Material Collection (page 3)

Nursery Beadspread
A nursery beadspread made from soft fluffy material. Artist: Richard James Williams Date: 1909

Dodge Brothers van advertising Viyella day and night wear. circa 1930s

A Sewing Class, Guild of the Good Samaritan
A Sewing Class, The Guild of the Good Samaritan, Clothe the Poor, making up material sent by our readers. 1899

I don t want him, my dear by H. M. Bateman
" I don t want him, my dear - you buy him." Two sophisticated women regard an unpromising male specimen and discuss the merits of purchasing him. Date: 1930

Phoenicians trading with Early Britons, exchanging richly coloured cloths for animal skins and furs. Date: BCE

Angelic women in the most wonderful photo ever taken
Two women appear angelic, dressed in flowing material as they are photographed amongst the clouds. The positioning of the women

Method of cutting paper material in China (after a Chinese illustration). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Chinese paper making, QIng Dynasty
Chinese paper making: young bamboo shoots are stripped of their bark, beaten and soaked in river water for a fortnight. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Anxious to Please - Le Desir De Plaire. 1743

Material shortage during First World War
Material shortage during the First World War - a man with rope, string and rolls of paper. Date: 1914-1918

Young woman weaving on a loom, China, East Asia
Young woman weaving cloth on a large loom, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Advert, Lewiss Department Store, Manchester, October 1888. 1888

Advert for H. W Johns, asbestos materials for roofing 1875
Company based in New York, advertising asbestos roofing, used in roof coating, cement, paint, boiling felt and steam packing. 1875

Victorian Card - Little Tailors. 19th century

SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX reproaches his sister Hombeline for her attachment to material possessions. Below : Clairvaux Abbey Date: 1090 - 1153

City of London handcart with scrap metal, WW2
WW2 - City of London Corporation handcart containing scrap metal, including bomb ordinance, Southwark Bridge, London. The cart also contains iron railings and general household metalwork

Advert for Viyella, womens motoring headscarf 1908
Miss Kitty Gordon wearing Viyella gauntlers. Date: 1908

viyella material accessories gloves cloth costume
Edwardian women wearing Viyella gloves, a blend of wool and cotton. Date: 1908

Penstock Chamber at Old Ford, London 1861
Interior of the Penstock Chamber in the sewers at Old Ford, London, 1861. Penstock chambers usually have large, moveable watertight doors and are used to control the flow of material in drains

At the drapers shop 1887
Two women choosing some material to be made into the latest fashionable dress. Date: 1887

Lace Dressing Room at a Nottingham Lace Factory 1843
The lace-dressing room at a Nottingham Lace Factory where the lengths of material are checked and finished. Date: 1843

SHORT SKIRTS SAVE FABRIC
Patriotic German woman does her bit by taking the new fashion for short skirts to an extreme to save on fabric. Yet her long boots / gaiters must require a lot of material? Date: 1916

BUCHANAN TARTAN / FORSYTH
The Buchanan Tartan Date: circa 1902

GLASS 18TH CENTURY 10
GLACES Placing the raw material in the furnace Date: 1765

Beagle-Auster D. 4 / 108 G-ARLG
Beagle-Auster D.4-108 G-ARLG, the sole UK registered two-seater built specially for the Auster Flying Club. The other five D.4-108s built at Rearsby were exported to Portugal for the Portuguese Air

Flexible Metallic Tubing Shop - 112 Queen Victoria Street, London. Flexible metallic tubing is seemingly a perfected substitute for rubber or canvas hose

World War II. German Parabellum pistol, known as Luger
German Parabellum pistol, known as Luger. Used during First and Second World War. Black Sea Fleet Museum. Sevastopol. Ukraine

Singer Sewing Machine catalogue - Cabinet Table
Singer Sewing Machine catalogue - woman working at a Cabinet Table. 1932

St Pancras Union School, Leavesden, Hertfordshire
Tailoring class at the St Pancras Union Industrial School at Leavesden, Hertfordshire. Boys are engaged in cutting and sewing material, supervised by school staff

Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI lapel pin
Space Memorabilia - Apollo XI (11) mission space flown lapel pin. An incredible piece of Apollo 11 flown history, Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first two humans on the moon

Late Victorian 1890s Card Cards Greetings Xmas
late, victorian, 1890s, card, cards, greetings, xmas, leaf, leaves, flower, flowers, bud, buds, gold, shiny, material, blue, mauve, christmas, quotation, pope, poetry, poem, handwriting, handwritten

Spray of flowers made of shiny material on a New Year card with a black background. Date: circa 1890s

Cats in a dress shop on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Tourist and textile salesman in Egypt
A tourist in Egypt is shown some textile samples by an itinerant salesman. Date: early 20th century

Staflex Iron-On Interlining for use in dressmaking. 1950s

Tabby kitten sharpening its claws on a chair
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten sharpening its claws on a chair. 1950s

Viyella clothing for all athletic purposes
Advertisement for Viyella, high-class washing material suitable for all athletic purposes including golfing, hockey and fencing. Ideal for the active young woman of 1903. Date: 1903

Woman in Cornish traditional costume with Corn Dollies
Woman (Jan Fennell) in Cornish traditional costume, with a display of Corn Dollies. Date: circa 1970s

Small advertisements on satin cloth
Small advertisements printed on a yellow satin cloth duster, including Michelin, Shell, Mobiloil, Overland, Buick, Ford, Wolseley, Harley Davidson, Pommery Champagne, Royal Italian Circus

WW2 - Men Munitions Material - Australian First Day Cover - supporting the war effort, 15th July, 1940. Date: 1940

Jibbah, Dervish, 1898. Associated with the Battle of Omdurman, 2nd Sudan War, (1896-1899). This jibbah is thought to be ceremonial; its thin material

Ancient Egyptian costume. From left to right: woman and man in ordinary clothing, Numidian woman, baby and man, aristocratic Egyptian man, three native Egyptian men. BCE

Louis Wain Daddy Cat - shopping with Mummy Cat. circa 1910s

Prehistory. The wooden idol from Pohjankuru. Finland, ca. 30
The wooden idol from Pohjankuru. Southern Finland, dates from ca. 3000 BC and is the oldest known portrait of an inhabitant of Finland. The National Museum of Finland. Helsinki

Manufacture of felt hats. Hungary
Manufacture of felt hats, formerly widely used in Hungary. Reflects the regional differences, social and occupational. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest, Hungary

Singer Sewing Machine - Tailors Machine model 31K15. 1932

Singer Sewing Machine - one-drawer drop-leaf table. 1932

Singer Sewing Machine - enclosed cabinet. 1932

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