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Uncle Sam Repels ChineseUncle Sam tells Chinese to keep out of America, on the grounds that they are too industrious and economical, its unfair competition for our boys
Advert, Use Heolin Enamel Varnish & Paint, Hadfields (Merton) Ltd, Western Road, Mitcham, Surrey
Derry and Toms AdvertisementAn advertisement poster for Derry & Toms, specialists in economical dainty gowns and hats in London. The image shows a woman wearing a white dress
Wunderlich AdvertisementAdvertisement for Wunderlich Limited, founded in Sydney, 1887, promoting metal ceilings, which satisfy artistic taste, are practical, permanent and economical
Comic postcard, Scotsman discusses runners training Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man buying sixpenny postal order in the Post Office Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Scotsman providing sea breezesComic postcard, Scotsman providing his wife with sea breezes on the cheap Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Scotsmen discuss football match Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Scotsman and taxi driver Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Scotsman outside barbers shop Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, four Scotsmen spending a penny Date: 20th century
Woman making balls of clay and slack, West CountryWest Country woman making balls of clay and slack (coal), an economical way of keeping fires alight from night to morning
Maconochie s, WW1 advertisementAdvertisement for Maconochies " rich and delicious stew...a sustaining and economical meal for a family." 1917
The Peak of Perfection, British Electricity 1948The Peak of Perfection. The Switch Family Robinson. Advert for British Electricity in 1948 suggesting ways people can reduce their electricity usage, including turning off the electric fire
SERVANTS CLEANINGTwo servants find that their job of polishing furniture is made cleaner, faster and more economical thanks to BRILLANT FOREZIEN Date: circa 1900
The cash and carry entrance of an unidentified British Restaurant. British Restaurants were set up during the war to provide nutritious and economical meals for the population. Date: 1946
Le Mot Juste: WWI cartoon by H. M. Bateman" Le Mot Juste: A careful and economical person. Much given to niceness of expression. Trying to decide upon which adjective to risk his brown." This cartoon satirises how the British press
The Family Horse for Keen Sportsmen by H M. BatemanThe Family Horse for Keen Sportsmen with Short Purses. A horse with a particularly lengthy back proves to be an economical purchase for an enthusiastic sportsman. 1930
Who said Liar? Confident young chap tells a likely fibWho Said Liar? - A red-faced rather-awkward-looking young chaps tells a rather tall tale: " And Bai Jove She fell in love with me on the spot, Doncherknow" ! Date: 1910
Advertisement for British Tailoring and Repairing, WW1Advertisement for British Tailoring and Repairing, advising on the economies of repairing or renovating old clothes during wartime. Date: 1917
Carving a TurkeyThe correct and economical way to carve a turkey. Date: 1930s
Cartoon, An economical holiday. Three middle aged French ladies in hats and coats, not enjoying their trip to the seaside. Date: 1919
Celanese utility slip, 1943 - WWII fashionAdvertisement for Utility lingerie made from Celanese, 1943. Date: 1943
Utility coats for mother and daughter, 1947A Harella coat - a Utility model - in brown and beige broad herringbone tweed cut on classic lines with a belted back from Dickins and Jones. The little girl is wearing a Berkeley Utility model
WW1 poster, Bad Form in Dress, advocating sensible attitudes to clothing in wartime. Date: 1914-1918
Stevens Bread-making MachineExperiments made with Stevens Bread-making Machine at Marylebone workhouse, 1858. Stevens machine offered more wholesome and sanitary conditions than those of hand bread making
WW1 Oxo advertisementAdvertisement for Oxo suggesting Oxo and potato cakes as a delicious (and economical) luncheon during the First World War. Date: 1918
The first National Kitchen, WW1The first National Kitchen in Britain, opened on 21 May 1917 by Queen Mary. The National Kitchens were opened during the First World War to provide one solution to food shortages
Belling electric fires advertisement, WW1Advertisement for Belling electric fires, with the revelation that families could do without one servant as a result of the modern device
My, little, grey, home, West, feet, place, but, belong, another, evidently, economical, own, bed, space, Private, William, Harold, Hutchings, 1885, 1962, 2Nd, 1St, Lancashire, Field, Ambulance
War Time Pudding with Oxo, 1918Advertisement for Oxo from the First World War, suggesting that the versatile stock cube could help out your meat ration. A new Oxo dish prepared by an unidentified celebrated chef
The National Dress, 1918Mrs Allan Hawkey, inventor of the national standard dress, modelling its versatility exclusively for The Sketch magazine in 1918
Looking in a shop window during the sales, WW1Each person has his or her own interpretation of the national call to thrift. This is the construction put upon it by the great drapery houses in the West End of London
Becoming fashions combined with true economy, WW1A double page spread from The Tatler giving examples of economical outfits which could be purchased in wartime. Extravagant evening dresses are not featured but instead coat frocks
Keeping a check on fuel consumed by G. H. DavisYour fuel target: keeping a weekly check on the fuel consumed in an average household during the Second World War. Electricity and gas meters will tell you if you are keeping to your proper average
Day in the life of an average household by G. H. DavisYour fuel target: a day in the life of an average household during the Second World War. Detailing economies that need to be practised in order to keep within the limits of fuel consumption laid down
Fuel for domestic appliances by G. H. DavisYour fuel target: details that will help in planning economy during the Second World War, so that fuel rationing can be avoided
Design for the building of small holdingsThe question of the land: small holdings. How a pleasant-looking livable house can be erected on a suitable site for 233. It has a dairy in the south-east corner adjacent to the larder and scullery
Cover design, Farman aviation brochure, promoting popular tourism and economical travel, showing a couple in Paris getting ready for a trip to Madrid. circa 1920
Corn - the food of the nation Serve some way every meal - appetizing, nourishing, economical. Poster showing a woman serving muffins, pancakes, and grits
Ministry of Food advertisementAdvertisement by the Ministry of Food advising the British population to eat home-grown salads which are cool, refreshing and health-giving. And - above all - avoid waste and save shipping. Date: 1940
Nelson on leave at St. Omer, France, 1784Captain Nelson, on half-pay during peacetime, decided it was economical to stay in France, in St. Omer near Dunkirtk. This was towards the end of 1874
Felix Mendelssohn BartholdyJakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809ÔÇô1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn - German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Date: circa 1840s
Italian Steam TramSteam trams are a nuisance in cities, but on rural routes like this Italian example they are economical and provide low cost transportation for low- paid workers
