Fuel Collection (page 11)

Chinese Coal Miners, c. 1867-72 (b / w photo)
473728 Chinese Coal Miners, c.1867-72 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coal mining near Patung in Hubei province, central China.); Scottish, out of copyright

Wittys Patent Gas Furnace, trade card (engraving)
731562 Wittys Patent Gas Furnace, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wittys Patent Gas Furnace, trade card)

Stream-Lined Speed-Ship (litho)
2812559 Stream-Lined Speed-Ship (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stream-Lined Speed-Ship)

A formidable noise and a gigantic flush, two Romanian trains used to transport... (colour litho)
2778333 A formidable noise and a gigantic flush, two Romanian trains used to transport... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Deed of Gibraltar (Colour Litho)
2778598 The Deed of Gibraltar (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The deeds of Gibraltar)

Grumman XFF-1 A8878
United States Navy - Grumman XFF-1 A8878 (Grumman Model G-5), first flown on 29 December 1931, redesignated FF-1 in 1936 and crashed on 4 March 1937 when it ran out of fuel. Date: circa 1932

Manure dryers, India, c. 1870 s
Manure dryers, India, c.1870s The work was carried out mostly by low caste women, and used to create fuel for cooking

Steam train engine funicular railway, Rigi, Switzerland
Vintage 19th century photograph: steam train engine for the funicular railway, Rigi, Switzerland

Colliery Lasses (colour photo)
3103953 Colliery Lasses (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colliery Lasses)

Comic postcard, hen laying in coals, WW2 Date: 1940s

Generating petrol from coal using the Hydrogenation process. Illustration by G H Davis of the Date: 1931

Iron Coaling Station for Steamers, at Cape Town (engraving)
1618709 Iron Coaling Station for Steamers, at Cape Town (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Iron Coaling Station for Steamers, at Cape Town)

Under Forced Draught, Heroes in the Hold (litho)
1606372 Under Forced Draught, Heroes in the Hold (litho) by Frenzeny, Paul (1840-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Under Forced Draught, Heroes in the Hold)

Saxoleine Safety Lamp Oil, 1890s (colour litho)
SNG126606 Saxoleine Safety Lamp Oil, 1890s (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; French, out of copyright

Cartoon, Prosperous John! (high prices)
Cartoon, Prosperous John! John Bull, during an inflationary period, is overcome by high prices and high taxes, and not enjoying it one bit. 1872

Cartoon, Why Coals Are Dear -- a satirical comment on the high cost of coals to ordinary working people, caused by Restricted Navigation and City Tax. Date: 1853

Winter Landscape with Peasants Chopping Wood
KSG38271 Winter Landscape with Peasants Chopping Wood by Grimmer or Grimer, Abel (1570-1619); Private Collection; Flemish, out of copyright

Peat gatherers at work (coloured photo)
5999847 Peat gatherers at work (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peat gatherers at work. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Queueing due to reduced bus services, September 1939
Heavy queues in London due to reduced bus services to save fuel in times of spirit rationing, particularly in the mornings as people made their way to work

Inside of ration book for motor spirit, September 1939
Coupons for petrol found inside a ration book issued by Surrey County Council, 5 September 1939. Petrol rations were based on the horsepower of a vehicle

Motor spirit ration book front cover, September 1939
Front cover of a ration book for motor spirit, issued by Surrey County Council on 5 September 1939, shortly after the outbreak of war

Trinidad Oilfield, West Indies Date: 1910s

Gas Station Attendant Giving Tourists Directions, 1951 (screen print)
3036075 Gas Station Attendant Giving Tourists Directions, 1951 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info)

Matchbox label (colour litho)
423634 Matchbox label (colour litho) by Indian School; Private Collection; Photo eLuca Tettoni; Indian, out of copyright

Thomas Britton: The Musical Small Coal-Man, illustration from Wonderful Magazine
418532 Thomas Britton: The Musical Small Coal-Man, illustration from Wonderful Magazine, c.1764 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School

Drying Fuel for Exportation, Hubei Province, c. 1870 (b / w photo)
696672 Drying Fuel for Exportation, Hubei Province, c.1870 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; (add.info)

Poster advertising Saxoleine Safety Lamp Oil, 1890s (colour litho)
SNG130241 Poster advertising Saxoleine Safety Lamp Oil, 1890s (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; French, out of copyright

The Peat Gatherers (oil on canvas)
TAY153947 The Peat Gatherers (oil on canvas) by Russell, George William (1867-1935); 39x55.2 cm; Private Collection; The Taylor Gallery, London, UK; Irish, out of copyright

Men shoveling coal into the furnaces / boilers at the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
MNY380865 Men shoveling coal into the furnaces/boilers at the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. at 23rd Street and Madison Avenue, New York

Peat Mining, 1869 (oil on canvas)
474333 Peat Mining, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Wade, Thomas (1828-91); 90x70 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English, out of copyright

Peat cutting (engraving)
655021 Peat cutting (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peat cutting. Illustration from Irish Pictures by Richard Lovett (Religious Tract Society, 1888)

Wooding Up On The Mississippi, pub. 1863, Currier & Ives (colour litho)
3470916 Wooding Up On The Mississippi, pub. 1863, Currier & Ives (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Airfield B16 pumping station Moulineaux Normandy
This is proably the only remaining such structure and was stone built for its purpose to pump fuel to the airstrip at Villons le Buissons. Inspection will reveal the signs CARPE DIEM and JULY 1944

PLUTO Memorial Port en Bessin Normandy
PLUTO - Pipe Line Under The Ocean was an ingenious method of supplying the Allied Forces with fuel from a main base at Southampton. The idea is said to have been that of Lord Louis Mountbatten

Oil lamp, 1885 (brass, glazed earthenware & glass)
2972951 Oil lamp, 1885 (brass, glazed earthenware & glass) by English School, (19th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London

Royal Daylight Oil advertising leaflet, back and front covers
2972926 Royal Daylight Oil advertising leaflet, back and front covers, 1890-1900 (litho) by English School, (19th century); The Geffrye Museum of the Home, London, UK; eGeffrye Museum; English

Woman in winter (colour photo)
3096058 Woman in winter (colour photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman in winter. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Peat Carriers (b / w photo)
3103955 Peat Carriers (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peat Carriers. Postcard)

Adverts, M C Thomson & Co, Liquid Fuel Engineering Co
Adverts for M C Thomson & Co Ltd, Sailcloth Manufacturers, and The Liquid Fuel Engineering Co, J F Borthwick & Co, Scotland. 1905

Advert, J F Borthwick & Co, Glasgow, Scotland
Advert for J F Borthwick & Co, Builders of Marine Launches and Motor Cars, with Liquid Fuel Engineering, Waterloo Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905

The misery and disorder in Vienna (colour litho)
2808864 The misery and disorder in Vienna (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The misery and disorder in Vienna)

Brighton, Hove & Worthing Municipal Airport, Sussex. Date: circa 1930s

Women workers raking out white hot coke, Vauxhall
Women workers raking out white hot coke at Vauxhall Gas Works, London

The New System of Delivering Coal. circa 1840

Aircraft refuelling truck at an airfield, possibly RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service) Eglinton, now Derry (Londonderry) City Airport, Northern Ireland. Date: circa 1948

New Coal Pier No. 9, Newport News, Virginia, USA
C&O Railway Companys New Coal Pier No. 9, Newport News, Virginia, USA. Date: circa 1915

Tyre change and refuelling at Montlhery, France
Tyre change and refuelling of a Hotchkiss car while attempting to beat records at Montlhery, France. 20th century

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