Fitted Collection (#7)

Machine Gun, Light, 7. 92 Mm Mg15
MG15 7. 92 mm light machine gun, 1941 (c); manufactured by Heinrich Krieghoff Waffenfabrik, Suhl; issued to the German Army in World War Two; double drum magazine fitted. Date: circa 1941

Lee Enfield Mk I. 303 in bolt action sniper rifle, 1916 (c). Privately converted to a parapet rifle and fitted with a Fulton target grade barrel. Associated with World War One (1914-1918)

Vickers. 303 in Class C medium machine gun, 1910 (c). Commercially produced model; fitted with blast deflector; associated mount and tripod, wooden box of spares

Amazing Stories scifi magazine cover - Machine Man of Ardathia
Cover design, Amazing Stories. Machine Man of Ardathia (Francis Flagg) -- 35, 000 years hence, man lives in a container fitted with controls for everything, including powerful rays. Date: 1927

Hawker Hurricane Mk IV -fitted with anti-tank cannons, these aircraft proved highly effective in North Africa

WWI - Robbins of Dudley Trench Fighting Punch Dagger
First World War Robbins of Dudley Trench Fighting Punch Dagger. A rare example, double edged blade with double central fuller leading into the cast alloy finger shaped grip with steel knuckle bow

An inside view of the Pantheon, Oxford Street, London, 1784 (engraving)
XJF867611 An inside view of the Pantheon, Oxford Street, London, 1784 (engraving) by Dixon, John (1720-1804); Private Collection; (add.info.: An inside view of the Pantheon, Oxford Street, London)

Hawker Tempest V, NV768, fitted with an annular radiator by Napier

Supermarine Spiteful F14 RB520
Supermarine Spiteful F14, RB520, was fitted with a sting-type arrester hook early in 1945 to become the interim Seafang prototype. Date: 1945

Fitting of Metropolitan Police uniform, south east London
A Metropolitan Police officer is fitted with his uniform at a police clothing store in Lambeth Road, south east London. There are rows of helmets and piles of clothes on counter tops

Experiment with British Mark V tank, WW1
Experimentation with a British Mark V tank, fitted with rope-sprung tracks by Colonel Johnson at Dollis Hill, north west London, during the First World War

The first pneumatic tyres ever made
Photograph of the fist pneumatic tryes ever made as displayed at the Imperial International Exhibition at White City. They were the work of Mr William Thomson of the Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co

A Gas-Bag Taxi During World War I. Due To Petrol Shortage A Balloon Filled With Uncompressed Gas Was Fitted To The Roof Of The Vehicle And Used As The Fuel Tank

Womens clothing for early spring 1912
Women models wearing early spring clothing for day and evening. 1912

Advert for John Barker womens underwear 1911
Models wearing slender fitted corsets with straight-front giving no curving to the figure. 1911

Male Model 1930S
A male model wearing a fitted suede jacket with wide lapels, hands in pockets, slicked-back hair. Date: 1930s

Heinkel He 177 -a few were fitted with a 40mm nose cannon for use around Stalingrad

Advert for Burberry weatherproof top-coats and suits 1913
Showing a man wearing a trilby hat, striped single breasted lounge suit for daytime function, in a wide range of materials, flannel, cashmere and tweed, narrow trousers and spats shoes

Inca Stone wall made from huge granite blocks fitted skillfully together using no cement, a fine example of Inca craftsmanship, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Hawker Typhoon IB, R8694, fitted with an annular radiator by Napier

Junkers Ju86A1 D-AXEQ B�rg of Lufthansa
Junkers Ju86A1, D-AXEQ, Brg, of Lufthansa. Windowless, it had extra fuel tanks fitted in the fuselage and on 22-23 August 1936 it flew non-stop from Dessau to Bathurst, a distance of 3, 603 miles

Supermarine Swift F7 fitted with Fireflash missile
Supermarine Swift F7 fitted with Fireflash air-to-air missiles

A V Roe flying his Roe III Triplane (35hp JAP engine)
A.V. Roe flying his Roe III Triplane (35hp JAP engine) with ailerons fitted to the top wing. 1910. Date: 1910

Junkers Jumo 205 heavy oil engine fitted to a Blohm & Voss flying boat

Supermarine Spitfire VC BR202
Supermarine Spitfire VC, BR202, fitted with a long range belly tank. June 1942. Date: 1942

North American Mustang I AM208 converted to X standard
North American Mustang I, AM208, converted to X standard by Rolls-Royce when they fitted a Merlin engine

The sole Boeing XB-44 42-93845
The sole Boeing XB-44, 42-93845, was a B-29A-1 fitted with four 28-cylinder R-4360 radials in redesigned nacelles by Pratt & Whitney

A London Fire brigade wheeled ladder escape vehicle
Outside the London County Council boundary, Penge, to the south of London, was one of many fire brigades which had just one fire station covering its geographical area

Auxiliary Steamship
At first, steam engines are fitted in ships only as a back-up to sail, hence vessels of this kind are known as auxiliary steamships. Date: 1882

Nevastane Kitchen
A smart Nevastane kitchen from 1957 featuring an L-shaped unit, Majestic table and chairs and various cabinets. Also visible is a Colorama pan set, a coffee percolator, a Westclox clock

Pin-Up in Pink Skirt
Delightfully pretty blonde in T-bar shoes, perched on a stool in her boudoir, coyly raises her skirt to reveal her shapely legs & broderie anglaise petticoat

Cheesecloth
Ethel Beenham, Harry Prices secretary, demonstrates how a sheet of cheesecloth 2 metres by half a metre can be fitted into a deceiving mediums mouth or other orifice

Frilly Pink Frock 1906
A fashionable Parisian in a pink gown with a translucent yoke & floral corsage & a flowing skirt, fitted at the hips & cascading to a pleated flounce with embroidered roses

Brown horse with correctly fitted bridle and bit, profile

Womens tailored morning clothing 1912
French models wearing smart fitted tailored morning clothing for the spring. With large lapel single breasted jackets with jabot and ruffles. Date: 1912

HMS Vulcan Torpedo-boat in Dry Dock
HMS Vulcan was launched in 1889 as a cruiser and torpedo-boat depot ship. Visible at top of picture are the curved arms of the special cranes fitted for deploying torpedo boats. Date: 1896

Advert for fitted dressing cases from Vickerys, London, 192
Advert for fitted dressing cases from Vickery s, London, 1926 Date: 1926

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