controls of a boat on the River Thames in London

Working water wheel and mill, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A working water wheel and mill in Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Red Cross workers on World War One battlefield
A hand painted lantern slide depicting Red Cross workers on a World War One battlefield at night, looking for survivors after a battle

Chauffeur with motor car, Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales
A uniformed chauffeur at the wheel of a motor car, registration EU 613, in Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales. The tyres are early inflatable ones, manufactured by Goodyear

Seaman at the wheel of a ship
A seaman at the wheel of a ship, smiling straight at the camera

Driver with car, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Mr E Codd of Bland Motors, driving an open topped car, probably in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. J & G Bland (Motors) Ltd was established in 1875 and is still in existence today

Rose window, Bishops Palace, St Davids, South Wales
View of the rose window of the medieval Bishops Palace, St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. Some parts of the building date from the 12th century

St Florence Mill, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of the Mill at the village of St Florence, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Miller and family, near Haverfordwest, South Wales
A miller, with two members of his family and their dog, outside their mill, near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Blondin tower, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
View of a Blondin tower at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales. This is part of the high wire carriage system used to move the slate around

Workman with slate quarry tram, North Wales
A workman with a slate quarry tram, somewhere in North Wales. This small tram can carry half a ton of raw slate, and one man can operate it

Carving a block, Dinorwig Slate Quarry, North Wales
A pattern maker carving a block in the machine shop at Dinorwig (or Dinorwic) Slate Quarry, near Llanberis, North Wales. The gear wheel is a wooden pattern to be cast later in the foundry

Blondin system, Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, North Wales
View of the Blondin high wire and truck at Penyrorsedd Slate Quarry, Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire (now Gwynedd), North Wales

Spinning flax, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Inmates spinning flax at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Gymnasium, Princess Marys Hospital, Margate, Kent
The gymnasium and physiotherapy department at Princess Marys Hospital, Margate, Kent. A wide range of equipment includes an exercise bicycle, a ships wheel, and part of a bus

Set of old pram wheels in a pond
A set of old pram wheels half submerged in a pond, near a wooden stump

Old steam engine still in use
An old steam engine, puffing away in a field, still in use for something or other

Boy on a go-kart passing three adults
A boy rides along on his go-kart, watched by three adults who look as if they are waiting for a bus

Three boys playing inside a large barrel. One of them has lost his footing and has fallen over

Splash of many colours on a wheel
A splash of many colours on a wheel, produced by putting paint near the centre and then spinning the wheel very fast

Car with broken wheel in the desert, Middle East
A car with a broken front wheel in the desert, somewhere in the Middle East. The driver, wearing a fez, stands alongside, not looking too pleased

Car outside John O Groats Hotel, Scotland
A car with two passengers, a woman at the wheel and an elderly man in the back, sits outside the John O Groats Hotel in Scotland. A petrol pump can be seen on the far right

Man and two children in a car
A smiling man driving a car with two young children in the back. Date: circa 1920

Union Workhouse, Tonbridge, Kent - Billy Brown
Two inmates of the Tonbridge Union workhouse with a handcart. The men are in the standard workhouse uniform of jacket, trousers, waistcoat, and billycock hat

Italy - Sicilian Donkey Wagon (Carro)
Italy - A beautifully decorated Sicilian Donkey Wagon (Carro) with a load of children!

Silk weaving on a loom - Japan

Young boy in toy car
A young boy in a toy car poses for his picture in a photographic studio. The miniature vehicle has a slender steering wheel, horn and number plate

Two brothers and their Go-cart
Two brothers, one little more than toddler, play in a Go-cart in their suburban garden

Child spanker / W H Robinson
A neat apparatus for punishing a child without hurting its feelings! The child is suspended, backside protruding while a mechanical hand, or four to be precise

Georgia - Tbilisi - Man selling delivering water in ox skins
Extraorinary sight of a man selling/delivering water in whole ox skins (!) near Tbilisi, the capital (and largest) city in Georgia - formerly known as Tiflis

Parisian knife-grinder

Shantytown near Paroa, South Island, New Zealand
General view of Shantytown, a recreation of a typical 1880s West Coast gold mining town near Paroa, Greymouth, South Island, New Zealand

Buddhist Priest in Northern India (Tibet)
Buddhist Tibetan Monk/Priest

Fast reversing / W H Robinson
For reversing quickly, a car with two fronts and a steering wheel at both ends. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture

Inside a traditional miners cottage, Lands End, Cornwall
Scene inside a traditional miners cottage at Lands End, Cornwall. There is a copper kettle by the fireplace, a spinning wheel, two clocks, various pictures, and patterned wallpaper

Flat Tyre / W H Robinson
When a flat occurs, simply lower the fifth wheel - merely a solid tyred castor at the end of a hinged lever. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

Learning to avoid obstacles / W H Robinson
Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

The rear wheel gear / W H Robinson
The rear wheel gear for turning the car in one movement. Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans

View from the ferris wheel, Vienna, Austria
An aerial view from the famous ferris wheel in the Prater, Vienna, Austria

The new wheel lift for avoiding obstacles
Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Croatian National Costume - Lady and spinning wheel
Croatian National Costume, Zagreb - Lady and spinning wheel - advertising card (see below)

A ferris wheel viewed across the rooftops
A large ferris wheel viewed across the rooftops -- probably either in Paris or Vienna

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