Overheated Collection

Driver Don Brinton of the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) Air Dispatch Service, dressed in the full kit of the service which includes battle dress, roll top pullover, flying suit lined with fur

Dreadful-Hot Weather, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1808 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190133 Dreadful-Hot Weather, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1808 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; English

Private Leslie Youngs, aged 20, of the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) Air Dispatch Service, dressed in the full kit of the service which includes battle dress, wool roll top pullover, flying suit

Car Trouble Date: 1950

Overheated Customer 1903
Obsequious waiter and overheated customer Date: 1903

LCC-LFB Fire investigation, prevention after a fire
An electrical board was the primary cause of a fire in a branch of Barclays Bank in Gracechurch Street, City of London. Showing the affected electrical board

Suburban Sunday in the back garden
A suburban Sunday in the back garden. Mother and son keep cool with bottles of drink, while the dog laps up a glass of Caribbean lemonade. Dad, overheated, gives himself a break from mowing the lawn

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Driver Don Brinton of the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) Air Dispatch Service, depicted in Dreadful-Hot Weather (1808) by Hannah Humphrey, knew all too well the discomfort of sweltering heat. Fast forward to 1950, Private Leslie Youngs of the same corps faced a different kind of heat: engine trouble in the blistering sun. Both scenes illustrate the challenges conditions, a problem as old as time itself. Meanwhile, an overheated customer in 1903 grumbled about his faulty appliance, unaware of the potential danger lurking within. The London County Council-London Fire Brigade (LCC-LFB) investigated the aftermath of a fire caused by an overheated wire, a stark reminder of the importance of prevention. In the suburbs, a Sunday afternoon in the back garden was anything but relaxing as children watched a red-hot wire ball sizzle and pop, a testament to the hidden dangers that can arise from overheating. Stay cool and safe.