Cylinders Collection

Packard in Italy 1928
The 5200 cmc Packard with 8 cylinders in line is in the great tradition of fine carriages

Edison Phonograph
An early Edison phonograph, using grooved wax cylinders, shown beside the instrument

Allchin Road Roller 1187
Maker: Wm. Allchin Ltd. at the Globe Works, Northampton Type: Road Roller Number: 1187 Built: 1901 Registration: NH 3417 Cylinders: Single Nhp: 6 Date: 1970s

Fowler Showmans Road Locomotive 20223, Supreme
Maker: John Fowler & Co. of Leeds. Type: Showmans Road Locomotive Number: 20223 Built: 1934 Registration: EU 5313 Class: B6 Cylinders: Compound Nhp: 10 Name: Supreme Date: 1970s-1980s

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive 3938, Quo Vadis
Maker: Charles Burrell & Sons of Thetford, Norfolk Type: Showmans Road Locomotive Number: 3938 Built: 1922 Registration: XL 9086 Class: Scenic Cylinders: Compound Nhp: 8 Name: Quo Vadis Date

Corporate J. L. Dawson VC
Corporal James Lennox Dawson VC of the Royal Engineers (1891-1967) pictured performing the action for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross in October 1915

Marmon 8 Cylinder
The Marmon - eight cylinders in line ! must be good !

Austrian soldiers in Brussels beside one of their motor-guns with which they were to help in the siege of Antwerp
3252922 Austrian soldiers in Brussels beside one of their motor-guns with which they were to help in the siege of Antwerp during WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

A 19th century Rolling room, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June, 1891
3432528 A 19th century Rolling room, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June, 1891; Private Collection; (add.info.: A 19th century Rolling room)

Nitric acid manufacturing
5312108 Nitric acid manufacturing; (add.info.: Engraving depicting nitric acid manufacturing using cast iron cylinders in a furnace)

Nitric acid manufacturing
5312109 Nitric acid manufacturing; (add.info.: Engraving depicting nitric acid manufacturing using cast iron cylinders in a furnace)

Bell & Tainter's Graphophone, 1850
3480072 Bell & Tainter's Graphophone, 1850; (add.info.: Bell & Tainter's Graphophone. A recording was made by speaking into a mouthpiece while turning the wax cylinder by a treadle; as in a)

Casting the cylinders for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular
538554 Casting the cylinders for the hydraulic press (lift) used to raise the prefabricated sections of the Britannia Tubular Bridge across the Menai Straits

1995 Monaco GP
MONTE CARLO, MONACO - MAY 28: Mechanics work on the engine of Gerhard Berger's Ferrari 412T2 in the pits during the Monaco GP at Monte Carlo on May 28, 1995 in Monte Carlo, Monaco

Pesaro (Italy, Marche, Pesaro province), Rocca Costanza

Pesaro (Italy, Marche, Pesaro province), Rocca Costanza

Aveling & Porter Steam Roller KR 478
Aveling & Porter Steam Roller KR478 Dick Turpin of Barnes Bros. Aveling at Westbury, Wiltshire. Maker: Aveling & Porter - Type: Road Roller - Number: 14001 - Built: 1929 - Registration

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive 2668, Britannia
Maker: Charles Burrell & Sons of Thetford, Norfolk Type: Showmans Road Locomotive Number: 2668 Built: 1904 Registration: NM 257 Cylinders: Compound Nhp: 8 Name: Britannia Date: 1970s

Burrell General Purpose Engine 3262, Perseverance
Maker: Charles Burrell & Sons of Thetford, Norfolk Type: General Purpose Engine Number: 3262 Built: 1910 Registration: AH 5278 ClassD Cylinders: Single Crank Compound Nhp: 5 Name: Perseverance Date

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive 3509, Rajah
Maker: Charles Burrell & Sons of Thetford, Norfolk Type: Showmans Road Locomotive Number: 3509 Built: 1913 Registration: G 6469 Cylinders: Compound Nhp: 5 Name: Rajah Date: 1970s-1980s

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive 3912, Dragon
Maker: Charles Burrell & Sons of Thetford, Norfolk Type: Showmans Road Locomotive Number: 3912 Built: 1921 Registration: CO 4485 Class: Scenic Cylinders: Compound Nhp: 8 Name: Dragon Date: 1970s-1980s

Love & Six Cylinders
Young woman at the wheel of a powerful speeding open-top car with her man in the passenger seat. Artist: Anon. Date: circa 1920

Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive 3886, Lord Lascelles
Seen at Northampton on 6 August 1972 - Maker: Charles Burrell and Sons of Thetford, Norfolk - Type: Showmans Road Locomotive - Number: 3886 - Built: 1921 - Registration: XF 8162 - Cylinders

Garrett Showman's Tractor 33818, Enterprise at a steam rally on 30 May 1971. Maker : Richard Garrett and Sons, in Leiston

Rotor ship, designed by Flettner, German engineer, in a chapter entitled Some Strange Ships, by G G Jackson. The tall cylinders are turned in the direction of the wind

Love and six cylinders (colour litho)
2800956 Love and six cylinders (colour litho) by Underwood, Clarence F. (1871-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love and six cylinders)

Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Daytona Beach, Florida

A visit to the Bank of France (engraving)
1039335 A visit to the Bank of France (engraving) by Lanos, Henri (1859-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: A visit to the Bank of France)

Interior of "The Great Britain"Steam-Ship (engraving)
1095365 Interior of " The Great Britain" Steam-Ship (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of " The Great Britain" Steam-Ship)

Comic postcard, Difficulty milking a cow Date: 20th century

The Double-action Printing Machine (engraving)
1617451 The Double-action Printing Machine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Double-action Printing Machine)

The first ten engines constructed for the L&S Railway
Table listing the first ten engines constructed for the L&S Railway, 1832-1839. Detailing: name and number of engine; name of maker; makers number; date when delivered (in steam)

Pacific Class. 2. 4040 Queen Boadicea
1. 111 The Great Bear, 4 cylinders 6-8 wheels, Pacific Class. 2. 4040 Queen Boadicea, 4 cylinders 6-8 wheels, 4000 Class. 3. 2034 Butleigh Court, 2 cylinders 6-8 wheels, 2900 Class. 4

Roman siege engines: shelter for sappers digging a tunnel, Vineae 1, semi-circular shelter Pluteus 2, shelter Testudo with battering ram Aries 3, shelter on rolling cylinders Musculus 4

Works of the "Leviathan"Engine (engraving)
1593940 Works of the " Leviathan" Engine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Works of the " Leviathan" Engine)

A B C propelled by steam velocipede 1869
Two wheeled steam-powered velocipede, consisting of oscillating cylinders situated behind the carriage, driving a small cranked stage

The Ingram Patent Rotary Machine for Printing Illustrated Newspapers (engraving)
1589666 The Ingram Patent Rotary Machine for Printing Illustrated Newspapers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rotor Power Plant (litho)
2812548 Rotor Power Plant (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rotor Power Plant. Illustration for one of a set of cigarette cards on The World of Tomorrow)

St Catherines Lighthouse, Isle of Wight (engraving)
1055825 St Catherines Lighthouse, Isle of Wight (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Catherines Lighthouse, Isle of Wight)

Vase, c. 1877-85 (iron & silver)
1069879 Vase, c.1877-85 (iron & silver) by Tiffany & Company; 22.4x7.6 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc.; American, out of copyright

Thomas A Edison, inventor - recording a phonograph (chromolitho)
961472 Thomas A Edison, inventor - recording a phonograph (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas A Edison, inventor - recording a phonograph)

An early galvanometer, a type of ammeter, a measuring instrument used to measure
2619091 An early galvanometer, a type of ammeter, a measuring instrument used to measure the electric current in a circuit, from Les Merveilles de la Science

The International Railway Congress (b / w photo)
1056349 The International Railway Congress (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The International Railway Congress, a Visit to Crewe)

Testing at the Rocket Propulsion Establishment, Westcott, Buckinghamshire, Thursday 5th November 1964

Duke of York, The Netley Belle, Duke of Norfolk engines
A line-up of traction engines at The 1958 Worcester rally: Duke of York - Fowler. 10 Nhp Compound, Crane Engine, KD 2826, (number 17106), built in 1928

Garrett Showmans Road Locomotive 33353, The Chough, at Redruth steam rally (later converted to Tractor). Maker: Richard Garrett & Sons, in Leiston

Fowler Road Roller 18075, Britannia at Redruth steam rally. Maker: John Fowler & Co. of Leeds, Type: Road Roller Number: 18075 Built: 1930 Registration: CV 1662 Class: DNB Cylinders: Single Nhp

Marshall General Purpose Engine 38024, Cressing Temple at Redruth steam rally. Maker: Marshall, Sons & Co. Type: General Purpose Engine Number: 38024 Built: 1902 Registration: TA 629 Cylinders

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"Cylinders: A Journey Through Time and Power" Step into the world of cylinders, where power and innovation collide. From the mighty Fowler Showmans Road Locomotive 20223, known as the "Supreme, " to the majestic Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive 3938, named "Quo Vadis, " these machines have left an indelible mark on history. In Italy, a Packard roared through the streets in 1928, showcasing its impressive cylinder design. Meanwhile, Thomas Edison's Phonograph revolutionized music with its cylindrical records that brought melodies to life. The Allchin Road Roller 1187 rolled through towns with authority, leaving behind perfectly paved roads. And let's not forget Corporate J. L. Dawson VC - a true symbol of strength and determination. Marmon's powerful eight-cylinder engine set hearts racing as it sped down highways like a force of nature. Love & Six Cylinders intertwined romance with horsepower for an unforgettable experience. The Burrell Showmans Road Locomotive 3886, also known as "Lord Lascelles, " commanded attention wherever it went – a true titan among locomotives. Garrett Showman's Tractor 33818 proudly carried the name "Enterprise" as it plowed through fields with unwavering resolve. But cylinders aren't limited to land; they conquer seas too. The Rotor ship designed by Flettner showcased German engineering prowess while gracefully sailing across oceans. And finally, witness the awe-inspiring sight of a female diver returning triumphantly to dry land after exploring underwater depths – her journey made possible by trusty cylinders providing oxygen below surface level. They have shaped our past and continue to shape our future – from transportation marvels to musical revolutions and beyond. These remarkable creations remind us of humanity's boundless ingenuity and relentless pursuit of progress.