Drill Collection (#6)

Modern dentistry apparatus (litho)
6013614 Modern dentistry apparatus (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Modern dentistry apparatus)

The processes and apparatus of taxidermy (litho)
6013434 The processes and apparatus of taxidermy (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The processes and apparatus of taxidermy)

Life on board a training ship, sail drill (b / w photo)
5998261 Life on board a training ship, sail drill (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Life on board a training ship, sail drill)

The Japanese Military Expedition to Formosa (engraving)
1053079 The Japanese Military Expedition to Formosa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Japanese Military Expedition to Formosa)

Wooden drill box, 1803 (wood & printed paper)
1778391 Wooden drill box, 1803 (wood & printed paper) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Wooden block for practising cavalry drill)

A Lad of Mettle (engraving)
1056830 A Lad of Mettle (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Lad of Mettle)

Men of the New Regiment of Mounted Infantry at Drill at Aldershot (engraving)
1041814 Men of the New Regiment of Mounted Infantry at Drill at Aldershot (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Home of the Young Princes, the Training-Ship "Britannia"at Dartmouth (engraving)
1049835 The Home of the Young Princes, the Training-Ship " Britannia" at Dartmouth (engraving) by English School

Artillerymen engaged in drill with field ordnance (b / w photo)
962679 Artillerymen engaged in drill with field ordnance (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artillerymen engaged in drill with field ordnance)

Review of the Amirs Volunteers in the Bamian Valley (engraving)
1064201 Review of the Amirs Volunteers in the Bamian Valley (engraving) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Review of the Amirs Volunteers in the Bamian Valley)

Needlemaker (engraving)
2801989 Needlemaker (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Needlemaker. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Comic postcard, Soldiers admire pretty woman - eyes right!! Date: 20th century

Fire drill, acrobatic display by Japanese fireman
Vintage 19th century photograph: Fire drill, acrobatic display by Japanese fireman

Royal Navy drill HMS President, River Thames 1933 / 4
Royal Navy crew drill HMS President, on the River Thames 1933/4

Rifle Volunteers at Portsmouth (engraving)
1618790 Rifle Volunteers at Portsmouth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rifle Volunteers at Portsmouth)

The School of Musketry, Hythe (engraving)
1608243 The School of Musketry, Hythe (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The School of Musketry, Hythe)

Drill of the Guards at the Victoria Rifle Corps Ground, New Dress (engraving)
1601964 Drill of the Guards at the Victoria Rifle Corps Ground, New Dress (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Buttes New CWGC Cemetery, New Zealand Memorial
The cemetery lies on an area which was a pre-war drill ground. It contains 1, 317 UK burials, 564 Australian, 50 Canadian, 167 New Zealand, and 1, 703 Unknown, plus 35 Special Memorials

An engineer in overalls working with a large hand drill in a workshop. Date: 1953

Industrial School, Lansing, Michigan - Drill
Boys at drill at the Industrial School, Lansing, Michigan, USA Date: circa 1917

Arab Fighters Exercising in Yemen, from Description de l
TRV230464 Arab Fighters Exercising in Yemen, from Description de l Arabie faite sure des observations propres et des avis recueilles dans les lieux memes by Carsten Niebuhr

Twenty Years... 1894 (woodcut)
614931 Twenty Years... 1894 (woodcut) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 18.1x22.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Vingt Ans...); Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

The Gordon Highlanders, Field Officer in Kharki, Company Officer in Drill order (colour litho)
6030002 The Gordon Highlanders, Field Officer in Kharki, Company Officer in Drill order (colour litho) by Payne, Harry (1858-1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: Field Officer in Kharki)

Volunteer mine-sweepers in training, Sept 1939
A scheme to train fisherman as volunteer mine-sweepers began in 1938 and was used to allow the navy to concentrate elswhere

British soldiers marching in Britain, September 1939
Men in full uniform with guns and bags around their necks practicing marching in Britain. The Sphere comments on their new-found " soldierly qualities" thanks to the exercise

A Royal Horse Artillery gun crew loading, 1844 circa (oil on canvas)
5925072 A Royal Horse Artillery gun crew loading, 1844 circa (oil on canvas) by Martens, Henry (fl.1828-d.1860); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: A Royal Horse Artillery gun crew loading)

Patient Having Dental Work, 1917 (silver print)
3036314 Patient Having Dental Work, 1917 (silver print) by Hine, Lewis Wickes (1874-1940); (add.info.: Vintage photograph of a patient in a dentistAs chair having dental work by Lewis Wickes Hine)

Chinese Boxer soldiers drilling, 1900 (b / w photo)
PNP367561 Chinese Boxer soldiers drilling, 1900 (b/w photo) by Chinese Photographer, (20th Century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures; Chinese, out of copyright

Chinese Troops Drilled by Foreigner, c. 1867-8 (b / w photo)
696674 Chinese Troops Drilled by Foreigner, c.1867-8 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; Scottish, out of copyright

HMS Royal Sovereign, British battleship, with sailors doing rifle drill on deck. circa 1900

Drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus. Endangered
Drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus (Papio leucphaeus). Endangered. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library

Working on type at Unz & Co. 24 Beaver Street, New York, 1932 (silver gelatin print)
MNY381620 Working on type at Unz & Co. 24 Beaver Street, New York, 1932 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 25.4x20.3 cm; Museum of the City of New York

18th century surgeon performing a trepanning operation on a mans head, with various surgical equipment: Jean Louis Petits lever 2, trestle 3, Valets pincers 4, cauterizers 5-8, round plaque 9

Boring machine and cornering saw, 18th century
Boring machine and cornering saw, Block Machinery at Portsmouth naval harbour, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or

Machinery for making cutlery, 18th century
Machinery for making cutlery: troughs of a grinding mill, tongs for pressing knife handles, pressing vice and spring drill

Mechanical drills and drilling machines. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr. from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature

US Manual of Arms (litho)
PNP468332 US Manual of Arms (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: United States infantry drill manual from around the time of the War of 1812;)

Compressed air drill in a gold mine in Transvaal (chromolitho)
2788838 Compressed air drill in a gold mine in Transvaal (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Compressed air drill in a gold mine in Transvaal)

Comrades in arms are class brothers, together they are invincible (colour photo)
3638406 Comrades in arms are class brothers, together they are invincible (colour photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comrades in arms are class brothers)

War kite drill (chromolitho)
3628345 War kite drill (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: War kite drill. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on Army Life)

Manual Exercise of the Ancient English Musketeers (engraving)
3638961 Manual Exercise of the Ancient English Musketeers (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The underground fight, ours finish a tunnel to make a counter shine (colour litho)
2808568 The underground fight, ours finish a tunnel to make a counter shine (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The underground fight)

The Drill (colour litho)
960674 The Drill (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Drill. Illustration for A Handbook to the Primates by Henry Forbes (Edward Lloyd)

Group photo, girls gymnastic drill. 1893

Mounted police, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Police troopers at mounted drill, Redfern Barracks, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Date: circa 1900s

Kitcheners new recruits, physical drill in Hyde Park, Londo
Kitcheners new recruits doing physical drill in Hyde Park, London. 1914-1918

The Army of Madagascar (litho)
1628090 The Army of Madagascar (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Army of Madagascar. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 20 April 1895)

Barricade on the Rue de Lechelle, Paris, France
Barricade in the Rue de Lechelle, Paris, France, 28 July 1830. Swiss and Lancers wanted to drill the passage but the intrepid workmen resisted so much that they forced their way back. 1830

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"Embracing Precision and Discipline: Unveiling the Essence of Drill" The Welsh Guards stand tall, their poster epitomizing the art – a testament to unity and precision. Journey deep into Geevor Tin Mine in Cornwall, where miners masterfully maneuver through narrow tunnels with unwavering focus – drill at its rawest form. On Training Ship Arethusa in Greenhithe, Kent, young cadets learn the compass drill, honing their navigation skills while embracing discipline on the high seas. In Lambeth HQ LFB150's annual review, firefighters showcase their mastery over hoses during intense training drills – a display of bravery and preparedness. Knotting Class aboard Training Ship Arethusa in Greenhithe sees aspiring sailors perfect intricate knots with meticulous attention to detail – an essential skill for life at sea. Blacksmiths forge metal outside their workshop, employing rhythmic movements that embody both strength and precision – a true embodiment of the art of drill. At Brigade HQ SE1, LCC-LFB recruits undergo rigorous fireman training drills under expert guidance – preparing them for any challenge that may come their way. GLC-London Fire Brigade's Clerkenwell fire station serves as a hub for dedicated firefighters who engage in relentless drills to ensure swift response times during emergencies. A firefighter practices hook ladder maneuvers with utmost concentration - mastering this crucial technique can mean saving lives when every second counts. Levant Mine witnesses skilled miners executing flawless drilling techniques on July 11th, 1894 - showcasing generations of expertise passed down through time. Amidst history's tapestry lies Rip Bits factory in Sheffield during World War II; female workers embrace drills as they contribute to Britain's war effort with unwavering dedication (1941).