Blinkers Collection

Gypsy Caravans
A group of travellers and their horse-drawn caravans/wagons. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Shire Horses pull the plough
A team of two white shire horses pull a light plough across a field of recently cut corn. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Horse Plough
Pair-horse single furrow ploughing in the autumn, on a farm in Essex, England

A team of working horses at work in the fields ploughing. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Shire horse drawn dray
Shire horse drawn brewery dray passes through a village, delivering beer to The Lamb and Flag pub. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Gipsy couple on their horse-drawn cart
A middle-aged gipsy couple riding along a country road on their horse-drawn cart. A London Transport bus stop can be seen in the background

Four fine horses wearing blinkers
A portrait of four fine horses, all wearing blinkers. Possibly a carriage team. Date: circa 1910s

A pair of chestnut Suffolk Punch working horses in harness with blinkers, Suffolk, England Date: 2010

Falcon stagecoach at Wadebridge, Cornwall
Falcon stagecoach with passengers, and crew in historical costume, on the road at Wadebridge, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980

Horse-drawn float in carnival, Eastbourne, Sussex
Horse-drawn float led by Jim Wicking in a carnival at Eastbourne, Sussex. circa 1962

Farmers walk and lead a team of working horses across a harvested cornfield. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Female French Horse Cab Driver - Madame Decourcelle - Paris
Female French Horse Cab Driver - Madame Decourcelle and her best friend - Paris. Lady cab drivers were seen by paying customers as a far safer bet than their male counterparts

Scene on the beach at Scarborough, North Yorkshire Date: 1812

Horse Cab, Paris 1879
A customer pays the cab's driver in the rain in Paris. Date: 1879

Horse harness and blinkers, Camille, Paris. 19th century

Cries of Paris - ink seller

Horseman of Algeria, North Africa. Date: 1922

Horse-drawn tram, Douglas, Isle of Man
Horse-drawn tram in Douglas, Isle of Man. 1947

Camille & Fils, Paris - Horses in Harness. 19th century

Home Sweet Home -- city street scene, Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam. (4 of 5) Date: circa 1890s

Home Sweet Home -- farmyard scene. (3 of 5) Date: circa 1890s

Racehorse, Gray Cloud, Alberta, Canada
Prizewinning racehorse, Gray Cloud, Alberta, Canada, 25 July 1912. 1912

LCC-LFB horse drawn vehicle, South Croydon Fire Station
LCC-LFB horse drawn vehicle and crew outside South Croydon Fire Station. Date: circa 1900s

Dustman and cart collecting refuse
The dustman calls out to householders to bring out their refuse, while his mate tips the buckets into the cart. Date: circa 1840

Short groom with tallest shire horse - 1
4ft 6 inch groom and shire horse, Captain, a Robinson Brewery, Stockport, drey. Captain was said to be the tallest shire at that time

Short groom with tallest shire horse - 2
4ft 6 inch groom and shire horse, Captain, a Robinson Brewery, Stockport, drey. Captain was said to be the tallest shire at that time. Date: circa 1969

Horse-drawn hackney carriage, Gibraltar. Date: circa 1920s

Man with horse and cart on a country road
A man with his horse and cart, riding along a country road

A heavy horse pulls a light plough
A heavy shire horse pulls a light one-wheeled plough througha field with grazing cattle. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Carriage pulled by two white shire horses
Lady transported by a carriage pulled by two white shire horses. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

A working heavy horse
A Shire horse, with collar, tack, bit, blinkers and horse brasses, standing alone in a cut cornfield. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Horses in harness. circa 1890s

Pearly King and Queen, Peckham Derby Show, London
A Pearly King and Queen, with a boy on a donkey, at the Peckham Derby Show, SE London. Date: 1911

Man ploughing with two horses
A man ploughing with two horses in a field

Two young men with horse on a farm
Two young men with a horse outside some farm buildings. Date: circa 1920s

Horse-drawn horse box
A horse-drawn horse box on a street, with a man in charge wearing jodphurs

Horse and Trap
An old man wearing a flat cap and and a blanket across his lap, driving a horse and trap. Date: late 19th century

Barbados - Donkey Cart
Bajan Woman driving a small donkey cart, Barbados. Date: circa 1910s

Farmer with a pair of shire horses
A farmer stands on a track holding onto the reins of two fine shire horses, as a collie dog watches on. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Collecting hay bales
Collecting bales of hay in a horse-drawn wooden wagon. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Breakaway from coal strike 1926
After more than a week on general strike, there was a strong movement that began with the coal-miners of the Midlands to break-away from the strike abd return to work

Coal strike: movements towards an offical settlement 1926
Fillings in many of collieries was that the Genaral strike was coming to the end; a flow of men returning back to work steadily increased

Horse-drawn carriage, USA
Horse-drawn carriage, North America. Date: circa 1920

Horse-drawn surrey, USA
Horse-drawn surrey-style carriage, with a pair of black horses, North America. Date: circa 1910

London Policemans First Day at Point Duty
With The Force - London Policemans First Day at Point Duty. Date: 1907

Susi - with horse and nosebag. 1950s

Shire Horse / Nosebag / 1940
Shire horses eat from nosebags Date: 1940s

Man transporting six geese on a Christmas card
Man transporting six geese via a donkey-drawn cart on a Christmas card, watched by a robin. Date: circa 1890s

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