Craftsman Collection (page 4)

Java - A goldsmith at work Date: circa 1910s

Indian Silver and Gold Craftsmen
Metalworking in silver and Gold in India Date: circa 1920s

UK ceramics Industry at Burslem, Staffs (3 / 4)
Potter at his wheel (in his 80th year!) making vases Date: circa 1910s

Franco-British Exhibition - White City - Young Potter
The Franco-British Exhibition - White City - A Young indigenous Algerian Potter - from the Ceramic School of M. Soupireau. Date: circa 1910s

Craftsman at a cabinet makers, Shoreditch, London
An old craftsman finishes off a drawer with a plane, at a Shoreditch cabinet makers. 1940s

Cabinet makers, Shoreditch, London 1940s
Two men operate a machine at a cabinet makers in Shoreditch, London. 1940s

Selecting timber at a cabinet makers, Shoreditch, London
A man selects a piece of wood at a cabinet makers in Shoreditch, London. 1940s

Cabinet maker, Shoreditch, London 1940s
A man screws doors to a cabinet or cupboard at a cabinet makers in Shoreditch, London. 1940s

Russian Basket Maker Date: circa 1907

Kashmir Walnut & Copper Carving, India
A highly-skilled craftsman producing carvings in copper and walnut wood - Kashmir, India. Date: 1910s

Cutting ivory to make piano keys
A craftsman cuts (ethically harvested) ivory tusks in order to make piano keys

Sailmaker - Penzance, Cornwall
An elderly sailmaker (Arthur Willoughby), working in the traditional way in Penzance, Cornwall

Blacksmith in his forge, working on a horseshoe
A young blacksmith in his forge, working on a horseshoe, at the Black Country Museum, Birmingham, West Midlands

Model boatbuilder
Model boat builder aholding up a finished example of his craft

Daily Mirror Advertising space advertisement - Hatter
An advertisement from the Daily Mirror looking for companies to advertise in the newspaper, using the argument that more skilled workers than ever are readers of the paper. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Wood Turning, Tunisia
A carpenter turns wood supported using his feet

Tunisia - Boutique of a leather worker / saddler
A craftsmen working in leather sits making handbags and saddles in his Tunisian shop / boutique

A signwriter painting a pub sign
A signwriter paints the pub sign for the Hare and Hounds pub. Behind him can be seen other examples of his art and traditional tavern signs hanging in situ. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

George Frampton in his studio
Sir George James Frampton RA (1860 - 1928), sculptor and craftsman, pictured in his studio in St. Johns Wood, North London, surrounded by sculptures and pointing at a relief

Transporting Cut Stone
A stonemason transport dressed stone using an ingenious wheelbarrow with a sail to help him speed the materials along to their destination

Cotton Balling / China
An old lady winds cotton into ballas, whilst a younger man polishes a crystal disk on a low bench. Their work in front of a modest homestead with a straw roof

Thatching Cottage / Devon
A village craftsman re- thatching a cottage at Stoke Gabriel, Devon

Thatching a Rick / 1930S
A country craftsman at work on a rick, thatching in order to keep out the weather and winter rain

Building Bridge of Lanka
The monkey craftsman Nala, with his king Sugriva & Hanuman, build a bridge between India & Sri Lanka so that the ape armies can help Rama rescue Sita from Ravana

Chair-Making C1760
Two French craftsmen work on the elaborate upholstery on a pair of Louis XV style Fauteuils (armchairs)

C17 Craftsman
A craftsman stands at his workbench plying his useful trade, and no doubt doing it very well, but what it is we do not know

C17 Leatherworker
A craftsman - perhaps a leatherworker - presses some kind of material in what seems to be some kind of press

C17 Shoemaker / Woodcut
A shoe maker sitting at his workbench files the wooden sole of shoe

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