Housewife Collection (page 3)

War-Time Economies Saving Breath, WW1 Heath Robinson
War-Time Economies from Heath Robinson - to Save Your Breath. The Penny-in-the-Slot machine for blowing out candles. Wartime savings taken to ridiculous lengths by William Heath Robinson who suggests

Dutch bourgeoise housewife with milk pail and page, 17th century, . From a painting by Gabriel Metzu. Handcolored illustration by Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L

Liebig Extract of Beef, 1891
An advertisement for Liebig Companys Extract of Beef, describing itself as an " extract of happiness". Date: 1891

Silhouettes for Bristol Pure Milk Co Ltd
Silhouettes by H.L. Oakley for a leaflet published by Bristol Pure Milk Co Ltd, on the production, processing and delivery of homogenised milk

Advert for Mansion polish 1937
The bright way to lovely floors. Floor retain there loveliness far longer when polished with Masion Polish. A single application will keep a floor looking bright and fresh for days. 1937

Collection of TV Rental
Collection of TV rental from two housewives Date: 1930s

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

Wyandotte Sanitary Cleaner and Cleanser - for sale by all Grocers Date: 1910

Cross Housewife
Full-length portrait of a housewife in an apron, looking cross with her hands on her hips. Date: late 1960s

Advertisement for Expanded Fittings furniture -- female model (Geraldine Hill) posing. 1959

Mobile Department Store in Cuba
A mobile One-man Department Store arrives on a housewifes doorstep - Havana, Cuba. Date: 1910s

WW2 - Home front - British housewives queue to buy eggs
October, 1940 - British housewives queue to buy eggs, both domestically sourced and supplied from the Dominions - in this case, Canada. Date: 1940

The effects of WW1 on French Food Prices - BEFORE (1 / 2)
The Household Accounts The effects of the First World War on French Food Prices - in 1916 (1/2) Date: circa 1916

The effects of WW1 on French Food Prices - AFTER (2 / 2)
The Household Accounts The effects of the First World War on French Food Prices - in 1918 (2/2) Date: circa 1918

Ladies complaining od bad language from the pub
It must have been awful. Mrs Baggs: (after receiving a tornado of abuse from over the road) " Well, I never eard sich langwidge in all my life.I never was called such names before

The American war effort at home - WWI - the benefits of growing ones own food on a allotment, smallholding or in the garden and also the benfits of then bottling/canning fruit and veg

Advice to would-be brides - The housework ahead
Advice to ladies about to be married - To get used to house-work! Try a few weeks Charing. The sender of this card has added the waggish line: " Hope you won t grease the stairs for me

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