Jefferies Collection

Ransomes Lawnmowers Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for an Ideal Homes Exhibition stand for Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies Ltd. promoting Ransomes Lawnmowers. The image shows a decorative green model on a tidy lawn

Advert for Ransomes lawn mowers
An advertisement for Ransomes lawn mowers, showing three different products available. Date: 1883

Bulldog / Rodney Stone /
RODNEY STONE English and American champion in 1907, this dog was bred by Mr Walter Jefferies by John of the Funnels (father) and Lucy Loo (mother)

Blanchard Flies Channel
Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jefferies are the first people to cross the English Channel by air : their flight from Dover ends in the forest of Guines, near Andres

Blanchard Channel Cross
Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jefferies are the first people to cross the English Channel by air : their flight from Dover ends in the forest of Guines, near Andres

A Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies threshing and stacking machine
3732435 A Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies threshing and stacking machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies threshing and stacking machine)

A Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies double furrow ploughs
3732416 A Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies double furrow ploughs; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies double furrow ploughs. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies combined plough and rotary harrow
3740603 A Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies combined plough and rotary harrow; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies combined plough and rotary harrow)

Ransomes Sims and Jefferies Engine - Langham Belle
Ransomes Sims and Jefferies General Purpose Engine number 42036, Langham Belle, reg TL 2366, at Hinkley on 2 September 1972. Date: 1972

Ransomes Sims and Jefferies Engine - Pride of the Marsh
Ransomes Sims and Jefferies General Purpose Engine number 26475, Pride of the Marsh, at Caenby Corner on 19 August 1972, Date: 1972

Ransomes Sims & Jefferies General Purpose Engine Dreadnought
Ransomes Sims and Jefferies General Purpose Engine 27512, Dreadnought, reg. R 6244, at Ryhill on 17 June 1972. Date: 1972

Marianne and Herod
Actors Mr Beerbohm Tree and Miss Maud Jeffries dressed in costume for Herod; A Tragedy, written by Stephen Phillips (1884), at her majesty's theatre

The Sphere & Tatler Professional Foursomes
Professional Foursomes, namely, John Rowe, W T Jefferies, Rs Fernie and James Braid playing at Sunningdale 1914

Richard Jefferies, English nature writer noted for depiction of English rural life. 19th century

Advertisement, Messers Ransomes Lawn Mowers (engraving)
1591700 Advertisement, Messers Ransomes Lawn Mowers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement, Messers Ransomes Lawn Mowers)

Memorial to Jefferies in Salisbury Cathedral (b / w photo)
1614778 Memorial to Jefferies in Salisbury Cathedral (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Memorial to Jefferies in Salisbury Cathedral)

Ransomes Sims & Jefferies Gen. Purpose Engine Velfrey Queen
At a traction engine rally outside the Museum of Science and Technology on Newhall Street, Birmingham:- Ransomes Sims & Jefferies General Purpose Engine, regn. HI 2816, number 42032, Velfrey Queen

Aveling and Porter Road Roller EP 3696
Aveling & Porter E class Road Roller, regn. EP 3696, number: 11837. Built in 1927 by Aveling & Porter at Rochester, powered by a 6 Nhp single-cylinder steam engine

Ransomes Sims & Jefferies Gen. Purpose Engine Old Faithful
Ransomes Sims & Jefferies General Purpose Engine, regn. PU 4391, number: 35247, Old Faithful. Built in 1920 by Ransomes Sims & Jefferies at Ipswich, powered by an 6 Nhp compound steam engine

Ransomes Sims & Jefferies General Purpose Engine Dreadnought
Ransomes Sims & Jefferies General Purpose Engine, regn. R6244, number: 27512, Dreadnought. Built in 1918 by Ransomes Sims & Jefferies at Ipswich, powered by an 8 Nhp single-cylinder steam engine

Mid Sussex RH17 7 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Mid Sussex RH17 7

Old Bailey, Sessions House, London, 1794. Artist: Jefferies
Interior view of the Justice Hall, Old Bailey, London, 1794, showing the trying of prisoners at the Bar

Engraving depicting a Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies double furrow ploughs. Dated 19th Century

Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies agricultural machinery
An advert for Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies Ltd(Orwell Works, Ipswich) portable traction engines and steam powered thrashing machines

Richard Jefferies
RICHARD JEFFERIES writer and naturalist Date: 1848 - 1887

John Marquess Camden
JOHN JEFFERIES PRATT, earl (later marquess) CAMDEN Statesman : Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. Date: 1759 - 1840

Miss Maud Jefferies, 1895
Actress Miss Maud Jefferies as Virginia in Virginius. Date: 1895

Stanton Jefferies and his orchestra, 1920s
Stanton Jefferies and his orchestra, with Uncle Jeff pictured on the right hand side. Date: 1920s

Blanchard Leaves Dover
Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jefferies leave Dover on their cross-Channel flight which makes them the first people to cross from England to France by air

Blanchard Flies Channel2
Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jefferies are the first people to cross the English Channel by air : their flight from Dover ends in the forest of Guines, near Andres

Blanchard Crossing / Cig
Jean-Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jefferies over the Channel, which they are the first people to cross by air, from Dover to the forest of Guines, near Andres

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