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Kaolin manufacture of ceramicsKaolin manufacture, near St. Austell in Cornwall, clay works with working water wheel. Date: 19th century
Silk-doublers at work 1843Female silk doublers at their wheels at the Old Silk Mill, Derby. Date: 1843
Bleaching cottonUsing wash-wheels for dyeing and bleaching cotton Date: 1830s
Cart drawn by oxen 1553A rather small ox-cart in medieval Germany. Date: 1553
Eastern chariots, mostly depicted on coinsEastern chariots (Roman, Persian, Sidonian), mostly depicted on coins and in the centre Roman women sitting in an ox-cart, watched by a soldier. Date: circa 0 BCE / O CE
GIRLS DOLLS IN PRAMA little girl of Neufchatel, France, wheels her two dolls in their pram. Date: circa 1920 ?
INTERIOR OF POCKET WATCHThe internal workings of a pocket or wrist-watch, showing the complicated positioning of the wheels and catches. The watch is by LeCoutre (Swiss)
Nursemaid (Petherick)London characters: a NURSEMAID wheels her charges through Kensington Gardens, keeping an eye out for the friendly soldiers from Knightsbridge Barracks. Date: circa 1870
LONDON BRIDGE WATERWORKSThe Water-works at London Bridge. Date: 1797
KIDS PULLING ORANGE BOXA 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
LUMINOUS WHEELSLuminous wheels have been seen from ships, especially in the Indian Ocean; often ascribed to phosphorescent sea creatures, the explanation remains unsatisfactory Date: circa 1880
John Ainslies tile machine 1846John Ainslies tile machine. Date: 1846
Republic RC-1 Seabee assembly at Croydon Airport, carried out by Rollason Aircraft and Engines. Three Seabees were imported from the production line at Farmingdale, for onward sale in Scandinavia
Motorised Charabanc Tour party about to depart (27 passengers plus the driver!) Date: circa 1920s
Visitors / Holidaymakers (wrapped-up warm!) head off on a British sightseeing tour in aVisitors/Holidaymakers (wrapped-up warm!) head off on a British sightseeing tour in a horse-drawn charabanc (with solid wheels!).... Date: circa 1910s
Daddies, comedy by John L Hobble, CromerDaddies, a comedy by John L Hobble, at the Town Hall Theatre, Cromer, previously at the Haymarket Theatre, London. 1921
A beach scene from Ostend, Belgium - Bathing huts on wheelsA beach scene from Ostend, Belgium depicting a lady sat astride one of the horses used to pull the beach bathing huts (pictured, each with their own number) in and out of the water. Date: circa 1909
Dunlop Wire WheelsTYRES DUNLOP advertisement for wire wheels. Date: 1912
A Turkish family dash along a dusty track in a wooden cartSeen from above, a Turkish family including grandparents and children dash along a dusty track in a wooden pony cart. The man driving the cart waves to the camera. Cappadocia, Turkey Date: 1992
Wagoner, Shropshire, silhouette - 1Silhouette of wagoner leading his horse and cart at the Acton Scott Farm Museum, Shropshire. First published The Idependent Date: 1987
Izmir, Turkey - Jewish Traditional Mosaic makingStoreroom for normal road cars at the Michelin pneumatic tyre factory. Date: 1907
Azores, Portugal - Ox wagon with solid wheels - wicker sidesSao Miguel, Azores, Portugal - Ox wagon with solid wheels - wicker sides Date: 1910s
Friedrichshafen G. IIIA / 3A / FF. 45Friedrichshafen G.Iiia / 3A / Ff.45 with Flettner Hilfsruder and Repositioned Undercarriage Strut Date: 1910s
Paris, France - pile of artillery pieces in a moundA mound of artillery pieces in a very symbolic gesture of abandonment of the war effort at the final closure of World War One in 1918
Lloyd Loom perambulator with a sweet young occupant! Date: circa 1920s
Morocco - Locomotive destroyed by Arabs - Chaouia uprisingMorocco - Locomotive destroyed by Arabs during the uprising in the Chaouia region, in which railroads were targetted. Date: 1907
Selbourne Avenue, Bulawayo, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)Selbourne Avenue, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), with the Matabele Rebellion Memorial in the middle. Date: circa 1920
8th Battery RFA Camp, Bangalore, India8th Battery, 13th Brigade, RFA Camp, with field guns and ammunition carts, Bangalore, India. Date: 1912
Advert for Carter wounded or invalid chairs 1896For holding a book or writing at a desk in any position over an easy chair, bed or sofa obviating fatigue and stooping. In valuable to invalids and students. 1896
Despatch rider with Douglas motorcycle, WW1Despatch rider with a Douglas 349cc motorcycle during the First World War. Date: circa 1916
Chinese Horse-drawn carriage / carChinese Horse-drawn carriage/car. Date: circa 1910s
Ursuline Convent laundry, Tildonk, BelgiumUrsuline Convent laundry, Tildonk (Thildonck), Belgium. Date: 1910s
USA. Old bicycle. 19th century engraving. Colored
American Hot Rod postcard - for sticking on ones car bumper, luggage, walls, dens, offices and factories! " These humorous signs are easy to apply
Old meat works, illustration by William Heath RobinsonCurious plant in an old meat works, for converting old mutton into spring lamb to meet the seasons demands, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C
German guns made by Krupp, WW1German guns made by Krupp, in use during the First World War. Above: the monster siege gun or howitzer, so heavy that 40 horses are needed to draw it
Woman in rickshaw, ChinaWoman in a rickshaw, China, with people watching from behind a wall. Date: circa 1890
John Kemp StarleyJOHN KEMP STARLEY inventor of the safety bicycle [do not confuse with James Starley who invented spoked bicycle wheels !) Date: 1855 - 1901
Brass Band beach concert, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexA brass band giving a concert on the beach at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. A row of bathing machines on wheels can be seen at the waters edge. circa 1910
Foundry workers, Walton-on-the-Naze, EssexThe moulders at Robert Warners Foundry, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, in a group photo outside the moulding shop. The large gear wheels were used in the manufacture of water pumps for which the foundry
Piano Player - Brighton Beach, EnglandPiano Player on Brighton Beach, England. A lady singer stands in front of an upright piano piano (perched rather precariously on some boards on the shingle), belting out a popular hit of the day
South Africa - Zululand - CarA humourous card depicting two Zulu warriors on a vehicle manufactured by the Zulu Motor Company !
Stephensons No. 2 Killingworth LocomotiveOne of George Stephensons early locomotives made at Killingworth Colliery, near Newcastle upon Tyne. This locomotive was named Blcher after the Prussian General Gebhard Leberecht von Blcher
Carriage pulled by two white shire horsesLady transported by a carriage pulled by two white shire horses. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Three goblins with laughing gas on a Christmas cardThree goblins with laughing gas on a triangular Christmas card designed by Robert Dudley. Date: circa 1880s
Baby in a pram on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Christmas card in the shape of a car wheel. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1900s
Farm cart with animals on a Christmas cardFarm cart full of pots and pans, with animals, birds and people on a Christmas card Date: circa 1890s