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Curling in Scotland 1869A curling match in Scotland
Trumpers Barbers - Mayfair, LondonBarbershop in Central London - Mayfair. G F Trumper & Sons. An elaborate belt-driven machinery above the mirror drives a head massaging brush. Established 1875
Lady in pink underwear by BarribalPainting of a young woman with dark glossy hair, captured in the middle of getting ready. She sits in pink lingerie and stockings, having just brushed and tied a matching pink ribbon in her hair
Victorian Shoe Shine - Clean Your Boots, Sir? 19th century
Boy Brushing His TeethA photograph used for advertisement purposes, portraying a young boy proudly showing his white teeth after having brushed them. Date: circa 1939
Sketch Studies Of WomenA series of sketch studies of young women wearing clothes for different occasions and performing various activities, including bathing, relaxing, going to the seaside
From A Paris WindowA drypoint etching which displays a view looking out from a window of a house in Paris, France, a lady can be seen opposite, brushing her very long hair, over a decorative wrought iron barrier
Damp the pie-dish with white of egg to make the paste stick. Date: 1907
A young boy brushes his shoes. Date: 1910
Comic postcard, Two women chatting in a bedroom Date: 20th centuryhumorous, fun, funny, comic, card, postcard, british, young, woman, women, home, domestic, bedroom, room, boudoir, brushing, hair, dressing, table, o, kay, okay, lying, bed, mirror, underwear, bra
Fox hunting gentleman riding out with boys on poniesFox hunting gentleman Mr. Jug Boyston riding out with boys on ponies, 19th century. The Jug and his juvenile field. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by John Leech from Robert Smith
Advert, Mulsified Coconut Oil Shampoo -- Your Whole Appearance Depends upon Your Hair. 1926
Shoe black (shoeshine boy) and client, in 18th century style. 18th century
Scottish tartan -- Sinclair Clan, with furze badge, coat of arms, motto (Commit Thy Work to God), and curling scene. Date: circa 1908
Glamorous womenTwo glamorous women. One brushing long hair, one holding pink ostrich feathers. Illustration from Ladies Home Journal February 1926. Artist anon. Date: 1926
Royal Vinolia tooth powder advertisementAdvertisement for Royal Vinolia tooth powder with a young woman brushing her teeth. Date: 1912
Boy Brushing Teeth Date: 1938
Advert for Geo. Salter & Co. household items Advert for Geo. Salter & CoSelection of household specialities, available from Geo. Salter & Co. in West Bromwich. Date: 1887
GIRL BRUSHES TEETHFew girls are at their best while brushing their teeth, but this young lady is doing very well... Date: circa 1910 ?
(STRUTT) BRUSHING HAIRA woman brushes her hair Date: 14th century
The doorman at The Royal Crescent Hotel, Bath, SomersetA quick brush for the doorman at The Royal Crescent Hotel, Bath, Somerset, England. He wears tails and a top hat Date: 1999
Warsaw street sweeper, winterA woman street sweeper brushes snow in a Warsaw park, Poland Date: 1987
Viyella Nightwear 1890SNightgown with a shirt front, bishop sleeves & broderie anglaise, plaid night dress with flounce & striped bed jacket, dressing gown with quilted detail & stand collar
Vain man at a mirror on a comic greetings card, with verse. Date: circa 1850s
Getting ready for school - The Promotion of Health PosterIdyllic domestic scene inside a family kitchen. Older children are getting ready for school and while one daughter of the house sits and has her hair brushed by mother
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
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
Men at work in a stableMen at work grooming horses in a stable, London horseguards. Date: circa 1960s
Gibbs Happy Families - Miss Sparks the Electricians daughter. 20th century
Cat on a Christmas card, polishing a shoe. Date: circa 1900s
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Crackers dog show inventions (with the authors apologies to Heath Robinson). Smoothing the Scotch Collie, Pampering the Pom, and Improving the Kerry Blues Beard
War-Time Economies Doing without Braces, WW1 Heath RobinsonWar-Time Economies - A Sensible Way of Doing Without Braces. Another ingenious idea from William Heath Robinson, who suggests a strong magnet as an alternative to braces in order to keep ones
Regesan toothpaste advertisement, 1914Advertisement for Regesan toothpaste, available from Boots in 1914. Illustration shows a pretty young woman daintily holding an oversized toothbrush on which a cherub squeezes out paste. Date: 1914
Dutch cub scout polishing shoes, Netherlands, no doubt in order to earn a proficiency badge
Firefighters with sweeping brushes, Southwark HQFirefighters with sweeping brushes at Southwark HQ, taking part in an escape competition
The Service Safety Haircutter, WW1 advertisementAdvertisement for the Service Safety Haircutter, allowing users to trim and comb hair daily and to remain presentable in the process, even if away fighting at the front. Date: 1917
Children at County Showground, CornwallTwo children and a cow at a County Showground, Cornwall
Grooming a mule, WW1Three soldiers struggling to groom an unruly mule in his stall with one of them grumbling, " Nah tehn, Undred Legs!" Date: 1916
Mothers Crossing Sweeper by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl sweeps autumn leaves from the doorway. Date: 1930
Sketch of man with sweeping brushSketch of a man with a sweeping brush. Date: 1922
Advertisement for Lifeguard soap -- little girl and adult female models posing (Sandra Palmer and Geraldine Hill). 1959
Japan - Silk Industry - Gathering silkworms from egg paperJapan - Silk Industry - Gathering the silkworms from the egg paper using a delicate feather brush. Date: circa 1909
Advice to would-be brides - The housework aheadAdvice to ladies about to be married - To get used to house-work! Try a few weeks Charing. The sender of this card has added the waggish line: " Hope you won t grease the stairs for me
French soldiers cleaning their Barrack Yard. They all wear loose overalls over their uniforms (even the supervising officers) - dusty work! Date: 1906
Dunderpate in various poses, working at school and at home. Date: 1938
Brushing HairThis woman seems too happy about brushing her hair. Date: late 1960s
Hair brushing with Edwards Harlene for hair, 1895A lady brushes her luxuriant locks, admiring her reflection in her dressing table mirror.Edwards Harlene for hair Date: 1895
Pigeon hygiene -- the only parts requiring human intervention are the claws, which are washed in Quassia chips to kill insects. circa 1940s