House Hold Collection (page 9)

Toys on the wooden floor of a room

Indoor games. Board and skill games stacked on a shelf

Copper water pipes

Glue droplet, SEM
Dried glue droplet. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the cracked surface of a dried droplet of glue. Magnification unknown

Bedbug, artwork

Open dishwasher

Digital thermometer. The reading of 36.3 degrees Celsius is a normal human body temperature

Woman holding a spirit level
MODEL RELEASED. Woman using a spirit level

Woman joking while doing DIY
MODEL RELEASED. Woman joking while doing DIY. She is holding the cables to a high-voltage mains box, threatening to touch the ends together

Woman holding a saw
MODEL RELEASED. Woman holding a saw incorrectly

Woman holding wood sanders
MODEL RELEASED. Woman holding wood sanders

Woman doing DIY
MODEL RELEASED. Woman doing DIY. She is reading instructions on assembling flatpack furniture

Candles burning in glass containers

Pot-pourri. Flower bud and leaves in a bowl. Pot- pourri is a scented mixture of dried flowers

Plastic packaging. Assortment of clear plastic food containers

Water meter. Domestic water meter used to measure the quantity of water used in a home

Angina attack
MODEL RELEASED. Angina attack. Elderly woman clutching her chest during a painful bout of angina. More fully known as angina pectoris

Radiator leak being repaired. Welding torch and solder being used to repair a leaking section of a central heating pipe connection to a radiator

Woman comforting her partner

Oxygen therapy
MODEL RELEASED. Oxygen therapy. Man undergoing oxygen therapy at home. The tube under his nose is providing him with an oxygen-enriched air supply, usually used in cases of respiratory disorders

Blood pressure measurement

Knee pain
MODEL RELEASED. Knee pain. Elderly woman holding her painful knee. Joint pain can be caused by conditions such as arthritis, and a waling stick (background) may be needed to walk

Residential geriatric care

Confused resident
MODEL RELEASED. Confused resident. Confused man standing at the end of a corridor in his home. Various disorders can lead to degeneration of brain function and loss of memory and cognitive abilities

Nurse comforting upset woman

Elderly couple holding hands
MODEL RELEASED. Elderly couple holding hands. Elderly woman comforting her partner

Science fiction story, 19th century
Science fiction story, 19th-century artwork. This artwork accompanied the republication in serial form of part of an early French science fiction story Ignis (1883)

Toy manufacturing, 19th century
Toy manufacturing, 19th-century artwork. Family working together at home to make wooden toys. This is an example of small-scale crafts production (cottage industries)

Hand drill tool, on a white background

Can of WD-40 oil
Spray can of WD-40 oil, on a white background

Ideal Home Exhibition stamp, 1920
Ideal Home Exhibition stamp. This stamp was used to advertise the Ideal Home Exhibition, held in Olympia, London, and organised by the Daily Mail

Solar-powered lights, conceptual image
energy saving lamp with solare module

Coloured light bulbs, artwork
saving energy light signal light

Coloured light bulbs
energy saving light bulb

Swallowed toothbrush, X-ray
Swallowed toothbrush. X-ray of the abdomen of a female patient who has swallowed a toothbrush (lower middle)

Electroplating, 19th century
Electroplating. Artwork showing an inspection of a workers skill in the technique of electroplating. The electroplated object is being examined

Household rat, artwork
Household rat. Artwork of a rat peering through a hole in an internal wall in a house. The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) is a rodent found worldwide, especially in Europe and North America

Solar water heater
Rooftop solar water heater. This device uses sunlight to heat water that is piped through it. Photographed in Hawaii, USA

Domestic electricity meter. Photographed in Cocoa, Florida, USA

Gobal refuse, conceptual image
Global refuse, conceptual image

UK refuse, conceptual image. Full dustbin bags over a map of the UK and Ireland

European refuse, conceptual image

Barbeque, thermogram
Barbeque. Thermogram of tongs being used to handle food being cooked on a barbeque. Thermography records surface temperatures by detecting the long-wavelength radiation emitted by an object

Cooking with a saucepan, thermogram
Cooking with a saucepan. Thermogram of a ladle being used to stir a liquid being heated over a gas hob in a saucepan. Thermography records surface temperatures by detecting the long-wavelength

Kettle and teapot, thermogram
Kettle and teapot. Thermogram of a kettle being heated on a gas hob next to a teapot filled with hot water. Thermography records surface temperatures by detecting the long-wavelength radiation

Frying an egg, thermogram
Frying an egg. Thermogram of an egg being fried in a frying pan being heated over an electric heating surface. Thermography records surface temperatures by detecting the long-wavelength radiation

Microgeneration power technology. Small-scale wind turbine, solar panels (arrays of photovoltaic cells) and solar heat collectors (centre of top row) on the roof of a building

Wastage - scrap aluminium food trays on white background

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