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Edward Pink & Sons - BrushesEdward Pink & Sons - range of brushes with prices. 1888
Interior Scene, Memories of James Pryde, WW1Interior Scene, Memories of James Pryde, painting by Sir Herbert James Gunn, First World War. circa 1915-1916
The Brush Salesman. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1966. Date: 1966
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770-1840), seventh child and third daughter of King George III. 1806
Walnut Caddy Lid Box, containing paints, inks, etc. circa 1880s
Walnut Wood Box of Oil Colours. circa 1880s
Round and Flat Watercolour Sable Brushes in Albata. circa 1880s
Doris Zinkeisen preparing designs for the Queen MaryDoris Zinkeisen at work in her studio where she was in the midst of preparing designs for the cabaret bar of the liner, the Queen Mary. Date: 1935
Scots soldier pursued by shoeshine boysShine, sir -- half piastre. A Scottish soldier with outsized boots polished like mirrors, being pursued by four Egyptian shoeshine boys! Date: 1916
Advert for Mappin & Webb luxury items 1916Varity of sterling silver luxury Christmas gifts for the homefront. 1916
A Turkish stall selling brushes, baskets, pots and much more Date: 1890s
Painter Coats Wall Date: 1941
Boy Brushing Teeth Date: 1938
Silhouette of an artist with palette and brushesFull-length silhouette of an artist holding palette and brushes
Advert for Mappin & Webbs dressing cases 1907 Advert for Mappin & Webbs dressingTwo travelling vanity cases made of crocodile and Morocco leather. Date: 1907
Advert for W. Thornhill & Co. travelling bags 1880 Advert for W. Thornhill & CoSelection of travelling bags and dressing cases. Date: 1880
DEANES FLOUR MILLDeanes Patent Economic Flour Mill, operated by hand. Date: 1851
GIRL BRUSHES TEETHFew girls are at their best while brushing their teeth, but this young lady is doing very well... Date: circa 1910 ?
UTENSIL SELLER 1850A street seller offering various household utensils. Date: 1850
Cecil Aldin, British artist and illustratorCecil Aldin (1870 - 1935), British artist and illustrator, depicted here with pipe, palette, brushes, puppy under his arm and a bull terrier at his feet. Date: 1899
MAID SWEEPINGA Victorian housemaid brushes a step Date: circa 1870
(STRUTT) BRUSHING HAIRA woman brushes her hair Date: 14th century
A fantasy brushmaker, wearing a costume made up of the products she makes. Date: circa 1700
Shoe shine man in a shady spot - Houmt Souk, Djerba, TunisiaA shoe shine man lies in a shady spot on the pavement in Houmt Souk, Djerba, Tunisia. Beside him are the tools of his trade - brushes and polish
Algeria - A Young Ouled Bootblack. Date: circa 1907
Tomb of Joseph Severn - Rome, Artist Companion of John KeatsTomb of Joseph Severn (1793-1879) - Protestant Cemetery, Rome, Italy - Artist Companion of John Keats. Date: circa 1930s
Lion cub has her morning wash and scrub - London ZooMary Pickford the young lion cub (!) has her morning wash and brush-down from her keeper - London Zoological Gardens, Regents Park, London. Date: 1920s
King George III (1738-1820). 1782
Alice in Wonderland, Alice and the gardenersAlice in Wonderland, Alice meets some playing card gardeners painting the white roses red. Date: early 20th century
Nude by Jean StrakerA nude woman casts a shadow as she brushes her hair. c.1955
Tunisia - Streetside Arab Hardware storeStreetside Arab Grocer / hardware store in Tunis, Tunisia. Some of the items for sale include hand brushes, pots, jars, pans, baskets and rope
Fairy checking her blonde hair amid the flowersA glamourous fairy sat atop a daisy, checks her flowing blonde tresses in a golden hand mirror. Watercolour painting (set in an attractive decorative border) by Malcom Greensmith
Sweeping brush with comic verse on a Christmas cardSweeping brush with comic verse on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Vain man at a mirror on a comic greetings card, with verse. Date: circa 1850s
Palette-shaped Christmas card with an open paintbox and seaside scene. Date: circa 1890s
Workmen sweeping snow on a Christmas card -- New brooms sweep clean. Date: circa 1890s
Sweeping brush with comic verse on a Christmas cardSweeping brush sticking out of a window with comic verse on a Christmas card -- Where I hang out. Date: circa 1890s
Little girl with paintbox on a cutout Christmas cardLittle girl with a paintbox on a cutout Christmas card, with the greeting partly coloured in. Date: circa 1890s
Page from catalogue of toilet requisitesPage of toilet requisites from Harrods catalogue (1911 - 1912), Brushes and Turnery Department. This page includes shaving brushes, nail brushes hand mirrors and bath mats. Date: 1911
Caricature, Winston Churchill the artist. circa 1930s
Francisco de Goya portrait by Vicente LopezFrancisco de Goya (1746-1828). Spanish romantic painter. Portrait, 1826, by Vicente Lopez. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain
J-L David / GrosJACQUES-LOUIS DAVID French painter Date: 1748 - 1825
Trade catalogue of mens shaving equipment 1911Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing a page selection of shaving equipment. 1911
Joe Twigg, hardware store owner, Eccles, ManchesterJoe Twigg, a well-known hardware store owner, sitting outside his shop on Liverpool Road in Eccles, Manchester. Date: circa 1977
A maid-of-all-work sweeps a step, c. 1900A rather resentful looking maid-of-all-work sweeps a step, c. 1900 Date: c. 1900
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, artist, at work in her studioWilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912-2004), one of the St Ives School of artists and founder member of the Penwith Arts Society, seen here at work in her studio in St Ives, Cornwall
Advert for Hindes hair brushes 1923The very brush for the hair. " Just the very thing" is an expression in every-day use a commonplace in the English language
Djibouti, East Africa - A Young girl cleans her teethDjibouti, East Africa (then French Somaliland) - A Young girl cleans (the exact translation is " rubs" ) her teeth. Date: 1905