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Margaret Vyner, 1940Margaret Vyner, wife of actor Hugh Williams, sporting an outfit made from wool designed by Norman Hartnell, who was at the time dress-maker to the Queen. 1940
Gaspard DuiffopruggarGASPARD DUIFFOPRUGGAR Austrian violin-maker Date: 1514 - 1570
Armand Denis and LeilaARMAND DENIS Belgian traveller and film- maker of wildlife subjects, with his first wife, Leila Roosevelt. Date: 1896 - 1971
Advert for Caffeta coffee maker 1912Caffeta, coffee maker that make you a cup to perfection! Used at the table used with a lamp underneath. 1912
Professor Heinrich FockeFocke, Henrich Prof
Hans LippersheyHANS(or Franz) LIPPERSHEY (or LIPPERSHEIM) Dutch spectacle maker, credited with invention of the telescope (1608) Date: 1570? - 1619?
Totem Pole Maker
William McAdam Bill 1861William McAdam, potter and bottle maker, of Glasgow
South Street, Eastbourne, SussexSouth Street, viewed from Gildridge Road, Eastbourne, Sussex. 1870
A monkey perches on a film-makers cameraA monkey in the jungle of northern Thailand steals focus by climbing on top of this film-makers camera. 1927
John Brinsmead & Sons Pianoforte works 1883Interior and exterior of John Brinsmead & Sons Pianoforte manufactory, in North-West London. John Brinsmead & Sons was known to build very well made pianos
Sinhalese Lace Maker - Sri LankaA very attractive hand-coloured postcard showing a Sinhalese Lace Maker. The Sinhalese (Sinhala, Sinhala Jathiya, Hela or Sinhale) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the island of Sri Lanka
London Trade Card - Thomas Gibbons, Wig MakerLondon Trade Card - Thomas Gibbons, Peruke (Wig) Maker, at the Blue and White Peruke, Rosemary Lane, wholesale and retail. 18th century
London Trade Card - Sedan Chair MakerLondon Trade Card - W Insley, Sedan Chair Maker, Marylebone Street, St James s, London. 18th century
Cow & Gate Happy Family Game - Mr Dunkley the Pram Maker. 1928
His Waterloo by H M Bateman, The Foreman of a crazy-pavement enterprise comes up against a frightful problem. A pavement tile with straight sides, a square of perfect proportions
Road making at Bura Camp, Kenya, WW1Indian road makers at Bura Camp, Kenya, East Africa, during WW1. 1916
The De Dion Bouton Stand at the Decennale de L Automobile, Paris, France. The cars on display competed in the Peking to Paris motor race, an automobile race, originally held in 1907
Umbrella maker, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s
Rope maker, Japan, 1870s. Date: 1870s
Shoe maker, Japan, circa 1870s. Date: circa 1870s
Paper lantern maker, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s
Advert for Paz & Silva electrical household items 1913French electrical household items: light bulbs, ornate chandeliers, irons, curling iron, kettles, Russian coffee maker, radiators, heaters Date: 1913
Snap card - Rub-A-Dub-DubNursery Rhyme Snap card - Rub-A-Dub-Dub, three men in a tub. early 20th century
Cow & Gate Happy Family Game - Mr. Carr the Rusk Maker. 1928
Cow & Gate Happy Family Game - Miss Carr the Rusk Makers daughter. 1928
Cow & Gate Happy Family Game - Master Carr the Rusk Makers son. 1928
Book of Trades, Title Page. 1841
Book of Trades, The Rope Maker. 1841
Book of Trades, The Basket Maker. 1841
Book of Trades, The Wheel Wright. 1841
Book of Trades, The Trunk Maker. 1841
Book of Trades, The Matrass MakerBook of Trades, The Matrass (Mattress) Maker. 1841
Earl Cromer in 1907Sir EVELYN BARING, first earl CROMER Statesman and administrator, the maker of modern Egypt. Date: 1841 - 1917
Guiseppe Marc Antonio BarettiGIUSEPPE MARC ANTONIO BARETTI (1719 - 1789) Prolific Italian writer and dictionary-maker, who spent much time in England, a friend of Dr Johnson and so on : as you see, he was short-sighted
Shops in London StreetOld houses in St John Street, London, with a furniture maker and a coal warehouse on the ground floor. Date: 17th or 18th century
A Watch-MakerA watch maker concentrating on his work; various clocks decorate his workshop Date: 1827
Dress Maker 1804A 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
Shoemaker 1827A shoe maker makes shoes by hand with the help of a boy assistant. Date: 1827
Industry / Rope 1827A 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
Pin Maker 1827A woman uses a foot pedal to operate pin making machinery. Date: 1827
Industry / Paper 1827A paper maker measuring and cutting sheets of paper on a large guillotine. Date: 1827
Science / Instruments 1827A mathematical instrument maker with some of his instruments - astrolabe, telescope, armillary sphere etc. Date: 1827
Basketmaker 1827A basket maker patiently weaves. A selection of his baskets hang above his head. Date: 1827
JOHN BIRD / 1709-76 / KNIGHTJOHN BIRD Astronomer and scientific instrument maker Date: 1709 - 1776
Wearer and Maker 1884Servant puts the finishing touches to her mistresses dress. Date: 1884
Trunk Maker 1827Trunks, 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
Vermicelli MakerKneading-machine for kneading vermicelli Date: circa 1880
