Makers Collection (page 6)

Cabinet makers, Shoreditch, London 1940s
Two men operate a machine at a cabinet makers in Shoreditch, London. 1940s

Selecting timber at a cabinet makers, Shoreditch, London
A man selects a piece of wood at a cabinet makers in Shoreditch, London. 1940s

Apprentice cabinet maker, Shoreditch, London
An apprentice learning his trade at a cabinet makers in Shoreditch, London. c.1947

Cabinet maker, Shoreditch, London 1940s
A man screws doors to a cabinet or cupboard at a cabinet makers in Shoreditch, London. 1940s

Tools of the Guns Makers
Tools used to make guns in 18th century France. Date: Circa 1760

Needlemakers 18th France
Seven workers making needles in a workshop in 18th century France. Date: Circa 1760

Hay Making C16 Germany
Two 16th century German hay makers at work. Date: 1553

Button Makers in 18th C
Three button makers in a french factory in the 18th century. The buttons they are making here are in metal. Date: Circa 1760

Carrs of Carlisle advertisement
Advertisement for Carrs of Carlisle biscuit makers featuring a symmetrical illustration of a group of stylised women of the world, holding hands in a display of international harmony

Clog makers in the Wye Valley, Mid Wales
A large group of clog makers in the Wye Valley, probably in the Mid Wales area

S Teerwood. Open-top charabanc
An open top charabanc, full of day trippers arrives at the harbour of a seaside town

Winter Sport in Switzerland
Holiday-makers enjoying the winter season at Murren in Switzerland. Commander and Mrs Locker-Lampson pose on their sledge whilst Viscount Gort and Dr. and Mrs Walpole seem happy on their skis

Life at Monte Carlo
Well-to-do holiday-makers sit outdoors, enjoying the blue skies and sunshine of Monte Carlo as well as a drink or two

Peeress Tricorne Hat
A tricorne hat, made from black velour to be worn by the life peeresses in the House of Lords. Designed by Ede and Ravenscroft the robe-makers

Arab Mattress-makers - Tangiers, Morocco
Stuffing Mattresses with straw - Tangiers, Morocco Date: circa 1910s

Egypt - Basket Makers
Basket Makers - Egypt

A Quiet Summer Holiday by the Sea
An amusing illustration of a British seaside holiday

The Fall of the Year
Cartoon, The Fall of the Year. The sort of unfortunate happening that must spoil the efforts of film-makers. A leaf drops between a kissing couple

Electric Lighting at Alexandra Palace Lakes, 1880
Engraving showing a large crowd of Victorian holiday-makers enjoying the illumination of the Alexandra Palace lakes, London, by electric light, 1880. Date: 21 August 1880

Mersin, Turkey - Basket-making
Basket-makers at Mersin. A large city and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey and is the capital of the Mersin Province

Holiday-makers on Hampstead Heath, London, 1872
Engraving showing the large crowds on Hampstead Heath during May holidays, 1872. A number of attractions, including an ice cream stall and a coconut shy, are shown drawing large crowds

Swissair Aeroplane at Zurich Airport, 1936
Photograph of a Swissair aeroplane, of a type used between London and Zurich in 1936, seen at Zurich Airport. Winter flights between Croydon Airport

The Making of the Illustrated London News: How the paper is
Illustration by Samuel Begg, showing an army artists at work in the offices of The Illustrated London News. At times of exceptional pressure, for instance, during a Coronation or a State Funeral

A Devonshire lace-maker
Lace-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

Lantern makers
Japanese lantern makers painting lanterns to add to the decorative examples already hanging up

Lassie Tramples Washing
It is the firm belief of postcard makers that the Scots are too canny to waste money on a washing machine - instead they trample the washing, the way the French do grapes

Shop Signs / Brush Makers
This hog sign advertises a brush makers shop in Westmorland

Prince Arthur turning the first turf at the Hythe and Sandga
Prince Arthur turning the first turf of the Hythe and Sandgate Railway. The railway was built to accommodate holiday makers keen to travel to the seaside

By the Swimming Pool
Holiday makers at Pontins crowd around the busy swimming pool area while enjoying the sunshine

Glover Makers 1932
Two cottage glove makers in the Cotswold village of Ashton Keynes, working 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and earning a mere 28 shillings a week during the 1930s Depression

Orphan Shoe-Makers
Russian orphans trained as shoemakers

Trippers at Scarborough
A party of holiday-makers stand on the cliffs of Scarborough, Yorkshire : the ladies hair-dos and hats are in the height of fashion

Curtain Makers 1900
German women making various lace and cotton curtains

Artificial Flower Makers
Girls and young women in a well lit workroom carry out various tasks in the process of artificial flower making. They appear to be making roses

Devonshire Butter Makers
Devonshire butter makers at work

Woodworking 18th C
Cabinet makers at work in a workshop, using various tools. One is making a table, another assembles pieces of a cupboard

Pin Makers at Work 1805
A woman pinmaker seated on a stool uses a foot operated press by means of a treadle. A man in the background works at a table

German Watchmakers
A man and a woman, watchmakers or clockmakers, Black Forest, Germany

Wine Waiters Tools
A set of implements or tools for Wine Waiters that makers of wines and spirits could have made with their names on to be given away to waiters as a form of advertising

Industry / Glass
An 18th century glass-house - the glass-makers at work

Margate Crowded Beach
Holiday makers crowd the beach, Margate, on the Isle of Thanet, Kent, England

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