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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
Children brushing their teethThree children brushing their teeth. 1916
Brushing Hippos Teeth
Little boy brushing his teethA little boy brushes his teeth -- he can only just reach over the washbasin. (2 of 2)
Cleaning BootsA man cleaning his boots in his bedroom
Indian servant cleaning his Masters equipmentIndian servant sitting cross-legged, cleaning his Masters equipment, including his boots and shoes and hunting rifles with brushes and polish
Shoeshine Boy - TurkeyTurkish shoeshine boy (or in this case man!) brushes his clients boots to a gleaming finish
That Saving Grace by H. M. TolintyreA 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
Japanese Farming Family and their barn
India - Road Sweeper brushing away with his broom
Colgate dental creamAdvertisement from 1914 for Colgate Ribbon Dental Cream showing three children brushing their teeth around a bathroom sink
Miss Gabrielle RayGabrielle Ray (1883-1973), British stage actress brushing her hair and wearing pyjamas. Ray was a star of the Gaiety Theatre and was adored by fans for her beauty and dancing
Edwards HarleneAdvertisement or advertorial showing a full page engraving of a Victorian woman brushing her exceptionally long hair, watched by her daughter
Cleaning a Horses TeethCleaning a horses teeth
Woman Brushing TeethA woman poses with a toothbrush, displaying her white teeth and immaculate lipstick
Advert / Butywave ShampooButywave Shampoo - gives life to your hair
Woman Brushing HairA young woman wearing a paisley pattern dressing gown brushes her long hair with a silver handled bristle brush with an embroidered floral back. Date: 1940s
The Snow QueenThe witch combs Gerdas hair in the Snow Queen
Futuristic mechanised barbers shopA futuristic mechanised barbers shop, where all the barber has to do is press a few buttons on a machine
