Handy Collection

The Fencing Female 1907
A portrait of a female fencer who is " handy with the foils". Date: 1907

Outdoor Baby Cage
A handy baby cage, which can easily be fitted outside the window of even a modest flat. The baby can sleep soundly in the fresh air while the mother relaxes indoors... Date: 1930s

Portable Drinks Cabinet
A handy case containing whisky, Martini and gin, mixers, a bottle opener and glasses!

Crowded London Housing
A landscape of working class homes in London, with a handy patch of waste ground where the wives can hang up their washing and the kids can play among the stones and refuse

Revolving Bookcase
This revolving bookcase holds fewer books for its floor- space than any conceivable design, but it could be handy for portfolios and outsize books that need to be flat

Fall / Kerry Blue Terrier / Champion Princeton Hell-Of-A-Fellow
Kerry Blue Terrier Champion Princeton Hell-Of-A-Fellow owned by Mrs Handy Date: 1934

Street scene with shops in Funchal, Madeira, including Handy House (embroidery) and Casa Havaneza. Date: circa 1908

An Afghan man watches his children play on the swings, whilst keeping his rifle handy Date: late 19th century

HANDY HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
Every well-stocked household should have handy packs of matches, safety pins, once- use stocking pencils, etc. Date: 1930s

WINTER PICNIC SET
The picnic season is not entirely over with the coming of winter. A waterproof ground sheet, leather cushions, a foot warmer and a thermos flask will all come in handy! Date: 1930s

DONT FORGET BOARD
A timely reminder board! A handy household appointments or tasks jotter pad, with a picture of Big Ben on it and a handy pen attached. Date: 1930s

KERRY BLUE TERRIER / 1934
CHAMPION PRINCETON-HELL-OF-A- FELLOW A head shot. Owned by Mrs Handy. Date: 1934

KERRY BLUE TERRIER / 1928
CHAMPION IRON CLAD Owned by Handy. Date: 1928

The Fencing Female 1907
A portrait of a female fencer who is handy with the foils. Date: 1907

GUIDE TO MONEY 1723
Title-page of Monsieur Barremes handy guide to money, helping traders to calculate prices in all currencies Date: 1723

SHOPPING GUIDE
Title-page of Monsieur Barremes handy guide to money, helping traders to calculate prices in all currencies Date: 1723

Indispensible men
The Handy Man. A sailor. Date: 1903

Vietnam - Hai Phong - Woman with a fabulous wide-brimmed hat
Vietnam - Hai Phong - Pretty woman wearing a fabulous wide-brimmed hat with tassels and a handy holding strap! Date: 1908

Mrs Mop Sweeps Up
Good old Mrs Mop, always handy with a dustpan and brush! Date: 1960s

Tommy?s washing day in Flanders
Photograph: Tommy?s washing day in Flanders. Many a mere male civilian would prefer a day in the trenches, but the British soldier is quite a handy man

Dressing doll. Handy Spandy Jack-a-Dandy. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the garments & fit them on the body of the nursery rhyme character. Date: 1921

Snap card - Handy Pandy, Jack-A-Dandy
Nursery Rhyme Snap card - Handy Pandy, Jack-A-Dandy, loved plum cake and sugar candy. early 20th century

Music cover, Finnigans Wake, Comic Irish Song, sung by Dan Bryant. 1850s

Mending household items 1944
Make Do and Mend. During World War Two women became very resourceful, they tackled repairs and maintenance of many clothing and household items, that today we would just throw away and replace. 1944

Couple in ramshackle sports car
A couple -- possibly just married -- sitting in a ramshackle sports car, with five people standing on the pavement at the side of them. Date: circa 1930s

Deckchair Tray
A deckchair tray, a handy gadget which clips on almost any width of chair arm, will swivel into any position and yet is steady enough for a cup of tea and a plate! Date: 1930s

Automatic Autographer
An automatic autographer, a handy device for the famous, enabling multiple autographs to be signed on many photographs at the same time. Date: early 1930s

Samuel Lover
SAMUEL LOVER Irish writer, author of Handy Andy and Rory O More, titles betraying his addictive affection for alliterative appellations. Date: 1797 - 1868

Mending household items 1943
Make Do and Mend. During World War Two women became very resourceful, they tackled repairs and maintenance of many clothing and household items, that today we would just throw away and replace. 1943

Nassau Warship
With three sister-ships, the Nassau is the first dreadnought in the German fleet : she carries twelve 280mm and twelve 150mm guns which will soon come in handy. Date: launched 1908

Folding Camp Bed
A handy folding camp bed. Date: 1930s

TIN OPENER
A tin opener, handy for opening tins of Carnation Evaporated Milk and Pork Farmhouse Pate! Date: 1974

Tea Stand 1930S
A handy tea stand decorated with an oriental motif inlay, a kind of cross between a tea tray and a tea trolley. Date: 1930s

Asking policeman time / W H Robinson
Post War Town planning. To save the trouble of asking the time of a policeman...a handy clock built into his helmet. Please note

Portable petrol pump / W H Robinson
Avoid sudden stoppages with the portable petrol pump. Affixed to the side of the car this handy accessory can be painted to resemble a golfing bag

Kissing the Hand 1921
A lady in a ball dress is kissed upon the hand by an admirer. The large red fan she carries in the other may come in handy to beat the men away!

Wrights Wall Brush
A handy wall brush with an oscillating head or duster enabling servants to clean cornices, walls or staircases without trying using a ladder

Soldiers tabloid first aid pack
Medical equipment in a handy portable case made for soldiers, war correspondents, airmen and explorers. The kit contains Kola compound that supresses hunger and thirst

White South African
The phrase white south African is given a new meaning by this albino negress who seems to be handy with the hatchet

Abraham Lincoln / Handy
Abraham Lincoln US President

Earles Medicine Bottle
Earles medicine bottle, which comes with a handy spoon compartment

On a Mountain Road
On a mountain road, good shock absorbers are desirable. Good brakes come in handy, too

Delivery Cycles
Express delivery ! Bouillon Cibils employ cyclists to deliver their meat extract - for larger deliveries, a tricycle van, for smaller ones, one with a handy box

Maykemper Road-Air Idea
German designer Maykemper proposes this handy plane which can be driven on roads, or this automobile which can take to the air

Robbing Graves
Witches rob graves and gallows for little bits of this and that which will come in handy for their magical rites

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