Apron Collection (#20)

Russian Dyer with his vat and belt pouches Date: 1905

A dangerous Barber with a flippant attitude having won a bet
The Dangers of Betting " Yes Sir; they re very strict ere, Sir. Why, if we scratches a customer we re fined threepence, and if we cuts one we re fined sixpence

Russian Road Sweeper. Date: circa 1903

A delightful portrait of a Parisian Fruit Seller and barrow
A delightful portrait of a Parisian Fruit Seller with her barrow. Date: 1892

L Heure d Absinthe - French couple
L Heure d Absinthe - A venerable French couple, possibly after consuming a tipple of Absinthe, although both appear to still be relatively vertical... Date: circa 1895

Theatrical Lodging House Keeper who drops her h s
Theatrical Lodging House Keeper: " What name did you say, Sir? Harlton?" Actor (about to take apartment): " No, not Harlton - Arlton." T.L.K: " Oh

A Breton Fishwife
A very solid and formidable Breton Fishwife from Brittany, France. Date: circa 1890s

A Newlyn Fishwife, Cornwall. Date: 1893

Two Cockney Costers having a jovial chat: " Wots th row up the Court, Bill?" " Bob Smith was kissing my Missus, and is Old Woman caught im!" Date: 1892

Furniture maker - Local Egyptian artisan, Cairo
Furniture maker, adding bone inlay to an octagonal table - Local Egyptian artisan, Cairo. Date: circa 1910s

University Student playing Portuguese Guitar on the street - Lisbon, Portugal. Date: 1930s

Portugal - Pretty girl from Minho Region Date: 1930s

Kissing in the Kitchen - Finding a nice tart
" I found a nice Tart in the Kitchen today" ! A young man leans across the kitchen table to kiss his girl. Both are sensibly wearing aprons to prevent any unnecessary mess

Market Reports Illustrated - Hares - Moderate Supply
Market Reports Illustrated - " Hares - Only a very moderate supply!" A barber ponders the task ahead (get it?) as he is faced with an elderly gentleman who happen to be rather follicularly

Native Bermudian feeding her flock of turkeys. Date: circa 1910s

1945 aerial view looking south
A 1945 aerial view looking south, showing the first runway and terminal apron in RAF use, with construction work continuing on the other runways in the background

Elderly maid digging in the garden c. 1910

Apron of a Masonic Master. Textiles. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 du Grand Orient de France et de la Franc-Ma篮 nerie Europ饮 ne

Ice cream vendor in the Dordogne, France
An ice cream vendor with her stall in a village in the Dordogne, south west France. She and her assistant don t appear to be very busy. Date: 1951

Japanese Waitress
A Japanese girl, a Nippie (waitress) in a tea shop, dressed in her western uniform. Date: early 1930s

Liebig Beef Extract Advertisement
An advertisement for Liebig Beef Extract showing a woman in kitchen apron taking a spoonful from a can of the product. A poem entitled Extract of Happiness accompanies the illustration. Date: 1891

Boy and rabbit dancing

Housemaids / Curtains 1900
Housemaids practice arranging curtains Date: c1900

Restrictions are not finished! 1919
French cook holds up a small morsel of food on a plater, while the lady of the house is looking in a recipe book. Date: 1919

German Merchants Weigh
German merchants weighing barrels on scales

Valentines Postcard - Chef makes Sweet Hearts Lets be Sweet hearts together. Date: 1907

Silver Apron, Yosemite Valley. Date c1898

Butchers van, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
A butcher poses beside his new delivery van. Tom Greenwood was a family butcher at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, and clearly took pride in his new mode of transport. circa 1920

Smiling woman preparing a wholesome feast
A woman wearing a chequered apron and broad smile, leans over the stove and peels potatoes for the roast dinner she is preparing. 1937

Metropolitan Police blacksmith with WPC and horses
A blacksmith shaping a horseshoe on his anvil, while a Metropolitan Police WPC watches. Two horses stand waiting in the background. Date: circa 1980s

Making a herring barrel, Lowestoft
A cooper making a herring barrel in Lowestoft, Suffolk. By the mid-1960s, fish catches from Lowestoft were greatly diminishing, particularly the herring. Date: 1909

Electric devices 1913
Modern electrical devices from 1913: A lady fries herself some eggs for her breakfast in an electric frying pan. A nurse heats some water in a hot water cup

Romanian Countryfolk and Curtea de Arges
Two Romanian countryfolk in traditional costume and the 16th century Curtea de Arges Monastery - Curtea de Arges, Arges county, Romania Date: circa 1900

Stock Exchange Notes (1 / 4) - Fall of Coal
An allegory on the The Fall of the Coal Price - Stock Exchange Notes: " Coal Fell Unexpectedly" !! 1903

Australian Fisherwoman
An Australian woman pulls on the rubber wading boots, that fit right over her clothes. They take the place of the housewifes apron in a unique catch-and-cook demonstration! Date: 1940s

Crossword Craze - Distracted housemaid
The Crossword Craze What Lizzie was late with the lunch! A housemaid gets totally distracted trying to finish her crossword and completely forgets to do her cleaning or prepare the midday meal

Butchers boy and bakers boy
A butchers boy and a bakers boy having a chat. first published 1879

Dressing Baby -- little girl with her doll
Dressing Baby -- a little girl playing with her doll. Date: early 20th century

Frenchwoman at her door, Bouchain, France, WW1
A Frenchwoman speaks with a British soldier at her front door in Bouchain, northern France, during the First World War. The German words painted on her door say No lodging for troops. 25 October 1918

21st birthday card with lady gathering lavender
A 21st birthday card, showing a lady gathering lavender in her pretty blue garden. Date: 1936

Chambermaid been asked out by the sweep
Chambermaid receives an admirer: From sweep in love can work be e er expected? And so this morn the chimneys are neglected; upon his knees he vainly pleads

Lyons coffee advertisement
Advertisement for Lyons instant coffee granules showing an immaculate 1950s housewife giving a demonstration of how to make the perfect cup of coffee. 1950s

Title page design, The Queen of the Pirate Isle, showing a little girl sitting on a chair with a doll on her lap. 1886

Little girl with doll on a birthday postcard
A little girl with her doll on a birthday postcard. Date: 1915

A Crack Truffle-hunting team setting out, France
A Crack Truffle-hunting team setting out, Lot, France. The fruits of their sniffing, snuffling and truffling labours can be seen in the basket on the right. Date: circa 1908

Grocery Store - A G Westway - Devon, selling everything and anything by the look of the window display! The proud shopkeeper stands before the shop in a spotless white apron

Poster advertising War Savings Certificates. One workman tells another that its worth while. 1940s

Woman in nurses uniform
A woman in a nurses uniform. circa 1940s

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