Diy Collection

Paint Chart / 1908
PAINT CHART

DIY mechanic fixing car, Eccles, Manchester
A DIY mechanic fixing a car in front of his Eccles house. He doesn t appear to have any shoes on, only socks! Date: circa 1981

Home Upholstery
Photograph of a woman planning to reupholster an armchair by first using paper to take an accurate model of the chairs dimensions

Cover design, Do it yourself, September 1967 - build a pool with a paint brush Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, September 1964 - free ticket for exhibition at Olympia Date: 1964

Cover design, Do it yourself, October 1966 - extra parking off the road Date: 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, October 1967 - DIY furniture for smaller rooms Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, November 1966 - a new kitchen for Xmas Date: 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, November 1967 - do it herself, colour extra Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, May 1966 - do it herself, a practical guide for the woman about the house Date: 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, May 1967 - out of doors Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, March 1967 - attack that damp at half the cost Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, March 1966 - dining room furniture you can build Date: 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, June 1967 - detached brick garage Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, June 1966 - inspection pit in your drive Date: 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, July 1967 - building a conservatory Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, July 1966 - a swimpool in your garden Date: 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, January 1967 - a new look for your hall and staircase Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, January 1966 - wall units you can make Date: 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, February 1967 - low cost extra living space, double glazing, draught reduction Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, February 1966 - frostproof water storage Date: 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, December 1967 - hand and power tools Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, December 1966 - warmer homes with lower fuel costs Date: 1966

Cover design, Do it yourself, August 1967 - garden furniture Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, August 1964 - two bedrooms from one Date: 1964

Cover design, Do it yourself, April 1967 - all about whitewood Date: 1967

Cover design, Do it yourself, April 1966 - Spring decorating number Date: 1966

A range of DIY ideas for the home, including a vacuum cleaner storage rack, an office area in the kitchen, and a "husband's corner" in a converted larder. Date: 1954

Street scene with decorating store, Brighter Homes
An early fifties Brighter Homes decorating store. Date: circa 1953

Little girl doing some DIY -- If you just can t get them to get it done, then do it yourself ole dear! Date: circa 1960s

D. I. Y. STORE / WALTON
A shop front of a D.I.Y. suppliers, Walton. Date: 1970s

DIY / PAINTING A WALL
A close-up shot of painting a wall with emulsion using a large paint brush Date: 1950s

Diy Heliograph
A simple heliograph is easily constructed, and uses the suns rays to transmit messages, in morse code, over distances up to 100 kilometres

Poster design, Agent for Robbialac Paints -- buy them where you see this sign. Featuring a cartoon-style woman with a paintbrush, and a tin of paint

Granpop does a bit of plumbing by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood depicting his orang utan character, Gran pop embarking on a bit of plumbing by trying to fashion a shower (perhaps)

Cover design, Womancraft magazine, February 1974 - A do-it-yourself magazine for women. 1974

Advert for Aspinalls Enamel 1890
Aspinalls Enamel, paint for artist and decorators. 1890

Woman Painting a Chair
A lady wearing an apron painting a chair. 1928

Diy Carpentry / Sweden
A Swedish father engaged in do-it-yourself carpentry Date: 1917

Cover design, Womancraft magazine, March 1975. 1975

Advertisement for Robbialac paint, from Jenson & Nicholson of Stratford, East London. It costs less than wallpaper, slightly more than distemper, but its durability makes it far cheaper than either

Leaflet design, How to paint with Jensons Robbialac. Featuring a man with a tin of green paint and a paintbrush, at work in his kitchen

Home decoration

1960s DIY Date: 1960

1950s DIY Date: 1959

Granpop decorates his tree house by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration depicting Gran pop, the orang-utan character created by Lawson Wood, happily painting patterns on his new roof tree

Kensitas cigarettes advertisement, 1953
Advertisement for Kensitas cigarettes showing a domestic scene where a man, engaged in the masculine task of hanging a picture, is offered a Kensitas cigarette to steady his nerves. Date: 1953

Granpop Gets Down to Brass Tacks by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood featuring his orang utan character, Granpop, descending a ladder only to stand painfully on some brass tacks. His porcine companion seems to find this hilarious

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