Improvement Collection (page 8)

Did much to bring about improvement of working and living conditions for workers. Cartoon by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini - 1838-1889) l Academy 1878-1896

Beer. Michael Thomas Bass (1799-1884), English brewer and politician, grandson of the founder of Bass brewery at Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Liberal Member of Parliament for Derby (1843-1883)

Caroline Chisholm (born Jones - 1808-77) born in Wootton, Northamptonshire. Worked tirelessly for improvement of conditions for female emigrants to Australia. Engraving c1850

Otto von Guerickes improvement on Robert Boyles air pump. From Experimenta Nova by Otto von Guericke (Amsterdam, 1672). Engraving

Testimonial Presented To The Lord-lieutenant Of Ireland By The Royal Flax Improvement Society

Pigeons Exhibited by the Philoperisteron Society: Mr. Parkinsons Carrier, Jacobins, Mr. Bults Pouter, Mr. Pynes Almond Tumbler, Mr. Percivals Yellow Mottled Owls

Grand Junction Canal from Stow Hill near Upper Heyford, Northamptonshire. In centre is a lime kiln. Lime important to agriculture

Cape Cod women picking and sorting Cranberries, one of the most important products of the area. Wood engraving from Harpers Monthly, New York, 1875

River narrowing deflectors to increase stream velocity, Mill Stream, Dorchester, Dorset, England, August

Woman cleaning a giant bird statue on top of a glass cupola on Nezalezhnasti Independence square, Minsk, Belarus, Europe

Maze, artwork F006 / 7142
Maze, computer artwork

Hearing aid, X-ray
Hearing aid. Coloured X-ray of the head of a 70-year-old patient, showing a hearing aid (white, centre left) located behind their left ear

Low-grade and treated iron ores
Iron ore. Samples of low-grade iron ore, with a sample of a dressed ore at centre. Dressing, or beneficiation, is the process by which the iron ore contained in low-grade deposits is separated

Faradays calculator. View of a cylindrical slide rule once owned by British scientist Michael Faraday (1791-1867). This is a very early example of a Fuller slide rule, made by W.F

An improvement in locomotive steam engines
?An improvement in locomotive steam engines? II, G Stephenson & W Howe, 1846 Date: 1846

Birkinshaws?s Patent for malleable iron rails for railroads
Spec for J Birkinshaws?s patent for improvement in the construction of malleable iron rails for railroads

Workers and scaffolding on the Abhayagiri Dagoba, Anuradhapura, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

LCC-LFB Hatfield petrol self-propelled fire pump
The Hatfield petrol pump was the first petrol driven fire engine in which the engine was used to operate the fire pump. Two of these machines were introduced into London in 1908

Work Projects Administration riverfront improvement project, Saint Louis, Missouri. Date 1939 Jan

Trendy Conservatory
A trendy new conservatory on a modern house. The man reads a book on a wicker chair in the conservatory; the woman sips a cold drink on a garden lounger chair! Date: 1960s

Granpop decorates his tree house by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration depicting Gran pop, the orang-utan character created by Lawson Wood, happily painting patterns on his new roof tree

Louisa Twining 1869 Dawsons
A portrait of Louisa Twining from 1868. She became a campaigner for improvement in conditions for workhouse inmates and founded the Workhouse Visiting Society. Date: 1869

Louisa Twining at two-and-a-half
An engraved portrait of Louisa Twining aged two-and-a-half from a miniature by her sister. Twining later became a campaigner for improvement in conditions for workhouse inmates

Excavator improving stream bank to help prevent flooding, Cumbria, England, june

Angioplasty techniques. Computer illustration of balloon and laser angioplasty. Angioplasty is a surgical procedure to unblock

Medical training dummy. This equipment is being used in gynaecological training, to enable birth complications to be dealt with more efficiently

Improving air quality in London. Conceptual image of a human lung superimposed on a map of the city of London. Londons Congestion Charge Zone (white area)

James Watt, Scottish engineer
James Watt (1736-1819). Historical artwork of the Scottish engineer and inventor James Watt. Watt made numerous practical improvements to the steam engine of his day

Evolution of technology, conceptual computer artwork. Robot hand holding a cog, which could represent the evolution from purely mechanical systems to advanced electronic systems

Methylene blue, molecular model. Atoms are represented by spheres (carbon: light blue, nitrogen: dark blue, sulphur: yellow, hydrogen: mustard) with the bonds between them as bars

Newly restored section of the Great Wall of China, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mutianyu, Beijing District, China, Asia

Families helped to emigrate by the Salvation Army
A group of families on the platform of a large railway station, about to emigrate to Canada with the assistance of the Salvation Army. An Army band accompanies their departure

Blighty, Sweet Blighty
Two optimistic and rather over-excited Tommies, home on leave during World War I, lean out of their train carriage to breathe in the sweet smell of - the local gas works

Smokeless Powder 2 of 2
Gunfire using Vieilles smokeless powder - a vast improvement on normal powder (2 of 2)

Social / Gaslit Street 19C
A gas-lit London street at the commencement of Victorias reign

Nikolai Tsitsin
NIKOLAI TSITSIN Russian agronomist : rose from a poor peasant family to international repute in the improvement of crops etc

School Prize 1864
A small prizewinners certificate or bookplate awarded to Charles Cooper for his improvement in Common Things 3rd class in hope that it will spur him on

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"Unleashing the Power of Improvement: From The Gullet to Stafford Street, Birmingham" In a bustling city like Birmingham, improvement is an ever-present force that drives progress. It starts with small gestures, like a hand dropping a note into the suggestion box at The Gullet, sparking ideas for change and growth. But improvement doesn't stop there; it extends beyond mere suggestions. Athlete physiology and artwork intertwine as individuals strive to enhance their physical abilities and express themselves creatively. Just as an improved Short horn cow emerged in 1841 through careful breeding techniques, humans too seek ways to better themselves. Sometimes improvement lies in unexpected places - take Bad Wildungen in Germany, where taking the water has been proven to have numerous health benefits. Whether it's physical or mental well-being, we are constantly seeking ways to improve ourselves. Back in Birmingham, a sketch map of proposed improvements serves as a blueprint for progress. With each stroke of the pen, new possibilities arise - from infrastructure enhancements to community development projects and are be found within our own homes. Using tools like wallpaper steam strippers and scrapers allows us to transform our living spaces effortlessly. Even mundane tasks become opportunities for growth and refinement. Technological advancements play their part too; enter the rectification device developed by James Watt himself. This invention revolutionized industries and paved the way for further improvements across various sectors. As we venture outside urban landscapes, wind turbines on Bodmin Moor stand tall against the horizon - symbols of sustainable energy solutions that continuously push us towards environmental improvement. History reminds us that collective efforts yield remarkable results too; join forces just like Vladimir Mayakovsky urged in his powerful artwork from 1921 "Join the red forces to get a better life. " Together we can achieve greater heights than ever before. And finally, even seemingly simple things like wooden floors hold potential for enhancement.