Containers Collection (page 2)

Japanese sake barrels in Yoyogi Park, Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan

Two soldiers with gas canisters, eastern front, Russia, WW1
Two Moujik (peasant) soldiers with a pile of gas canisters on the eastern front near Dvinsk, Russia, during the First World War. Date: circa 1917

German gunners preparing 25cm heavy trench mortar, WW1
German gunners in a gun emplacement, preparing a 25cm muzzle-loading heavy trench mortar for firing during the First World War

Arabs and others with oil barrels in an unidentified location. Date: circa 1920s

Portugal, Madeira, Funchal: peasant with milk containers Date: 2016

Treasure Trove diggings, North West Province, South Africa
Water station (mobile water supply) at Treasure Trove diamond diggings near Lichtenburg, North West Province, South Africa. Date: circa 1927

Streetside empty bottle and can seller - Kathmandu, Nepal
A remarkable card showing a streetside empty bottle and can seller - Kathmandu, Nepal. Date: circa 1950s

Villagers drawing water, Iraq. Date: circa 1930s

Dogs in containers on eight Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

Sterling silver goods, Plate 207, showing bells, a trowel, bouquet holders, whistles, a dram flask, cutlery and other items. Date: circa 1880s

Art pottery, Latest Novelties, Plate 90, showing vases, jugs, jars and other items in a range of styles and patterns. Date: circa 1880s

Art pottery, Latest Novelties, Plate 89, showing vases, jugs, jars and other items in a range of styles and patterns. Date: circa 1880s

Art pottery, Plate 82, showing a range of styles and patterns, including human and animal figures, and ornate containers. Date: circa 1880s

White earthenware, Plate 59, showing dishes, serving dishes, jugs, bowls and other items. Date: circa 1880s

Presentation Set, Louis XVI Style, Plate 131, showing various containers for the display of food (compotiers, corbeilles, a fruit and flower stand, an etagere and a candelabra)

Superior Pressed, Engraved and Cut Glass, Plate 141, showing a range of jugs, basins, dishes, plates and containers in various styles and sizes. Date: circa 1880s

Dishes, Pans, Funnels, Bottles, Jars, Barrels, Plate 60
Baking Dishes, Milk Pans, Funnels, Bottles, Patent Top Jars, Spirit Barrels and other items, Plate 60, showing a range of items mostly in earthenware. Date: circa 1880s

Olive Oil containers being cleaned for new use. Date: 1896

Shop selling jugs, Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa
Shop selling jugs and cooking pots, Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1902

Moroccan water carrier with containers and bell
Moroccan water carrier in a street with containers and bell. Date: circa 1930

Fishermen landing mackerel, Newlyn, Cornwall
Three fishermen landing mackerel at Newlyn, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Oil tank farm near Sapulpa, Oklahoma, USA. Date: circa 1920

Tobacco barrels on Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Tobacco barrels (known as breaks or hogsheads) on Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Date: circa 1906

Fishery workers on a quayside
Fishery workers engrossed in their work, surrounded by barrels on a quayside. Date: circa 1920s

Little boy with large dog in a garden
Little boy with a large collie dog in a garden. Date: circa 1910s

Boys playing in a puddle, Balham, SW London
Two boys playing in a puddle on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

India - Shrine at Rams Birthplace, Fyzabad
Black and white. Structure made of thatched plant material with an archway. Inside there are lamps, decorated mats, flowers and metal containers.. Part of India Box, Boswell Collection

Distributing water, Golden Gate, Jerusalem
Distributing water at the Golden Gate, Jerusalem. Date: 1920s

Firefighters in action, Mitcham, Surrey, WW2
Firefighters in action following a flying bomb incident in Western Road, Mitcham, Surrey, where drums of amyl acetate were involved

Black soldiers preparing food, Western Front, France, WW1
Black soldiers preparing food at a camp near the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1917

British soldier sitting at roadside, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier sitting on wickerwork shell containers at the side of a road on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Shell case used as drinking vessel, Western Front, WW1
Two men on a road on the Western Front in France during World War One. One of them is drinking from a shell case. Date: circa 1916

British soldier with improvised sentry box, WW1
A British soldier standing guard outside an improvised sentry box made of German ammunition containers, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

An old English sugar basin. Engraved metal

Elderly workman in a yard
An elderly workman standing in a yard

Lead Shrapnel manufacturing - Women - WW1
A group of manual workers, mostly women, inside a factory producing lead shrapnel for artllery shells - WW1. Date: circa 1915

Four fishery workers surrounded by barrels on a quayside. Date: circa 1920s

Three women fishery workers, carrying large containers of fish

Fresco of two porters from Knossos, Crete, Greece
Fresco of two porters of rhytons (a container from which fluids were intended to be drunk or to be poured in some ceremony such as libation) from the walls of Knossos, Crete, Greece. Date: circa 1910s

Containers for transporting & storing plants & seeds. Illustration from John Ellis, Directions for bringing over seeds and plants from the East Indies to which is added

Small-wheeled bogie to facilitate the carriage of larger containers and loads

Two men walking, one carrying a shoulder pole with barrel-like containers, the other carries a long-handled mallet. Date 18--

Flooding near the Pyramids, Egypt. People bring containers to fill with water. Date: early 20th century

International Stores, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Interior view of The International Stores at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, showing biscuit containers (Mitre Biscuits) in front of the counter, and stacks of tins and packets on shelves behind. 1963

Poster: Waste Paper goes into Action. Paper makes shell containers, cartridge wads, rifle grenade washers, mortar bomb carriers, etc. Put out paper for salvage. circa 1940s

War trophies exhibition, WW1
Part of an exhibition of German war trophies captured by the Allies during the First World War. Showing two dummies wearing German uniform, shells and wickerwork shell containers, various weapons

Austro-Hungarian trench with gas bottles, WW1
Scene in an Austro-Hungarian trench during the First World War, with twenty steel chlorine gas bottles ready for use. Date: 1914-1918

American troops with 75 mm French field gun, France, WW1
American troops in action with a 75 mm French field gun on the western front in France during the First World War. Date: 1918

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