Weekly Collection (page 10)

Large water barometer, 1890 C013 / 9061
Large water barometer, 19th-century artwork. Artwork from the 5th volume (first period of 1890) of the French popular science weekly La Science Illustree

Goubet submarine, 1880s
Goubet submarine, 19th-century artwork. This early submarine, built by the French inventor Claude Goubet in 1881, was designed for two people

Goubet submarine, 1880s C013 / 9058
Goubet submarine, 19th-century artwork. This early submarine, built by the French inventor Claude Goubet in 1881, was designed for two people

James Nasmyth, Scottish engineer
James Nasmyth (1808-1890), Scottish engineer. Nasmyth was the son of a landscape painter in Edinburgh. Although his formal schooling finished when he was 12

Refrigerated meat railway carriage, 1890 C013 / 9060
Refrigerated meat railway carriage, 19th-century artwork. The carcasses here are mutton and lamb. Artwork from the 5th volume (first period of 1890)

John Fowler, British civil engineer
John Fowler (1817-1898), British civil engineer. Fowler designed many railway bridges, including (with Benjamin Baker) the cantilever bridge over the Firth of Forth in Scotland

William Arrol, Scottish civil engineer
William Arrol (1839-1913), Scottish civil engineer. Arrol designed the second Tay Bridge and Forth Rail Bridge (both in Scotland), Tower Bridge, London, and the Nile Bridge in Cairo, Egypt

Davy experimenting at Vesuvius, 1819
Davy experimenting at Vesuvius. 19th-century artwork of British chemist Humphrey Davy (1778-1829) in 1819 carrying out experiments on the slopes of the volcano Mount Vesuvius, near Naples, Italy

Charles Gaudichaud, French botanist
Charles Gaudichaud (1789-1854), French botanist, using a microscope to examine specimens collected during a voyage of exploration

Benjamin Baker, British civil engineer
Benjamin Baker (1840-1907), British civil engineer. Baker was apprenticed at an ironworks aged 16 before working with John Fowler on the London Underground railway in the 1860s

Influenza quarantine, 1890
Influenza quarantine. 19th-century artwork of a quarantine tent established outside a hospital in Beaujon, France, during an outbreak of influenza

Elisee Trivier, French explorer
Elisee Trivier (1842-1912), French explorer. Trivier followed in the footsteps of Scottish missionary David Livingstone in his attempt to explore the interior of Africa

Henry Stanley, Anglo-American explorer
Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), Anglo-American journalist and explorer. Stanley was sent by the New York Herald in 1869 to find the Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873)

Electrical power station, 1890
Electrical power station. 19th-century artwork of the inside of an electrical power station built for the Halles area of Paris, France

Electric dynamo, 1890 C013 / 9045
Electric dynamo. 19th-century artwork of a Ferranti electric dynamo, as constructed by the London Electric Supply Corporation

Electric dynamo armature, 1890 C013 / 9044
Electric dynamo armature. 19th-century artwork of the armature of a Ferranti electric dynamo, as constructed by the London Electric Supply Corporation

Camille Douls, French explorer
Camille Douls (1864-1889), French explorer. Douls explored North Africa and the French (western) area of the Sahara in two expeditions of 1887 and 1889

Linotype typesetting machine, 1889
Linotype typesetting machine. 19th-century artwork showing a printer operating a newly invented typesetting machine called the linotype

Steam locomotive cabin, 1889 C013 / 8796
Steam locomotive cabin. 19th-century artwork of the operating platform for an express locomotive used on the French railways in the 1880s. Various components and levers are labelled with letters

Magnetism experiment, 1889 C013 / 8789
Magnetism experiment. 19th-century artwork of an experiment being carried out with a permanent horseshoe magnet (left), a cylindrical solenoid armature (a temporary magnet)

Magnetism experiment, 1889 C013 / 8787
Magnetism experiment. 19th-century artwork of a permanent iron magnet in a form called a horseshoe magnet, placed on an electromagnet (two coils of wire around metal cores)

Peral submarine, 1889
Peral submarine. 19th-century artwork of the Spanish Peral electric submarine on the surface at docks before submergence. This was the worlds first submarine to be powered by electric batteries

Titan arum flowering at Kew, 1889
Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) flowering at Kew and being viewed by a visiting family, 19th-century artwork. The titan arum, native to Sumatra, Indonesia, is one of the worlds largest flowers

Telegraph office battery room, 1889
Telegraph office battery room. 19th-century artwork showing workers producing and maintaining wet-cell batteries used to provide power in a telegraph office

Henri Bouley, French veterinarian
Henri Bouley (1814-1885), French veterinarian. Bouley, professor and director at the veterinary school at Maisons-Alfort, was made Inspector-General of veterinary schools in 1866

Wind speed and direction recorder, 1889 C013 / 8785
Wind speed and direction recorder, 19th-century artwork. This meteorological device is an anemo-cinemographe, a form of anemograph

Compound steam locomotive, 1889
Compound steam locomotive, 19th-century artwork. Compound steam engines increased efficiency by expanding steam in two or more phases rather than just one

Paraffin press, 1889 C013 / 8779
Paraffin press. 19th-century artwork of a machine used to produced solid paraffin wax from the paraffin distillate produced from crude oil

Webb compound steam locomotive, 1889
Webb compound steam locomotive, 19th-century artwork. Compound steam engines increased efficiency by expanding steam in two or more phases rather than just one

Speed of sound experiment, 1826
Speed of sound experiment. 19th-century artwork of an experiment that took place in 1826 to measure the speed of sound in water

Spectrum of light experiment, 1889 C013 / 8772
Spectrum of light experiment. 19th-century artwork showing a method of obtaining a spectrum of colours from sunlight. A beam of light allowed in through a shutter is falling on a bowl of water in

Daniel Colladon, Swiss physicist
Daniel Colladon (1802-1893), Swiss physicist. Colladon developed a technique for illuminating water fountains. The principle involved light being trapped in the water by total internal reflection

Eiffel Towers electric lamp, 1889
Eiffel Towers electric lamp. 19th-century artwork of the large electric light (100 amps, 500 horsepower, 8 million carcels)

Viewing platform, 1889 Paris Expo. 19th-century artwork of a display of a new technology, an overhead mobile viewing platform at the Universal Exposition (World Fair) of 1889 in Paris, France

Eiffel Tower lift and hydraulics, 1889 C013 / 8760
Eiffel Tower lift and hydraulics. 19th-century artwork of one of the Roux-Combaluzier cable-driven lifts, as used in the East and West legs of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

Ferdinand Dutert, French architect
Ferdinand Dutert (1845-1906), French architect. Dutert studied at the French National School of Fine Arts in Paris. He also received a Prix de Rome scholarship in 1869

Wells pneumatic oil lamps, 1889 C013 / 8764
Wells pneumatic oil lamps. 19th-century artwork showing three models of Wells lamps, a type of pneumatic oil lamp developed in the 1880s

Illuminated fountains display, 1889
Illuminated fountains display. 19th-century artwork of a man operating one of the illuminated fountain displays installed for the Universal Exposition (World Fair) of 1889 in Paris, France

Weekly LFB drill display with old manual pump
Weekly LFB drill display with an old manual pump brought into action, 26 August 1936

Weekly LFB drill display with manual and motor pumps
Weekly LFB drill display with an old manual pump and a modern turbine motor pump both brought into action, 26 August 1936

The cover of the July Fourth issue of Colliers Weekly magazine, 7 July 1900
COLLIERs COVER, 1900. The cover of the July Fourth issue of Colliers Weekly magazine, 7 July 1900

LCC-LFB Brigade headquarters jumping sheet drill
Jump sheet demonstration by firefighters at Southwark HQ -- a long gone London Fire Brigade training routine. Jumping sheets were carried on front line London fire engines until late 1941 when

LCC-LFB Period fire display at Southwark HQ
London firefighters putting on a weekly display for the public at Southwark, Brigade Headquarters. They are using a Victorian manual fire pump in a reenactment of the days of horse drawn fire engines

ABOLITIONIST NEWSPAPER. The office of L Affranchi, a French language weekly published in New York in the 1850s by Joseph Peloubet, a former baker in France. Wood engraving, American, 1874

Ballooning celebration for Queen Victorias birthday
Front page of The Penny Satirist - A cheap substitute for a weekly Newspaper. Showing a large image of the Montgolfier balloon ascending from the Surrey Zoological Gardens with about ten people in

Beauty on Parade, American Weekly pin up by David Wright
Pin-up by David Wright featuring a red-haired woman in a pale blue negligee gazing at her reflection in a hand mirror

Our national chart, a supplement to the Cincinnati Weekly Times for 1866. Print showing right side illustration of The soldiers dream in which a soldier asleep on the ground during the Civil War

Mothers Little Darling by Chloe Preston
Illustration by Chloe Preston showing a small boy in a seated in a compartment of a train carriage wearing a suit and bowler hat

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Exploring the Weekly Wonders: From whimsical inventions to historical moments, this captivating collection takes us on a journey through time. Discover the ingenious Kinecar by William Heath Robinson, a marvel of engineering ahead of its time. Witness the power and precision of the L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery in action. Learn the artful technique of extracting weeds from a lawn with A Garden Guide's expert advice. Uncover the strength and endurance required for cycling in the 19th century as we delve into the muscles used in this popular sport. Immerse yourself in playful scenes at Wimbledon captured by William Heath Robinson himself. Reflect upon The Unknown Warrior's poignant scene at Westminster Abbey, paying tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom. Marvel at an exquisite Bonsai dwarf pine from 1889, showcasing nature's beauty tamed by human hands. Journey deep underground into Cornish tin mines that once fueled industrial progress during the 19th century. Celebrate love and joy with Wedding Feast by William Heath Robinson, capturing timeless traditions and happiness shared among loved ones. Admire an advertisement for The Graphic that captures attention with its artistic flair and compelling storytelling techniques. Explore Calots spinal surgery techniques from another era that pushed medical boundaries forward despite challenges faced along the way. Lastly, witness an oil well emerging as a symbol of prosperity during booming times in history - a testament to human ingenuity and resourcefulness.