Made Collection (page 19)

Page from a catalogue toy trains and cars 1929
A seletion of British made wooden and polished aluminium trains, cars, vans and cranes. Products available from the Harrods catalogue toy department. Date: 1929

Chinese Embroidery 1913
A narrow fitting dress with bateau (boat) neckline made from an oriental (Chinese) fabric depicting cranes & flowers. She wears 2 long strings of beads. 1913

Court of Serendip
At the court of Serendip (an old name for Sri Lanka) whose princes continually made happy but unexpected discoveries, according to Horace Walpole. Hence serendipity

Advert for Butywave Wavesetters 1931
Set your own hair with the Butywave Wavesetter! 1931

Paris - Madrid Race 1903
M.Gabriel, the winner of the first and only stage of the Paris-Madrid race, and the car with which he made the distance to Bordeaux in 5 hours and 13 mins (342 miles) Date: May 1903

Braille Books on Shelf
A young woman holds a novel in one hand & the same novel made up of seven braille volumes in the other. Date: circa 1930s

C-M De LA Condamine
CHARLES-MARIE DE LA CONDAMINE French naturalist and mathematician who made the first scientific exploration of the Amazon in 1743. Date: 1701 - 1774

Brown Tailor Made 1899
Brown tailor-made with open jacket bodice secured with crossed bands & buttons, tight sleeves with flared cuff, tight skirt flaring from the knee & swansdown ruff. Date: 1899

Purple Open Bodice 1899
Open jacket bodice, curved basques, sleeves with small puff at shoulder, lace jabot, waistcoat, high collar, gored skirt with fullness at back, 3 bands of trim on skirt & body. Date: 1899

Astrakan Costume 1885
Astrakan d-b jacket bodice, high round collar, skirt & tunic in fabric of vertical stripes, tasselled cord worn at one side. Hat: high crown & stuffed bird. Small muff. Date: 1885

Diving Suit Ca 1875
A state-of-the-art diving suit of the late 19th century, made of rubber and fitted with an emergency air tank, just in case the unthinkable should happen... Date: circa 1875

Grey Tailor Made 1899
Pale grey tailor made with white trim: collarless jacket with short rounded basque, tight sleeves with puff at the shoulder, gored skirt, pleated blouse & grey fur stole. Date: 1899

Maillots Kite
French experimenter Maillot demonstrates that a kite can be made which will lift a man off the ground. Date: 1886

Greenhouse / Fox Ash
A greenhouse on the Lands Settlement, Fox Ash Estate, Ardleigh, Essex. Money made from the crops grown on each holding are used to supplement the tenants income. Date: circa 1960

Red Indian Costume Boy
A young boy wears a native American outfit made of brown casement, trimmed with a red fringe and red appliques, and completed by a feathered headdress with wooden beads. Date: 28 December 1935

Martha Saunders (104+)
MARTHA SAUNDERS Resident of Magpie Alley, Grays inn Road, London who was 104 years old when this fine mezzotint was made. Date: 1671 - 1775+

William Aldridge (113)
WILLIAM ALDRIDGE Wheelwright of Acton, Middlesex, who lived for 113 years : he was 112 when this portrait was made. Date: 1584 - 1698

Esparto Baskets / Tunisia
Baskets being made from Esparto grass in Tunisia. Date: 1912

Woman with Ironed Towels
A smiling young woman carries some ironed towels and sheets; a wholsesome testament to the virtues of clean living. Date: 1930s

Dress Maker 1804
A dress maker attends to her customer who is being fitted for a gown. Adjustments are made requiring a pair of scissors as the client admires the handiwork in the mirror. Date: 1804

Englishman 1145
His hooded cloak is made of skin, with smooth side inside and a shirt beneath; ankle gaiters cover the tops of his shoes Date: circa 1145

Tiling the Temple Roof
While lawyers are on holiday the Temple is re-tiled. The new tiles were made to resemble the old as closely as possible. The Law Courts can be seen in the background. Date: 1930s

Sir Richard Stayner (? - 1662) Naval commander, fought the Spanish along with Blake, made admiral by Charles II

Fashionable 1950S Hat
The hat is made out of lace and has been sewn on to a black fabric. It also has black netting which covers the chin and has little white dots attached to it - very elegant. Date: 1950s

Cleo De Merode / Fantasio
CLEO DE MERODE French actress and dancer at the age of seven, when she made her debut in the Corps de Ballet de l Opera Date: circa 1890s

Sir George Henschel
SIR GEORGE HENSCHEL singer, pianist, composer : first conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, noted for his lieder singing, made last broadcast at age 84 Date: 1850 - 1934

Giovanni Capistrano
GIOVANNI DE CAPISTRANO Italian friar and inquisitor, made a saint in reward for his zeal in the cause Date: 1386 - 1456

Louis Xiii / Crispin D Pas
LOUIS XIII, LE JUSTE (JUST) Eldest son of Henri IV, he ruled from 1610-1643 and made France a great power, founding the Academie Francaise. Here age 16 going riding. Date: 1601 - 1643

Australians Make Planes
Australian Air Force fitters overhauling planes. In every state of Australia rapid provision was made to train RaF recruits at technical and engineering colleges. Date: 1940s

Charles VI Le Bien-Aime
CHARLES VI LE BIEN-AIME ( the Well-Beloved ) but also LE FOU ( the Mad ) because he believed himself made of glass : he was Henry Vs father-in-law. Date: 1368 - 1422

Viu Lenin / Fantasio 1917
VLADIMIR ILICH ULYANOV LENIN Knocking out the Russian Bear with Extremist Gas made in Germany... Date: 1870 - 1924

1897 / FAURE & TSAR
French president Felix Faure is made welcome by Tsar Nicolas II and his family Date: 1897

Industry / Rope 1827
A rope maker reels out newly made rope across his garden with the help of an assistant operating a wheel at the other end. Date: 1827

Philip 4th Earl Pembroke
Philip Herbert, fourth earl of PEMBROKE statesman, reluctantly siding with the Parliament during the Civil War, which he made several attempts to prevent Date: 1584 - 1650

Samuel Cody / V Fair 1908
Samuel Franklin Cody, Texan aviator: he made the first flight in Britain in 1908 Date: 1867 - 1913

Brussels 1576
Council of State at Brussels, at the time the decision was made to shake off the Spanish domination of the Low Countries Date: 1576

Garibaldi (Stock)
GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI surrounded by the ghosts of those who made history in the past Date: 1807 - 1882

Standing in Corner
A misbehaving boy is made to stand in the corner of the room by his Mama Date: 1878

Trunk Maker 1827
Trunks, generally made of wood and sometimes covered with leather for holding plates and knives and clothes, being hammered together by a trunk maker. Date: 1827

John, 1st Baron Campbell
JOHN, 1ST BARON CAMPBELL Prominent figure in the Lords in questions of law; made Chief Justice of the Queens Bench in 1850 and Lord Chancellor in 1859 Date: 1779 - 1861

Advert for Peter Robinson winter garments 1909
Exceptional bargains in the winter sale. 1909

Saint Bonaventura
SAINT BONAVENTURA Italian-born Franciscan, bishop in France, made a cardinal in 1273. Date: CIRCA 1221 - 1274

Saint Bonaventura - 1
SAINT BONAVENTURA Italian-born Franciscan, bishop in France, made a cardinal in 1273. Date: CIRCA 1221 - 1274

Card; Tongs and so On
The poker, the shovel. the broom and tongs, made Christmas merry with dance and songs Date: circa 1905

Trade catalogue of womens clothing 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing new style in spring coats and skirts for women. Date: 1911

Children on Beach
Group of children in rowing boat made in the sand with spades as oars

Challenger Made Fast
H.M.S. Challenger made fast to St Pauls Rocks Date: 1873

Loie Fuller / Music Cover
LOIE FULLER (Mary Louise Fuller) Celebration of the Serpentine Dance made popular by the American dancer Date: 1862 - 1928

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