Basins Collection

Trumpers Barbers - Mayfair, London
Barbershop in Central London - Mayfair. G F Trumper & Sons. An elaborate belt-driven machinery above the mirror drives a head massaging brush. Established 1875

Sanitary ware, Plate 42, showing wash basins, urinals and toilet bowls in a range of styles. Date: circa 1880s

Musical instruments of the ancient Hebrews. Harp, lyres, flute, psaltery, organ, horn, panpipes, bagpipes, drum, trumpet, bell, sistrum, triangle, rattle, etc. Strumenti musicali

RMS Queen Mary, The Barbers Date: 1930s

Preslands Ladies Hairdressing Salon, Darlington Preslands Ladies Hairdressing
Preslands Ladies Hairdressing Salon, Darlington. 1925

Interior of the New Turkish Bath at Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, USA. A health resort since the 1750s - Americas first spa! Date: circa 1930

Fruit sellers, Sierra Leone
Two women fruit sellers, Goderich Beach, Sierra Leone, Africa. They wear bright clothes and carry their wares on their heads Date: circa 1982

Docks of the Suez Canal in Port Said, Egypt
Docks with landed boats on the Suez Canal and view on Port Said in north-eastern Egypt, on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea and on the western bank of the Suez Canal. Date: circa 1910

Washing Stockings / 1940S
Washing day: a young woman washes stockings by hand at the sink using a bar of soap and two basins of water Date: 1940s

Moses Fountain in Suez, Egypt
Moses Fountain encircled with palm trees and with a cottage in the background in Suez, north-eastern Egypt. Date: circa 1900

Gordon Boys Home, Nottingham - Washroom
Gordon Boys Home, Nottingham - boys wash at a row of large basins. Date: circa 1916

Private room on cruise liner, Empress of Australia
Private room 320 on the Canadian Pacific cruise liner, Empress of Australia. Date: 1929

Best English Cut Crystal Table Glass, Plate 93, showing jugs, jars, decanters, glasses and other items. Date: circa 1880s

Plain and Engraved English Crystal Table Glass, Plate 94, showing jugs, decanters, glasses and other items. Date: circa 1880s

White earthenware, Plate 59, showing dishes, serving dishes, jugs, bowls and other items. Date: circa 1880s

Superior Pressed, Engraved and Cut Glass, Plate 141, showing a range of jugs, basins, dishes, plates and containers in various styles and sizes. Date: circa 1880s

Etruscan Art. Italy. Production of tableware was established in Etruria, imitating the works of Greek potters. Some Etruscan ware was inspired by pottery imported form Greece

Ward at Leeds Infirmary, West Yorkshire
A an interior view of No.8 Ward at the Leeds Infirmary. Patients lie in their beds along both side. Two jugs and basins for washing are in the foreground. Date: Early 1900s

An old English sugar basin. Engraved metal

Le Mont-Dore, France - Gargling Room at The Thermal spring, known since Roman times. Le Mont-Dore, formerly called Mont-Dore-les-Bains

Public Washing facility - Antibes, France
Public Washing facility ( Lavoir ) - Antibes, France Date: circa 1910s

America (18th c. ). Growings of the Indians of
America (18th c.). Growings of the Indians of the basins of Orinoco and Amazon rivers. Italian engraving of 1780. Etching

Scout washing on camp
A Scout in camp washing himself before morning inspection. The boys themselves have built the washstand cum clothes dryer for the material available on the campsite

Onboard the prison ship The Warrior
Prisoners wash at low basins while observed by officers, onboard the convict hulk ship, The Warrior. The practice of confining offenders on board such ships was first adopted in England in 1776; it

Knights St John / Washroom
The washroom of the Knights of St John at Fontana, Gozo, Malta

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