Laces Collection (page 2)

Englishwoman 1145
Her dress laces up at the back, its long sleeves are knotted to keep them off the ground; she is about to wind her wimple round her head Date: circa 1145

Peter Robinson department store, Oxford Street, London W1
Peter Robinson department store, on the corner of Oxford Street and Great Portland Street, London W1. circa 1905

Shoes with prices, R A Bender, Puebla, Mexico
Display of shoes with prices, R A Bender, Puebla, Mexico. Date: circa 1910

English woman in the fashion of December 1798.. English woman in the fashion of December 1798. She wears a headdress of pearls, feathers and veil, ball gown with ribbon waist, decorated bust panel

Romanian Dance troupe
A Romanian Dance troupe in traditional National costume pose for a studio group portrait Date: circa 1910s

Three schoolboys on desert island shoot at sparrows using makeshift bows and arrows made out of laces, bones and saplings. Date: 1898

French Ladies Striped Swimming Costume, worn with bathing robe and some remarkable laced greek sandals, matching the design on the costume

Shoe-shaped Christmas card -- a brown lace-up sports shoe. circa 1890s

Ice Skating Girl 1930S
A young woman ties the laces on her ice skates. Date: 1930s

Britannia and Eve magazine, January 1938
Front cover illustration featuring a curly-haired woman, wrapped up in a woollen hat and scarf, with a pair of ice-skates slung over her shoulder

Dapper young man in a garden, Mid Wales
A dapper young man sitting on a folding steel chair in a garden, Mid Wales. He is wearing a three-piece suit with a flower in his buttonhole, and a flat cap

Ottoman gentleman - seated
Photograph of a seated Ottoman gentleman with extremely fine shoes with white laces. Named on the reverse as Ahmed Ahmed El Arousi

Lotus Boots 1912
Advertisement for ladies boots, " the emodiment of ease and refinement, beautifully made and delightful to wear" manufactured by Lotus of Stafford

Boiling Clothes
A photograph demonstrating the boiling of " collars, cuffs, laces, and such-like small articles" in a calico bag during the arduous process of washday

Kirks Flake Soap
Kirks Flake White Soap - nothing so dainty or delicate in lingerie, laces, linens or woolens, but what it can be washed in absolute safety with Kirks Flake White

Lacing up Corset / Sager
A lady in her boudoir laces up her corset while chatting to a female friend. Her maid holds the rest of her outfit which includes an enormous hat

Ladys Maid Laces Lady
A ladys maid laces up her mistress who ought to be taking LES SELS CLARKS in her bath to reduce her obesity

Jt Arnold Bootmakers
Mr J T Arnold, bootmaker, stands outside his shop with his assistant : he sells laces and polish, repairs boots and shoes and makes boots to order. Location unknown

Doing up her own Corset
A lady laces up her corset at the back

Swimwear for 1915
A bather, in bathing costume and protective hat, stops to adjust her shoe

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