Flint Collection (#5)

Vauban Lock, A Combination Of Flint And Matchlock, 1692. From The British Army: Its Origins, Progress And Equipment, Published 1868

Prehistoric Flint Implements. 1, 2, 3 And 4. Flint Arrow Heads. 5 And 6. Flint Axes. 7. Flint Knife. 8. Flint Scraper. From The Book Chips From The Earths Crust Published 1894

Neolithic Implements From The Book The Outline Of History By H. G. Wells Volume 1, Published 1920
Neolithic Implements From The Book The Outline Of History By H.G.Wells Volume 1, Published 1920

The Meeting Of Richard Ii And Henry Bolingbroke, Later Henry Iv, At Flint Castle, Wales 1399. From The National And Domestic History Of England By William Aubrey Published London Circa 1890

Church of St Margaret and All Saints
Until 1748 the building was 2 churches, St Margarets occupying the north nave, All Saints the south. Lowestoft, Suffolk. IoE 391358

Church of St Andrew
Grade II* listed Anglican parish church located in Shrewton, Wiltshire. IoE 319833

Remains of St Giles Hospital
Ruins of medieval leper hospital chapel, Maldon, Essex. IoE 464998

Parish Church of St. Andrew
Magnificent clouds over the grade I listed church in Braintree. IoE 115942

Chislehurst caves during WWII
Chislehurst caves, Kent, during WWII. Mothers in bunks and babies in cots deep underground in their cave shelter. 1944

Spain. Lower Paleolithic. Cleaver flint
Prehistory. Spain. Lower Paleolithic. Cleaver flint. Arenero Hermanos, Madrid. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain

Pistol of flint stone. 18th century. Spain
Pistol of flint stone. 18th century. Made in Ripoll (Girona province). Ethnographic Museum. Ripoll. Spain

Flint tools from Gjera, Vendsyssel. Early Bronze Age. 1700-1
Flint tools. From Gjera. Vendsyssel. Early Bronze Age. 1700-1500 BC. National Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Flint daggers. Dagger Period. 2000-1500 BC
Flint daggers. Middle Dagger Period to Early Bronze Age. 2000-1500 BC. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Hand axes. Acheulian Culture. 1500000-200000 BC
Hand axes. Culture of Homo erectus, know as Acheulian Culture. 1500000-200000 BC. Lower Paleolithic. From Tanzania, Java, France and England. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Tools of flint and animal bones. Performed by Homo sapiens (Cro-Magnon). Upper Paleolithic. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark

Robert Flint
ROBERT FLINT Scottish philosopher, depicted as an armed knight, drawing his sword from its scabbard... Date: 1838 - 1910

Picture No. 11806841
hertfordshire puddingstone, conglomerate, flint clasts in a silicious matrix, Hertfordshire, England Date:

HINE: TEXTILE MILL, 1912. The spinning room at the Flint Cotton Mill in Fall River, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, January 1912

The White House, Amberley, rear view, May 1928 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N1282

An old ruined cottage close to Westergate, near Chichester David Johnston Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Slides-10115-2322

Colour SEM of Podocyrtis cothurnata, a radiolarian
Radiolarian. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the test (skeleton) of a Podocyrtis cothurnata, a type of radiolarian protozoan

Prehistoric flint knife

Rock concretions and minerals C016 / 4850
Rock concretions and minerals. Clockwise from upper left: septarian nodule, fractured flint nodule, fractured pyrite nodule and a selenite desert rose

Mousterian tools
A slide scraper and a pointed tool made from black flint of Mousterian age, 40, 000 - 55, 000 years old (Middle Palaeolithic), from Le Moustier, France

An old cottage in Midhurst, 1903
John Fletcher Collection West Sussex Record Office, Ref No PH 26114/55

19th Century Flint Glass Prism L. tif C008 / 9532
Computer artwork of 19th century flint glass prism c. 1790, mounted on a rotating brass stand, of a type used to repeat experiments by Sir Isaac Newton

Wales, engraved by Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) from John Speeds Theatre
XCF113484 Wales, engraved by Jodocus Hondius (1563-1612) from John Speeds Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain, published by John Sudbury and George Humble

Wooden and flint barn at Watergate House Farm, West Marden, West Sussex
David Johnston Collection 1985-2000 West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Slides-10114-2236

Barns at Castle Farm, Amberley, West Sussex David Johnston Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Slides/10114/169

Skulls of Neanderthal, Homo erectus, Australopithecus, Homo sapiens, Chimpanzee skull and human skull, artefacts and hunting tools made of flint

Banded flint

England, Kent, Swanscombe, Flint hand axe made from flake
Prehistory, Great Britain, Paleolithic - Acheulean culture - Flint hand axe made from flake, from Swanscombe, Kent

Italy, Prehistory, Stone Age. Tools made from flint. From Fermo
Prehistory, Italy, Stone Age. Tools made from flint. From Fermo

Gebel el-Arak Knife handle, carved with land battle and sea battle scenes, late Predynastic period 3000 B.C. France, Paris, Musee du Louvre, Egyptian art

Mongolia, Khentii Province. Traditional Decorative Flint

Meeting of Richard and Henry, 1399 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Meeting of Richard and Henry, 1864. Henry VI, (1367-1413) kneels before Richard II, (1367-1400) at Flint Castle, Wales 1399. From A Chronicle of England B.C. 55 - A.D. 1485 by James E. Doyle

Grover Flint, (1867-1909), 1920s
Grover Flint, was born in1867; he was a correspondent of the New York Journal, was in Cuba with the Generalissimo from March to July 1896

Union officers before the fall of Petersburg, American Civil War, 1864 (1955).GH Teague, Captain Charles Francis Adams Jr and Captain E A Flint

Specimens of patination in Britain, 1926

Sharp pointed implements, from Henley, Oxfordshire, 1926. A print from A Guide to Antiquities of the Stone Age, third edition, British Museum, Oxford University Press, 1926

Arrow-Head, 1923. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

Paleolithic Flint Handaxe from Chelles, 500, 000 to 100, 000 BC, (c20th century). Seine et maine France: Chellean, lower levels

Flint polishing stone from Neolithic France
Flint polishing stone for finishing Neolithic stone tools, about two foot long, from France

Welsh neolithic arrowheads
Welsh late neolithic flint arrowheads - note the very fine serrations. Now from the National Museums collection of Wales in Cardiff

Paleolithic flint handaxe, 18th century BC
A Paleolithic flint handaxe from France, 18th century BC

Neolithic flint arrowheads from a hoard in Bri Hanny, France

Neolithic implements of stone, flint and horn, c1890. A range of tools and weapons including axes, hammers, knives and arrowheads

Paleolithic flint tools From the British Museums collection. From left to right, from Moravia, Kents Cavern, Cats hole cave, Bordeilles, Laugerie Haute

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Flint, a timeless material that has shaped history and art in various forms. From knapped flint tools to trench art lighters used during World War 1, its versatility knows no bounds. The oval trench art lighter from the same era showcases the ingenuity of soldiers amidst chaos. In the quaint town of Winchelsea, Sussex, flint structures stand as a testament to its durability and charm since the 1950s. The Flint Knapper, an artisan mastering this ancient craft, breathes life into stone with every strike. Turner's masterpiece "Flint Castle" captures the ethereal beauty of sunset in Wales. His oil on canvas painting transports us to a bygone era where castles stood tall against time's relentless tide. The Church of St Michael & All Angels in Brantham boasts intricate flintwork that mesmerizes visitors with its architectural marvels. Verulamium in St Albans reveals glimpses of Roman civilization through remnants of their advanced use tools. An Acheulian flint hand-axe discovered in Wolvercote, Oxfordshire takes us back thousands of years when prehistoric man skillfully crafted tools and weapons from this precious resource. Wood engravings from the 19th century depict scenes where our ancestors harnessed nature's gift for survival. A glass prism refracting a vibrant spectrum reminds us how even light bends before it reaches our eyes - just like how we bend reality using flints' potential. And who can forget the iconic image of a Flint hand-axe C013 / 6640? Its sharp edges symbolize mankind's ability to shape their environment while leaving lasting imprints on history. Flint is not merely a rock; it is an embodiment of human creativity and resilience throughout centuries past and present. It continues to inspire artists, archaeologists, historians alike - reminding us that even within seemingly ordinary objects lies extraordinary stories waiting to be discovered.