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A saddler making a saddle in his leather workshopA saddler in leather apron making a saddle in his workshop. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Charles Cotton / HumphrysCHARLES COTTON English poet, parodist, translator and angler, fishing by the river Date: 1630 - 1687
Diane Leather winning the mile raceThe worlds fastest woman miler: Diane Leather of Birchfield Harriers winning the womens mile in 4 minutes 45 seconds at an athletics meeting at the White City on 21st September 1955
Upholsterers at work, C V Smith factory, LondonUpholsterers at work at Mr C V Smiths factory in Osnaburgh Street, Camden, London. Teams of men are assembling and stuffing long leather couches
Advert for Finnigans Dressing Cases, London, 1921 Date: 1921
Pilot standing with biplane on an airfield, WW1A pilot standing in front of his biplane on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Countrywear / Men 1876A country gentlemen wears a Norfolk shirt (the forerunner of the Norfolk jacket), knickerbockers, bowler hat, woollen socks & leather shoes & carries a knobbly cane
Varese Shoes 1928A smiling young lady with a kiss curl on her forehead holds aloft a dainty pair of court style shoes with an ankle strap
Model kneeling in dark co-ordinated trouser suit with smart patent leather black slip-on shoes, head turned. Date: late 1960s
Client: Monsanto Textiles - Model: Diane Loach - Shoot date: April 14, 1970. Date: 1970
Summer Happening at Harvey NicholsShoot for Harvey Nichols - Summer Fashions ('Summer Happening') - chic, smart suit with silk collar and pocket trim
Chic model in shirtwaister dressChic model with tied-back hair, a shirtwaister dress with revere collar and belt, leather gloves, handbag and multiple strings of pearls. Date: circa 1959
Client: Woollands Brothers - Red Grosgrain evening dress - September 26, 1957 Date: 1957
Client: Woollands Brothers - black cocktail dressClient: Woollands Brothers - Model in black cocktail dress with long black leather gloves and handbag and gentleman seated in evening dress, smoking a cigarette - September 4, 1957 Date: 1957
Cobblers making sandals and shoes in ancient EgyptCobblers making sandals in ancient Egypt, with examples of curved-toe sandal 1, palm-leaf sandals 2, 3, , 4 and leather close-laced shoe 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from J
Iron jaw actUnidentified iron jaw act. The performer held one end of a leather strap with their teeth while the other end of the strap had a hook which was attached to a trapeze or, in this case
Madama Soffritti weightlifterMadama Soffritti pictured with weights and bar bells. Wearing Roman sandals, leather wrist guards, a silk knickerbocker costume, necklace and ear-rings. Date: circa 1905
Prehistory. Paleolithic. Hunters manufacturing weapons and cutting skins. Illustration by Lluis Bargall atercolour
Miss Inez Holden. Beatrice Inez Lisette (Paget) Holden (1903-1974) was a British writer and Bohemian social figure and journalist, also known for her association with George Orwell. Date: 1932
Trades in Regency England: blacksmith, Jappanner and goats. Blacksmith with hammer and anvil in front of a forge in the Forest of Dean 43, man showing a Japanned or lacquered tray in Pontypool 44
Ancient boxing gloves or caestusBoxing gloves or caestus, showing ways that Lottatori fighters bound their hands for combat. 1, 2, 3 from the Maffei Museum, and 4, 5 from an ancient urn in St. Stefano church, Piscinola
Saxon and Anglo-Saxon kings in battle armour, 8th centurySaxon king in chainmail tunic with double-edged sword and shield, and Anglo-Saxon king of the Heptarchy, 8th century, in leather breastplate standing over a defeated enemy with a cup made from a
Medieval shoes and boots in England. Gold-fretted shoe worn by Henry III 1, decorated shoes from the reign of Edward III (2-6), buff leather square-toed boot from the reign of Charles II 7
Womans high-heel shoe design in beige leather within abstract art deco border. Chromolithograph from Andre Camys La Chaussure d Art, The Art Shoe, August-September, Paris, 1930
Womans shoe design in salmon pink leather with buckle, 1930Womans shoe design in salmon pink leather with buckle from the Maison Jean Peraro within abstract art deco border. Chromolithograph from Andre Camys La Chaussure d Art, The Art Shoe
Womans high-heel shoe design in purple leather, 1930Womans high-heel shoe design in purple leather with red lace-up panel and snakeskin toe within abstract art deco shooting star border
Phylacteries and MezuzahPhylacteries and mezuzoth (mezuzah). Phylactery, more commonly known as Tefillin is a small leather box containing scrolls of parchetment with Hebrew texts insribed on them
Queen Elizabeth II, Trooping the ColourQueen Elizabeth II on horseback, returning from the ceremony of Trooping the Colour. Date: circa 1954
Miss Arizona tomahawk jugglerMiss Arizona of the music hall act The 3 Arizonas, tomahawk jugglers. Also juggled knives and flaming torches. Wearing Wild West costume with fringed trousers, knotted scarf
Leather Bottle Inn, Cobham Date: early 1900s
Leather Bottle Inn, Cobham, early 1900s Date: early 1900s
RMS Titanic, Lillian Asplund Collectiom, leather documeht waRMS TITANIC: Lillian Asplund Collection. An extremely rare leather document wallet/memo book, recovered from Carl Asplund #142 by the Mackay-Bennett
RMS Titanic, Samuel Alfred Smith Archive, leather tool bagRMS TITANIC - THE SAMUEL ALFRED SMITH ARCHIVE: Early 20th century leather tool bag of joiner's woodworking tools owned and used by Samuel Smith
RMS Titanic, Thomas AndrewsRMS TITANIC - THOMAS ANDREWS 1873-1912: Thomas Andrews was Titanic's chief designer and one of the heroes of the disaster
Leather bound photo album, Canadian PacificTRAVEL: Leather bound album dating from the 1920s of around the world adventure via the Canadian Pacific. Approximately fifty pages of original photographs
Early 20th century oak ship's dining chair topsMARITIME: Early 20th century oak ship's revolving dining chair tops of unknown provenance
Captain As Wilcockson, aviation pilot, Imperial Airways Date: circa 1930
Morocco - a leather goods boutique/shop/stall. Date: circa 1910s
Great Bible of Clairvaux, Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac, TroyesGreat Bible of Clairvaux, an illuminated bible made 12th century at the Abbaye de Clarvaux or Clairvaux Abbey under St Bernard, now in the Mediatheque Jacques-Chirac
White Star Line, RMS Majestic mahogany dining chair
Samuel Cody assorted memorabiliaEARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: Extremely important Royal Aero Club Aviators Certificate No.9, 1910, issued to S. F
With The R. A. FA front cover illustration for a WW2 childrens book titled With The R.A.F. by Noel Monks. The image portrays an airman wearing leather helmet and goggles, smiling as he looks toward the sky
R. A. F. AttireThis illustration shows an assortment of Royal Air Force attire. 1. R.A.F. Battledress. 2. Sidcot outer suit of windproof canvas. 3. Sidcot inner lining. 4. Irvingsuit lambskin leather jacket. 5
Advert, Puttie Field Boots, The London Shoe Co Ltd, wholesale boot factors Date: 1902
Victorian scrap, Campbell clan of Scotland Date: late 19th century
Photographer in a park with wooden camera on tripodPhotographer in a park with a wooden camera on a tripod Date: 1880s