Industry Collection (#90)

Old Swedish Matchbox label with Chinese writing and a Royal Crest possibly made for Kwong Tuck Yee and the Chinese market Date: c. 1910s

Old Swedish Matchbox label for the Malaysian market
Old Swedish Matchbox label with flags for the Malaysian market for Cheng Chan and Co in Penang made without phospherous Date: c. 1910s

Old Japanese Matchbox label with Whooping Cranes made in Osaka in Japan Date: c. 1910s

London, England - Great Exhibition 1851 - Distant View of glass building and crowds.. Part of Box 177 Boswell collection - Round about London

Chamber of Mines, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, around the time of the Empire Exhibition. Date: circa 1936

General view of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa, around the time of the Empire Exhibition, showing a football ground, the offices of British General Electric

The Double Harbour of Mevagissy, Cornwall - Fishing Boats Date: 1939

Basket Industry, Lough Neagh - a view of a man outside standing beside a large stack of baskets, that have just been made. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Lough Neagh)

Irish Woollen Industry, Sheep Grazing in Co. Meath - a view of sheep in a field. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Meath). Date: circa early 1900s

Kieselguhr Industry, Toome, Grinding Bann Clay - a view of a man shovelling clay into a feed for a grinder. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Toome). Date: circa early 1900s

Kieselguhr Industry, Toome, Bann Clay Stored in Sheds Ready forGrinding - a view of stacks of clay in a shed with two men in the background. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Toome)

Kieselguhr Industry Toome, Bann Clay Stacked to Dry - a view of large stacks of clay out to dry with a man beside them. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Toome). Date: circa early 1900s

Kieselguhr Industry, Toome, Grants Calcining and Grinding Factory - a view of a factory for grinding clay. There is a man standing at a door. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Toome)

N. of Ireland Flax Spinning Industry, Roving - an interior view of a roving machine in a spinning mill. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Irish Linen Industry, Warping - an interior of a linen factory showing a machine warping the yarn. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Irish Linen Industry, Dressing Yarn - an interior of a linen factory showing a machine dressing the yarn. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Irish Linen Industry, Weaving - an interior of a factory showing weaving machines. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Irish Linen Industry, Winding - an interior of a factory with women operating the winding machines. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Baku, Azerbaijan, Quay Caucasus & Mercury Steamship Company
Baku, Azerbaijan, The quay of the Caucasus and Mercury Steamship Company Date: circa 1908

Lumber Camp scene - Train - British Columbia, Canada
A terrific Lumber Camp scene featuring a marvellous steam train - British Columbia, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

The Victoria Pier, Hull, Humberside
Promotional postcard for the regional agent (M. A. Duquesne) for the Nestor Leonard Ironworks and Steelworks of the Societe Anonyme Feignies (Nord) at Lille, France (pictured). Date: circa 1910

Battery of metal Presses at Ford Motor Works, Dagenham. Date: circa 1937

N. of Ireland Linen Industry, Calendering Linen - an interior view in the spinning mill and two people operating a machine to calender the linen sheets. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

N. of Ireland Spinning Industry, Twisting Yarn - a close in view of a machine for spinning yarn in a spinning mill. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

N. of Ireland Spinning Industry, Carding Tow - a view of a machine in a spinning factory for carding tow. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Cartoon, French women in munitions factory, WW1
Cartoon showing French women working in a munitions factory. One woman tells her boss: we ve replaced rice powder (used in cosmetics) with gunpowder. Date: 1917

Cartoon, Men in munitions factory, WW1
Cartoon, two men working in a French munitions factory. One man comments to his colleague: Be careful with that shell, it could be the one that avenges your brother. Date: 1917

Lagunillas oilfield, Venezuela, Central America
Lagunillas oilfield, on the eastern shore of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, Central America. Date: 1927

Heres a box of Real Yarmouth Bloaters - quite fresh! Date: 1907

Man at work, The London Gazette
Man at work at his desk in the offices of The London Gazette, near Fleet Street, London. The publication has been described by some as the worlds most boring newspaper

People at work, The London Gazette
People at work in the offices of The London Gazette, near Fleet Street, London. The publication has been described by some as the worlds most boring newspaper

Two inner pages, The London Gazette
Two inner pages of an issue of The London Gazette, described by some as the worlds most boring newspaper. It contains official government notices and news items, and dates back to the 1660s

Man outside the offices of The London Gazette
Man standing outside the offices of The London Gazette, near Fleet Street, London. The publication has been described by some as the worlds most boring newspaper

Rockefeller - Humorous postcard relating to his wealth
Rockefellers money is tainted - Taint Mine, Taint Yours! Humorous postcard relating to the staggering wealth of John D. Rockefeller

Vietnam - Native Distillery for flowers and alcohol
Native Distillery for flowers (scent production) and alcohol at Nam Dinh, Red River Delta, North Vietnam. Date: circa 1910s

Trinidad - An Oilfield with Derricks sitting over the individual oil wells. Date: circa 1920s

Exhibition souvenir postcard, Old Antwerp, Belgium, showing the exhibition building, the chapel, the hospice, the theatre and the entrance to the old part of the city. Date: 1894

Pazundaung Creek, Myanmar - showing traditional Burmese river boats and a backdrop of heavy mechanised industrial factories/buildings. Date: circa 1920s

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