Winch Collection

Fowlers Steam Engine
Fowlers patent engine and windlass for steam-ploughing

Santos-Dumont Demoiselle replica 9 : A flyable replica built by Personal Plane Services Ltd at Booker, for the 1965 film Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

LFB fire appliance on the road, London
An LFB fire appliance on the road, London, 16 April 1955. Date: 1955

Removing Stone at Mill
Removing the stone at an old water mill at Ewell, Surrey

Deal Boatmen, Kent. Date: circa 1903

Style & Winch Farmer Ale

Style & Winch Brown Ale

Slingsby T. 21b BGA. 570
Slingsby T.21b BGA.570 (msn 538, ex G-ALNJ), ready to take a winch launch at Lands End in April 1966. Date: 1966

Sepulchres of the kings of Judah, 1800s. Sepolcri dei Re di Giuda. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

18th century knee pad 1, slipper 2, winch 3 and key 4. Copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from Denis Diderots Encyclopedia, Pellet, Geneva, 1779

Winches, pulleys and other machinery, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Weekly wind-up of Big Ben 1878
The cloak is wound up by nothing less than a winch handle, which it took two men to turn twice a week, these men spent five hours in the room, solemnly winding up the cloak

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

Prince Albert lays foundation stone - Nautical School
May 1919 - prince Albert (later King George VI 1895-1952) lays the foundation stone for a new Nautical School at Poole, Dorset

BOATS ON BEACH / HASTINGS
A scene showing fishermen and others on the beach. Date: circa 1850

BOTALLACK TIN MINE
The Prince and Princess of Wales descend on the lift at the Botallack Mine, Cornwall. Date: 1865

German observation balloon near Soissons, WW1
A German observation balloon about to ascend, near Soissons, northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Crane with central winch. Codex Atlanticus f. 105 bv. Leonar
Machine. Crane with central winch. Codex Atlanticus f. 105 bv. This machine is one of the many cranes Da Vinci studied while he was living in Florence

Leonardesque models. Revolving cranes. 15th century. Models
Machine. Leonardes models. Revolving cranes. 15th century. The Science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy

Leonardesque model. Work machines. Winch. Codex Atlanticus
Leonardesque model. Work machines. Winch. Leonardo describes a winch that can transform the alternated motion of a lever in the continuous circular motion of a shaft. Codex Atlanticus, shett 30v

A Union Castle Company Ocean Liner at Cape Town, South Africa being loaded with the glorious fruits of the country and other cargo prior to her homeward journey to England (the Mother Country !)

LFB dual purpose appliance (back view) with crew
London Fire Brigade dual purpose appliance (back view), with crew

LFB dual purpose appliance (back view)
London Fire Brigade dual purpose appliance (back view)

LFB towing unit (rear view)
London Fire Brigade towing unit (rear view)

German tank transporters by G. H. Davis
Tank transporters: used greatly by Germanys Panzer divisions during the Second World War. An important adjunct to the cartage of tanks, saving wear, tear and time

LFB recruits taking part in escape training at HQ
LFB recruits taking part in escape ladder training at HQ -- team spirit is essential as speed can save lives

Japan - The Mitsui Miike Coal Mine - The Winding Machine
Japan - The Mitsui Miike Coal Mine at Omuta, Fukuoka and Arao, Kumamoto - The Winding Machine. Date: circa 1910s

Selecting turtles to sell at market, Costa Rica Date: circa 1910s

Captive balloon with limbered balloon-kite winch wagon

Westland Sea King of the Royal Navy from 824 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Ark Royal, prepares to winch the six-man crew of the 600ton Giovanna Assenzo

Printing workshop (18th c. ). Engraving
Printing workshop (18th c.). Engraving

Exercise Tideway at the Thames Barrier, Woolwich, SE London

London Fire Brigade breakdown lorry rescuing a horse
London firefighters extricating a horse from an excavation in Portland Place, London, using a special horse sling. The Brigades breakdown lorry is lifting the horse to safety using its crane and winch

Fixing the Propeller - Hamburg-America Line
Fixing the Propeller for a vessel of the Hamburg-America Line, Germanys largest shipping company at this time. Date: circa 1910s

Scout operating winch for gliders
A Senior Scout at the controls of a winch used for launching gliders at the Lasham Gliding Centre. 1960s

Winch-operated dinner lift at Holloway Prison
Winch-operated dinner lift at London City Prison and House of Correction, Holloway. Date: 1862

Boys being winched up a mine shaft at Halifax, Yorkshire
Two boys being winched up from a coal mine at Halifax, Yorkshire. The winch is extremely primitive with no safety features

Road crossing / W H Robinson
Post War Town planning. Safe road crossing for pedestrians, by means of a cradle and winch. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

Front Axle Springs / W H Robinson
A severe test for front axle springs. An already heavy man, is weighed down and sits upon a cars front axle, carrying a tray with a glass as he is winched by rope across a rocky terrain

Raising telegraph poles
A group of workers erect a telegraph pole with the help of a winch on the back of a truck

Tunisia - Carthage - Excavation of a Sarcophagus
The excavation of a Sarcophagus from a funeral pit / burial ground at the site of ancient Carthage, Tunisia

Great Well - Carisbrooke Castle
The Great Well at Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, powered by a donkey in a wheel!

A Riding Lesson at Sangers Circus, 1884
Engraving showing a riding lesson taking place in the ring of Sangers Circus, February 1884. A would-be rider can be seen being hoisted onto a running horse, via a rotating winch

Landing Cotton at Liverpool, 1875
Engraving showing the deck of a cargo ship as it is unloaded at Liverpool docks, by stevedores and dock workers. At left can be seen the bales of cotton and on the right

Floating railway bridge across the Forth River
A floating railway across the Forth between Granton and Burntisland. The route designed to carrying goods and live stock without the inconvience of unloading the trucks

Tunnelling / Kilsby / Shaft
The Head Gear at the Great Shaft during the construction of the Kilsby Tunnel

Constructing a House
Many men work on the construction of a house supported by scaffolding: laying bricks; dragging a heavy post using rollers; carving with a chisel Date: 1770

Lowering Children Mine
Two children are lowered down the mine-shaft to the coal- face by a woman working a winch

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