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William Lees Clever Stocking Frame, c1934. Illustration showing a machine for knitting stockings, invented by clergyman William Lee (1563-1614) in 1589
The Gallery of British Costume: Some of the Dresses Worn in Annes Reign, c1934. Illustration of costume during the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1707)
Cromptons Wonderful Spinning Mule, c1934. Illustration showing the spinning mule, invented between 1775 and 1779 by Samuel Crompton to spin cotton and other fibres
The Gallery of English Costume: Some of the Dresses Worn in William IIIs Time, c1934. Illustration of costume during the reign of William III (1689-1702)
Newton Invents a New Telescope, c1934. Illustration showing Isaac Newton (1643-1727) with his invention, the Newtonian telescope, and assistant grinding lenses
Curious Old-Time Military Punishments, c1934. Illustration showing 17th-century methods of punishing offences: the whirligig, riding the wooden horse, flogging, picketing
A sectional drawing of Sir Christopher Wrens great dome, c1934A sectional drawing of Sir Christopher Wrens great dome, showing how the stone lantern with its ball and cross are supported on a conical wall built between the outer and inner domes, c1934
The Gallery of British Costume: Dress Worn in the Late Sixteenth Century, c1934. Illustration of costume worn c1575-1599. Instructions are given in the accompanying text on how to trace the figures
Drakes Great Surprise for a Sleeping Man, c1934. Illustration showing a supposed incident in Tarapaca, possibly in Peru, where English sea captain, privateer, slave trader
Making Rope in the Days of the Tudors, c1934. Illustration showing a ropeworks. The accompanying text describes the process of twisting hemp to make rope for ships
Bear-Baiting in a Stuart Bear Pit, c1934. Illustration showing English mastiff dogs attacking a chained bear, a favourite amusement of the people in Stuart times
Playing the Virginal in Olden Times, c1934. Illustration showing a woman playing the virginal, also known as the clavicymbal. The accompanying text describes the mechanism
Railway stations in the early days were strangely primitive affairs, c1934Railway stations in the early days were strangely primitive affairs. Here is a picture of Birmingham Station on what was then the London and Birmingham Railway
The Rocket Astonishes Everyone, c1934. Illustration showing the Rocket steam locomotive designed by Robert Stephenson. The accompanying text explains the mechanism
The Cider Press in the Middle Ages, c1934. Machine for extracting juice from apples, which is then fermented to make alcoholic cider
Prisoners Working on the Treadmill, c1934. Illustration showing the 19th century method of forcing idle prisoners to take exercise
The Great Gallery of Costume: Varied Dresses Worn in the Days of Elizabeth, c1934. Illustration of costume worn during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
How Cloth Was Woven in Saxon England, c1934. Illustration showing women using primitive warp-weighted looms. The accompanying text explains the mechanism
Travelling 14 Miles Up In The Stratosphere, 1935Travelling 14 Miles Up In The Stratosphere, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
The British Isles and France, Belgium and Holland at Noon in mid-summer, 1935The British Isles and France, Belgium and Holland at Noon in mid-summer - What Britain Looks Like From The Sun, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray
Macbeth was a dogged warrior, c1934Macbeth was a dogged warrior, and gathering his force he sallied out of the castle to meet the advancing army of Malcolm and Macduff, c1934
A Sea Illuminated By Living Nightlights, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
Wonderful Britain book advertisement, 1935Wonderful Britain book advertisement, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
The British Isles and Northern Europe at Noon in mid-winter, 1935The British Isles and Northern Europe at Noon in mid-winter - What Britain Looks Like From The Sun, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray
A Fierce Slave Raid In The Ant World, 1935A Fierce Slave Raid In The Ant World, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
The Dramatic Birth of a Giant Iceberg, 1935The Dramatic Birth of a Giant Iceberg, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
The Different Zones of Vegetation, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
Alto-Cumulo-Castellatus - A Dozen of the Principal Cloud Forms In The Sky, 1935Alto-Cumulo-Castellatus - A Dozen of the Principal Cloud Forms and How They Appear In The Sky, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd
The Culture The English Destroyed, c1934. Illustration showing a Roman kitchen in the 5th century AD, with a pump for drawing water up from a well
How A Ships Captain Uses The Sextant, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
Stratus - A Dozen of the Principal Cloud Forms In The Sky, 1935Stratus - A Dozen of the Principal Cloud Forms and How They Appear In The Sky, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
Cumulo-Nimbus - A Dozen of the Principal Cloud Forms In The Sky, 1935Cumulo-Nimbus - A Dozen of the Principal Cloud Forms and How They Appear In The Sky, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
Cumulus - A Dozen of the Principal Cloud Forms In The Sky, 1935Cumulus - A Dozen of the Principal Cloud Forms and How They Appear In The Sky, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
The Rotundity of the Earth From The Stratosphere, 1935The Rotundity of the Earth Actually Seen In A Photograph Taken From The Stratosphere, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
Nimbus - A Dozen of the Principal Cloud Forms In The Sky, 1935Nimbus - A Dozen of the Principal Cloud Forms and How They Appear In The Sky, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
Alto-Stratus - A Dozen of the Principal Cloud Forms In The Sky, 1935Alto-Stratus - A Dozen of the Principal Cloud Forms and How They Appear In The Sky, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
The Magnificent Colouring of Some Moths, 1935The Magnificent Colouring of Some Moths, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
Alto-Cumulus - A Dozen of the Principal Cloud Forms In The Sky, 1935Alto-Cumulus - A Dozen of the Principal Cloud Forms and How They Appear In The Sky, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
Cirro-Cumulus - A Dozen of the Principal Cloud Forms In The Sky, 1935Cirro-Cumulus - A Dozen of the Principal Cloud Forms and How They Appear In The Sky, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
The Gallery of British Costume: The Dress of Danes & Later Anglo-Saxons, c1934. Illustration of costume worn by Danes (Vikings) and Anglo-Saxons (c8th century AD-1066)
Central Heating in Britain 1800 Years Ago, c1934. Illustration showing the Roman hypocaust system of whereby burning embers from fires made by slaves were pushed through passages under the floor to
In The Land of Everlasting Fire, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
An Awe-Inspiring Display of Solar Haloes, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
How The Kaleidoscope Makes Its Patterns, 1936How The Kaleidoscope Makes Its Patterns, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
Migrant Birds Visit the Lighthouse, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
The Mysterious Cone of the Light in the Sky, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
The Marvellous Colour of Humming-Birds, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
The Awe-Inspiring Spectre of the Brocken, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
