Housework Collection (page 2)

Starr Woods Annual The Snark - ironing
Front cover of Starr Woods Annual, The Snark, Summer 1928, featuring an illustration of a flapper girl with hair severely cropped and very short skirts

Kittens playing with a vacuum cleaner hose
Unusual Friends - kittens playing with a vacuum cleaner hose. 1950s

A stout, jolly housewifes enjoys a mid-morning cup of tea and a chat with her cat before getting on with her daily chores

Old Maid card game - Mrs Fox Washes Up. circa 1950s

Advertisement, Sapolio Washing-Up Soap
Advertisement for Sapolio Washing-Up Soap, for cleaning all the utensils. circa 1935

Happy Families - Mrs Flue. circa 1940s

Happy Families - Mrs Blaze. circa 1940s

Gibbs Happy Families - Mrs Sparks the Electricians wife. 20th century

Gibbs Happy Families - Mrs Chips the Carpenters wife. 20th century

Happy Families Playing Cards - Mrs Water the Turncocks Wife. late 19th century

Happy Families Playing Cards - Mrs Silence the Ushers Wife. late 19th century

Rural Scene / Radnorshire
Old cottage at Beguildy, a small village on the River Teme, in north-east Radnorshire. Date: 1930s

Flemish Alchemist 17C
An alchemist at work, while his wife gets on with the housework Date: mid-17th century

Fairy tidying up
A conscientious, house proud fairy sweeping up. Date: 1919

Thor 30, folding elecrtic ironer 1929
Thor 30, folding elecrtic ironer, the operator (a woman) has merely to sit in a comfortable chair, turn a switch and guide the pieces through, electrically operated

Utility floral coverall, 1943 - WWII fashion
A Utility coverall from Peter Robinsons of Oxford Street, one of a variety available in many materials and colours. Coveralls protected clothing

Three girls doing the laundry on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Magnet Electric Cleaner Advert, 1927 Date: 1927

Advert for Min Cream, polish for furniture 1936
Its a matter of moments with Min. Use it on your piano or dining table and see what a beautiful, lustrous sheen it gives to polished wood. Date: 1936

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

Sketch of woman scrubbing floor
Sketch of a woman scrubbing the floor. Date: 1922

Gas iron by Littgow, 1861
A lady using Littgows gas iron, Denmark, 1861. Date: 1861

Serving Through the Ages - Women
This picture shows the various roles of women servants from the 14th-19th century. It starts with showing servant girls milking, harvesting

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

Ironing Collars
Photograph demonstrating the technique for ironing bib and collars in 1911. Date: 1911

Japan - Women performing a variety of tasks in the home
Japan - Three women house staff performing a variety of tasks in the home - their Geisha Mistress is looking out of the window in the background, seemingly ignoring their endeavours. Date: circa 1900

A Mexican Criada (House Servant) carrying a large jar on her shoulder. The caption to this card states that: " All the work about native households is performed by Such Women." Date

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

Why Get Married?
" Why Get Married?" The Joys of Bachelor Life illustrated quite clearly in this humorous German postcard illustration! Date: circa 1910s

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