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Wig Maker- Biskra, AlgeriaA smart Wig Maker in Biskra, Southern Algeria, gives his seated client a close crop in order to harvest some locks for his latest creation
School of Carpet MakingA pupil at the School of Carpet-making run by Madame Delfau
Moorish Couscous maker - AlgeriaA Moorish Couscous maker, Algeria
Saint Peter with Saint PaulSaint Peter, one of the Twelve Apostles and the first Pope, depicted holding the Keys to the Kingdom of Heaven, entrusted to him by Jesus
Portrait of Christopher PinchbeckUndated head and shoulders mezzoprint portrait of Christopher Pinchbeck by Isaac Whood. Pinchbeck (c.1670 - November 18, 1732) was a London clockmaker and maker of musical Automata
Captain Rostron watch inside coverThe inside cover of an 18 carat gold Tiffany watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia, as a token of gratitude from three of the survivors rescued by the Carpathia on 15 April 1912
Arab Mattress-makers - Tangiers, MoroccoStuffing Mattresses with straw - Tangiers, Morocco Date: circa 1910s
Egypt - Basket MakersBasket Makers - Egypt
Life / Fashion, shorter skirts 1924A young female dress maker holding a measure and a pair of scissors, kneels upon a foot stall. Skirts will be shorter this fall
Getting Rid of Old Stock by Alfred LeeteA Teddy Bear For The Tar Baby. Illustration showing Father Christmas disposing his excess toys in a tar maker
Saddler and Harness MakerAn advertising calendar produced for C.Jacob of Huntingdon, saddler, harness and tack merchants, displaying their products around a picture of horses in harness
Advertising calendar for a saddler, harness and collar makerA design for an advertising calendar for Miller, manufacturers of equine tack manufacturers. The picture shows a horse shoe containing famous jockeys; Fred Archer, John Osborne, Fred Webb, J.Goater
Cocteau / In Bed / 1941JEAN COCTEAU French writer, artist and film maker, reading in bed in 1941
M. Moissans diamond experimentsFerdinand Frederick Henro Moissan (1852-1907) pictured with his electric furnace. Born in Paris, Moissan was an artificial diamond maker
A Devonshire lace-makerLace-making was a typical cottage industry and could be carried out independently by women in their homes. The woman in the picture sits by the hearth in a cottage with a bolster-style pillow firmly
Violin MakerA violin maker fixing the wooden front onto the main body of the instrument in his workshop
Making Brooms from HazelMaking besoms - a particular type of broom - by splitting hazel, Penmach, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Pots and Pans MakerA Chinese maker of pots and pans
Shoe Maker & RepairerThe front window of H.J. Foremans shoe repair shop features replacement heels and polish
Dragged to the WeddingA furniture-maker of Paris and his bride are drawn through the streets by several sturdy wedding guests, giving them an appetite for the sumptuous repast to follow
Victor Stiebel LogoOriginal logo for Victor Stiebel, dress maker, milliner and furrier, showing the address of his salon as 22 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London
Woman Sword MakerA woman sword maker, Mrs. Leon Paul, wife of the famous fencer
A 17th Century HatterA ladies hat maker adds a feather to his cap
Barber, Shave a PigBarber, barber, shave a pig, how many hairs will make a wig? Four and twenty, thats enough, give the barber a pinch of snuff
Bill from Saddler / 1861A receipt from John Speir, saddler and harness maker with a horse motif
Lace Maker 1886The Lace Maker: A young woman sits making lace on a cushion in her garden as the sun goes down
Shops in ChesterA n old shopping street in Chester, featuring, along with other retailers, a wig seller! The Cathedral can be seen in the background. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd
Comb Maker 1827A comb maker cutting the teeth of a comb; on his left is a bench with finished combs and on the ground are the horns from which he makes them
Transport / By Horse / StageCoaches were generally made of tough ash wood, with mahogany panels and leather upper parts; the finest made coaches commanded the best wages
Cabinet Maker 1827Cabinet maker in the act of making a looking-glass frame; he is putting some glue on one of the side pieces to fix it to the hole prepared for it
Button Maker 1827Making metal buttons using a pulley with a weight which is released to stamp the buttons before they are shanked with a solder and polished by women
Brush Maker 1827The brush maker making hair brushes, carpet brooms and mops. He also makes wooden coal hods and measures for coal and corn
Lippershey / World InventHANS LIPPERSHEY or LIPPERSHEIM Dutch spectacle maker, credited with invention of the telescope (1608)
Sebastian Cabot / F RawleSEBASTIAN CABOT Map maker and navigator, son of John Cabot
Dog Collar MakerThe trade card of Tachot, fabricant, specialising in dog collars, whose premises are in the Palais Royal, Paris, at no 34 in the Galerie Montpensier, a fairly posh address !
R Wurlitzer / Catalogue 24RUDOLPH WURLITZER German musical instrument maker, based in America from 1856
Glover / 1647 / BroadsideA glover. These tradesman are preachers in the City of London, 1647. A satirical broadside on non- conformist preaching in London
Broadside / Box MakerA box maker. These tradesman are preachers in the City of London, 1647. A satirical broadside on non- conformist preaching in London
Broadside / Button MakerA button maker. These tradesman are preachers in the City of London, 1647. A satirical broadside on non- conformist preaching in London
Afghan Toy-MakerAn Afghan toy-maker, who would surely have had his hands cut off by the Taliban for making human images, a function reserved for Allah alone
The Dollmaker (Female)The doll-maker offers her wares in the street
The Dollmaker (Male)The doll-maker sells his wares in the street
Gem FreezerTHE GEM FREEZER (American) is the best in the world - the maker says so !
Marie Tussaud at 24MADAME MARIE TUSSAUD the Swiss wax model maker at the age of 24, in the form of a waxwork model
Marie Tussaud at 90MADAME MARIE TUSSAUD the Swiss wax model maker at the age of 90, in the form of a waxwork in her own museum
Marie Tussaud IlnMADAME MARIE TUSSAUD the Swiss wax model maker in old age
Old Bell MakerAlbert Barber, bell maker, swings on a large bell, which is dated 1616