Makers Collection (page 4)

Durban, South Africa - a Paradise for Bathers
Durban (Port Natal), South Africa, packed with holiday-makers, enjoying both the beach itself and an open-air swimming pool. 1928

Indian Bazaar, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa
Indian Bazaar, Harding Street and Government Road, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa. Date: circa 1930

Advert for Moses Eadon - Sons tools makers 1888
Moses Eadon & Sons, established in 1823, manufactures of steel, tool makers. 1888

Lace-Making in the town of Bruges, Belgium 1907
Mid-aged women working in their homes in Fladers on pillow lace-making. Working lots of hours for not much pay from seven in the morning till ten at night

Match Makers
The Match Makers of the East End. The match-making industry employed mainly female workers and came to prominence in 1888 during the match-making strike when, led by Annie Besant

Mouse (Bewick)
mus musculus - COMMON MOUSE terror of housemaids, target of mousetrap-makers, prey of cats and farmers wives - but we all have a sneaking fond- ness for this cute creature

Golf in the Swiss Alps
British holiday-makers enjoy a game of golf in the Swiss Alps, 1920s. 1927

Advert for H & M Rayne, suppliers of Fancy costumes, London, 1923 Date: 1923

Cast list and adverts in Princess Ida programme, Gilbert & Sullivan, Savoy Theatre, London. circa 1880s

Road making at Bura Camp, Kenya, WW1
Indian road makers at Bura Camp, Kenya, East Africa, during WW1. 1916

Paris Exhibition of 1889 - Webbs Glass - Display of Thomas Webb Glass ware. Part of Box 119 Boswell Collection. Thomas Webb (18041869) was an English glassmaker and the founder of Thomas Webb & Sons

Poster advertising ERBOS hat makers of Cherbourg, France. Date: circa 1930

Book of Trades, Title Page. 1841

Book of Trades, The Basket Maker. 1841

Cigar makers demonstraion in Havana
In Havana, Cuba, the cigar- makers demonstrate in protest against the mechanisation of their trade Date: 1928

Advert for Marquise de Sevigne 1910
French chocolate makers, making a range of easter gifts. 1910

Scarborough, hoildaymakers on the beach, holding their parasols to stay out of the mid day sun, along the promenade is a sign for the south cliff tram and the Scarborough Spa. 1895

Railway strike 1911: Affecting holiday crowds
Strikes causing massive disruptions for holiday makers leaving and entering London. Crowds of people escaping from London trying Margate steamers at London Bridge

Three buildings in the Quai au Foin, Brussels, Belgium
Three buildings in the Quai au Foin, Old Brussels, Belgium, with interestingly shaped gables dating back to the 17th century

The Money Makers by George Rollitt
Promotional postcard for The Money Makers by George Rollit. First produced at the Royalty Theatre, 13th May 1904. Billed as a sporting farce

Pine Woods and Carrara Mountains at Viareggio, Italy
The Pine Woods and Carrara Mountains at Viareggio, Italy - in the foreground the rope-makers are shown at work. Date: 1905

Pueblo Indians with pottery, New Mexico, USA
Two prizewinning pottery makers, Maria and Julian, San Ildefonso Indian Pueblo, New Mexico, USA. Date: 1940s

Gruen Watch Makers Guild, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Workshops of the Gruen Watch Makers Guild (east view), Time Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Date: 1935

Two men on a boat on Coniston identified by the photographer as his friends Nelstrop on the left, and Wilson. The two men were cousins, Nelstrop being a member of the flour makers in Stockport

Strimping Machine at Battersbys hatworks, another solid piece of machinery bearing the makers name Date: 1902

Blessed are the peace makers. Date: circa late 19th century

Suffragette Votes for Women Hooks & Eyes
A tiny cardboard box, packaging for Votes for Women (Trademark!) hooks and eyes. Guaranteed rust proof. An absolute necessity for the dressmaker in keeping garments closed

Suffragette Votes for Women Figure
A figure of a suffragette in carved and painted wood. The woman is dressed in somewhat mannish mode with pork-pie hat, shirt and tie and brown jacket

Suffragette Clock Policeman Parliament
A suffragette Votes for Women clock showing a woman with sash, a policeman and the Houses of Parliament. The woman appears to be shouting whilst standing behind a brick wall

Suffragette Flora Drummond Stanhope Toy
A Stanhope or optical toy, a device which allows the viewing of microphotographs without using a microscope. The stanhope was invented in 1857 by Rene Dagron, a French photographer

Suffragette Votes for Women Painted Figure
A painted metal figure of an old woman sitting on a chair. She is dressed in the colours of the W.S.P.U, purple skirt, white bow and green hat and jacket

Womens War Work Shells Cammell Laird. A view of the women shell makers at the Sheffield factory of Cammell Laird Date: circa 1917

Suffragette Votes for Women Cracker Label. A christmas cracker label from a box made by Tom Smith, makers of crackers since 1847

Blitz in London -- Garford Street, East London, WW2
Blitz in London -- damage following an incendiary bomb at a cabinet makers in Garford Street, East London (E14), 26 August 1940. Date: 1940

Poster design, Moteur Ceres, J de Bucy, manufacturers of farming equipment. Date: circa 1910

Basket makers, Japan

Mat makers, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Golas (salt makers), India
A group of four Golas (salt makers), India. Date: circa 1890s

Barrel makers, Japan
Barrel makers at work, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Adverts and messages commemorating the coronation
On the left, an embroidery created by the Royal School of Needlework for the makers of Capstan cigarettes (branch of The Imperial Tobacco Co.)

Violin makers, Mittenwald, Germany. Date: 1872

German Clockmakers
A young couple, cuckoo clock makers, photographed together outside with their clocks in front of a log store. Date: early 1930s

German Basket Makers
Two German peasant women basketmakers. Date: early 1930s

Turbine Makers Left-hand Panel of Triptych shipbuilding i
Turbine Makers (1904 - 24) (Left-hand Panel of Triptych Shipbuilding in Belfast ). Staples, Sir Robert Ponsonby Bt. 1853-1943. Date: 1904 - 1924

Istanbul, Turkey - Goksu - Sweet Waters of Asia Minor Date: 1895

Goksu, The Sweet Waters of Asia Minor, Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1895

Panama Hat makers in Indonesia - the hats are made from the plaited leaves of the Carludovica palmata plant, known locally as the toquilla palm or jipijapa palm Date: circa 1904

Coir yarn making in Travancore, India
Three Indian women Coir yarn making in Travancore, India. Travancore State Court - British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, London, 1924. Date: 1924

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