Apron Collection (page 22)

Crushing bones, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
Inmates crushing bones at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Kitchens, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
A 100-pound Christmas pudding on display in the kitchens at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Emergency pump, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Inmates work the emergency water pump at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Cookery lesson, Askham Grange Prison, North Yorkshire
Inmates at Askham Grange female training prison in North Yorkshire take part in a cookery lesson. The instructor has written a recipe for scones on the blackboard. Date: circa 1945

Olive Malvery serving in a cheap coffee house
In the early 1900s, Olive Malvery, an established singer and reciter of verse, became known for her investigative reports of Londons poor, especially women

Salvation Army Food Depot kitchen, East London
Staff prepare food in the kitchen of the Salvation Army Food Depot on Whitechapel Road in the East End of London. The depot provided basic food and shelter for as little as a penny a night

Elderly women inmates over 90, Holborn Union Workhouse
A group of five elderly female inmates, all aged over 90, enjoy a cup of tea at what is thought to be the Holborn Union workhouse at Merton Lane, Mitcham, Surrey

Three elderly people sitting outside their home
Three elderly people, two men and a woman, sitting outside their home, enjoying a glass of beer and a bite to eat

Women with poultry at an open air market
Four women, young and middle aged, holding poultry at an open air market

Blacksmith in his forge, working on a horseshoe
A young blacksmith in his forge, working on a horseshoe, at the Black Country Museum, Birmingham, West Midlands

Woman hanging out the washing on a line
A woman hanging out the washing on a line (or two), apparently at the side of a stretch of water

Ironing Room at Barnardos Girls Home, Barkingside
Ironing room at Barnardos Home, Barkingside, Essex. In 1873, Thomas Barnardo set up, a Village Home for Orphan, Neglected and Destitute Girls at Barkingside

Salvation Army knitting factory
Girls at work in a Salvation Army knitting factory. They are all wearing regulation long white aprons

Open air church service at a workhouse
An open air church service for workhouse inmates, location unknown. Male and female inmates in workhouse uniform sit on chairs while a service is conducted by two men

Elderly inmates, Islington Workhouse, London

Woman in Traditional Cretan Dress - from the Anogia district of Crete

Lady of Psara
A lady in traditional clothing from the Island of Psara Date: circa 1930s

Lady from Corfu
A lady of the Island of Corfu, Greece

Bawarchi (Cook) - India - he is breaking an egg into a copper pan

Help! by Ethel Parkinson
A little Dutch boy calls for Help! as a little Dutch girl gives him a kiss

Cupboard Love by Ethel Parkinson
A little Dutch boy snuggles up to a little Dutch girl, but alas its only her basket of fruit hes interested in. Date: early 20th century

Childrens Party American Indian and Dutch girl
Two children make their way along a garden path to a fancy dress party in costume. The boy is dressed as a Native American Indian complete with feathered head dress

Cookery class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a cookery class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868

Before and After the War (2 of 2). A portrait of a gentleman in his civilian working outfit in his job as a butcher on return from the Great War in 1919

Woman and girl in East European folk costume
A woman and a little girl wearing traditional East European folk costume, probably from Moravia or Slovakia

Five little girls in East European folk costume
Five little girls and a baby wearing traditional East European folk costume, probably from Moravia or Slovakia

Getting baby ready for his bath
A mother gets her baby ready for his bath. Soap, talcum powder and cotton wool are ready on a table at her side

Operating a wool-winding machine
A woman operating and checking a huge wool winding machine at Patons & Baldwins factory at Darlington. Patons & Baldwins was one of the largest manufacturers of knitting yarn in the UK between

Baker delivering bread - Constantinople, Turkey
A Turkish Baker delivering the morning bread in Constantinople, Turkey. He lifts a stack of loaves out of one of a pair of large reedwork panniers, strapped to the flanks of his pony

Variety of Turkish vendors
(Left) Ice Cream Salesman - selling ices made from buffalo milk/cream. (Centre) Fish salesman in Beycos. (Right) Water seller with a superb decorated (with leaves) water holder from Gueos Tepe

Seller of Muhallebi, Turkey
Seller of Muhallebi - a milk pudding thickened with rice flour and optionally perfumed with rose water or orange flower water

Knitting a Jersey
A woman, seated by an open door, knits a jersey as worn by fishermen and sailers on the Cornish coast

Gas Council advertisement 1954
Advertisement by the Gas Council stressing that the gas industry makes the best use of the nations coal, allowing busy housewives the luxury of instant hot water with Mr Therms Sink Water-heaters

The Kitchenmaid and the Constable
A humourous photograph of a kitchenmaid, busy doing the washing up, being proposed to by her policeman admirer. The photograph is entitled Cupboard Love

An apron from garden Cornflowers
A young girl is lent a petal from a Cornflower to make an apron for her

Egypt - Main Street, Suez

Making Pastry
Pastry is rolled out on the sideboard, then once cooked, the maid is shown removing the pie from the oven, and then once again with plates piled up high, ready for serving

Housewife Using a Modern Gas Cooker
The housewifes best friend is a modern gas cooker equipped with every convenience for cooking food scientifically and daintily

Skinning a Rabbit for Dinner
A housewife, determined to take on the domestic duties that their servant currently carries out, gets to grips with skinning a rabbit for dinner

A Ticino Woman - Switzerland in traditional costume, holding a wooden rake with a large woven reed basket on her back. Canton Ticino or just Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland

The Corn Merchant s
The Corn Merchants - two girls talk to the Corn Merchant standing behind his counter

Turkish ice Cream seller
Constantinople - An ice cream seller with a female client

Young children sitting on a tree stump
Cartoon-style watercolour fantasy painting of two young children in rural costume, sitting atop a tree stump. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Girl in yellow bonnet collecting flowers
Cartoon-style illustration by Malcolm Greensmith of a young girl in yellow spotted dress and bonnet, pausing for a rest on a tree stump on her way back from collecting flowers

Blacksmith shoeing a horse
A Blacksmith changes the shoes on a working horse. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

French Actress 19C
A French actress

History of Fashion 1875
Elongated, bodice with front lacing, (applied also to the outer sleeves) over a double skirt with apron front. The puff or bustle at the back of the skirt is still discernible

Wrights Wall Brush
A handy wall brush with an oscillating head or duster enabling servants to clean cornices, walls or staircases without trying using a ladder

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