House Hold Collection (page 6)

Hanging Washing / Rip Van
Hanging out the washing on a windy day

German Living Room
The arbeitszimmer (workroom) of Friedrich Hacklander, editor of Ueber Land und Meer, with furniture and furnishings characteristic of a middle- class German household. Date: 1877

Advertisement for Hotpoint gifts for Christmas
Hotpoint gifts " Your problem - everyones - now is - what can I give". Various useful items for the housewife that will save her time, trouble and expense

Advert for Bon Ami powder
Bon Ami - gives nickel the glow of polished silver, a damp cloth, a bit of a rub, a moments wait while the magic-white cloud foams..... then whisk

Girl pouring water from a tin into a bucket
A girl in a summer dress pouring water from a large tin into a plastic bucket

Woman washing a sheet in a river in Portugal
Woman washing a sheet at the side of a river in Portugal. She is kneeling on a specially designed wooden platform, which stops her getting too wet

Woman hanging out the washing on a line
A woman hanging out the washing on a line (or two), apparently at the side of a stretch of water

Holiday, by Ethel Parkinson. Having worked hard at their household chores all week, at last this little Dutch girl and boy can have a days holiday

Royal Grooms - Buckingham Palace
Royal Grooms at Buckingham Palace, London

Teenager being told off
An older woman knits in her sitting room, whilst delivering a stern reprimand to a sullen faced teenage girl (her daughter) who sits alongside her looking downcast and moderately fed up

Electrolux advertisement
Advert for Electrolux vacuum cleaners, showing a woman opening her Christmas present and looking pleased or bemused that it is one of those new-fangled vacuum cleaners

Household Brigade at Hawthorn Hill Meeting
Prince Alexander of Teck (Queen Marys brother), with his wife Princess Alexander of Teck (Princess Alice of Albany) standing behind the fence on his right, watching the riders at the water jump

The Kitchenmaid and the Constable
A humourous photograph of a kitchenmaid, busy doing the washing up, being proposed to by her policeman admirer. The photograph is entitled Cupboard Love

Dad and the Spring Clean
Getting out of the house in the morning. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Spring-Cleaning in Full Swing VI
A man uses a door handle as a shaving mirror while women are spring cleaning carpets around him. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary

Spring-Cleaning in Full Swing
Women spring clean the house around a man who is eating breakfast. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Shortage of Labour during WWI
Depicting the problem of manpower shortage on the home front during World War One. A householder finds it impossible to get an odd job man to fix a dripping tap. They re all off fighting the war

Adverts for Mrs Beetons Book of Household Management
Two pages of advertisements for Mrs Beetons Book of Household Management and other Cookery Books, still going strong in the early 20th century

The Officers Quarters, Knightsbridge Barracks, 1880
Engraving showing the exterior of the then newly built Officers Quarters, for the Household Cavalry, in Knightsbridge, London, 1880

Pet Squirrel C1860
A pet squirrel in a German household

Borax
A romantically styled ad for Borax antiseptic from 1885. Borax was used for a wide variety of household jobs being effective as an anti-bacterial, cleaning, fungicidal and bleaching agent

Landlord Evicts Tennant
PAY-RENTAL RELATIONS (A Landlord of Limited responsibilities) Landlord - " Didn t think it safe? Well as long as my rent was, that was no business of mine"

Christmas Carols in a Victorian Household, 1885
Engraving showing a wealthy Victorian family singing Christmas Carols in their sitting room. The original caption read My Childrens Christmas Carol

Measuring Cloth
Photograph showing a woman measuring out enough fabric to make her own nightgown

Aspinalls Enamel
An advertisement for Aspinalls Enamel, used by the Prince of Wales and recommended by various duchesses

Lace-Cleaning & Repair
A photograph showing a woman at work restoring and cleaning lace, a possible occupation a lady could do from home in the early 20th century

Boiling Clothes
A photograph demonstrating the boiling of " collars, cuffs, laces, and such-like small articles" in a calico bag during the arduous process of washday

Drying Machine
Several engravings illustrating an ingenious device for drying clothes; a forerunner of the fold-up telescopic clothes drier used instead of a line and pegs

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

Ironing a Shirt 1911
Photograph demonstrating how to iron a shirt or blouse in 1911

Professional Packer
A professional packer at work carefully laying clothing and linens into a trunk of a wealthy client

Mamas Embroidery
Maman works at her tapestry frame : her daughter watches as the picture gradually takes shape

Making Frilling
Photograph depicting a woman making a frill, perhaps to trim a hat

EMBROIDERY
Photograph of a young woman sitting working on an embroidery ring

Preparing Sprats
Photograph of a student at the National Societys Training College for Teachers of Domestic Economy, preparing a dish of fried sprats garnished with lemon & parsley

Sewing Underwear
Photograph showing a woman adding trim and finishing touches to underclothes in 1911

Mechanical Cooling
A " punkah" -type ventilator for keep cool during warm weather or heat wave, comprising of a large fan operated by foot pedals

Advert Vacuum Cleaner
Advert for the housewife for christmas! Western Electric Vacuum Sweeper with the motor driven brush

Household Shopping Without Tears
The coffee counter of an American supermarket, untroubled by rationing in 1948. The concept of the supermarket where all manner of goods could be bought in one place

Buying a House 1960S
A happy family stand outside their brand new home, Sold by Hugh Howard of Wimbledon Common, London

Servants Washing Line
The intimate apparel of the female servants of the Edwardian Country House blows in a good drying wind out side the attic room window

Housewife Washing Up
A glamorous houswife, happy in her work, washes the dishes by hand at the kitchen sink

Polishing a Silver Tray
An Edwardian butler polishes a silver tray until he can see his face in it

Dusting for Exercise
A young lady in shorts with buttoned falls gives these windows a vigorous rub with a checked cloth - a great way to tone up the waist and bust without the need of a gym!

Social / Belgium / 17C
A Flemish household at table in a dining/bedroom

Buy a Broom
Selling brooms in the street

Ornaments for Stoves
Any ornaments for your fire- stoves ? - a music-hall song reflects the Victorian passion for decorating every corner of the home with knick-knacks and ornaments

Electricity at Christmas
Humorous series of sketches from the ILN Christmas number 1879 suggesting the antics of an electrical household over the Christmas period

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