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Housemaid hangs the washing out (Tuesday)Tuesday: The housemaid hangs the washing out on the line
Housemaid sewing (Saturday)Saturday: The housemaid does some sewing repairs
Housemaid does the laundry (Monday)Monday: Ruth the housemaid does the laundry, unhappy because its raining and she won t be able to hang it out to dry
Housemaid ironing clothes (Wednesday)Wednesday: The housemaid irons the clothes
Sir Henry GuildfordSIR HENRY GUILDFORD Master of the horse and Controller of the household. Accompanied Henry VIII to the Field of the Cloth of Gold
American TablewareThe American store Housewares invites you to inspect their elegant china and glass
The Linen Cupboard / 1921A housewife arranges her linen in her linen cupboard
Family on Washing DayA French blanchisseuse leans over the tub while her daughter pegs things out to dry and her little boy blows bubbles
Valentines DustpanValentines improved dust pan can be operated with the foot, thus eliminating stooping and avoiding backache : in theory, anyway
Honourable Ancestors-Honouring the ancestors in a Chinese household
Roasting-Jack / CriesBuy a roasting-jack
Singer Foldaway ModelThis Singer model can be folded away so that your visitors will never suspect you make your own clothes (except by looking at the clothes)
German Family at PlayThe dancing game - papa plays the fiddle while mama and the children dance : a homely German household scene
Family at Prayer C1850The whole household, including the maidservants, gather for bible reading and prayer
HOUSE SOLD / 1970SA family of four view their new house which still has the " Sold" sign outside
Housework in TrenchesGerman troops on the Eastern Front get on with their household tasks while one of them keeps an eye open for signs of enemy activity
Lady Polishes a TableA young housewife polishes the marble coffee table
Woman Washing Up / 1960SSparkly housewife in a black polo neck sweater and sleeveless dress stands at the sink and washes up pans and cups in mild green Fairy Liquid
Dutch Family 17CA family gathering in a Dutch household - gossipping, drinking, playing games
Orion Vacuum CleanerThe ORION takes the leaning out of cleaning - has no revolving brush to wear away the surface by friction - and it costs only Nine Guineas !
Moth Ball ManMothball man - be sure to pack one of these fellows away with your fur coat this summer and the moths will not go near it!
Ebisu, God of PlentyThe God of Plenty, and Daily Food, the most popular of Japans household gods : his basket is filled with the red- skinned tai, a favourite sea food
Advert / Gulf Geyser 1900Richmonds Gulf Stream geyser
Advert / Anchor Thread 1 / 2Clarks Anchor Thread - balancing (1 of 2)
Advert / Rashleigh LampsRashleigh electric lamps
ADVERT MOPO-Cedar Polish Mop - cleans as it polishes
Advert / Wilson CookerThe Wilson Cooker - perfection for baking bread, pastry and teacakes
Girls Sews Doll / SingerA young lady carries out running repairs on her dolls clothes, without needing to take them off - proof of the versatility of the Singer 66 K6 electric table model
Mat & Broom Seller 1804Buy a mat or a hair broom; a street vendor plys his trade
Parisian Broom SellerA Parisian street seller offers brushes and brooms
Earthenware for SaleEarthenware articles for sale at a street crockery stall
MRS BEETONs SPINE 1907The spine of the 1907 edition of Mrs Beetons Book of Household Management
Glass Pedlar C15 FranceA man sells glass bottles, ingeniously using a vertical tree branch as a bottle rack
Barthelemy / Sew MachineFrench tailor Barthelemy Thimonnier with his machine : he patented the first practical sewing machine in France in 1830
Wife Bought Sew MachineHer husband stands over her, proud that he has been able to provide his little lady with a Household sewing machine to keep her usefully occupied
Gas Powered Sew MachineThis sewing machine is powered by a gas engine, which draws its gas from a wall socket : probably noisy and smelly, and certainly dangerous - but better than treadling !
Sewing in SwitzerlandIn Vaud, Switzerland, a young woman wears her traditional dress as she stands using her Singer
Singer Sewing / GeorgiaA woman of Georgia uses her Singer machine while her companions use traditional methods and a handsome young man provides a musical accompaniment
French Woman Sews / SingerA French housewife uses the treadle to provide power for her Singer
Removal Men 1929Removal men at the Great Stanhope Street house of Mr Clarence Hatry, the City of London fincancier, jailed for fraud
Girl Blowing BubblesA young girl blows bubbles, each one containing an illustration of a household chore
Two Runners Race C1878A young member of the Larson household does her piano practice while papa paints her
C18 French ConcertA singer and four musicians perform in an aristocratic household
Woman Darns StockingsHer dog watches patiently while she darns a stocking in her underclothes
Hindu New YearINDIA The women of a Hindu household offer food to the gods of the heavens in the traditional Pongol new year ceremony
Street Trades / Fancy WareTwo men dealing in " fancy ware" attract the interest of a young mother and her daughters
Billiard Room. France. C19The billiard room in a French household - but not much chance of a quiet game !
Papa Reads to FamilyFather reads by candlelight to his wife and their six children in a well- to-do household