Automatic Collection (page 6)

Gentleman on 1904 NSU motorcycle
Gentleman on 1904 NSU 350cc Single motorcycle on country road circa 1904

Cutting and Binding Grass With Automatic Machine - a view of a two horse drawn machine for cutting and binding grass being driven by a man in a field. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Automatic central battery telephone. Model 27. Siemens. 1927. Milan. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo Da Vinci. Milan. Italy

The First Juke Box?
The french introduce the automatic music distributor. You insert 10 centimes and it will play music. Could this have been the first juke box? Date: 1893

Cigar Lighters
Two lighters, including the Chronometer Automatic lighter, which will ignite in all conditions of wind and weather. circa 1909

Paranormal: William S. Marriott simulates automatic writing
The British magician William S. Marriott simulates automatic writing, inspired by a ghostly guide. Date: 1910

Bread-Making Plant
A complete automatic bread- making plant, constructed by Werner, Pfleiderer & Perkins Date: 1909

Auto-Novum self-service restaurant, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Auto-Novum self-service (automat) restaurant, Korte Hoogstraat, Rotterdam, Netherlands, in art nouveau style. Date: circa 1910

Its Automatic. Southbank, Middlesbrough 1970s Date: 1970s

Sun Motors car wash, St Petersburg, Florida, USA, offering a complete auto wash in three minutes for one dollar 25 cents. Date: circa 1940s

The Monitor: Automatic but not fool-proof by H. M. Bateman
" The Monitor. Automatic, but not fool-proof: a war-drama in nine fits." This Bateman cartoon from World War One sends up the jingoistic, often misguided

Advert fo J. Foot & Son, convalescing in comfort 1915
WW1 - A product advertisment promoting The Burlington Rest-Chair, an adjustable recling chair. The product is advertised as the ideal chair for the sick and wounded

A Munitionette, Munition worker, WW1
A woman operating an automatic cartridge machine in a munition factory during the First World War. Date: 1917

Two weapons automatic rifle & Germans automatic pistol 1917
The comparison of the automatic rifle and Germans automatic pistol shown here in this diagram. The length of the automatic rifle

Sperry automatic computing gun sight by G. H. Davis
A mechanical brain: the Sperry automatic computing gun sight, in use during the Second World War. An invention which enabled US bombers to target a large number of enemy fighters. Date: 1944

RAF fire-fighting equipment by G. H. Davis
Fire-fighting in aircraft: the RAFs new automatic equipment. An aviation danger overcome: the Graviner system of preventing fire when an aircraft crashes. Date: 1939

British machine gunners on guard, WW1
British machine gunners on guard on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Swanmaid dishwasher advertisement, 1964
Advertisement for the Swanmaid dishwashing machine from 1964, a completely automatic fuss-free front loading scientific washing and drying machine for crockery and cutlery

Mrs Thomas Everitt, English spirit medium
Mrs Thomas Everitt (1825-1915), English spirit medium from 1855 onwards, wife of a North London tailor. She was the first to produce direct voices in England, claimed to be of John Watts and Znippy

David Duguid, James Bowman and H Nisbet
David Duguid (centre, 1832-1907), Scottish medium best known for his automatic and direct drawings. Seen here with James Bowman, photographer (left), and H Nisbet, publisher (right)

Cuttens photography apparatus
John Cuttens apparatus for automatically photographing any unusual incident. Date: 20th century

Advert for Rolleiflex cameras 1939
Win the prizes with a Rolleiflex. The Rolleiflex has won some of the biggest money prizes ever offered in photographic competitions and here are some of the reasons why

Advert for Asprey travel clocks 1936
Ados travelling clocks, luminous hands in morocco or pigskin, crocodile or lizard case. Also a 8-day clock aneroid, thermometer and automatic calendar, all you ever need! Date: 1936

Musical box by Nicoles Freres
Music boxes by Regina and Polyphon. Also pictured is an Edison phonograph. Date: c.1900

Automatic Autographer
An automatic autographer, a handy device for the famous, enabling multiple autographs to be signed on many photographs at the same time. Date: early 1930s

Fruit squeeze and fruit mill
Illustration of a Fruit squeeze and fruit mill

two-color printing press
Antique illustration of a two-color printing press quickly

Kneading machine
Antique illustration of kneading machine

Machine
Antique illustration of a Machine

Air fan
Antique illustration of air fan

Cotton mill-impact and winding machine
Antique illustration of a Cotton mill-impact and winding machine

Milk sterilization
Antique illustration of a milk sterilization process

Sorting apparatus
Antique illustration of a sorting apparatus

Mold machine
Antique illustration of a mold machine

Wing fan for manual operation

Hackle machine
Antique illustration of a Hackle machine

Machines
Antique illustration of a machine

Double speed press
Illustration of a double speed press for illustration printing with oscillating pressure cylinder

Simple quick press (Konig & Bauer)
Illustration of a simple quick press (Konig & Bauer)

Quick-acting light printing press
Illustration of a Quick-acting light printing press

Pressure printing press (Schmiers, Werner & Stein)
Illustration of a pressure printing press (Schmiers, Werner & Stein)

Illustration of a man in a wheelchair approaching an automatic door with sensor beam

WOMAN TEXTILE WORKER, 1937. Photographed by Lewis W. Hine, c1937

X-RAY OF AUTOMATIC PISTOL. American, 1928

GERMANY: STARVATION, 1844. The Misery in Silesia. Cover of a pamphlet published in Munich in 1844 on the plight of starving Silesian weavers (top)

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Mediterranean Electric Telegraph, Apparatus for the Automatic Recording of the Velocity Experiments

Paterson, New Jersey - Textiles. Madison Silk Co. General view of up-to-date large silk plant (not automatic), March 1937, Lewis Hine, 1874 - 1940, was an American photographer

Millville, New Jersey - Glass bottles. Whitall Tatum Co. Second shot of a worker taking a bottle of of an I. S. automatic blowing machine for testing, March 1937, Lewis Hine, 1874 - 1940

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"From Automats to Automatics: A Journey through Time and Technology" Step into the past at the Horn & Hardart Automat in New York City, USA, where hungry patrons once enjoyed a revolutionary dining experience with automatic food dispensers. Innovation knows no bounds, as seen with the introduction of the New British Sten gun by G. H. Davis. This automatic weapon designed during World War II showcased advancements in firepower. Speaking of firearms, we cannot forget John Moses Browning, a legendary inventor whose genius gave birth to iconic automatic pistols that changed military history forever. Sports enthusiasts recall the intense clash between Bristol City and Walsall on 03/05/15 when both teams displayed their automatic reflexes on the field. During times of political upheaval, propaganda played its part. Witness China's Communist Party poster from 1950 urging citizens to give everything for their country - an automated call for loyalty and sacrifice. Artistic expressions take various forms; one such example is a humanoid robot artwork that blurs the line between man and machine, showcasing our fascination with automation. Even animals have been enlisted in technological endeavors like military espionage. Discover how pigeons were trained as camera-carrying spies during wartime operations - nature's own automatic surveillance system. Transport yourself back to early 20th century America with an advertisement for Colt. 45 caliber military automatic pistol - a symbol of power and precision that became synonymous with American weaponry prowess. As technology progressed rapidly, so did communication systems. Explore the wonders of an Automatic Phone Exchange or step further back into history to witness Telephone Exchange in 1929 - marvels that revolutionized telecommunications worldwide.