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Milliners Date: 19th century
PRISON / MAT-MAKING / 1873A convict in his cell, making mats. Date: 1873
BLIND SASH MAKERS 1870Blind boys making sash lines at the school for the Indigent Blind, St. George-in-the- Fields, London. Date: 1870
DALMATIAN / PUPPY EATINGA puppy eating and making a terrible mess. Date: 1933
Arab Perfume Maker - 12th centuryAn Arab perfumer selling and making his wares Date: 12th century
MILKMAN MAKING DELIVERYA cheerful milkman takes bottles from his float to deliver to someones doorstep. Date: 1960s
PAINTING TOY ANIMALSThis woman is working overtime hand-painting toy animals at a north London factory, supplying big orders received from many little girls who want a Noahs Ark like Princess Elizabeths. Date: late 1920s
COINING PROCESSThe process of coining Date: circa 1500
Butchers BoyA butchers boy making a delivery. Date: circa 1870
BUILDING THE HAYSTACK Date: 1882
GERMAN PEASANTS 1512Durer made this etching shortly before the Reformation brought civil strife to Germany, making the peasants lot even harsher than before Date: 1512
COOKERY CLASS / PASTRIESA cookery class - the pupils appear to be making tarts. Date: 1920s
Matchbox making, London 1890A woman making matchboxes at a table in her home. Date: 1890
Matchbox maker in LondonA good days work A London matchbox maker surveys the pile of matchboxes she has just made. Date: 1890
MATCHBOX MAKING / EAST ENDTwo children watch their mother making matchboxes at the table at home in the east end of London. Date: 1896
LANDING ICE AT BOMBAYBlocks of ice being taken ashore at Bombay Date: 1878
BARREL MAKING - COOPERA diagram depicting the processes involved in making barrels. Date: 1866
DRAGONS DE LA GARDEFrench cavalry : Dragons de la Garde making their way through mountains during the Peninsula campaign Date: circa 1807
GRESSET WRITESThere was a French poet named Gresset, who was trying to write an essay, but the ink from his quill would splutter and spill, making poor Gressets essay so messy ! Date: circa 1750
BABY MAKING MACHINEThe Great French Baby-making machine - Papa is exhausted by having to work so hard, but Maman is delighted... Date: 1906
Cartoon, Cabinet-Making -- Gladstone shows his new cabinet - displaying the faces of its members - to Queen Victoria. Date: 1880
Ice making machine 1862Siebes patent ice-making machine - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company. Date: 1862
Woman crocheting 1906Photograph of a woman entitled Wandering Thoughts crocheting at home maybe for a piece of clothing or a doily. Date: 1906
Hat factory workers, Southwark, London 1841Hat factory workers making beaver (or bever) hats at the Christy hat factory in Southwark, London. Men employed in wetting, rolling, pressing ruffling and blocking the hat bodies. Date: 1841
Blind Basket-Makers in London 1900Blind basket-makers at work in Tottenham Court Road, London. Date: 1900
Woman making nets in the Claddagh 1870Woman making nets in the Claddagh, Galway. Date: 1870
Greenwich Fair 1846Greenwich Fair - jolly holidaymakers making the most of it at the Upper Park Gate Date: 1846
BAKING DAY OUTDOORS 1872Baking day in a Warwickshire village (England); the oven is outdoor, not in the kitchen Date: 1872
DUTCH NEEDLEMAKERSMaking pins and needles in a Dutch workshop Date: 17th century
Crystal Palace, glass blowersGlass blowers at Chances Works, Spon Lane, Birmingham manufacturing glass for the Crystal Palace Date: 1850
END OF VENDEE WARSAfter making two treaties with the Vendeans, Hoche signs one with the Bretons, thus officially bringing to an end the Vendean insurrection Date: 20 April 1795
GREENWICH PARK 1802Fun and games in Greenwich Park on a Whitmonday - a bank holiday : picnicking, dancing to a barrel organ, playing games and generally making the most of the day Date: 1802
FRENCH TONNELLIERA French TONNELLIER - a barrel-maker Date: circa 1740
MAKING PARCHMENT / DIDEROTManufacturing parchment Date: circa 1760
A DISTRICT VISITORA district visitor making the rounds of her district. Date: circa 1860
Nubian women making pottery
Vauxhall Gardens - 1820Tom, Jerry and Logic making the most of an evening at Vauxhall Gardens. Date: 1820
17th century LacemakersTwo ladies making lace - the older woman instructing the younger. Date: 17th century
MIRACLE / MONT ST MICHELA French lady, pious but pregnant, is making a pilgrimage to Mont Saint Michel when she is overtaken by the tide : she calls on the Virgin for help, and is saved Date: 15th century
BEWICK AT WORKTHOMAS BEWICK The eminent engraver and his assistants making woodcuts of stuffed birds. Date: 1753 - 1828
RAIN TO ORDERA farmer directs the rain- making airship to where he wants his crops watered Date: 1926
CERAMICS MAKING PLATES 1902Making plates and saucers at the Britannia Pottery, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1902
CERAMICS POTTERY 1902Making toilet, dinner and fancy ware at the Britannia Pottery, Glasgow, Scotland. Date: 1902
1798 MAKING SHOT, SIEGEGentlemen load and fire weapons from windows whilst lady (at fireplace) manufactures lead shot. Date: June 1798
Paper making machine 1890A paper making machine. Date: 1890
Pottery processesVarious pottery proceses : 1. The Thrower 2. The Turner 3. The Biscuit Oven 4. Printing 5. Ornamenting. Date: 19th Century
JOST AMMAN / BOOK PRINTINGPrinting a book in Germany Date: 16th Century
PRIMITIVE BREAD MAKINGPrimitive bread-making Date: ancient