Domestic Collection (page 8)

Advert for Lux, soap powder, featuring Miss 1926 Date: 1926

Advert for Lux, soap powder, with hints for holiday clothes packing, 1926 Date: 1926

A bobby on the beat, who has stopped to enjoy a bit of pie from a friendly cook in one house, gets surprised by the heat of a stove. Date: 1912

A smiling young woman in a headscarf and apron washing up or preparing food in a kitchen or scullery. Tea towels hang from the airer above, assorted ladles and pans are close to hand

A member of the Wardens Service fitting a gas mask
Shorlty after the Munich Agreement, a member of the Wardens Service (and his assistant - far right) - not yet issued with their uniforms - fit gas masks in the living room of a family in Sunderland

Domestic goats and fallow or venison deer
Domestic goats, Capra aegagrus hircus, and fallow or venison deer, Dama dama. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth

Thoroughbred Arabian horse Imaum
Thoroughbred Arabian horse. Imaum, Celebrated Arabian, Property of J.F. Herring, Esq. 1848. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by E

Two lovers in a parlour disturbed by prying maids moving glasses in a cupboard. Miseries Domestic. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Parson cursing foxhunters and hounds trampling his garden after a fox. Despite a warning sign reading Steel traps spring guns set in this garden. The Enraged Vicar

Man suffering from gout greeted painfully by a sailor
Man suffering from painful gout in his limbs greeted by a muscular sailor with a strong handshake and a stamp on the foot. Miseries Personal

Fashionable couple disturbed by stupid, stone-cold
Fashionable couple disturbed at home in the morning by stupid, stone-cold idle relatives. Miseries of the country. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Views of the spa town of Bad Liebenstein, Germany, 1817. The schloss or hotel with the ruins on top of the mountain, nearer view of the hotel with 72 rooms, and house of Louise Eleonore

Cartoon, Unfair Trade Winds (International Free Trade)
Cartoon, Unfair Trade Winds -- a satirical comment on competitive trade from overseas, adversely affecting the economy at home. Date: 1884

George Stephenson at Darlington - embroidery
Engraving of a painting by A. Rankley, " George Stephenson at Darlington in 1823." Stephenson would often drop in on Joseph Pease to talk with him about the progress of the Darlington

Cartoon, The Irrepressible Lodger (Electoral Reform)
Cartoon, The Irrepressible Lodger -- a satirical comment on Disraelis agreement to include lodgers in his Reform Bill, declaring himself the Father of the Lodger Franchise

Advert, Bon Ami cleaning and polishing cake and powder. 1922

Advert, Wesson Oil for cooking and salads. 1926

Advert, Westinghouse electric iron -- mother and daughter ironing. 1922

Cover design, W J Harris & Co Ltd Sewing Machines Cover design
Cover design, W J Harris & Co Ltd, Sewing Machines brochure. 1920s

Tray with lemonade jug and two glasses. 1922

The Sportsmans Present The Sportsmans Present
The Sportsmans Present. circa 1835

Advert, The Presidents Thanksgiving Cake Advert, The Presidents Thanksgiving Cake
Advert, The Presidents Thanksgiving Cake - Mary Lyles Wilson recipe. 1926

Supper Dishes cooked in the New World Gas Cooker
Supper Dishes cooked in the New World Regulo-Controlled Gas Cooker. 1920s

Advert, Realsilk stockings. 1926

Modern American Bathroom. 1926

Advert, Kraft Cheese. 1926

Advert, Johnsons Polishing Wax Advert, Johnsons Polishing Wax
Advert, Johnsons Polishing Wax. 1926

James Watt studying the force of steam
James Watt as a boy, studying the force of steam. 18th century

Advert, Esmond Jacquard Blankets. 1922

Advert, Colgates FAB Washing Powder Advert, Colgates FAB Washing Powder
Advert, Colgates FAB Washing Powder. 1922

Advert, Cannon Towels -- absorb quickly, wear well, cost less. 1926

Woman sorting out laundry on four poster bed. 1926

Two women chatting at the fireside. 1926

Advertisement for Frigidaire refrigerators - no other gift can give such satisfaction. 1926

Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! (Disraeli)
Cartoon, Lodger Franchise v Dual Voting! A satirical comment on the arguments surrounding the extension of the franchise in Disraelis Reform Bill

Cartoon, Don t You Smell Fire? (Mr and Mrs Bull)
Cartoon, Don t You Smell Fire? Mrs Britannia Bull tells her husband John that he should investigate a nasty smell of something smouldering -- smoke can be seen on the right

Silhouette, Tea in the Drawing Room. late 19th century

The Garricks at breakfast, Southampton Street, London
David Garrick and his wife Eva Maria at breakfast in their home at Southampton Street, Strand, London. 18th century

Early struggles 1858
Interior scene of a city dwellings, in the harsh winter months with snow on the rooftops outside and few coal on the grate, a family have got behind in their rent and a broker has come round

First womens village council in Findon, Sussex, May 1918
Photograph of the first womens village council in Findon, Sussex, established in 1917. The accompanying article describes the origins of the council in the innate female concern for domestic affairs

Women queuing with their dogs for RSPCA advice, Sept 1939
A group of women queuing with their dogs for advice on pet safety from two RSPCA doctors. The Sphere informs the reader of clinics in London established by the RSPCA to offer information with regards

Advert for B. T. H. electric refrigerator 1931
With three years guarantee and lifetime of trouble-proof refrigeration the B.T.H. electric refrigerator. Date: 1931

Woman pressing a seam under a damp cloth
Woman using a hot iron to press a seam under a damp cloth. Date: circa 1940

Woman tacking a hem before stitching it
Woman tacking a hem with tacking cotton before stitching it. Date: circa 1940

Using a sewing machine to attach a lacy edging. Date: circa 1940

Sewing items, including needles, pins, scissors and thread
Sewing items: needles, pins, scissors, thread, chalk, thimble and tape measure. Date: circa 1940

Promotional postcard for BEA - Domestic and International
Promotional postcard for BEA - Domestic, Cross-Channel and International Services and Routes. Date: 1947

Advert for Electrolux vacuum cleaner, 1925 Date: 1925

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