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Ashton Lever Museum
ASHTON LEVERs MUSEUM Based on a collection of natural history objects and curios acquired by Sir Ashton Lever. Date: July 1806

Mrs A. B Marshalls patent ice breaker 1890s
Ice breaker with handheld lever, from Mrs A. B Marshall s, specially adapted to the wants of hotels, restaurants, confectioners and creameries. Date: 1890s

Cartoon, Political Mathematicians, Shaking the Broad bottomd Hemispheres, by James Gillray. To that last Hope of the Country, the New Opposition

The Auditorium, Port Sunlight, Wirral, Merseyside, England Date: 1900s

Cottage Homes on Bridge Street, Port Sunlight, Wirral, Merseyside, England Date: 1900s

Lux advertisement, 1923
Advertisement for Lux soap, manufactured by Lever Brothers at Port Sunlight. Ideal for dainty fabrics the illustration shows a mother and her children sorting through clothing from her drawers

Royal visit to Port Sunlight, April 1914
Double page spread from the Illustrated London News covering the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to Port Sunlight, the famous model village

Port Sunlight - where work and pleasure go hand in hand
Double page spread from The Illustrated London News showing scenes at Port Sunlight, the model village built by William Lever (Lord Leverhulme) to house workers at his soap factory

Fire safety in the theatre -- a notice in a backstage area: Release for stage lantern, in case of fire pull down lever

WWI Military Hunter pocket watch
First World War Military Hunter pocket watch with enamel dial with seconds counter and key-wind, jewelled lever movement, by Rothermans, London

Advert for Gamages suggesting gifts for soldiers 1915
Advertisement by the famous Holborn store, Gamages, suggesting gifts for Britains " Blue" and " Khaki" Boys

Man at the wheel of a car
A man at the wheel of a rather smart-looking early car

Moldova - Old barn, well and storks
Moldova - a family of storks have nested on the top of a steep-roofed delapidated farm barn, next to a lever well. Date: circa 1920s

Trade catalogue for ice cream machines 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing ice cream making and freezing machines. 1911

Plantol Soap
Humorous advertisement for Plantol Soap, manufactured by Lever Brothers Limited of Port Sunlight, England, showing a rather startled customer who has been over-zealously lathered with shaving soap by

Charles Lever - 4
CHARLES LEVER Popular Irish author of The confessions of Harry Lorrequer and a succession of other novels. with his autograph Date: 1806 - 1872

Charles Lever - 3
CHARLES LEVER Popular Irish author of The confessions of Harry Lorrequer and a succession of other novels. Date: 1806 - 1872

Charles Lever - 2
CHARLES LEVER Popular Irish author of The confessions of Harry Lorrequer and a succession of other novels. Date: 1806 - 1872

Verge escapement
Antique illustration of a watch verge escapement mechanism

Cylinder escapement
Antique illustration of Cylinder escapement

Big Deutzer twin engine located on both sides of the crankshaft cylinders

Otto vertical engine

Steam and gas vehicles
Antique illustration of steam and gas vehicles

Leather hammer
Antique illustration of a leather hammer machine

Heating Siemens, section of gasifier and oven

Illustration of lever with fulcrum at one end, effort at the other, and load in the middle

Illustration of lever with effort exerted in the centre, fulcrum at one end and load at the other

Illustration of lever with fulcrum between the effort and load

MINNESOTA: LUMBERING, 1937. Lumberjacks using peaveys in handling logs at a lumbercamp near Effie, Minnesota. Photograph by Dorothea Lange, Spetember 1937

AD: ROSS STEERING, 1927. American advertisement for Ross Cam and Lever Steering Gears, 1927

US Army Pilots in-flight in the cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster III during a mission
U.S. Army Pilots in-flight in the cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster III during a mission to Qatar

A U. S. soldier hits the button to launch an RQ-7B Shadow
March 7, 2011 - A U.S. soldier hits the button to launch an RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle during exercise Emerald Warrior 2011 at Hurlburt Field, Florida

A UH-60 Blackhawk flies the river to an unknown village to drop off a care package
Baqubah, Iraq - A UH-60 Blackhawk flies the river to an unknown village to drop off a care package

Pilots fly over the mountains of Afghanistan as they head back to base after refueling a B-1B Lancer

Mechanical helper of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 1940-1945

Brake of a wagon

Albert Besnard, Getting Up (Le lever), French, 1849-1934, 1913, etching in black on Canson laid paper

Antoine Louis Romanet after Sigmund Freudenberger, French (1742-1810 or after), Le lever, 1774, etching and engraving

Alphonse Legros, Sunrise (Lever du soleil: L automne), French, 1837 - 1911, etching in green ink

Alphonse Legros, Sunrise, Woods of Clamard (Lever du soleil, bois de Clamard), French, 1837 - 1911, drypoint

Nicolas Francois Regnault (French, 1746 - c. 1810), Le Lever, color stipple etching and etching

Hablot Knight Browne 12 July 1815 - 8 July 1882 was an English artist, famous as Phiz, illustrator of books by Charles Dickens, Charles Lever and Harrison Ainsworth, ENGRAVING 1882, UK, britain

A French pointsman in the late 19th century, from French Pictures by Rev
KW468211 A French pointsman in the late 19th century, from French Pictures by Rev. Samuel G. Green, published 1878 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Ken Welsh; French

Lady Dressing, or Lady at her Toilet (oil on canvas)
XIR468185 Lady Dressing, or Lady at her Toilet (oil on canvas) by Longhi, Pietro (c.1701-85); Galleria dell Accademia, Venice, Italy; (add.info.: Le Lever d une Dame, ou La Toilette); Italian

2619192; out of copyright

Farm near a channel, Esaias van de Velde, 1615

The Levee (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR168723 The Levee (engraving) (b/w photo) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Jeune Femme Nue se Coiffant; ); French

WORLD WAR I: ARTILLERY. Allied troops jacking a piece of artillery out of the mud while transporting it over a nearly impassable road on the Western Front. Photograph, 1914-1918

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"Leveraging the Power of Innovation: From Railways to Wart Removal" Poster produced for British Railways (BR), showing a railway worker manually operating a lever. Port Sunlight - A workers' utopia built on the foundations of progress and efficiency. Discovering simplicity in removing warts with a cleverly designed lever device. Welcoming visitors at the Main Office Entrance, Port Sunlight – where ingenuity meets hospitality. The Post Office and Library, Greendale Road, Port Sunlight – fostering knowledge through community support. Exploring the fascinating world of biomechanics through historical artwork depicting levers in action. Riding into the future with the Macmillan Bicycle – an embodiment of Lever's visionary spirit. Remembering William H Lever's legacy through Lifebuoy Soap Advertisement – cleanliness as a way of life. Timeless elegance captured in pocket watches and wristwatches from 1929 – powered by precise lever movements. Gentlemen's pocket watches with lever movement from 1929 – blending sophistication with mechanical mastery. Railwayman's pride: Controlling signals at Shrewsbury using an impressive 180-lever railway signal box. From revolutionizing transportation to enhancing personal grooming techniques, levers have played an integral role throughout history, showcasing their versatility and impact across various domains. Whether it be British Railways relying on skilled workers manually operating levers to ensure smooth operations or Port Sunlight embodying Lever's vision for an ideal working environment, these examples demonstrate how levers have shaped our society. Beyond industrial applications, we find innovation even in wart removal devices that utilize simple yet effective leverage mechanisms for painless solutions. Port Sunlight continues its commitment to progress by offering amenities like post offices and libraries that enrich lives within this harmonious community setting.