Poole Pottery - Shaping a pot on the potters wheelShaping a pot on the potters wheel. Poole Pottery was founded in 1873 on Poole quayside, where it continued to produce pottery by hand before moving its factory operations away from the quay in 1999
How Navajo Indian Rugs are made - USA Date: circa 1930s
Prehistoric Art. Greece. Handmade vase without decoration. Globular body with two small handles, wide mouth and foot. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece
Baldwins knitting leaflet, WW1Knitted Comforts for Men on Land and Sea - front cover of a booklet published by J & J Baldwin s, yarn manufacturers of Halifax
Patons knitting wools advertisement, WW1 comfortsAdvertisement for Patons Alloa knitting wools during the First World War featuring a Red Cross nurse busy knitting and the words, Every Woman Can Help. Date: c.1915
Workshop handmade candles. 18th century. Engraving in Encyclopedie by Diderot et d Alembert. Engraving
Cock o th North wool advertisement, WW1 knittingAdvertisement for Cock o th North knitting wools made by Carter and Parker of Baildon Mills, near Shipley in Yorkshire and ideal for making comforts for soldiers
Natives with Handmade Wooden Bowls for drinking Kava - YaquoNatives with Handmade Wooden Bowls for drinking Kava/Yaquon, Republic of Fiji. Date: 1900s
Parasol in point of lace 1868This beautiful intricate section of a parasol in pointed lace, appointed by The Princess of Wales. 1868
Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Tank made in Sant Sadurni d'Anoia by the Commission of War Industries of Catalonia
Eric Ravilious11th anniversary poster for the Golden Cockerel Press, an Englishfine pressoperating between 1920 and 1961. The private press made handmade limited editions of classic works
Antwerp, Belgium - 81 Place de Meir - Ganterie (Glove Shop)Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium - 81 Place de Meir - Maison van Steenkiste Ganterie (Glove Shop) - the royal crest signifies they had some VERY high-end clients! Date: circa 1909
Basket maker, at work outside his house in Thassos, GreeceAn elderly male basket maker, at work outside his house in Thassos, Greece Date: 1992
Little Georgie Reach pushing his Toy Horse - Blackpool. He is growing into his new coat... Date: circa 1907
Ayres and Smith straw boater hat advertisement, 1931Advertisement for the English Rustic straw hat created in a very specific, traditional plait. Date: 1931
Europe. Middle Age. Construction of a gothic Cathedral. Illustration by Lluis Bargall atercolour
Royal Coronation 1953 knitting bookFront cover of the Womans Companion Coronation Knitting Book with a dozen delightful designs for all the family. Patterns featured include a jumper for a little boy with a soldier on the front
Balaclava and sleeping cap knitting patterns, WW1Patterns from a plain helmet or balaclava cap (top) and a sleeping cap taken from a Great War era Baldwins knitting booklet with instructions for knitting various comforts for soldiers at the front
1960s knitting crochet pattern for dress modelled by TwiggyFront cover of a crochet pattern for a quick crochet suit in Twilleys Stalite wool, worn here by archetypal sixties model, Twiggy. Date: c.1966
Man in Khaki - instructions for knitting socks, WW1Instruction sheet contained within the Man in Khaki sock knitting kit, which also came with a sock measure to ensure uniformity from knitters who were making socks for soldiers during the First World
Queen Elizabeths Sewing Bee at Buckingham Palace, 1939Members of the Palace household and wives of employees of the Royal Mews assembled in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace for Queen Elizabeths Sewing Bee
Sailing boat on a handmade greetings cardSailing boat on a blue sea on a handmade greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Moth on a handmade Christmas card, with a handwritten label and a little pink bag, perhaps containing pot pourri. Date: circa 1890s
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a container -- it could be a bran tub, or it could be a newly baked loaf of bread... Date: circa 1890s
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a flower, with a string to pull to reveal the seasonal greeting. Date: circa 1890s
Handmade Christmas card with door and hallway, the seasonal greeting written on the wall, floor tiles and doormat. Date: circa 1890s
Handmade card in the shape of a wishing wellHandmade greetings card in the shape of a wishing well, with a handle to turn to make the red bucket appear. Date: circa 1890s
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of a cake, with Santa Claus standing in the middle and a removable slice on the right. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Handmade New Year card in the shape of nuts, which opens to reveal a seasonal greeting. Date: circa 1890s
Handmade Christmas card in the shape of nuts, which opens to reveal a seasonal greeting. Date: circa 1890s
Handmade Christmas card with mill wheelHandmade Christmas and New Year card with a mill wheel which turns to reveal a seasonal greeting. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Christmas card in the shape of a shrimpHandmade Christmas card in the shape of a shrimp, which comes out of its shell to reveal a seasonal greeting. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Christmas card in the shape of a loaf of breadHandmade Christmas card in the shape of a loaf of bread on a plate, which opens to reveal a seasonal greeting. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Christmas card in the shape of a candle and holderHandmade Christmas card in the shape of a candle and holder, with a string to pull to make the flame appear. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Glass blower. Illustration of Tractatus de Herbis, 15 c. of the work De Materia Medica. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. EMILIA-ROMAGNA. Modena. Estense Library
WWII knitting booklet, Home Front WoolliesFront cover of a knitting booklet produced by Weldons featuring a variety of patterns to make garments for war workers from a resolute looking member of the Home Guard to female members of the armed
WWII knitting, New Woollies for soldiers, sailors & airmenFront cover of a knitting booklet from the Second World War published by yarn manufacturer Weldon, featuring woollen garments which could made for men in the armed services
Mittens and body belt, WW1 knitting, comforts for troopsPatterns for mittens and a body belt (designed to keep the midriff warm), two items of clothing which could be knitted for soldiers at the front featured in a Great War era knitting booklet published
Weldons garments & hospital comforts, knitting booklet, WW1Be useful in this time of war. Front cover of a Weldons booklet with instructions on how to make a variety of garments for soldiers and hospital comforts for wounded men
Sentinel knitting booklet, socks, WW1Front cover of the Sentinel Knitting Booklet published by Charles Sykes and Co, of St. Andrews Mills, Bradford during the First World War
Knitted helmet, WW1 knitting, comforts for soldiersPhotograph and pattern written by Marjory Tillotson for Baldwins yarn manufacturers, to make a knitted helmet with cap pieces - one of numerous comforts for soldiers suggested during the First World
Man in Khaki WW1 sock knitting kit box and instructionsThe Man in Khaki sock knitting kit, designed to make the knitting of socks for troops as simple and efficient as possible
WW1 knitting - comic postcard, Naughty NettaNaughty Nettas Knitting Knickers for the Seat of War. Humorous postcard inspired by the national effort of knitting comforts for soldiers during the First World War
Young boy in his Rolls Royce style Toy Pedal CarYoung boy in his Rolls Royce Toy Pedal Car. Date: circa 1900s
Chiswick Art Workers Guild making Cecil Aldin toysAt the toy-makers: a glimpse at Mr Aldins works at Bedford Park. Members of the Chiswick Art Workers Guild busily manufacturing Mr Aldins toys
Advert for Debenham & Freebody blouses 1915Handmade blouses in white linen or muslin, with stiff collar and cuffs. 1915
Young boy - Jesuit Mission - Belgian Congo - Handmade ToysA boy in Jesuit Mission in the Belgian Congo asks: " What do you think of my work?" - he has made a fine selection of wooden transport toys, a river steamer, a van
Hand-drawn Greetings Card - Gnome riding a mouseHand-drawn Greetings Card - a Gnome (or elf) riding a mouse to post a letter of Best Wishes into a mushroom postbox (a sight often seen by those who may have had too many mushroom postboxes for)
