Screw Collection (page 5)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Rabaul. Japanese reconnaissance aircraft Mitsubishi F-1 shotted down in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, during the Second World War

The Screw Em Out golf hole cleaner by Heath Robinson
A typically convoluted contraption from William Heath Robinson, the first in a series entitled, Very Patent Aides to Sport, showing the Screw-Em-Out golf hole cleaner in action on a golf course

Tobacconists shop in Chester, Cheshire
The House of Bewlay tobacconists shop in Eastgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, where paranormal activity was reported from 1968 onwards

Screw
Illustration of a screw screwed in a wood

Spanner turning bolt, front view

Engraving of worm-driven fire squirt
Engraving of people operating a large worm-driven fire squirt mounted on two wheels, to put out a fire in a burning building, reproduced from Besoni, Theatrum Instrumentorum et Machinarum, 1568

Aptyxiella portlandica (Sowerby), Portland screwstone
A gastropod steinkern or internal cast of a Portland screwstone (Aptyxiella portlandica) from the Jurassic Portland Stone, Top Roach, Portland

Spirochete bacteria, TEM
Spirochete bacteria, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). Spirochetes are bacteria with helically coiled cells

The Shipbuilder, Souvenir Number
Front cover of a Souvenir Number of The Shipbuilder industry journal, focusing on the White Star Line triple-screw cruise liners, Olympic and Titanic

HMS Phoenix after the Hong-Kong Typhoon, September 1906
Photograph of HMS Phoenix, the twin-screw steel and wood sloop of 1895, heeled over beside the coaling station, Hong Kong

SS Ernest Bazin, 1897
Illustration of M. Bazins Roller Steamer, SS Ernest Bazin, leaving Le Havre on a sea trial, July 1897. This vessel, launched in 1896

Rattler V Alecto Test
In a British government trial to compare the merits of screw and paddle wheel, the warsloop Rattler proves more powerful than the paddle- steamer Alecto

Perpetual motion: A garden fountain worked by water from upper cistern which is filled with water from an Archimedian screw

Perpetual motion machine described in about 1664 by Ulrich von Cranach of Hamburg. Iron balls drive the water wheel that operates the Archimedean screw that raises the balls up again

Launch of the Hannibal steamship, 1854
The launch of the HMSS Hannibal screw steamship on 31st January 1854 at Deptford Dockyard. The ship served in the Crimean War. Date: 1854

How can you do it on your screw? ( Screw meant how much you earned). The question here is... How indeed was she getting so much money for all these fancy clothes, hats and shoes...!!! Date: circa 1909

Saint Louis steamship renamed to USS Louisville in WWI
Saint Louis, twin-screw, was a transatlantic passenger liner built for American Line by William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilders, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1895. Sponsored by Mrs

Study the air screw by Leonardo da Vinci. Manuscript B, shee
Flying machines. Study of air screw by Leonardo da Vinci. Manuscript B, sheet, 83 V, 1483-1486. Model by Mario Alberto and Vittorio Somenzi, 1952. The science and Technology Museum Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardesque models. Adjustable-tilt wing and Wing-beating d
Leonardesque models. Adjustable-tilt wing (Codex Atlanticus) and Wing-beating device with a screw and lead screw system ( Manuscript B). Leonardo da Vinci.16 th century

Model. Wing-beating device with a screw and lead screw syste
Flying machines. Wing-beating device with a screw and lead screw system. Manuscript B, sheet 77 r. Leonardo da Vinci.15th century. Model by Mario Alberto and Vittorio Somenzi, 1952

CALCUTTA IN ROUGH SEA
The Royal Mail screw steam- ship in a hurricane off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean - the wretched passengers below deck must have been alarmed and uncomfortable. Date: 1853

Colgate Dental Cream / Adv
An advertisement for Colgate Ribbon Dental Cream - for strength and happiness...good to taste and good for the teeth. Date: 1919

STEAMSHIP BERLIN
Doppelschraubensalondampfer (twin screw passenger liner) of Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen Date: early 20th century

Advert for H. W. Koehler - vacuum flask 1912
" Autotherm", vacuum flask, maintaining heat for 24 hours and keeps liquid cool for days. 1912

East and West India Dock, London - Arrival of John Bowes
East and West India Dock, London - Arrival of the John Bowes screw steamer into the Collier Dock. Date: 1852

City of New York steamer
The City of New York, a screw-steamer built by Messrs Tod and Macgregor, of the Clyde, Glasgow, for the Inman Line (the Liverpool, New York and Philadelphia Steam-ship Company)

Cat Island Lighthouse, Mississippi coast, USA
Cat Island Lighthouse, a square, screw-pile structure off the Mississippi coast, USA. Designed to guide shipping through the Mississippi Sound

Surgical equipment for a lithotomy.. Surgical equipment for a lithotomy- Mr. Earles stone breaker, Mr. Charles Bells staff, scoop, Mr. A. Burns knife and staff, Mr. Hunters knife, Mr. A

SMITH, Sir Francis Pettit (1804-1874). English inventor and, along with John Ericsson, one of the inventors of the screw propeller. Engraving

Sea fight between the Alabama and the Kearsage
Slide showing a picture of two ships in battle. In the foreground is the CSS Alabama, a screw sloop-of-war built for the Confederate States Navy

Engraving of worm-driven fire squirt
Engraving of people operating a large worm-driven fire squirt mounted on two wheels, to put out a fire in a burning building, reproduced from Besoni, Theatrum Instrumentorum et Machinarum, 1568

A Made in England Officers toilet kit - WWI
A Made in England Officers toilet kit. It comprises a leather case containing a glass bottle - possibly for hair tonic - with a metal screw top, and a tin box - possibly for shaving equipment

British Hurricane ramming Italian raider by G. H. Davis
The new technique in air attack during the Second World War: a British Hurricane ramming an Italian raider in mid-air. The British pilot said of the incident

Satire on Oppression
A Dutch satire on Spanish oppression : Margaret of Parma and the duke of Alva turn the screw on the Dutch lion, with the approval of the pope and the king of Spain. Date: circa 1567

Picture No. 11807139
Madagascar Screw Pine - aerial prop roots, Tenerife Date:

Picture No. 11807105
Madagascar Screw Pine - aerial prop roots, Tenerife Date:

Picture No. 11807088
Madagascar Screw Pine - aerial prop roots, Tenerife Date:

PHOTOGRAPHY: CAMERA, c1909. An underwater camera. Photograph, c1909

Adjustable Wrench
Illustration of Adjustable Wrench

Brown meagre or corb (Sciaena umbra), Scomber, flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)
Illustration engraving of a Brown meagre or corb (Sciaena umbra), Scomber, flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)

Bowenic differential screw press
Illustration of a Bowenic differential screw press

Brown meagre or corb (Sciaena umbra) and Umbrina
illustration of a Brown meagre or corb (Sciaena umbra) and Umbrina

Windward screw surface
Geometry shape, windward screw surface

Forces involved when screw is turned

Metal screw, side view

Illustration, cross-section diagram of screw-fitting light bulb

Screws

Reflector lamp

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From the depths of South Wales to the grandeur of New York, screws have played a pivotal role in shaping our world. Two miners, tightly wedged in a narrow coal seam, rely on screws to secure their safety as they extract precious resources for progress. The White Star Line's majestic vessels, Olympic and Titanic, were held together by countless screws that symbolized both luxury and tragedy. In every case of nails and screws lies the potential for construction or destruction - it is up to us how we wield this power. Gutenbergs press revolutionized knowledge dissemination with its intricate screw mechanisms binding books that would enlighten generations. A Cunard Line poster proudly displays the engineering marvels driven by powerful screws across vast oceans. Meanwhile, halfway around the globe, Kabyle People in Algeria ingeniously employ wooden screw olive presses to extract liquid gold from nature's bounty. The LCC-LFB Magirus (screw) 100ft turntable ladder stands tall as a testament to human ingenuity and precision engineering. Nettlefolds patent pointed screws hold together structures that withstand time's relentless assault. Red Star Line Ocean Liner Belgenland boasts triple-screws propelling her forward into an era of unparalleled exploration and adventure. Even dentistry benefits from these small wonders; dental implants secured by LM cross-sectioned screws restore smiles with confidence. Amidst towering skyscrapers in The City of Boston or bustling streets of New York, hidden within every structure lies the humble yet mighty screw – silently holding everything together.