Brush Collection (page 12)

Tending pigs, Inebriates Reformatory, Ackworth, West Yorkshi
Inmates tending pigs at the North Midlands Inebriates Reformatory at Ackworth near Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The institution was one of several operated by National Institutions for Inebriates

Little Crossing Sweeper by Muriel Dawson
A small child in a blue coat and hat assiduously sweeps up autumn leaves with the help of an old-fashioned broom and a wheelbarrow

Brushmakers Shop at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway
Brushmakers shop at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, East London. In 1870, Thomas Barnardo set up a home for destitute boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway

Statue below the Juche Tower, Pyongyang, North Korea
A statue depicting three members of the proletariat, one with a hammer, one with a sickle and one with a writing brush (an idealised worker, a peasant and a " working intellectual" )

Horse-drawn road sweeping machine
A marvellous photograph of a horse-drawn road sweeper, made by J. T Whittomb of Tavistock

Shoeshining - India
A shoe shiner demands the payment of two rupees for the fine job he has done to buff up a fine shine in his clients pait of smart black shoes at his streetside stall

Preserving Tyres / W H Robinson
An automatic dust pan and brush attached to the front of a car for the preservation of expensive tyres. Please note: Credit must appear as (c)

Little boy brushing his teeth
A little boy brushes his teeth -- he can only just reach over the washbasin. (2 of 2)

Road sweeper with his cart
A road sweeper with his cart, containing various brushes and a spade. He probably works for the St Marylebone Borough Council in London

Brush salesman
A brush seller in Constantinople, Turkey

Karachi - Camel Train
A Camel Train - Karachi. In 1937, Karachi was in India - became part of newly created Pakistan in 1947. The camels appear to be carrying large bundles of reeds

The Village Conjuror
A small boy impresses a group of children and their nurse, by balancing a mop on the end of his chin

Painting a boat, 1933
A woman wearing shorts and a sleeveless top poses rather coquettishly with a brush and paint tin as she gives her boat, standing in dry dock, a lick of paint

That Saving Grace by H. M. Tolintyre
A young woman beautifies herself at her dressing table with the help of no less than three maids! The cartoon punchline reads, " Apart from the hygienic value of bobbed hair

A signwriter painting a pub sign
A signwriter paints the pub sign for the Hare and Hounds pub. Behind him can be seen other examples of his art and traditional tavern signs hanging in situ. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Undercarriage of a train
The bootm of a train carriage viewed from the bottom of a pit in a railway shed, cut out of the floor to allow engineers to access the undercarriage for repairs and adjustments

Mexican itinerant brush salesman, also a seller of mats, hand brooms and small bags

Firewood Carrier - Japan
An old man carries two very large and very neat bundles of firewood on a yolk, Japan

Japanese Farming Family and their barn

Artists palette with paint, brushes and yellow rose
An artists palette with blobs of different coloured paint, two paintbrushes, and a yellow rose

William Powell Frith on his 90th birthday
The Royal Academician, William Powell Frith (1819-1909), working in his studio on his 90th birthday. The painting he is working on depicts a family gathering

Automobilia Ephemera Collection
A splendid collection of Automobilia Ephemera, including goggles, a rigid ash tray, a map and a long curved car horn!

Girl at easel
A small girl sits at an easel painting her older brother while he models for her. The title for the picture is Resemblance not guaranteed which seems rather appropriate

India - Road Sweeper brushing away with his broom

Morocco - Street Sweepers
Road Sweepers in Morocco, connected by a rope (to prevent them sweeping the same patch twice)

Mr. Alfred Lucas
The photograph shows Mr. Alfred Lucas, Director of the Chemical Department of the Egyptian Government, moistening a 3000 year-old object from the Tomb of Tutankhamun with a brush for preservation

Cinderella dreams of a better life
Poor downtrodden Cinderella sits in the kitchen, dreaming of a better life (so distracted she misses the little birds tucking in to the supper for her evil sisters)

Dr. Scotts Electric Hair Brush
Advertisement for Dr. Scotts Electric Hair Brush, 1883. This advert claimed the brush could cure headaches, neuralgia, baldness, dandruff and Immediately soothe the weary brain

A boy and a girl wash their pet dog
A young boy and girl (possibly brother and sister) wash their pet dog in a tub of soapy water. Ink drawing with watercolour wash by Malcolm Greensmith

Electric brush
A detailed advertisement from 1883 for Dr. Scotts Electric Hair Brush, claiming to cure a variety of ills, from headaches to deafness, baldness to a weary brain

The Kill / Jorrocks Hunt
THE KILL, ON THE CAT AND CUSTARD POT DAY Mr Jorrocks holds up the brush triumphantly and the dogs rip the rest of the poor fox to pieces

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

Goose Flesh Treatment
Todays beauty hint: a friction rub for goose flesh. Goose flesh on arms and elbows can be dealt with by rubbing hard with a rubber friction brush to restore circulation

Japanese broom seller
A Japanese broom and brush seller carrying his wares

Two Girls Brush Dog 1896
Two girls groom their dog on his birthday

Electric lighting in the city
Engravings from the Graphic showing the effect of electric street lighting on different parts of London. The main image showing the Royal Exchange and Mansion House, the top pictures show St

Shop Signs / Brush Makers
This hog sign advertises a brush makers shop in Westmorland

Gipsy Man Shaving
An old gipsy man has an al fresco shave in the middle of a gipsy camp

Scrubbing Lino
Cleaning linoleum with a scrubbing brush, soap and a metal pail of fresh water and lots of elbow grease!

Ladies by a Fireside
Two young ladies sit in front of an open fire : should they require them, a whole battery of tools are available to poke the coals, shovel the ash or brush the hearth

Detroit Motor Race / 1903
At full speed: a trail brush between Messrs. Ford (on the left) & Harkness (right)

French Brush Seller
A French Brush seller with a wide variety of brushes for sale from small hand brushes to larger varieties for floors and chimneys

Joshua Reynols
JOSHUA REYNOLDS artist, depicted wearing spectacles and holding brush and palette with his autograph

Child in Zinc Bath 1919
A slightly bewildered child sits in a zinc bath: " The end of a perfect day."

Advert / Bill Poster 1930S
Bill posting in Woolwich, south-east London

Housemaid Scrubbing 1886
Friday: The housemaid scrubs the staircase

The Mulberry Tree, words and music
Here we go round the mulberry tree... So early in the morning. This is the way we wash our clothes... wash our hands... brush our hair... tie our shoes... etc

Advert for hairbrushes
An advertisement for a range of hairbrushes in ivory and erinoid from Harrods toilet brush department

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