Machines Collection (page 2)

Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) flock, winter plumage, following tractor ploughing stubble field, North Norfolk, England, february

Wheat (Triticum aestivum) crop, ripe ears in field, with Cls combine harvester harvesting, near Ledbury, Herefordshire, England, september

Orffyreus Wheel & Man
The perpetual motion wheel of Orffyreus, real name Johann Ernst Elias Bessler, is set in motion by a man

Bathing Machines / 1883
A vast assortment of bathing machines

Stamp Machine 1960S
A young woman puts a penny (1d) in the slot of a stamp machine, which will dispense a second class book of stamps. First class stamps are 3d (thruppence) per book

Chinese Abacus 1814
A man uses a " swan-pen" - a Chinese version of the abacus

Watts Steam Engine
WATTs STEAM ENGINE circa 1765

Watts Steam Engine circa 1765

Advertising card for Singer Sewing Machines. One boy is so entranced by the new Singer in the shop window, he is unaware his friend is pinching some of the berries from his basket! However

Horstead Watermill, on the River Bure, Norfolk, was one of the most beautiful weatherboarded wooden mills in England. Tragically destroyed by fire on 23 January 1963

WINDMILL

Nanorobots, artwork
Nanorobots, computer artwork. Nanotechnology is an area of science concerned with producing mechanical entities on the scale of nanometres (billionths of a metre)

Advert / Singer Sewing
Singer sewing machines

Matchless Motorbike
Matchless motor cycle with sidecar

Road Works in Whitehall, London, 1882
Engraving, originally entitled Horse Guards under Fire again, showing a group of workmen re-surfacing the road in Whitehall, London, 1882

Exercise Machine
Two young women, toning up and staying slim with the aid of their new fangled rowing exercise machines!

Wimbledon Windmill
A working windmill on Wimbledon Common in south-west London

Watts Steam Engine
James Watts improved steam engine of 1788

Laying the foundation stone of the projected new structure to replace Waterloo Bridge (litho)
1090673 Laying the foundation stone of the projected new structure to replace Waterloo Bridge (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

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

Advert for Follows & Bates winding machines 1900s
Various machines from the late 19th Century early 20th century, advertised in The Ironmonger Diary and Text Book, for Follows & Bates in Manchester. Circa 1900

Advert for Terrys exerciser for men 1939
Christmas gift ideas from Herbert Terry exercisers, including steelstrand expander, golfer pocket wrist exerciser, spring grip dumbbells

The Wright brothers 1903 Flyer plane, side view

Brill Windmill, Buckinghamshire, England, built in about 1680, one of the few remaining post mills in the country. Date: late 17th century

Kaisers Campaigning Car
The Kaiser enjoying a morning tub in his new campaigning car during World War One. A typically convoluted method of transportation from W.Heath Robinson

Industrial Scene - John Wilson Carmichael
Oil on Canvas 26.7 x 48.2

Nice Beach Postcard / 1920
Ingenious machines enable bathers to go a few metres out to where the Baie des Anges is deep enough for plunging or diving

Ewbank Master Washer
A housewife uses her Ewbank Master Clothes Washer for washing, wringing and ironing

Ladies and Bath Machine
Ladies on a beach beside their bathing machine

Bathers and Bathing Machines at Scheveningen, The Hague, The Netherlands. Note the Bathing Machine owner about to strap his horse to one of the Bathing machines to pull it further inland away

Singer Sewing Machines - factory clock tower. 1932

Seafront, Aldeburgh, Suffolk
Seafront, Aldeburgh, near Thorpeness, Suffolk, England. Showing Bathing Machines Date: 1900s

Amoskeag Corporation, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Weave room in No. 11 Mill (a textile mill) of the Amoskeag Corporation, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. Date: 1911

Fokker triplane, side view

Illustration, Harrier Jump Jet, elevated front view

Case quadtrac tractor cultivating field, followed by seagull flock, with wind turbine in background, Tibthorpe, North Yorkshire, England, march

The only way out of an Awkward Predicament (litho)
1090675 The only way out of an Awkward Predicament (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The only way out of an Awkward Predicament)

The Improved Ladys Own Sewing Machine by Leigh & Crawford, Brooke Street, Holborn, London EC. 19th century

A Lincolnshire Handicap by Heath Robinson
A race between cranes at the test ground of excavation specialists, Ruston-Bucyrus, who commissioned the ingenious Heath Robinson to draw a number of comical engineering drawings for a booklet

Blue formula 1 racing car with driver in seat

Yellow formula 1 racing car, front view

Cls Jaguar 850 self propelled forage harvester, chopping grass and loading Hurlimann tractor with trailer for silage to be used as winter livestock feed, Cumbria, England, May

JCB Loadall telehandler loading muck into muck spreader, for spreading on arable field, England, march

Farm machinery, Ferguson TE20, Little Grey Fergie tractor, c. 1955, front view, England
Farm machinery, Ferguson TE20, Little Grey Fergie tractor, c.1955, front view, England

Perpetual Motion Machine
The supposed perpetual motion machine of Solomon Reisel

Bathing Machine 1900
A rather formidable looking lady stands on the steps of a bathing machine at Walton-on- the-Naze, Essex, England, probably wondering if its to chilly for a dip in the sea

Newark Watermill
Two young men, cyclists, take time out to stop and admire the splendid weatherboarded Newark Watermill, Pyrford, Surrey, England

Triumph Motor Bike 1911
Triumph

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"Machines: Unleashing the Power of Innovation and Efficiency" Otis Electric Elevator: Revolutionizing Vertical Transportation William Heath Robinson's Pea Apparatus: Ingenious Contraptions at Work Singer Sewing Machines - Clydebank Factory: Stitching Together Precision and Quality Harnessing Steam Power: The Mighty Engine and its Governor William Heath Robinson's A Decided Catch: Quirky Inventions in Action Bound to Draw Attention: William Heath Robinson's Whimsical Creations Inside the Clement-Talbot Motor Works, London: Where Automotive Dreams Come Alive John Deere Combine Harvester Harvests Barley Crop with Ease Harley Davidson Advertisements through Time: Roaring into Freedom on Two Wheels Journey Back in Time with Harley Davidson 1915 Model Bathing Machine Owner and Swimming Master, Essex: Preserving Victorian Etiquette by the Seaside Overtime at a Christmas Cracker Factory by William Heath Robinson.