Electricty Collection (#5)

The Exide-Ironclad battery, showing method of construction and component parts (litho)
7186805 The Exide-Ironclad battery, showing method of construction and component parts (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Exide-Ironclad battery)

The Olympian, train on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul and Pacific Railroad, USA (colour litho)
7202007 The Olympian, train on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul and Pacific Railroad, USA (colour litho) by English School

Caricature of Thomas Edison (litho)
7201830 Caricature of Thomas Edison (litho) by Ritchie, Alick Penrose Forbes (1868-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caricature of Thomas Edison (1847-1931), American; inventor

Typical acceleration curves for a petrol car, petrol taxi, and a lightweight electric vehicle (litho)
7186808 Typical acceleration curves for a petrol car, petrol taxi, and a lightweight electric vehicle (litho) by English School

Sectional view of a "Young"traction-type cell (litho)
7186806 Sectional view of a " Young" traction-type cell (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sectional view of a " Young" traction-type cell)

Edison at Work (engraving)
7188266 Edison at Work (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edison at Work. Illustration for Home Words (1888).); © Look and Learn

Dowsing luminous electric radiator (litho)
7185625 Dowsing luminous electric radiator (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dowsing luminous electric radiator)

Construction of the Pyramids, ancient Egypt (engraving)
7202557 Construction of the Pyramids, ancient Egypt (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Construction of the Pyramids, ancient Egypt)

Chart showing the off-peak load available for charging batteries for electric vehicles and trucks (litho)
7186809 Chart showing the off-peak load available for charging batteries for electric vehicles and trucks (litho) by English School

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pince electrique; Electrical dischargers; Elektrische Entlader (engraving)
7197108 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Pince electrique; Electrical dischargers; Elektrische Entlader (engraving) by European School

Gunners And Infantrymen On Moschin Hill (colour litho)
2808703 Gunners And Infantrymen On Moschin Hill (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gunners And Infantrymen On The Moschin Hill)

The wonders of our war (Colour Litho)
2808579 The wonders of our war (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The wonders of our war. The arduous climb of a mountain battery to go over a peak)

To escape German harassment (colour litho)
2808552 To escape German harassment (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: To escape German harassment)

The International Electricity Exhibition In Como, The Great Main Facade (colour litho)
2798175 The International Electricity Exhibition In Como, The Great Main Facade (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The intense shooting of the bombs before the victorious attacks on October 11, on the Karst (colour litho)
2777592 The intense shooting of the bombs before the victorious attacks on October 11, on the Karst (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Battle of the Piave (Colour Litho)
2785209 The Battle of the Piave (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The battle of the Piave)

Vision of War on the Northern Front of French Morocco (Colour Litho)
2777655 Vision of War on the Northern Front of French Morocco (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vision of war on the northern front of French Morocco)

Against the enemy that comes from above, our anti-aircraft batteries stop an incursion of Austrian airplanes
2777512 Against the enemy that comes from above, our anti-aircraft batteries stop an incursion of Austrian airplanes (colour litho) by Beltrame

The fight on the Piave (colour litho)
2808642 The fight on the Piave (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fight on the Piave)

The Renewed Electric And Silk Exhibition In Como, Open To The Public Last Sunday (colour litho)
2798207 The Renewed Electric And Silk Exhibition In Como, Open To The Public Last Sunday (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The answer to the German 420, the mammoth new French 400 gun (colour litho)
2777570 The answer to the German 420, the mammoth new French 400 gun (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The answer to the German 420)

The Italo-Turkish War, the 149 battery disperses in Bu-Kamech, towards the Tunisian border
2808493 The Italo-Turkish War, the 149 battery disperses in Bu-Kamech, towards the Tunisian border, an enemy caravan (colour litho) by Beltrame

Morse code alphabet and punctuation, illustration from an educational poster in Hungarian
CHT157448 Morse code alphabet and punctuation, illustration from an educational poster in Hungarian, printed in Ravensburg, Germany, late 19th century (colour lithograph) by German School

Escape of an electric tram that went down to Florence due to brake breakage, travelers throw themselves
2815666 Escape of an electric tram that went down to Florence due to brake breakage, travelers throw themselves... (colour litho) by Beltrame

A novelty in the means of war (Colour Litho)
2809306 A novelty in the means of war (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A novelty in the means of war)

Bottelli patent (colour litho)
2798245 Bottelli patent (colour litho) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bottelli patent. Illustration for Courier Sunday, 26 November 1899.); © Look and Learn

German Loyalty (colour litho)
2808735 German Loyalty (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: German loyalty. The civilized world will learn with amazement)

The alarm in the enemy camp, the wire cutters, discovered by the rockets, engage in combat (colour litho)
2777529 The alarm in the enemy camp, the wire cutters, discovered by the rockets, engage in combat (colour litho) by Beltrame

A Little Hero (Colour Litho)
2783480 A Little Hero (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A little hero. The boy Oreste Niccolini, while playing near Cavoretto, near an electric cabin)

Morocco
MOroco, Ourika Valley, Households on the outskirts of a Berber village in the foothills of the Atlas mountains

England, North Yorkshire, York Cathedral
England, North Yorkshire, York City. Ornate lamp outside of the West Front entrance of York Minster

Electricity Sub-Station (Plant) and Water Tower - Khartoum, Sudan. Date: circa 1910

Occupied Germany - American Dispatch Riders. Date: 1946

Hydroelectric power station, Canada. Water descending from a reservoir to the river below drives turbines to generate electricity

An energy plant that burns household waste on Teeside UK
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