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Sailmaker at work, Penzance, CornwallAn elderly sailmaker (Arthur Willoughby), working in the traditional way in Penzance, Cornwall. circa early 1980s
Pochoir technique - Stylish Art Deco Greetings CardStylish Art Deco Greetings Card created using the Pochoir (French: stencil) technique, a highly refined method of making fine limited editions of stencil prints
On board landing craft - D-Day - WW2One of fourteen photographs of scenes on board landing craft, wading ashore from landing craft at Ouistreham and Bernieres, St Aubin sector, 6 Jun 1944
Liberation of Europe: Commandos Pour Into BeachheadsPhotograph: Liberation of Europe: Commandos Pour Into Beachheads, Fight Their Way Inland. Shows Commandos wading ashore from landing craft. One is carrying a small motor cycle. Picture issued: 1944
Invasion craft of MONT FLEURY, NORMANDYPhotograph: Invasion craft of MONT FLEURY, NORMANDY, 0900 hours, 7th June, 1944. In the foreground is a DUKW (amphibious 3-ton lorry)
Betty Joel, a Model of Jacob EpsteinModel Betty Joel poses alongside the sculptures made of her by sculptor Jacob Epstein (1880-1959). Date: 1928
Japanese Ceramic Artist decorating a large vaseAn effective and unusual postcard illustration depictng a Japanese Ceramic Artist decorating a large vase. Date: circa 1920s
Lacemaking at Bailleau, Nord department, Northern FranceLacemaking at Bailleul, a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Date: circa 1908
The Bern Bear helps a Swiss woman with her yarn winding. Date: circa 1903
Sinhalese Lace Maker - Sri LankaA very attractive hand-coloured postcard showing a Sinhalese Lace Maker. The Sinhalese (Sinhala, Sinhala Jathiya, Hela or Sinhale) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the island of Sri Lanka
Seated artisan working on an object, EnglandSeated, bearded artisan working on an object, England. circa 1970
Rainbow Wool for French Knitting circa 1930s
Joan Jordan creating The Tatler Xmas number cover, 1950Danish-born artist, Joan Jordan, at work creating a cloth-cut montage design for the front cover of The Tatler, 1950. The finished cover is picture number 11067905. Date: 1950
Lacemaking - Rapallo, Liguria, northern ItalyAn elderly woman making lace under an archway on the waterfront at Rapallo n the province of Genoa, in Liguria, northern Italy - situated on the Ligurian Sea coast, on the Tigullio Gulf
Advert for Aspinalls Enamel 1890Aspinalls Enamel, paint for artist and decorators. 1890
Young boy - Jesuit Mission - Belgian Congo - Handmade ToysA boy in Jesuit Mission in the Belgian Congo asks: " What do you think of my work?" - he has made a fine selection of wooden transport toys, a river steamer, a van
Italy. Port of Naples. Drawing by Jose Maria Garcia (1862-1936). La Ilustracion Artistica, 1884. Colored. Date: 20140727
Couple relaxing on a sail boatThis is really a delightful place. Edwardian scene depicting romantic couple spooning at the seaside on a smaill sailing craft. Date: 1905
Calbourne, Isle of Wight, Hants - Dressing watermill stoneCalbourne, Isle of Wight, Hampshire - " Dressing the stone" at the watermill. Date: circa 1950s
The R. G. A. landing guns at Canakkale, TurkeyThe Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) landing guns at Canakkale, Turkey Date: 1923
W Beach - Gallipoli - British Sailors attend a beach serviceSailors from HMS Marlborough attending a service being held at Gallipoli - W Beach - looking towards Tekke Burnu (with wrecks of British light landing craft in the foreground). Date: 1923
Three scenes of Japan inset on a Japanese river sceneThree photographic scenes of Japan inset onto a traditional Japanese river scene showing a river craft navigating a section of rapids. Date: circa 1910s
Chinese Shoemaker Date: circa 1909
Human-powered Paddler Wheeler Ship, China - men were stationed fore and aft to tread on pedals so that (the vessels) could go forward or backwards. Date: circa 1920s
Chinese Junks in Hong Kong Bay. Date: circa 1920s
Chinese River Badges, China Date: circa 1910s
Pazundaung Creek, Myanmar - showing traditional Burmese river boats and a backdrop of heavy mechanised industrial factories/buildings. Date: circa 1920s
Myanmar - A Marble Buddha Factory. Date: circa 1909
Anthropomorphic jar. 13th-16th centuries. SpainAnthropomorphic jar. 13th-16th centuries. Gothic. From Church of the Carmen. Regional Museum. Manresa. Spain
Plate. 13th-16th centuries. SpainPlate with zoomorphic decoration. 13th-16th centuries. Gothic. Manresana ceramics. Regional Museum. Manresa. Spain
Albania. Kruje. Sale of objects. Bazaar
High altar. Cathedral of Saint Mary of Girona. Gothic. MadeHigh altar. Cathedral of Saint Mary of Girona. Silversmiths craft. Gothic. Made in Girona. 14th century (between 1320-1348) with the propable participation of, at least
Hand loom. Woman weaving. HungaryWoman weaving on a hand loom. Interior of Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary
Rugs. 20th century. Csik, RomaniaWoven rugs. 20th century. From Csik, Romania. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary
Workshop handmade candles. Engraving of the eighteenth century in the Encyclopedie Diderot et d Alembert. Colored
Craftsman in his workshop. Colored engraving of 1852