Household Collection (page 6)

Advert for patent Maignens Inventions! 1886
Two new patented inventions by Maignens, and the dangers of not having a Filtre-Rapide (water filter), from cholera, typhoid, diphtheria and blood poisoning

Advert for Mappin & Webbs candelabras 1893 Advert for Mappin & Webbs candelabras
Silver plate ornate candelabras. Date: 1893

City of London handcart with scrap metal, WW2
WW2 - City of London Corporation handcart containing scrap metal, including bomb ordinance, Southwark Bridge, London. The cart also contains iron railings and general household metalwork

Advertisement for Cherry Blossom boot polish
A cutout advertisement for Cherry Blossom boot polish, which is waterproof and preserves the leather. Date: late 19th century

Advert for Magnet Electric cleaner 1929
Advertisement for a Magnet, vacuum clear, English made, guaranteed, well made and reliable. Date: 1929

Advert for Mappin & Webb sterling silver service 1908 Advert for Mappin & Webb
Advertisement for Mappin & Webb, sterling silver, tea and coffee service. Date: 1908

Advert for Oetzmann & Co. Victorian furniture 1896 Advert for Oetzmann & Co
Selection of late Victorian household items furniture. Date: 1896

Advert for Thomas Fletcher gas heating appliances 1889
Page of advertisements of gas-heating appliances. Date: 1889

Advert for Priests furniture shops, London 1851
Largest establishment household and office furniture of British, located in four stores in London, Priests furniture shops. Date: 1851

Advert for Geo. Salter & Co. household items Advert for Geo. Salter & Co
Selection of household specialities, available from Geo. Salter & Co. in West Bromwich. Date: 1887

Elkingtons Electro-plate Factory, Birmingham 1844
The silver deposit room at Elkingtons Electro-plate Factory, Birmingham. The objects to be plated are connected to an electrical cable (routed across the ceiling)

Advert for Novelty Stoves Co. 1899
Aluminum and nickel finish oil stove, with no smoke or odour. Date: 1899

WASHING UP IN A BOWL
A housewife carefully washing up her china in an enamel bowl, with plenty of Lux soap suds! Date: 1930s

PINCUSHION & DOLL ETC PINCUSHION & DOLL ETC
This pincushion (left) and doll (right) and fruit basket (centre right) are all made from paper. The floral centrepiece is made of tin and the lady blotter from paper. Date: 1930s

HAPPILY MAKING THE BED
An attractive, happy housewife making a bed. Date: 1960s

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

WOODEN IRONING BOARD
A rather rickety old wooden ironing board. Date: 1930s

SMOOTH IRONING TIPS
A tip for those who iron clothes - padding your ironing board with old newspapers helps to keep the ironing cloth smooth. Date: 1940s

JAPANESE WOMAN KNITTING
A young Japanese housewife contentedly sits on a cushion and knits a dress for her youngest child. Date: 1930s

JAPANESE HOUSEWIFE IRONS
A young Japanese housewife irons her husbands trousers on the floor. This is a daily task, because the Japanese sit on cushions which makes trousers crease badly. Date: 1930s

JAPANESE HOUSEWIFE SEWS
A Japanese housewife in traditional costume, sewing some fabric together. Date: 1930s

SPECIAL THIMBLE
A boon to all bachelors who sew, this simple device, fitted to a thimble, makes it impossible to lose the needle, and saves time, temper and trouble. Date: 1930s

BADLY SMOKING CHIMNEY
Beginning fires for the winter - something wrong with the chimney: a blocked chimney pours smoke back into the room causing people to cough and choke Date: circa 1850

LIGHTING THE FIRE
A woman, perhaps a maid, lights a fire in the grate early in the morning Date: 1895

HOUSEHOLD / IRONING / 1960S
A lady irons her undies Date: 1960s

KNITTING BOFFIN
A bespectacled boffin attempts a spot of knitting, without much success! Date: 1930s

LADIES TAPESTRY GROUP
A group of women sew tapestry panels Date: 1930s

HOME MADE CLOTHES RACK
A home-made drying rack, made from coat hangers and light rods, an ingenious way of drying underwear etc. in the days before tumbledryers. 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

A stitch in time saves nine 1866
A middle class mother sews her daugthers clothing with the little watching her. Date: 1866

Advert for Maple & Co furniture 1890 Advert for Maple & Co furniture 1890
Selection of bamboo and wicker furniture and wooden overmantels. Date: 1890

Golden Lane - laundry room 1866
Interior of City of London Public baths and washhouse, Golden Lane, showing the public laundry. Date: 1866

DRYING CLOSET 1866
Interior of City of London Public baths and washhouse, Golden Lane, showing drying closet of the public laundry. Date: 1866

LADY AND HER LINEN / 1929
A woman selects a clean handerchief from her drawer. Date: 1929

MISCELLANEOUS LOCKS
A selection of lock systems and mechanisms. Date: 1797

WOMAN KNITTING 1929
A woman sits in an armchair, knitting. Date: 1929

LINING DRAWERS W / PAPER
A woman lines drawers with white paper. Date: 1930s

WOMAN PREPARES TO DYE
A woman prepares a dye mixture before adding it to a basin of water. Date: 1940s

SEWING A LAMPSHADE / 1930S
By pleating a strip of paper and sewing bright coloured wool through it, you can make an effective lampshade only costs a few pence. Date: 1930s

WOMAN WORKS ON TAPESTRY
A woman works on her tapestry. She wears a thimble and rests her feet on a foot stool. Date: 1930s

FLYPAPER SELLER 1870
A flypaper seller. Date: 1870

NEW CUT ITEM SELLER 1872
A dishevelled man sells household articles at Londons New Cut market. Date: 1872

Elegant Broom Seller
Buy a broom!; an elegant broom seller passes the window of a house. Date: 1878

CROCKERY MENDER 1850
A crockery mender. Date: 1850

UTENSIL SELLER 1850
A street seller offering various household utensils. Date: 1850

LA MENAGERIE 1867
Advertisement for La Menagerie, Paris selling household goods Date: 1867

EMBROIDERING LADY
A lady is seated at her embroidery frame, while sharing the gossip of her two visitors Date: circa 1840

ADVERT / WARING & GILLOW ADVERT / WARING & GILLOW
Waring & Gillow - carpeting for lounge hall and staircase Date: 1917

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