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Blacksmith Tools 1875A range of tools used by a blacksmith or ironsmith, including pincers, a hook, files, a hammer and a mallet. 1875
Blacksmiths outside their forgeA superb photograph of six Blacksmiths and coachbuilders posing for a photograph outside their forge/workshop, each holding the tools of their trade
Golden PheasantGOLDEN PHEASANT chrysolophus pictus - one of the most magnificent birds in our files !
Jeweller at his bench with leather covers. His tools include files, drills, hammer, pliers, wire drawer and crucible. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades
Advert for John Pound & Co cases 1913Advertisement John Pound & Co dressing cases. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904. With less time to run his business, he gave contol of the company to his two sons
The Economy Steel Letter File - Filing Cabinet - produced by Hobart Cabinet Company, Troy, Ohio, USA (established in 1907). Strong, Neat and Serviceable for Office and Transfer use. Date: circa 1923
17th century ShoemakerA shoe maker sitting at his workbench files the wooden sole of shoe. Date: 17th century
C D Monninger, LondonC D Monninger, Clerkenwell Road, London, manufacturers of saws, files and other metal tools -- handwritten invoice. 1897
Lady Wilmot HortonI am lady WILMOT-HORTON, wife of sir Robert (1784 - 1841) and that is my claim to fame and the reason for having my portrait in these files. Date: circa 1810
Anne Mee, ArtistANNE MEE Artist specialising in portrait miniatures : we have several examples of her work in our files. Date: 1775 - 1851
The Operation of the filing of teeth in Khas-Kaseg, LaosThe Operation of the filing of teeth amongst the Kaseng people of Laos. The Kaseng live in mountains near the Vietnam border; primarily in the Sanxai and Xaisettha districts of Attapu Province;
Ruins of Ebla. III milllennium BC. SyriaEastern Mediterranean Civilizations. Ebla. Syrian city of III millennium BC. Capital of the Semitic Kingdom. Files of Lower City. Syria
Spousal donation of Ramon Berenguer I the Old to Almodis de la Marche. 11th century. Parchment. Archive of the Crown of Aragon. Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain
Ramon Berenguer I the Old (1023-1076). Count of Barcelona. Document with the donation of the Counts of Barcelona to the cathedral chapter. Original parchment of 1055
Gregor Von FeinagleGREGOR VON FEINAGLE German mnemonist (not many of those in our files !) Date: 1765 - 1819
William Curtis, BotanistWILLIAM CURTIS Botanist, author of the Flora Londonensis Botanical Magazine (we have many of his wonderful prints in our files). Date: 1746 - 1799
John CunninghamJOHN CUNNINGHAM actor and poet, depicted holding a handkerchief (we have very few pictures of handkerchiefs in our files) Date: 1729 - 1773
Au Pair AgencyThe receptionist of an Au Pair agency answers a telephone enquiry and makes a booking in the office diary. Date: 1960s
Barnabys ShelvesShelves of box files, arranged in subject order at Barnabys Picture Library. Date: 1980s
Accounts DepartmentA mature accountant wearing spectacles goes through her ledger, pinpointing any discrepancies. Date: 1960s
Barnabys Box FilesAn employee of Barnabys Picture Library shows a visitor his way around the collection. The prints are kept in boxes on shelves, which you can see here. Date: 1960s
Thomas Edison / Ilz / LibrarTHOMAS ALVA EDISON American inventor in his library Date: 1847 - 1931
Secretary, Filing CabinetA secretary files papers in her Strafor filing cabinet Date: 1926
UFO investigation group at work in an officeAn American UFO investigation group at work in an office. Files are consulted, locations plotted, and a field investigator writes up his notes. Date: 1950s
Women working at Prisoners of War Information Bureau, WW1Women working at the offices of the Prisoners of War Information Bureau, located at 49 Wellington Street, Strand, where are record of all British soldiers who were prisoners of war in Germany were
Scout helping in Post Office, Accra, Ghana, West AfricaA boy scout helping out in the General Post Office, Accra, Ghana, West Africa, by carrying documents from one office to another
Advert for John Pound & Co dressing case 1914Advertisement John Pound & Co dressing cases. John Pound became Lord Mayor of London in 1904. With less time to run his business, he gave contol of the company to his two sons
Advert by Asprey compact dressing case 1937Cases for light weight travel complete and compact. Date: 1937
David Roberts - 2DAVID ROBERTS artist, best known for his views of Egypt : we have many, many of his paintings in our files. Date: 1796 - 1864
David Roberts - 3DAVID ROBERTS artist, best known for his views of Egypt : we have many, many of his paintings in our files. Date: 1796 - 1864
Nicholas MurfordNICHOLAS MURFORD Salt-merchant - probably the only one in our files - and what is more, a poet as well. Date: CIRCA 1638 - 1652
James MerryJAMES MERRY Racehorse owner, wearing as fine a top hat as any in our files. And with his autograph, too. Date: 1805 - 1877
John Musgrave LambJOHN MUSGRAVE LAMB hat manufacturer of Warwick - one of the few hat manufacturers in our files, and surely the only one from Warwick... Date: 1781 - 1835
Jimmie Chinquanana, 11 Hamilton Street, New York. In dark, inner room of his home, in the rear of their store. He is the ninth child, six of whom are dead. Father abused the wife; drinks
Paris QuaisA fair number of the pictures in our files were purchased from the bouquinistes whose stalls form a permanent book and print market lining the quais of Paris. Date: 1930s
Advert for Mappin & Webb compact dressing case 1937Advertisement for Mappin & Webb compact dressing cases: Including Ladys Morocco leather dressing case, containing a lift out tray
Office Worker 1975A female office worker, sitting at her desk, surrounded by box files and in trays, her typewriter beside her. Date: 1975
Banks of Filing - Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyThe Metropolitan Life Insurance Companys Home Office Building in New York City. A view of the filing section - then, the largest outfit of steel filing cases in the world!
Manicure and Pedicure - IndiaIndian man offering a manicure and a pedicure at Puducherry
Eugene LamiLOUIS EUGENE LAMI French artist, well known for his depictions of the social scene - we have many in our files
Loutherbourg, ArtistPHILIP JAMES DE LOUTHERBOURG French artist, known for his paintings of battles and other action-packed scenes, of which we have several in our files
1970S TYPISTA typist working alone in an office, surrounded by files, filing cabinets and a rather full in-tray
Library Office 1947A model of tidiness and application, this public library office is neatly and sparsely laid out; its female staff appear to be absorbed in their work
Rail SignalsFRENCH RAIL SIGNALS (full details, too long to set out here, can be found on the reverse of the original card, in our files)
Wayside Inn, BosniaThis wayside inn in the Balkans is without doubt the most picturesque pub in our files ! Whether you d want to spend the night here, though, is another matter
Locomotive 1840SThis fine locomotive is not an exact match of any other in our files, but it is very similar to the goods locomotives Mr Allan is building at Crewe, 1843+
John Gerard, HerbalistJOHN GERARD herbalist, surgeon and botanist : his Herbal is the first great English herb- books. (We have many woodcuts from it in our files)
