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A traditional lubrication bay and mechanic at a garage, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, 1965. Until recent times, Lubrication bays were a common sight in garages across the UK
A Ford Zodiac on a Laycock asymmetric lift, 1972. Artist: Michael WaltersA Ford Zodiac on a Laycock asymmetric lift, 1972. A Ford Zodiac Executive sits on an asymmetric lift manufactured by Laycock Engineering of Sheffield
Laycock Auto Analyser 600 being used on an early 1970s Rover V8, 1972. Laycock Engineering of Sheffield produced this Auto Analyser in 1972
Scene in the workshops of Globe & Simpson auto electricians, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, 1961. An apprentice checking the levels of a Lucas battery
A young apprentice at Globe & Simpson auto electricians workshop, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, 1961. An apprentice using a hydrometer to check the sulphuric acid concentration in a Lucas car battery
Scene in Globe & Simpsons auto electrical workshop, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1961. An Austin Cambridge having its headlights set with a Lucas beamsetter
Auto electrician changing a light bulb on a Morris Minor, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1961. Scene in the workshop of Globe & Simpson in Nottingham
Auto electricians at work at Globe & Simpson, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 1961. In the background can be seen a Crypton electrical test bench machine
Group of friends with their cars, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1965. Pat Wagstaff ran a garage in the town of Mexborough until the late 1970s
Auto Improvements, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1965. Artist: Michael WaltersAuto Improvements, Mexborough, South Yorkshire, 1965. Pat Wagstaff behind his car workshop in Mexborough during the summer of 1965
Cortina Mk 2 and Mk3 GT in a garage being serviced / modified, 1972Ford Cortina Mk 2 and Mk3 GT in a garage being serviced/modified, 1972. The Mk 2 was produced from 1966-1970 with the best remembered being the 1600E which was launched in 1968
Modified Fords during race preparation, Littleborough, Greater Manchester, 1972. ArtistModified Fords during race preparation, Littleborough, Greater Manchester, 1972. An early 1970s Ford Capri in a garage with three Ford Escorts being race prepared by Vita Developments in
Ivar Mogstad, 1894, (1897). Ivar Otto Irgens Mogstad (born in 1856) was a Norwegian explorer who took part to the three year expedition (1893-1896) aboard the Fram led by Fridtjof Nansen
Hints To Motorists, 1906. Artist: Harold Robert MillarHints To Motorists, 1906. After a cartoon by Harold Robert Millar (1869-1942). From The Tatler Volume 21 [The Tatler, London, 1906]
A woman working on a Lancaster bomber, Second World War, 1940s. Female mechanic working on George the autopilot
A warships boiler room, First World War, 1914-1918, (c1920). Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War 1914-1918, seventh edition
British Royal Flying Corps aircraft under repair, c1916, (1926)
Decoration of a mechanic, 1894. Artist: Oswaldo TofaniDecoration of a mechanic, 1894. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 23rd April 1894
Leon Edouxs hydraulic passenger lift (elevator), 1887
Leon Edouxs elevators (lifts) at the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1889Elevators (lifts) by Leon Edoux for carrying passengers to the second and third levels of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1889
Elevator (lift) by Siemens and Halske, 1890. Artist: R WormellElevator (lift) by Siemens and Halske, 1890. The elevator is powered by an electric motor (A). From Electricity in the Service of Man by R Wormell. (London, 1890)
The crew of the first aircraft to shoot down another aeroplane, 1914. Flight-Sergeant Joseph Frantz, a French army pilot, and his mechanic Louis Quenault who
Testing the cables on Brooklyn Bridge, c1900. Brooklyn Bridge, New York, opened 1883: E.F. Farrington, master mechanic, testing the first span of wire cables. Wood engraving c1900
Python engine installed in altitude wind tunnel, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, August 25, 1949. An engine mechanic checks instrumentation prior to an investigation of engine operating characteristics