Electricity Collection (page 9)

An engraving depicting an electric time-ball fitted on the Royal Observatory at Edinburgh, 19th century
5311160 An engraving depicting an electric time-ball fitted on the Royal Observatory at Edinburgh, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1853); Universal History Archive/UIG

An engraving depicting a double-needle telegraph used in the House of Parliament
5311158 An engraving depicting a double-needle telegraph used in the House of Parliament. The letters of the alphabet and a variety of conventional signals indicated by single

An engraving depicting the first successful electric railway by Siemens and Halske at the Industrial Exhibition
5310677 An engraving depicting the first successful electric railway by Siemens and Halske at the Industrial Exhibition, Berlin (1879)

Engraving depicting Luigi Galvani's outdoor experiment which investigates the behaviour of muscles stimulated by
5309465 Engraving depicting Luigi Galvani's outdoor experiment which investigates the behaviour of muscles stimulated by electricity; (add.info)

Electric telegraph with two magnetic needles by William Cooke (1806-1879) and Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875) of 1842
JAB4121534 Electric telegraph with two magnetic needles by William Cooke (1806-1879) and Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875) of 1842

View of the establishments Keller Leleux (Keller-Leleux), hydroelectric plant in the Romanche valley in Livet (Isere)
ELD4937732 View of the establishments Keller Leleux (Keller-Leleux), hydroelectric plant in the Romanche valley in Livet (Isere) Postcard 1910 - 1915; (add.info)

Presentation in 1801 of the experiments on the electric battery to the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte by Volta
CUL4932588 Presentation in 1801 of the experiments on the electric battery to the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte by Volta (engraving); (add.info.: Volta)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): universal exhibition, pavilion of "the electric fee" with water games
LUX4782114 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): universal exhibition, pavilion of "the electric fee" with water games and many visitors, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Electrometers, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary
FLO4592325 Electrometers, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees

Electrical experiments, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an illustration by John Farey
FLO4592129 Electrical experiments, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after an illustration by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

Electrical condensers, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal
FLO4592097 Electrical condensers, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees

Batteries and accumulators: experience by Luigi Galvani (1737-1798) on electricite with frog thighs suspended from a
ELD4906816 Batteries and accumulators: experience by Luigi Galvani (1737-1798) on electricite with frog thighs suspended from a railing of the University of Bologna, Italy 20/09/1786

Two women using an electric sewing machine, USA, around 1890 - Colorisee engraving
NWI4883133 Two women using an electric sewing machine, USA, around 1890 - Colorisee engraving, 19th century - Ladies using an electric sewing machine

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): World Exposition, Parc du champ de Mars: le palais de l'electricite, 1900
LUX4703119 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): World Exposition, Parc du champ de Mars: le palais de l'electricite, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): World Exposition

An early electric locomotive
3734081 An early electric locomotive.; (add.info.: Photograph taken of an early electric locomotive on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Alarming invasion of privacy, 1890
3479186 Alarming invasion of privacy, 1890; (add.info.: Alarming invasion of privacy by a wrong connection on the video-phone. Dated 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Frame and insulators on a Parisian rooftop, 1890
3479172 Frame and insulators on a Parisian rooftop, 1890; (add.info.: Frame and insulators on a Parisian rooftop being fitted with telephone lines. From George Barlett Prescott)

Magneto-eclectic telegraph, 1850
3479162 Magneto-eclectic telegraph, 1850; (add.info.: Making the submarine magneto-eclectic telegraph between Britain and Ireland. Circa 1850.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Telephone apparatus, 1891
3479396 Telephone apparatus, 1891; (add.info.: Telephone apparatus used by New York subscribers. This used an Edison transmitter and a pony-crown receiver (lower right of picture)

Homacoustic speaking tube, 1892
3479336 Homacoustic speaking tube, 1892; (add.info.: The homacoustic speaking tube. This model had both mouthpiece and earpiece which made it unnecessary to change position when speaking or listening)

Ader-Bell telephone, 1883
3479332 Ader-Bell telephone, 1883; (add.info.: Ader-Bell telephone - Pillar model. From Louis Figuier Les Nouvelles Conquetes de la Science, Paris, 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ader's telephone, 1883
3479326 Ader's telephone, 1883; (add.info.: Transmitter of Ader's telephone, From Louis Figuier Les Nouvelles Conquetes de la Science, Paris, 1883.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Telephone wires, 1887
3479312 Telephone wires, 1887; (add.info.: Telephone wires became more and more of a nuisance as the number of subscribers increased. 8th January 1887.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Condenser telephone, 1890
3479297 Condenser telephone, 1890; (add.info.: Condenser telephone: Experiment in which insulating handles of a medical electrical machine used as a telephone)

Switchboard telephone exchange, 1885
3479292 Switchboard telephone exchange, 1885; (add.info.: Male shown operating a Switchboard at a telephone exchange. Used to connect two callers together. Dated 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ader-Bell telephone, 1890
3479286 Ader-Bell telephone, 1890; (add.info.: The Ader-Bell telephone, used in France. B, B, were receivers, and behind the panel was a microphone. Dated 1890.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Gower-bell telephone, 1892
3479285 Gower-bell telephone, 1892; (add.info.: Detailed view of the Gower-bell telephone, dated 1892. Created by Alexander Graham Bell, and Thomas Edison.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Berliner's central communtator, 1890
3479270 Berliner's central communtator, 1890; (add.info.: Berliner's central communtator, based on Schweitzer's apparatus used to serve 25 telephone subscribers)

Ader's Fanfare, 1889
3479266 Ader's Fanfare, 1889; (add.info.: Ader's Fanfare: detailed view of the receiver. Demonstrated at the Paris Exposition of 1889.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Ader's Fanfare, 1889
3479264 Ader's Fanfare, 1889; (add.info.: Ader's Fanfare, demonstrated at the Paris Exposition of 1889.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891
3479255 Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891; (add.info.: Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone. vibrations of the diaphragm of the transmitter caused light pulses to fall on a light)

Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891
3479250 Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891; (add.info.: Bell's speaking photo phone vibration of the diaphragm at L caused pulses of light to be transmitted to the receiver s)

Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891
3479249 Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891; (add.info.: Transmitter of Bell's Photo phone: vibrations of the diaphragm at the end of the mouthpiece tube caused pulses of light to be)

Bell's photo phone, 1880
3479247 Bell's photo phone, 1880; (add.info.: The transmitter of Bell's photo phone: vibrations of the diaphragm D, at the end of the mouthpiece tube)

Bell telephone, 1878
3479239 Bell telephone, 1878; (add.info.: Using a Bell telephone, here with a separate transmitter and receiver. Thomas Edison, dated 1878.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Landing the submarine telegraph cable, 1869
3479168 Landing the submarine telegraph cable, 1869; (add.info.: Landing the submarine telegraph cable at St Mary's Isles of Scilly. The cables was from Lands End, Cornwall, to St Mary's)

Oscilloscope and signal (frequency) generator, 1850
3479958 Oscilloscope and signal (frequency) generator, 1850; (add.info.: Oscilloscope and signal (frequency) generator set up to give a Lissajous figure for two identical frequencies exactly 90

Pick-up on long-playing record, 1850
3479957 Pick-up on long-playing record, 1850; (add.info.: Pick-up on long-playing record. The tiny point of the stylus (needle) is here seen entering one of the micro-grooves

Gustav Kirchhoff
3078208 Gustav Kirchhoff; (add.info.: Portrait of Gustav Kirchhoff (1824-1887) a German physicist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Science. Energy. Leclanche cell (invented by Georges Leclanche, 1866) used for electric doorbell
2638702 Science. Energy. Leclanche cell (invented by Georges Leclanche, 1866) used for electric doorbell. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France

Energy: Melloni's thermopile, c.1830. c.1900 (chromo)
2636208 Energy: Melloni's thermopile, c.1830. c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Macedonion Melloni's thermopile)

The submarine salvage vessel Argonaut, 1850
3359195 The submarine salvage vessel Argonaut, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of the submarine salvage vessel Argonaut designed by Simon Lake of Baltimore)

Economy. Leather production: tanning by an electric machine. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity
2638753 Economy. Leather production: tanning by an electric machine. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Economie. Coll)

Science. Energy. Laboratory of measurement. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France, c.1910
2638752 Science. Energy. Laboratory of measurement. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI

Science. Energy. Arc lamp. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France, c.1910
2638739 Science. Energy. Arc lamp. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Lampe a arc. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI

Science. Energy. Gas discharge lamp containing mercury vapor. Illustration from a series on the Wonders of Electricity
2638722 Science. Energy. Gas discharge lamp containing mercury vapor. Illustration from a series on the Wonders of Electricity, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Coll)

Transport. Electric car. Imagery in: The wonder of Electricity, France, c.1910
2638720 Transport. Electric car. Imagery in: The wonder of Electricity, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Transport. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI

Transport. First electric locomotive built by Siemens, 1879. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity
2638713 Transport. First electric locomotive built by Siemens, 1879. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France, 1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Transport. Coll)

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"Unleashing the Power: A Journey Through the World of Electricity" Pylon line Norfolk UK: Standing tall, these pylons connect communities and carry the lifeblood across Norfolk's picturesque landscapes. Portishead Power Station JEH_22046_45: Once a symbol of industrial might, this power station in Portishead served as a beacon of progress, generating electricity for countless homes and businesses. Electric pylons at daybreak, Derbyshire / Nottinghamshire border: As dawn breaks over the rolling hills, these majestic pylons silently transmit energy through the heartland of England, illuminating lives along their path. Ferrybridge Power Station, North Yorkshire: Rising from the horizon like giants guarding our energy needs, these towering structures have powered North Yorkshire with reliable electricity for decades. Tesla Coil - Twain: Invented by Nikola Tesla himself, this mesmerizing coil produces awe-inspiring bolts that dance and crackle with raw power in his laboratory. Sizewell Nuclear Power Stations - Past and Present: From Sizewell A's decommissioned Magnox reactor to its newer pressurized water reactor counterpart at Sizewell B, these stations have harnessed nuclear energy to provide clean electricity to Suffolk and beyond. Ordnance Survey map marked with bombing targets: During wartime adversity, even maps were used to target vital infrastructure like electrical facilities – a testament to how crucial they are in powering societies during peace or conflict. Hinkley Point 27466_007: Nestled on Somerset's coast lies Hinkley Point; its power station has been instrumental in meeting Britain's growing demand for electricity while embracing sustainable practices. England's Northumberland - Electricity Pylons against Nature’s Majesty: Amidst nature's breathtaking beauty in Northumberland stands an intricate network of pylons delivering electricity, harmoniously blending human innovation with Mother Earth's splendor.