Hand Collection (page 99)

Diaogonal Jumper 1936
A sports jumper hand-knitted in graduated horizontal stripes over which are diagonal lines of fancy open stitch following the diagonal button fastening on the back

Epaulette Jumper 1934
A hand-knitted jumper in a lacy stitch with round neck line & 3 button fastening. An unusual touch is the triangular shaped epaulettes attached with knitted buttons

Huzzar Jumper 1933
Unusual hand-knitted pullover modelled on a Huzzars uniform incorporates a bold geometric pattern of light coloured bands of diminishing length on bodice & sleeves

Cable Stitch Pullover
A hand-knitted jumper in a cable stitch with cuffs & a roll collar. Here it is worn with a woollen skirt

Jumper & Flower Brooch
A hand-knitted jumper in a lacy ribbed stitch without a collar or welt is worn with a broad belt & a knitted flower brooch

Sailing Ship Jumper
A ski-jacket worn over a long length, hand-knitted jumper with a v neck & bold sailing ship design. A small brimless cap or hat completes the outfit

Feeding Time
A woman feeds a baby marmoset by hand

Overgrown Fingernails
Extremely long fingernails of Annamite nobles Date: 19th century

Hand-Reared Turkeys
A young woman, on her morning round, feeding the flock of turkeys she is rearing for sale at Christmas

Rush Gatherers 1878
Three children set out rush gathering in a small rowing boat. A boy holds a sickle in his hand. The rushes are used for rush seats for chairs & for baskets etc

Reading Palm Right
A gipsy reads a palm - the right hand What you want you will shortly obtain... Date: 1906

Blunt / Bootes / Plate 35
The constellation of Bootes - the figure is that of a man holding a club in his right hand and leading two hounds with his left

BLUNT / CEPHEUS / 33 / 1849
The constellation of Cepheus which takes the form of a regal personage, seated, having a diadem on his head, a sceptre in his right hand, with his left hand extended

The Camping Club
Members of a camping club, having pitched their tents, cook by their camp fire - well at least the women do, the chap on the other hand doesn t want to get his suit dirty!

Hand / Albion Press / 1810
A pointing hand

Greek Philosopher Writes
A Greek philosopher sets pen to paper, in a book rather than a scroll, as you might have expected; inkwell, sand and a knife are ready to hand

Spinning, Greece
A woman of Ancient Greece spinning by hand

Koran, 16th Century
A page from a 16th century Ottoman copy of the Koran, hand-written on handmade paper, embellished in gold leaf

Page, Book of Hours (2)
Page from a printed BOOK OF HOURS, with woodblock illustrations, printed on vellum and with initial letters coloured by hand to imitate a manuscript

Page, Book of Hours
Page from a printed BOOK OF HOURS, with woodblock illustrations, printed on vellum and with initial letters coloured by hand to imitate a manuscript

Eliot / Daniel Deronda
Daniel takes Mirahs hand by the window

Girl with Toys 1940S
A sweet little girl in a knitted bathing costume with a ribbon in her hair, sits in a toy wheelbarrow and has her picture taken with her favourite doll and teddy bear

Spinning Wool 1930S
Two old dames using combs and and a traditional spinning wheel to spin wool which will be used on a hand loom, Sandwich, Kent, England

Hawking / Falcon
a falcon and its hunting hood

Blood Transfusion 1930S
A hospital patient in his bed receiving a blood transfusion from an ampule of stored blood, seen on the top left hand side of the photograph

German Women Spinning
A pretty scene in a German village, where old world crafts such as spinning with spinning wheels are still practised. Note the hand- embroidered head-dresses

New Guinea Folk & Friend
An East-West encounter : Achille Raffray, travelling in New Guinea, extends the hand of friendship to three New Guinea warriors

Girl Faints in Street
A girl passes out in the street, but luckily there is a handsome young man at hand to carry her inert but graceful form to a nearby shop

Sonata for 20 Fingers
A pupil and her teacher try their hands on a sonata for twenty fingers. Date: 1846

The Age of Discretion - a young girl holds an open book and rests her hand on a globe, while a musical score rests on the table beside her - evidently a studious miss

Actorly Speciment 1790
Attic Miscellany Theatrical Portraiture No.3: What Nature ought to be! A foppish looking thespian, hand on hip & monstrously mishapen wig, hams it up on stage

Amorous Gesture 1790
Attic Miscellany Theatrical Portraiture No.5: How to look amourously. A ham actor, down on one knee & with hand on heart, does his best to look in love. Date: 1790

Soprano Warbles 1893
A lady singer belts out an aria. She holds the libretto (song sheet) in her hand just in case she forgets the words

Old Timer Fishes 1892
An unhurried old man sits on the bank, pipe in mouth & rod in hand, for a spot of fishing. His box of tackle can just be seen by his side

Girl Harvester Drinks
A dark haired young woman stands amid a corn field with a hand scythe hanging from her waist & a jug in her hand. In her hair are poppies & cornflowers from the field

Pressing Grapes by Hand
In Bordeaux, France at this time they crushed grapes by hand using a long handled tool with 3 spokes (possibly like a potato masher) to extract the juice

Theatrical Pose
An unknown actress strikes a pictureque theatrical pose. Stage lighting is used to create an atmospheric quality. She gazes upwards forlornly with a hand on her heart

Trollope / Allington
THE SMALL HOUSE AT ALLINGTON Mr Lupex holds out his hand to Mr Cradell

Jean Jaures, Speaking
JEAN JAURES depicted singing the revolutionary song La carmagnole, which contains the words Tous les bourgeois on les pendra ! (we shall hang every bourgeois)

Using Hand Signals
The driver of this car is using hand signals to indicate that he is pulling out or wishing to turn right!

Weaving a Tapestry
A woman weaving a tapestry of Arms of the Weavers of London 1700 on a wooden hand loom

Weaving on a Hand Loom
A woman using a table hand loom, which apparently can weave anything in any type of pattern

Flying to Rainbow
Until the invention of the aeroplane, it wasn t possible to conduct first-hand investigation of such meteorological phenomena as the rainbow

Richard Earl Scarborough
RICHARD LUMSLEY, earl of SCARBOROUGH soldier and statesman, died by his own hand on the eve of his marriage

She Reads as she Walks
She reads - and judging by the pen in her hand, she marks the bits she likes

Daughter Stirs
Mother watches as one of her daughters stirs something in a bowl, while her other daughter spoon in hand waits her turn and the kitten laps its milk

GOLF SUIT
The GOLF SUIT is indispensable wear for the keen player - this all-wool hand-woven Kerry homespun jacket and knickers will set you back a mere five guineas

Brighton Coach
The coaching revival : Mr Charles Poles Brighton coach at Lowfield Heath : this is a private sporting venture but employing professionals to crew the coach

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