Bins Collection

Hop Picking into Bins
Kent hop pickers picking into bins

A selection of funnels, food warmers and flour bins. Date: circa 1900

Paul Bins, Count of Saint-Victor, French author and critic
Paul Bins, Count of Saint-Victor (1827-1881), French author and critic. Date: circa late 1860s

ARP Cleansing and decontamination facility
Air Raid Precautions (ARP) - Gas Cleansing and decontamination facility. Date: 1937

Orange-peel waste basket on a London street
After numerous accidents in London streets through people slipping on pieces of orange peel thrown onto the pavement, the City authorities instituted a system of wire baskets into which eaters of

Two beachcombers, Hove and Brighton seafront
Two beachcombers rummage in a litter bin on the Hove and Brighton seafront. circa 1960s

Refuse collector at work on a Balham street, SW London. He is wearing a mortar board which someone has thrown away. Date: circa 1960s

Refuse collectors at work on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1960s

WW2 safety poster, Don t Take Risks, Take Care. Use a ladder to top bins or the unexpected is just what is to be expected! Design by Victor Hicks. Date: 1940s

Dustmen
People You See. Dustmen. From Teddy Bear (4 November 1967)

GLC-LFB Refuse collection strike and rubbish fires
The extended refuse collection strike in the early 1970s resulted in piles of rubbish and uncollected waste lying for weeks in London streets

Folding raw wool into large bins
Folding rools of semi-processed wool into large tubs ready for transport to the next stage of processing at Patons & Baldwins Factory at Darlington. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Peasant man with horse
A peasant working man in Istanbul on the Asian side of the Bosphorus stands with his white horse carrying two large metal containers on either flank

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

Magazine Bins Boston
Bins offering give-away magazines on a street in central Boston

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