Lumps Collection

Unemployed miners, Cilfynydd, Pontypridd
Unemployed miners at Cilfynydd near Pontypridd in South Wales. They watch the buckets tipping slag in case any lumps of coal can be found. Date: circa 1936

Potter's workshop with woman turning the wheel and girl baller supplying the potter with lumps of clay of
531829 Potter's workshop with woman turning the wheel and girl baller supplying the potter with lumps of clay of the correct weight for the next vessel to be thrown

A terrella or globe-shaped magnet with lumps of iron to represent mountains
539359 A terrella or globe-shaped magnet with lumps of iron to represent mountains and showing the north-seeking property of a magnetic needle

TEA SERVICE 1930S
Lovely cups and saucers with matching milk jug, sugar lumps in a glass bowl and biscuits on a plate, but sadly, no tea! Date: 1930s

GLASS MAKING 1755 - 2
The Casting and Running of PLATE GLASS. The man in the background is breaking up lumps of raw Glass which will be melted in the furnace. Date: 1755

Tiny (10mm) pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) sheltering in seafan (Muricella sp)
Tiny (10mm) pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) sheltering in seafan (Muricella sp.) Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea

Antarctica, Grandidier Channel, Pleneau Island. Grounded iceberg

Los Terrones, Capilla del Monte, Argentina, South America
Los Terrones (The Lumps), Capilla del Monte, Argentina, South America. Date: circa 1920

Cartoon, How Many Lumps? WW1
Cartoon, How many lumps? The French comic actress Cecile Sorel serves her guests, including a bearded man who has been fighting in the war. On the left sits the French philosopher Voltaire. Date: 1917

Artists concept showing a lump of material in a swirling, planet-forming disk
This artists conception shows a lump of material in a swirling, planet-forming disk. Astronomers using the Spitzer Space Telescope found evidence that a companion to a star

Unhelpful Phrenological assessment of a Park Loafer. Phrenologist (to Park Loafer) - " Now, you re full o Nerves, you are

Making flower pots: wheel turned by assistant using crank: small boy supplying potter with lumps of clay. From William Henry Pyne Costume of Great Britain, London, 1808

A terrella or globe-shaped magnet with lumps of iron to represent mountains and showing the north-seeking property of a magnetic needle. From William Gilbert De Magnete, London, 1600

Potters workshop with woman turning the wheel and girl baller supplying the potter with lumps of clay of the correct weight for the next vessel to be thrown. Woodcut c1860

Pile of coal lumps

Zingiber officinale, large lump of Ginger, view from above

Breast lumps, MRI
Breast lumps. Coloured magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the chest of a 20-year-old patient, showing multiple fibroadenomas (light patches) in both breasts

Sugar types C015 / 8110
Sugar types. The sugar types arrayed here are granulated sugar (piles at left), sugar cubes (pile at centre left), icing sugar (also called powdered sugar, piles at far right)

Men searching for coal on slag heap
A line of unemployed men carrying sacks search for lumps of coal on a slag heap in South Wales. In the background are railway lines and clouds of smoke and steam rising from the engines

Coffee Set 1930S
A cream china coffee set with gilt edging and decoration. Date: 1930s

Smokeless fuel spilling from its bag. This is coal which has been treated by low-temperature carbonisation. This process removes the parts of coal that create smoke

Burning coal

Wolfs udder fungus (Lycogala epidendrum). Also called wolfs milk, this is not actually a fungus but a slime mould. Photographed growing amongst moss on a Scots pine stump, Cairngorms National Park

Glowing barbecue embers under a grill

Boiler Room, Wigmore Schools, West Midlands
The boiler room at the Walsall and West Bromwich District School on Pennyhill Lane, Wigmore. The schools engineer and four young helpers stand alongside massive lumps of coal

Coal Merchant, showing a classic example of a leather back support, which enabled such potentially heavy and awkward loads to be transported

Alchemy / Lenormand 4
An alchemist distils from lumps of a black substance, depicted on a fortune tellers card

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"Lumps: A Journey Through Time, Nature, and Life's Challenges" Unemployed miners in Cilfynydd, Pontypridd once toiled beneath the earth's surface, their lives intertwined with lumps of coal that fueled a nation's progress. Charcoal, born from the fiery depths of nature's hearth, holds within its blackened essence the stories of countless fireside gatherings and cozy winter nights. Like a terrella or globe-shaped magnet adorned with lumps of iron representing majestic mountains, life presents us with challenges that shape our character and resilience. In an elegant tea service from the 1930s, delicate porcelain cups hold warmth and comfort amidst uncertain times. Each sip offers solace for weary souls seeking refuge in nostalgia. Glass making since 1755 has transformed humble sand into shimmering masterpieces. Lumps of molten glass dance under skilled hands to create art that captures light and imagination. A tiny pygmy seahorse finds shelter amidst vibrant seafans in Bitung, North Sulawesi. In this underwater realm where beauty thrives even in smallness, lumps become havens for survival. Los Terrones rise majestically above Capilla del Monte in Argentina; these ancient rock formations stand as silent witnesses to time's passage across South America's vast landscapes. Through a cartoon titled "How Many Lumps?, " World War I humorously reminds us how adversity can be faced with levity even during dark times when uncertainty looms large. Antarctica's Grandidier Channel reveals icy peaks and frozen plains on Pleneau Island—a reminder that even Earth’s most remote corners bear witness to nature’s grandeur through towering lumps of ice. An engraving depicting Her Majesty’s Marine Excursion takes us back to simpler days when families sought joy aboard ships sailing calm seas—lump-free moments etched forever in memory.