Craft Collection (page 2)

American Cub Scouts
A group of American cub scouts sit around a table doing art and craft activities with their den mother or Akela. In American Cub Scouting, the boys meet in small groups called " dens"

Decorating Pottery - Barons Art - Barnstaple
Decorating by hand at Barons Art Pottery at Barnstaple, Devon. Here William Baron (grandson of the pottery founder William Leonard Baron) can be seen painting the pottery

Making horse tack in a workshop
Two craftsmen preparing the leatherwork for horse tack; shaping, stretching and sewing the pieces to the correct shape and size. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Turning Wood on a Lathe
A turner uses a lathe powered by a foot pedal to carve and shape a length of wood

Bushnells Submarine
BUSHNELLs TURTLE the first submersible craft to be used in action, attacking a British ship at New York on 7 September 1776; the one-man crew provided the power manually !

Ships tied up along the river, Seville, Spain
Vintage 19th century photograph - ships tied up along the river, Seville, Spain

France c. 1890 - entrance to the harbour at Nice
Vintage 19th century photograph: France c.1890 - entrance to the harbour at Nice, ships tied to the dock

World War II navy ship Pacific war against Japan
Vintage World War II photograph - navy ship releases a salvo in the Pacific war against Japan

View of the sea at Molde, Romsdal, Norway. Vintage 19th century photograph

Agusta Bell AB204B Iroquois Huey
Agusta Bell 204B Huey Helicopter

The British Army Airship Beta and Hangar
The British Army Airship " Beta" and hangar. Served in northern France during the First World War. She had a 45-50 Clerget engine, a speed of 35 mph and a crew of three

Man making lobster pot at Beesands, Start Bay, Devon
A man using withies (willow branches) to make a lobster pot at Beesands, Start Bay, Devon. Date: circa 1970s

France - Brittany - Two Bisquines Cancalaises
France - Brittany - Emerald Coast - Two Bisquines Cancalaises at Dinard. Date: circa 1910s

France - Emerald Coast - Racing Bisquines Cancalaises at a regatta - traditional lugger boats from Brittany. Date: circa 1910s

Parasol in point of lace 1868
This beautiful intricate section of a parasol in pointed lace, appointed by The Princess of Wales. 1868

Taggs Island, Molesey on the Thames to the west of London

Team of Carpenters making a cart
Three carpenters make a cart under the watchful gaze of an elder craftsman or the intended recipent of the cart. Watercolour Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

At Eve I Bring Thee Roses by Florence Hardy
A young Dutch girl sits by a spinning wheel while her suitor peers through the window having presented her with a bouquet of red roses

Moroccan Pouf Makers
Moroccan Pouf makers

Stringed instrument maker in his workshop
A stringed instrument manufacturer in his workshop, testing the strings of a double bass

Cartoon by Charles Addams
A group of passengers on the New York subway look in alarm at the growing garment appearing from the knitting needles of one old lady - a sweater with two neck holes. Date: 1955

Primitive Stone Age people, Kazakhstan area
Primitive Stone Age people using ancient fire lighting methods. In the background are foragers harvesting. 8700-2000 BCE

Wilson Lochhead, studio potter, Kirkcudbright
Wilson Lochhead, the second generation of studio potters in Kirckcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland. Date: 2005

Grande Rue de Pera, Constantinople Istanbul Turkey
Vintage 19th century photograph - steps on the Grande Rue de Pera, Constantinople (Istanbul) Turkey, image c.1890 s

World War II German aircraft displayed in Hyde Park
Vintage World War II photograph - German jet aircraft displayed in Hyde Park following the end of the war

World War II B-17 Flying fortress makes food drop
World War II vintage photograph - B-17 Flying fortress makes food drop to Netherlands towards the end of the war

Thatching The Rest a cottage at Selworthy Green, Somerset (for a more recent - 1950s! - view, see 10826269). Date: circa 1920s

River Nile near Port Said, Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

Pedro Pons Pons, of Binirramet, near Mahon, Menorca, Spain
Pedro Pons Pons, in his workshop in Binirramet, near Mahon, Menorca, Spain. Pedro is an arader - one of the last remaining wheelrights

Traditional lake boat crossing from Cadenabbia to Bellagio
Traditional lake boat crossing Lake Como from Cadenabbia to Bellagio - Italy. Date: 1898

Bell 47B Helicopter

Westland Whirlwind HARMk10 XJ429 of ?C? Flight of No. 22?
Westland Whirlwind HARMk10 XJ429 of ?C? Flight of No.22 Squadron, RAF Valley, lowers a winchman aboard Range Safety Launch 1657 of 1113 Marine Craft Unit, RAF Holyhead

Damascus, Syria - The Full Staff of G & G Nassan & Co. - manufacturers of furniture and Oriental Objects. Date: circa 1907

Native Carpenters - India - using rules, planes and chisels. Date: circa 1903

Art deco illustration of a woman making a rug with wools Date: 1920s

X Craft - British Midget Submarine - HMS Excelsior
The Interior of an X Craft - British Midget Submarine HMS Excelsior. Date: 1945

Beckenham Blacksmith early 1900s

Spring balance brass dial, Samuel Cody Archive
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The spring balance used by Cody in early engine-thrust tests. Circa 1908, by Salter?s, the brass dial marked to 600lb

Tree and spring balance brass dial, Samuel Cody Archive
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The spring balance used by Cody in early engine-thrust tests. Circa 1908, by Salter?s, the brass dial marked to 600lb

Japan - Bamboo Ware Maker
Bamboo Ware Maker, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

Weaving Sik on a traditional foot-powered loom, Japan. Date: circa 1910s

Indian Brassworker painted by Ranada Ukil Date: 1933

Instructions for creating decorative patches to repair holes in fabric, with ideas for motifs. Date: 1943

Violin and stringed musical instrument maker's workshop - Johann Reiter, Mittenwald, Germany, creator of the octave violin. Instruments on display include violins, violas, cellos and lutes

Auster J-5F Aiglet Trainer G-ANSV (msn 3124). This air craft was written-off on 11 August 1965, after attempting a take-off from a field after a forced-landing. Date: circa 1960

Ships in the harbour Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 1889. Vintage 19th century photograph

Herring fishing boats coming into harbour, Wick Scotland
Vintage 19th century photograph: Herring fishing boats coming into harbour at Wick Scotland

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