Flashing Collection (page 2)

Signalling equipment on the Western Front, WW1
The various instruments used by signallers in transmitting messages on the Western Front during the First World War. In the left hand top corner are the aerial cables conveying telephone or Morse

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Digital illustration of repointing mortar joint around metal flashing above extension roof using trowel

Digital illustration waterproof, overlapping aluminium flashing tape on joint between roof and brick wall

The Exhibition Stare-Case, Somerset House, c
XYC159598 The Exhibition Stare-Case, Somerset House, c.1800 (w/c with grey & brown wash on paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 44.7x29.8 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Owl Moth (Automeris belti) adult, flashing eyespots and showing opossum face in defense, on ground in cloudforest, Volcan Arenal N.P. Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, August

Pump vehicle at Southwark HQ, SE1
The pump from Southwark fire station at Brigade Headquarters, SE1. Bells and flashing amber lights were the means of clearing a passage through Londons traffic before blue lights

Grand Cayman Blue-throated Anole (Norops conspersus) adult male, displaying with extended dewlap, descending tree trunk, Cayman Islands

German battleship sinking at night, WW1
An artists impression of a German battleship sinking at night, with searchlights flashing in all directions, during the First World War. Date: 1916

Optical telegraphy, 19th century
Optical telegraphy. Historical artwork of a light- signalling device used in optical telegraphy. This is a Mangin projector, invented by colonel Mangin in the early 1880s

Magnesium camera flash, 19th century
Magnesium camera flash, 19th-century artwork. Magnesium is a highly reactive metal, burning in air with a bright flame. In both wire and powder form

Christmas lights. Row of houses adorned with Christmas lights and ornaments at night

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Joanna Southcotts pregnancy with Shiloh
Colour illustration/cartoon, " A medical inspection, or miracles will never cease" by Thomas Tegg concerning Joanna Southcotts pregnancy with Shiloh, 8 September 1814. HPG/8/2/1 i)"

Police Officer & Jaguar
A police officer emerges from his rather smart 1968 S-type Jaguar police car, equipped with police sign and flashing lights on the roof

Naval Lantern - 3
Types of flashing lantern used by the Royal Navy

Naval Lantern - 2
A type of flashing lantern used by the Royal Navy

Naval Lantern - 1
Type of flashing lantern used by the Royal Navy

Yokohama Street Scene
Street scene : the picturesque banners have probably been replaced with flashing fluorescent signs today, but no doubt the scene is just as colourful

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