Linen Collection (page 5)

Advert for Robinson & Cleaver Ltd mens collars 1910 Advert for Robinson & Cleaver
Collars that wear well, made of strong, tough, untearable and heavy linen. Date: 1910

Harrison & Sons power loom 1862 Harrison & Sons power loom 1862
Harrison & Sons power-loom for weaving flax. Date: 1862

LADY AND HER LINEN / 1929
A woman selects a clean handerchief from her drawer. Date: 1929

BED LINEN ROOM 1880
The bed linen department at Au Bon Marche, Paris Date: 1880

Selection of Victorian womens fashion 1875
Everything you need in fashion for women 1875. Date: 1875

BLEACHING LINEN CLOTH by spreading it out in the sunlight in fields near the factory which can be seen in the distance Date: circa 1870

Royal visit to Northern Ireland - examining a handloom
Princess Margaret and the Queen (Queen Elizabeth, later the Queen Mother) examining an ancient handloom on which linen had been woven for Queen Victoria at the Farm

Armchair made from solid ebony, ebony veneers, and purple heart, inlaid with ivory and purple heart, with an upholstered seat back and arms, attributed to Jackson and Graham (London)

Elsa Schiaparelli Pour le Sport advertisment
Advertisment for Elsa Schiaparellis first shop, Pour le Sport, in 4, Rue de la Paix, in Paris. Her first collection consisted of knitwear

Biruta Stewart-Ure in Biba, sister of Barbara Hulanicki Biba
Biruta Stewart-Ure, younger sister of Barbara Hulanicki who founded the mega successful London fashion store, Biba. The shop was named after Biruta, whose nickname was Biba

Advert for Hudsons Soap 1888
Policeman holding a touch up at a notice on a fence saying Arrest all dirt and cleanse everthing by using Hudsons Soap REWARD!! purity, health and satisfaction by its regular saily use. 1888

Advert for Hudsons Soap 1889
Policeman holding a touch up at a notice on a fence saying Arrest all dirt and cleanse everthing by using Hudsons Soap REWARD!! purity, health and satisfaction by its regular saily use. 1889

Wm. Barbour and Sons Linen Thread Works, Dunmurry - a view of the factory. (Location: Northern Ireland: [County Antrim] : [County Londonderry] (could be either): Dunmurry). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen-Draper 1827
A young woman feels the quality of the fabric before deciding whether to purchase it from the linen draper. Date: 1827

Bearnaise hat, in honor of Henri IV.. Handcolored lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times, by Le Comte de Reiset, Paris, 1885

Street Children - Naples, Italy. The Scunizzi street urchins, running wild amid the bombed buildings of Naples. The priest Father Mario Borrelli achieved international renown with his campaigns to

Perfumerie Bruno Court at Grasse, France. Sorting through roses at long benches. A vertitable riot of colour and aroma

Interior of a Hungarian Peasant house
Superb photographic postcard depicting the interior of a Hungarian Peasant house, showing the piles of clean linen and bedding, folding benches, religious pictures adorning the whitewashed walls

Mens celluloid detachable bibs and cuffs, and soap. circa 1900

Sea-suits for sunning and swimming 1930
Women models relaxing with the latest beach pyjamas, (left model), Distinctly nautical air, and is made of sponge cloth and cotton in natural colours with wavy stripes, from Army and Navy Stores

Womens clothing for spring 1912
Spring dresses with three-quarter length sleeves, and wide brimmed hats with floral, ribbon and feathers additions. Date: 1912

Fashion for June 1913
Women models wearing a suggestion of fashionable dresses and accessories from Paris. Date: 1913

Street vendor, corner of Cuartel Street, Havana, Cuba
Street vendor with linen piled up on a handcart, at the corner of Cuartel Street, Havana, Cuba. Date: circa 1915

Woman wears a nightdress from Robinson & Cleaver
A woman wearing a nightdress of Linen Lawn from Robinson & Cleaver. The nightdress is a hand-drawn design with fine hand embroidery, trimmed with real filet lace and ribbons

Women working in a laundry. Date: circa 1930s

Young fashionable lady searches for linen in her Dower Chest
A fashionable young lady kneels in front of an Old English oak Dower chest, searching for a specific item of household linen! Date: 1923

Advert for Hudsons Soap 1885
Hudsons Soap insures the luxury of pure clean clothes. Woman scrubbing some clothes in some soapy water. 1885

Advert for Debenham & Freebody blouses 1915
Handmade blouses in white linen or muslin, with stiff collar and cuffs. 1915

A copy of an engraving of the Linen Hall, Belfast by J. Vinycomb. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

White Linen Hall - a copy of an engraving looking slightly down on the building with horse vehicles and people. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s

Hackling Yarn in a North of Ireland Spinning Mill - a view in a linen factory of a man operating a hackling machine. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Roughing the Yarn in a North of Ireland Spinning Mill - an interior view of a linen factory and a row of workers roughing the yarn. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Irish Linen Industry, Warping - an interior of a linen factory showing a machine warping the yarn. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Irish Linen Industry, Dressing Yarn - an interior of a linen factory showing a machine dressing the yarn. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Irish Linen Industry, Weaving - an interior of a factory showing weaving machines. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Irish Linen Industry, Winding - an interior of a factory with women operating the winding machines. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Mullavilla Linen Factory, Co. Armagh - a view of a linen factory. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Armagh: Mullavilly). Date: circa early 1900s

Smart suit from Jenners for cruise wear
A smart suit, appropriate for deck as for shore wear, in uncrushable linen from Jenners of Edinburgh. The skirt is cut on fitting lines with godet pleats while a high neckline

Linen Bleaching, Passing Through the Blueing Frame - a barefoot worker is operating between two roller machines in the spinning mill. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching, Rub Boards - a view in the spinning mill of a man operating a machine to rub the linen after bleaching. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching Process, Calendering - closer in view of above but no operator or linen going through the machine. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

N. of Ireland Linen Industry, Calendering Linen - an interior view in the spinning mill and two people operating a machine to calender the linen sheets. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching, Ironing the Web - an interior view of the spinning mill and a man operating a machine for ironing the sheets of linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching Process, Beetling Linen - an interior view of a man in the spinning mill operating a machine for beetling linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching Process, Breadthing - an interior view of a man operating a machine in the spinning mill for bundling linen sheets. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching Process, Patent Beetling Machine - an interior view in a spinning mill of a machine for beetling linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching Process, Beetling - an interior view of two men in the spinning mill with a machine for beetling linen. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Linen Bleaching, Stentering Frame for Hem Stitched Finish
Linen Bleaching, Stentering Frame forHem Stitched Finish - a view in the spinning mill of two women feeding linen onto a conveyor belt. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

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