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Wheels Collection (page 5)

Background imageWheels Collection: Combing wheel in a Glasgow carpet factory

Combing wheel in a Glasgow carpet factory, operated by a woman and two children. Date: 1843

Background imageWheels Collection: Mill Room in the Staffordshire Potteries

Mill Room in the Staffordshire Potteries
Mill Room where the ingredients are mixed, Staffordshire Potteries. 1843

Background imageWheels Collection: Advert, The Bamboo Cycle Co Ltd

Advert, The Bamboo Cycle Co Ltd
Advert for The Bamboo Cycle Co Ltd, Holborn Viaduct, London EC. 1897

Background imageWheels Collection: View inside a rope and sail cloth factory, East London

View inside a rope and sail cloth factory, East London
View inside the Sir Joseph Huddart and Co rope and sail cloth factory, Limehouse, East London -- a workman operates a strand-registering machine. Date: 1842

Background imageWheels Collection: An ancient machine for defending a pass

An ancient machine for defending a pass. Six spears on a carriage. Copperplate engraving by J. Newton from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale

Background imageWheels Collection: First bas-relief of a 12th century sarcophagus

First bas-relief of a 12th century sarcophagus: the dream of a knight sleeping on a bed with wheels and bells under a castle battlement with queen and ladies, lances raining down from a cloud

Background imageWheels Collection: Field-Marshal Frederick Roberts

Field-Marshal Frederick Roberts (1832-1914), 1st Earl Roberts, British military commander. circa 1900s

Background imageWheels Collection: Wheel cutting at a clock factory, Moore and Co, London 1842

Wheel cutting at a clock factory, Moore and Co, London 1842
Wheel cutting at a clock factory, Moore and Co, Clerkenwell Close, London. 1842

Background imageWheels Collection: Clock of St Anns Church, Limehouse, East London 1842

Clock of St Anns Church, Limehouse, East London 1842
A man operating the workings of the clock belonging to St Anns Church, Limehouse, East London, to illustrate an article about a church clock factory and bell foundry, Moore and Co. 1842

Background imageWheels Collection: The Evolution of the Cycle -- tricycle and two bicycles

The Evolution of the Cycle -- tricycle and two bicycles
The Evolution of the Cycle -- the first crank-driven tricycle, Dalzells Machine (circa 1840), Landiss Machine (1861). (4 of 8) Date: 1892

Background imageWheels Collection: The Evolution of the Cycle -- three cycling machines

The Evolution of the Cycle -- three cycling machines
The Evolution of the Cycle -- Bramley and Parkers Machine (1830), Juliens Machine (1830), Cochranes Machine (1831). (3 of 8) Date: 1892

Background imageWheels Collection: The Evolution of the Cycle -- Dandy-Horse

The Evolution of the Cycle -- Dandy-Horse
The Evolution of the Cycle -- Duke of Marlboroughs Dandy-Horse, Johnsons Dandy-Horse, Cruikshank drawing At Full Speed ( all early 1800s). (2 of 8) Date: 1892

Background imageWheels Collection: The Evolution of the Cycle -- Ovenden and Bolton

The Evolution of the Cycle -- Ovenden and Bolton
The Evolution of the Cycle -- Ovendens Machine (1761) and Boltons Machine (1804). (1 of 8) Date: 1892

Background imageWheels Collection: Stagecoach near the beach at Llandudno, North Wales

Stagecoach near the beach at Llandudno, North Wales. Date: 1889

Background imageWheels Collection: People on the beach at Colwyn Bay, North Wales

People on the beach at Colwyn Bay, North Wales, with bathing huts in the background. Date: circa 1889

Background imageWheels Collection: Bathing huts on the beach at Colwyn Bay, North Wales

Bathing huts on the beach at Colwyn Bay, North Wales. Date: circa 1889

Background imageWheels Collection: US 2nd Armoured Division Hell on Wheels Memorial

US 2nd Armoured Division Hell on Wheels Memorial
These fading plaques are on a wall in the Club Belambra on Omaha Beach. The wall is on what was Exit 3 used for tanks. The Division landed on 9 June and went into action on the 11th

Background imageWheels Collection: Hell on Wheels US 2nd Armoured Division

Hell on Wheels US 2nd Armoured Division
The Division landed on Omaha Beach on 9 June 1944 and went into action on the 11th. It earned its nickname in the fighting for Carentan

Background imageWheels Collection: Zoo Animals Up To Date on Cycles, Rhinoceros on Velocipede

Zoo Animals Up To Date on Cycles, Rhinoceros on Velocipede
Zoo Animals Up To Date on Cycles - Rhinoceros on a Velocipede. 1892

Background imageWheels Collection: Zoo Animals Up To Date on Cycles - Polar Bear on Bicycle

Zoo Animals Up To Date on Cycles - Polar Bear on Bicycle
Zoo Animals Up To Date on Cycles - Polar Bear on a Bicycle. 1892

Background imageWheels Collection: Zoo Animals Up To Date on Cycles - Hippo on Penny Farthing

Zoo Animals Up To Date on Cycles - Hippo on Penny Farthing
Zoo Animals Up To Date on Cycles - Hippo on a Penny Farthing. 1892

Background imageWheels Collection: Zoo Animals Up To Date on Cycles - Elephant on Velocipede

Zoo Animals Up To Date on Cycles - Elephant on Velocipede
Zoo Animals Up To Date on Cycles - Elephant on a Velocipede. 1892

Background imageWheels Collection: Advert, J H Kelly, Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland

Advert, J H Kelly, Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland
Advert for JH Kelly, Trade Vehicles and Carts, Parkhead, Glasgow, Scotland, contractor to the British Government. 1905

Background imageWheels Collection: Driver and two passengers in an Ekka, Delhi, India

Driver and two passengers in an Ekka, Delhi, India
Driver and two passengers in an Ekka (small horse-drawn carriage), Delhi, India. Date: circa 1910

Background imageWheels Collection: New steam carriage by Montais and L Heritier 1887

New steam carriage by Montais and L Heritier 1887
New steam carriage by Montais and L Heritier. Date: 1887

Background imageWheels Collection: Steam carriage, Palmer system 1886

Steam carriage, Palmer system 1886
Steam carriage, Palmer system. Date: 1886

Background imageWheels Collection: The Finishing Room, Black & White magazine

The Finishing Room, Black & White magazine. 1893

Background imageWheels Collection: Military artillery

Military artillery. 1868

Background imageWheels Collection: Crew of HMS Danae, funeral parade, Hong Kong, China

Crew of HMS Danae, funeral parade, Hong Kong, China
Crew of HMS Danae, funeral parade passing a tram stop in Wong Nai Chong Road, Hong Kong, China. It was for William John Barnes who died on 5 October 1927

Background imageWheels Collection: Buy British and speed up the wheels of employment

Buy British and speed up the wheels of employment - Part of a government campaign to tackle a balance of payments crisis, reinforced by a speech by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII)

Background imageWheels Collection: Valeres cycle

Valeres cycle. Date: 1893

Background imageWheels Collection: Bathing at Brighton, Sussex 1901

Bathing at Brighton, Sussex 1901
Bathing at Brighton, Sussex. Date: 1901

Background imageWheels Collection: Sir Malcolm Campbell in first Blue Bird, a Darracq

Sir Malcolm Campbell in first Blue Bird, a Darracq
Sir Malcolm Campbell at the wheel of his first Blue Bird, a Darracq. 1912

Background imageWheels Collection: Phantom bicycle

Phantom bicycle, steered from the middle of the frame, or from both wheels and not from the front wheel alone, the front wheel only turns half way

Background imageWheels Collection: Horse-drawn bus, London

Horse-drawn bus, London
Horse-drawn bus, on a route between Fulham and Liverpool Street, London. late 19th century

Background imageWheels Collection: Early Motor Cars - Benzs First Car

Early Motor Cars - Benzs First Car
Early Motor Cars - Three-quarter view of Benzs First Car

Background imageWheels Collection: Early Motor Cars - Second Daimler Car of 1889

Early Motor Cars - Second Daimler Car of 1889. 1889

Background imageWheels Collection: Early Motor Cars - Rear view of Benzs first car

Early Motor Cars - Rear view of Benzs first car

Background imageWheels Collection: Early Motor Cars - Benzs third car of 1888

Early Motor Cars - Benzs third car of 1888 with Benz driving. 1888

Background imageWheels Collection: Early Motor Cars - Benz Car 1887

Early Motor Cars - Benz Car 1887
Early Motor Cars - Benz Car, 1887 - Benz driving with his partner Max Rose as passenger. 1887

Background imageWheels Collection: Early Motor Power - A Narrow Gauge Motor Trolley

Early Motor Power - A Narrow Gauge Motor Trolley constructed by Daimler. 1887

Background imageWheels Collection: The One Hour Motor Tricycle Record

The One Hour Motor Tricycle Record

Background imageWheels Collection: Water-works at Old London Bridge

Water-works at Old London Bridge, supplying water to Southwark and City of London

Background imageWheels Collection: Improvements at Londons cycle shows, 1900

Improvements at Londons cycle shows, 1900
The world of wheels. Improvements at Londons cycle shows, 1900. Date: 1900

Background imageWheels Collection: Advert for Royal Bar-Lock Typewriter

Advert for Royal Bar-Lock Typewriter
Advertisement for the Royal Bar-Lock Typewriter, showing Old Father Time driving it like a car. 1903

Background imageWheels Collection: Advert, BSA Motor Cycle

Advert, BSA Motor Cycle, December 1929, Tom O Loughlin, Stricklandgate, Kendal. 1929

Background imageWheels Collection: Robins with a cart on a German New Year postcard

Robins with a cart on a German New Year postcard
Robins with a postal cart full of letters on a German New Year postcard. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageWheels Collection: Witch, cat and chauffeur on a Halloween postcard

Witch, cat and chauffeur on a Halloween postcard
Witch, cat and chauffeur in a car made out of a giant marrow on a Halloween postcard. Date: circa 1900s



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