Images Dated 17th January 2018

Cycle lever chain works in France 1896

English inventor William Spears Simpson invented the cycle lever chain that we still use today. It was such a success that they were unable to keep up with demand, even the Royals wanted the new invention. Photograph showing a factory in France were Dunlop-tyred machine came to the aid.
1896

© Mary Evans Picture Library

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Italy, Veneto, Venice, Sestier of San Marco, Moored gondolas with San Giorgio Maggiore

Italy, Veneto, Venice, Sestier of San Marco, Moored gondolas with San Giorgio Maggiore island in the background

© Michele Falzone / AWL Images

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A horse is seen through flames during the annual Luminarias celebration on the eve of

A horse is seen through flames during the annual "Luminarias" celebration on the eve of Saint Anthony's day, Spain's patron saint of animals, in the village of San Bartolome de Pinares, northwest of Madrid, Spain, January 16, 2018. Picture taken January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Juan Medina

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