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Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria - 13 Oct 2014
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Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria
Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria - 13 Oct 2014
A haul of a 2,400-year old golden artifacts has been discovered during continuing excavations at an ancient Thracian tomb in the Bulgarian village of Sveshtari some 300 kms north east of the capital Sofia. According to archaeologist Diana Gergova the artifacts date back to the end of the fourth or the beginning of the third century B.C. The discoveries include around 180 pieces of gold jewellery with reliefs of lions, fantasy animals and many others still unscaned. Two years ago near that place Prof. Gergova discovered one of the bigest golden Thracian treasures in the Balkans
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Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria - 13 Oct 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX (4193526c)
Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria
Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria - 13 Oct 2014
A haul of a 2,400-year old golden artifacts has been discovered during continuing excavations at an ancient Thracian tomb in the Bulgarian village of Sveshtari some 300 kms north east of the capital Sofia. According to archaeologist Diana Gergova the artifacts date back to the end of the fourth or the beginning of the third century B.C. The discoveries include around 180 pieces of gold jewellery with reliefs of lions, fantasy animals and many others still unscaned. Two years ago near that place Prof. Gergova discovered one of the bigest golden Thracian treasures in the Balkans
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Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria - 13 Oct 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX (4193526a)
Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria
Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria - 13 Oct 2014
A haul of a 2,400-year old golden artifacts has been discovered during continuing excavations at an ancient Thracian tomb in the Bulgarian village of Sveshtari some 300 kms north east of the capital Sofia. According to archaeologist Diana Gergova the artifacts date back to the end of the fourth or the beginning of the third century B.C. The discoveries include around 180 pieces of gold jewellery with reliefs of lions, fantasy animals and many others still unscaned. Two years ago near that place Prof. Gergova discovered one of the bigest golden Thracian treasures in the Balkans
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Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria - 13 Oct 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX (4193526e)
Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria
Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria - 13 Oct 2014
A haul of a 2,400-year old golden artifacts has been discovered during continuing excavations at an ancient Thracian tomb in the Bulgarian village of Sveshtari some 300 kms north east of the capital Sofia. According to archaeologist Diana Gergova the artifacts date back to the end of the fourth or the beginning of the third century B.C. The discoveries include around 180 pieces of gold jewellery with reliefs of lions, fantasy animals and many others still unscaned. Two years ago near that place Prof. Gergova discovered one of the bigest golden Thracian treasures in the Balkans
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Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria - 13 Oct 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX (4193526h)
Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria
Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria - 13 Oct 2014
A haul of a 2,400-year old golden artifacts has been discovered during continuing excavations at an ancient Thracian tomb in the Bulgarian village of Sveshtari some 300 kms north east of the capital Sofia. According to archaeologist Diana Gergova the artifacts date back to the end of the fourth or the beginning of the third century B.C. The discoveries include around 180 pieces of gold jewellery with reliefs of lions, fantasy animals and many others still unscaned. Two years ago near that place Prof. Gergova discovered one of the bigest golden Thracian treasures in the Balkans
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Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria - 13 Oct 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX (4193526f)
Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria
Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria - 13 Oct 2014
A haul of a 2,400-year old golden artifacts has been discovered during continuing excavations at an ancient Thracian tomb in the Bulgarian village of Sveshtari some 300 kms north east of the capital Sofia. According to archaeologist Diana Gergova the artifacts date back to the end of the fourth or the beginning of the third century B.C. The discoveries include around 180 pieces of gold jewellery with reliefs of lions, fantasy animals and many others still unscaned. Two years ago near that place Prof. Gergova discovered one of the bigest golden Thracian treasures in the Balkans
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Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria - 13 Oct 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX (4193526b)
Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria
Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria - 13 Oct 2014
A haul of a 2,400-year old golden artifacts has been discovered during continuing excavations at an ancient Thracian tomb in the Bulgarian village of Sveshtari some 300 kms north east of the capital Sofia. According to archaeologist Diana Gergova the artifacts date back to the end of the fourth or the beginning of the third century B.C. The discoveries include around 180 pieces of gold jewellery with reliefs of lions, fantasy animals and many others still unscaned. Two years ago near that place Prof. Gergova discovered one of the bigest golden Thracian treasures in the Balkans
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Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria - 13 Oct 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX (4193526d)
Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria
Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria - 13 Oct 2014
A haul of a 2,400-year old golden artifacts has been discovered during continuing excavations at an ancient Thracian tomb in the Bulgarian village of Sveshtari some 300 kms north east of the capital Sofia. According to archaeologist Diana Gergova the artifacts date back to the end of the fourth or the beginning of the third century B.C. The discoveries include around 180 pieces of gold jewellery with reliefs of lions, fantasy animals and many others still unscaned. Two years ago near that place Prof. Gergova discovered one of the bigest golden Thracian treasures in the Balkans
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Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria - 13 Oct 2014
Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX (4193526g)
Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria
Archaeologists uncover haul of ancient gold jewellery at a Thracian tomb in Sveshtari, Bulgaria - 13 Oct 2014
A haul of a 2,400-year old golden artifacts has been discovered during continuing excavations at an ancient Thracian tomb in the Bulgarian village of Sveshtari some 300 kms north east of the capital Sofia. According to archaeologist Diana Gergova the artifacts date back to the end of the fourth or the beginning of the third century B.C. The discoveries include around 180 pieces of gold jewellery with reliefs of lions, fantasy animals and many others still unscaned. Two years ago near that place Prof. Gergova discovered one of the bigest golden Thracian treasures in the Balkans
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IDF soldiers uncover Palestinian militant tunnel in Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories - 23 Jul 2014
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IDF soldiers uncover Palestinian militant tunnel in Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories - 23 Jul 2014
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IDF soldiers uncover Palestinian militant tunnel in Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories - 23 Jul 2014
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IDF soldier in a tunnel uncovered
IDF soldiers uncover Palestinian militant tunnel in Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories - 23 Jul 2014
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Historians uncover photos showing world's first children's slide constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire, Britain - 16 Apr 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1697590l)
Revealed: World's First Children's Slide
Historians have uncovered photos of the world's first children's slider, which was constructed 90 years ago from a plank of wood.
Girls and boys can be seen climbing the dangerously steep four-metre high ladder, then pushing themselves down the long wooden plank which has nothing to stop them falling off.
The primitive piece of play equipment was constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire - the first park of its kind in the UK.
It was designed by owner Charles Wicksteed, who initially made slides for his park before going on to manufacture and sell them around the world.
"These days the health and safety brigade would have a fit if a slide like this was put in a children's playground," said national child play historian Linden Groves, whose research unearthed the photos.
"But in those days people took responsibility for themselves. If you fell off a slide and tore your trousers you would get a clip round the ear from your dad, not a six figure payout.
"Wicksteed's slide was a pioneering piece of play equipment and very popular with girls and boys as the pictures show."
The Wicksteed company catalogue for 1924 gives an illustration of the first slide and states that remarkably there were no accidents.
The description says: "The planks are faced with teak, and as this does not splinter it keeps a smooth glossy surface. The supposed wear and tear of the children's clothes does not take place.
"If the plank were not smooth the children could not slide down, and if it is smooth no wear takes place.
"It was at first thought that children would hesitate about climbing so high a ladder; this has proved to be quite a mistake, they go up without fear or trembling, and we have never had an accident of any sort, although tens of t...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IHKXWIOIF
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Historians uncover photos showing world's first children's slide constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire, Britain - 16 Apr 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1697590m)
Revealed: World's First Children's Slide
Historians have uncovered photos of the world's first children's slider, which was constructed 90 years ago from a plank of wood.
Girls and boys can be seen climbing the dangerously steep four-metre high ladder, then pushing themselves down the long wooden plank which has nothing to stop them falling off.
The primitive piece of play equipment was constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire - the first park of its kind in the UK.
It was designed by owner Charles Wicksteed, who initially made slides for his park before going on to manufacture and sell them around the world.
"These days the health and safety brigade would have a fit if a slide like this was put in a children's playground," said national child play historian Linden Groves, whose research unearthed the photos.
"But in those days people took responsibility for themselves. If you fell off a slide and tore your trousers you would get a clip round the ear from your dad, not a six figure payout.
"Wicksteed's slide was a pioneering piece of play equipment and very popular with girls and boys as the pictures show."
The Wicksteed company catalogue for 1924 gives an illustration of the first slide and states that remarkably there were no accidents.
The description says: "The planks are faced with teak, and as this does not splinter it keeps a smooth glossy surface. The supposed wear and tear of the children's clothes does not take place.
"If the plank were not smooth the children could not slide down, and if it is smooth no wear takes place.
"It was at first thought that children would hesitate about climbing so high a ladder; this has proved to be quite a mistake, they go up without fear or trembling, and we have never had an accident of any sort, although tens of t...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IHKXWIOIF
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Historians uncover photos showing world's first children's slide constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire, Britain - 16 Apr 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1697590k)
Revealed: World's First Children's Slide
Historians have uncovered photos of the world's first children's slider, which was constructed 90 years ago from a plank of wood.
Girls and boys can be seen climbing the dangerously steep four-metre high ladder, then pushing themselves down the long wooden plank which has nothing to stop them falling off.
The primitive piece of play equipment was constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire - the first park of its kind in the UK.
It was designed by owner Charles Wicksteed, who initially made slides for his park before going on to manufacture and sell them around the world.
"These days the health and safety brigade would have a fit if a slide like this was put in a children's playground," said national child play historian Linden Groves, whose research unearthed the photos.
"But in those days people took responsibility for themselves. If you fell off a slide and tore your trousers you would get a clip round the ear from your dad, not a six figure payout.
"Wicksteed's slide was a pioneering piece of play equipment and very popular with girls and boys as the pictures show."
The Wicksteed company catalogue for 1924 gives an illustration of the first slide and states that remarkably there were no accidents.
The description says: "The planks are faced with teak, and as this does not splinter it keeps a smooth glossy surface. The supposed wear and tear of the children's clothes does not take place.
"If the plank were not smooth the children could not slide down, and if it is smooth no wear takes place.
"It was at first thought that children would hesitate about climbing so high a ladder; this has proved to be quite a mistake, they go up without fear or trembling, and we have never had an accident of any sort, although tens of t...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IHKXWIOIF
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Historians uncover photos showing world's first children's slide constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire, Britain - 16 Apr 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1697590j)
Revealed: World's First Children's Slide
Historians have uncovered photos of the world's first children's slider, which was constructed 90 years ago from a plank of wood.
Girls and boys can be seen climbing the dangerously steep four-metre high ladder, then pushing themselves down the long wooden plank which has nothing to stop them falling off.
The primitive piece of play equipment was constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire - the first park of its kind in the UK.
It was designed by owner Charles Wicksteed, who initially made slides for his park before going on to manufacture and sell them around the world.
"These days the health and safety brigade would have a fit if a slide like this was put in a children's playground," said national child play historian Linden Groves, whose research unearthed the photos.
"But in those days people took responsibility for themselves. If you fell off a slide and tore your trousers you would get a clip round the ear from your dad, not a six figure payout.
"Wicksteed's slide was a pioneering piece of play equipment and very popular with girls and boys as the pictures show."
The Wicksteed company catalogue for 1924 gives an illustration of the first slide and states that remarkably there were no accidents.
The description says: "The planks are faced with teak, and as this does not splinter it keeps a smooth glossy surface. The supposed wear and tear of the children's clothes does not take place.
"If the plank were not smooth the children could not slide down, and if it is smooth no wear takes place.
"It was at first thought that children would hesitate about climbing so high a ladder; this has proved to be quite a mistake, they go up without fear or trembling, and we have never had an accident of any sort, although tens of t...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IHKXWIOIF
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Historians uncover photos showing world's first children's slide constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire, Britain - 16 Apr 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1697590i)
Revealed: World's First Children's Slide
Historians have uncovered photos of the world's first children's slider, which was constructed 90 years ago from a plank of wood.
Girls and boys can be seen climbing the dangerously steep four-metre high ladder, then pushing themselves down the long wooden plank which has nothing to stop them falling off.
The primitive piece of play equipment was constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire - the first park of its kind in the UK.
It was designed by owner Charles Wicksteed, who initially made slides for his park before going on to manufacture and sell them around the world.
"These days the health and safety brigade would have a fit if a slide like this was put in a children's playground," said national child play historian Linden Groves, whose research unearthed the photos.
"But in those days people took responsibility for themselves. If you fell off a slide and tore your trousers you would get a clip round the ear from your dad, not a six figure payout.
"Wicksteed's slide was a pioneering piece of play equipment and very popular with girls and boys as the pictures show."
The Wicksteed company catalogue for 1924 gives an illustration of the first slide and states that remarkably there were no accidents.
The description says: "The planks are faced with teak, and as this does not splinter it keeps a smooth glossy surface. The supposed wear and tear of the children's clothes does not take place.
"If the plank were not smooth the children could not slide down, and if it is smooth no wear takes place.
"It was at first thought that children would hesitate about climbing so high a ladder; this has proved to be quite a mistake, they go up without fear or trembling, and we have never had an accident of any sort, although tens of t...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IHKXWIOIF
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Historians uncover photos showing world's first children's slide constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire, Britain - 16 Apr 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1697590g)
Revealed: World's First Children's Slide
Historians have uncovered photos of the world's first children's slider, which was constructed 90 years ago from a plank of wood.
Girls and boys can be seen climbing the dangerously steep four-metre high ladder, then pushing themselves down the long wooden plank which has nothing to stop them falling off.
The primitive piece of play equipment was constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire - the first park of its kind in the UK.
It was designed by owner Charles Wicksteed, who initially made slides for his park before going on to manufacture and sell them around the world.
"These days the health and safety brigade would have a fit if a slide like this was put in a children's playground," said national child play historian Linden Groves, whose research unearthed the photos.
"But in those days people took responsibility for themselves. If you fell off a slide and tore your trousers you would get a clip round the ear from your dad, not a six figure payout.
"Wicksteed's slide was a pioneering piece of play equipment and very popular with girls and boys as the pictures show."
The Wicksteed company catalogue for 1924 gives an illustration of the first slide and states that remarkably there were no accidents.
The description says: "The planks are faced with teak, and as this does not splinter it keeps a smooth glossy surface. The supposed wear and tear of the children's clothes does not take place.
"If the plank were not smooth the children could not slide down, and if it is smooth no wear takes place.
"It was at first thought that children would hesitate about climbing so high a ladder; this has proved to be quite a mistake, they go up without fear or trembling, and we have never had an accident of any sort, although tens of t...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IHKXWIOIF
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Historians uncover photos showing world's first children's slide constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire, Britain - 16 Apr 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1697590h)
Revealed: World's First Children's Slide
Historians have uncovered photos of the world's first children's slider, which was constructed 90 years ago from a plank of wood.
Girls and boys can be seen climbing the dangerously steep four-metre high ladder, then pushing themselves down the long wooden plank which has nothing to stop them falling off.
The primitive piece of play equipment was constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire - the first park of its kind in the UK.
It was designed by owner Charles Wicksteed, who initially made slides for his park before going on to manufacture and sell them around the world.
"These days the health and safety brigade would have a fit if a slide like this was put in a children's playground," said national child play historian Linden Groves, whose research unearthed the photos.
"But in those days people took responsibility for themselves. If you fell off a slide and tore your trousers you would get a clip round the ear from your dad, not a six figure payout.
"Wicksteed's slide was a pioneering piece of play equipment and very popular with girls and boys as the pictures show."
The Wicksteed company catalogue for 1924 gives an illustration of the first slide and states that remarkably there were no accidents.
The description says: "The planks are faced with teak, and as this does not splinter it keeps a smooth glossy surface. The supposed wear and tear of the children's clothes does not take place.
"If the plank were not smooth the children could not slide down, and if it is smooth no wear takes place.
"It was at first thought that children would hesitate about climbing so high a ladder; this has proved to be quite a mistake, they go up without fear or trembling, and we have never had an accident of any sort, although tens of t...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IHKXWIOIF
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Historians uncover photos showing world's first children's slide constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire, Britain - 16 Apr 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1697590f)
Revealed: World's First Children's Slide
Historians have uncovered photos of the world's first children's slider, which was constructed 90 years ago from a plank of wood.
Girls and boys can be seen climbing the dangerously steep four-metre high ladder, then pushing themselves down the long wooden plank which has nothing to stop them falling off.
The primitive piece of play equipment was constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire - the first park of its kind in the UK.
It was designed by owner Charles Wicksteed, who initially made slides for his park before going on to manufacture and sell them around the world.
"These days the health and safety brigade would have a fit if a slide like this was put in a children's playground," said national child play historian Linden Groves, whose research unearthed the photos.
"But in those days people took responsibility for themselves. If you fell off a slide and tore your trousers you would get a clip round the ear from your dad, not a six figure payout.
"Wicksteed's slide was a pioneering piece of play equipment and very popular with girls and boys as the pictures show."
The Wicksteed company catalogue for 1924 gives an illustration of the first slide and states that remarkably there were no accidents.
The description says: "The planks are faced with teak, and as this does not splinter it keeps a smooth glossy surface. The supposed wear and tear of the children's clothes does not take place.
"If the plank were not smooth the children could not slide down, and if it is smooth no wear takes place.
"It was at first thought that children would hesitate about climbing so high a ladder; this has proved to be quite a mistake, they go up without fear or trembling, and we have never had an accident of any sort, although tens of t...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IHKXWIOIF
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Historians uncover photos showing world's first children's slide constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire, Britain - 16 Apr 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1697590e)
Revealed: World's First Children's Slide
Historians have uncovered photos of the world's first children's slider, which was constructed 90 years ago from a plank of wood.
Girls and boys can be seen climbing the dangerously steep four-metre high ladder, then pushing themselves down the long wooden plank which has nothing to stop them falling off.
The primitive piece of play equipment was constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire - the first park of its kind in the UK.
It was designed by owner Charles Wicksteed, who initially made slides for his park before going on to manufacture and sell them around the world.
"These days the health and safety brigade would have a fit if a slide like this was put in a children's playground," said national child play historian Linden Groves, whose research unearthed the photos.
"But in those days people took responsibility for themselves. If you fell off a slide and tore your trousers you would get a clip round the ear from your dad, not a six figure payout.
"Wicksteed's slide was a pioneering piece of play equipment and very popular with girls and boys as the pictures show."
The Wicksteed company catalogue for 1924 gives an illustration of the first slide and states that remarkably there were no accidents.
The description says: "The planks are faced with teak, and as this does not splinter it keeps a smooth glossy surface. The supposed wear and tear of the children's clothes does not take place.
"If the plank were not smooth the children could not slide down, and if it is smooth no wear takes place.
"It was at first thought that children would hesitate about climbing so high a ladder; this has proved to be quite a mistake, they go up without fear or trembling, and we have never had an accident of any sort, although tens of t...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IHKXWIOIF
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Historians uncover photos showing world's first children's slide constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire, Britain - 16 Apr 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1697590d)
Revealed: World's First Children's Slide
Historians have uncovered photos of the world's first children's slider, which was constructed 90 years ago from a plank of wood.
Girls and boys can be seen climbing the dangerously steep four-metre high ladder, then pushing themselves down the long wooden plank which has nothing to stop them falling off.
The primitive piece of play equipment was constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire - the first park of its kind in the UK.
It was designed by owner Charles Wicksteed, who initially made slides for his park before going on to manufacture and sell them around the world.
"These days the health and safety brigade would have a fit if a slide like this was put in a children's playground," said national child play historian Linden Groves, whose research unearthed the photos.
"But in those days people took responsibility for themselves. If you fell off a slide and tore your trousers you would get a clip round the ear from your dad, not a six figure payout.
"Wicksteed's slide was a pioneering piece of play equipment and very popular with girls and boys as the pictures show."
The Wicksteed company catalogue for 1924 gives an illustration of the first slide and states that remarkably there were no accidents.
The description says: "The planks are faced with teak, and as this does not splinter it keeps a smooth glossy surface. The supposed wear and tear of the children's clothes does not take place.
"If the plank were not smooth the children could not slide down, and if it is smooth no wear takes place.
"It was at first thought that children would hesitate about climbing so high a ladder; this has proved to be quite a mistake, they go up without fear or trembling, and we have never had an accident of any sort, although tens of t...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IHKXWIOIF
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Historians uncover photos showing world's first children's slide constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire, Britain - 16 Apr 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1697590c)
Revealed: World's First Children's Slide
Historians have uncovered photos of the world's first children's slider, which was constructed 90 years ago from a plank of wood.
Girls and boys can be seen climbing the dangerously steep four-metre high ladder, then pushing themselves down the long wooden plank which has nothing to stop them falling off.
The primitive piece of play equipment was constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire - the first park of its kind in the UK.
It was designed by owner Charles Wicksteed, who initially made slides for his park before going on to manufacture and sell them around the world.
"These days the health and safety brigade would have a fit if a slide like this was put in a children's playground," said national child play historian Linden Groves, whose research unearthed the photos.
"But in those days people took responsibility for themselves. If you fell off a slide and tore your trousers you would get a clip round the ear from your dad, not a six figure payout.
"Wicksteed's slide was a pioneering piece of play equipment and very popular with girls and boys as the pictures show."
The Wicksteed company catalogue for 1924 gives an illustration of the first slide and states that remarkably there were no accidents.
The description says: "The planks are faced with teak, and as this does not splinter it keeps a smooth glossy surface. The supposed wear and tear of the children's clothes does not take place.
"If the plank were not smooth the children could not slide down, and if it is smooth no wear takes place.
"It was at first thought that children would hesitate about climbing so high a ladder; this has proved to be quite a mistake, they go up without fear or trembling, and we have never had an accident of any sort, although tens of t...
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Historians uncover photos showing world's first children's slide constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire, Britain - 16 Apr 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1697590b)
Revealed: World's First Children's Slide
Historians have uncovered photos of the world's first children's slider, which was constructed 90 years ago from a plank of wood.
Girls and boys can be seen climbing the dangerously steep four-metre high ladder, then pushing themselves down the long wooden plank which has nothing to stop them falling off.
The primitive piece of play equipment was constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire - the first park of its kind in the UK.
It was designed by owner Charles Wicksteed, who initially made slides for his park before going on to manufacture and sell them around the world.
"These days the health and safety brigade would have a fit if a slide like this was put in a children's playground," said national child play historian Linden Groves, whose research unearthed the photos.
"But in those days people took responsibility for themselves. If you fell off a slide and tore your trousers you would get a clip round the ear from your dad, not a six figure payout.
"Wicksteed's slide was a pioneering piece of play equipment and very popular with girls and boys as the pictures show."
The Wicksteed company catalogue for 1924 gives an illustration of the first slide and states that remarkably there were no accidents.
The description says: "The planks are faced with teak, and as this does not splinter it keeps a smooth glossy surface. The supposed wear and tear of the children's clothes does not take place.
"If the plank were not smooth the children could not slide down, and if it is smooth no wear takes place.
"It was at first thought that children would hesitate about climbing so high a ladder; this has proved to be quite a mistake, they go up without fear or trembling, and we have never had an accident of any sort, although tens of t...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IHKXWIOIF
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Historians uncover photos showing world's first children's slide constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park, Kettering, Northamptonshire, Britain - 16 Apr 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (1697590a)
Revealed: World's First Children's Slide
Historians have uncovered photos of the world's first children's slider, which was constructed 90 years ago from a plank of wood.
Girls and boys can be seen climbing the dangerously steep four-metre high ladder, then pushing themselves down the long wooden plank which has nothing to stop them falling off.
The primitive piece of play equipment was constructed in 1922 in Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire - the first park of its kind in the UK.
It was designed by owner Charles Wicksteed, who initially made slides for his park before going on to manufacture and sell them around the world.
"These days the health and safety brigade would have a fit if a slide like this was put in a children's playground," said national child play historian Linden Groves, whose research unearthed the photos.
"But in those days people took responsibility for themselves. If you fell off a slide and tore your trousers you would get a clip round the ear from your dad, not a six figure payout.
"Wicksteed's slide was a pioneering piece of play equipment and very popular with girls and boys as the pictures show."
The Wicksteed company catalogue for 1924 gives an illustration of the first slide and states that remarkably there were no accidents.
The description says: "The planks are faced with teak, and as this does not splinter it keeps a smooth glossy surface. The supposed wear and tear of the children's clothes does not take place.
"If the plank were not smooth the children could not slide down, and if it is smooth no wear takes place.
"It was at first thought that children would hesitate about climbing so high a ladder; this has proved to be quite a mistake, they go up without fear or trembling, and we have never had an accident of any sort, although tens of t...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IHKXWIOIF
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