Making Collection (page 18)

WWII knitting booklet, Home Front Woollies
Front cover of a knitting booklet produced by Weldons featuring a variety of patterns to make garments for war workers from a resolute looking member of the Home Guard to female members of the armed

WWII knitting, New Woollies for soldiers, sailors & airmen
Front cover of a knitting booklet from the Second World War published by yarn manufacturer Weldon, featuring woollen garments which could made for men in the armed services

Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) - Street in Gwelo
Black and white lantern Slide of Street in Gwelo - British South Africa.. Part of Box 288, British South Africa. Boswell Collection. Slide number 11

Man in Khaki WW1 sock knitting kit box and instructions
The Man in Khaki sock knitting kit, designed to make the knitting of socks for troops as simple and efficient as possible

Suffragette Arson Bristol. A view of the W.S.P.U shop office in Bristol, wrecked by the University students 24th October 1913

Manufacture of the Croix de Guerre
The Croix de Guerre (French verision to Cross of War), military decoration of France during World War One and Two. It was first created in 1915

Two little boys making sandcastle on beach
Two little boys making a sandcastle on the beach. Date: circa 1960s

Hale Rocket making process
Bramah-type hydraulic press introduced by William Hale to fill his rockets Date: 1855

Return of the hot water bottles 1946
Production of the rubber synthetic hot water bottle in Streatham factory, London, post Second World War. During the War, rubber was reserved for making tires for military trucks

Trade catalogue for Edwardian sweet making utensils 1911
Trade catalogue for Harrords department store, showing a variety of sweet making utensils. 1911

Black Humour - It could be worse, you could be blind and wet
Black Humour - It could be worse, you could be a blind beggar singing for your supper/lodging in the rain... Date: circa 1904

Quo Vadis? Lygia letting Vinicius know she is a Christian
Quo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero - a historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz. In this scene, Lygia lets Vinicius know she is a Christian by drawing the sign of a fish on the ground

Damascus, Syria - Bedouin men making (and drinking) coffee Date: circa 1910s

Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Transport of weapons and wine on a cart. Detail. Romanesque art. Tapestry. FRANCE. Bayeux. Archaeological Museum

Couple pose by cupid statue
A happy couple stand in front of a young child dressed as cupid, whos powers of matchmaking seem to have worked a treat. Date: c.1910

The Adventures of Prince Achmed by Lotte Reiniger
Page from The Bystander showing stills from a pioneering animated film, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, acted entirely by silhouette characters cut by the artist

Royal Wedding Presents - satin blankets
Work in progress on the making of one of the two satin covered blankets ordered by Princess Marina from the Royal School of Needlework on the occasion of her marriage to Prince George

Old Cheese Press
An ancient stone cheese press, outside the Folk Museum at Edzell, in Glen Esk, Angus, Scotland. Date: 1950s

Making a Fez
Making a fez or tarboosh (from the Persian sar, meaning head and poosh, cover) worn by East Mediterranean Muslim men, which originated in Fez, Morocco, North Africa. Date: 1930s

Rope Making Factory
The spinning room in Frost Brothers factory, Shadwell, England. Date: circa 1885

Gypsy boys making pegs, near Pontypool, South Wales
Two small gypsy boys making pegs, near Pontypool, South Wales

Totem Pole Maker

All about our lawn tennis club 1886
Humorous sketches in the form of a comic strip by Arthur Hopkins all about our lawn tennis club in which a group of people decide to make their own tennis court by cutting down saplings

Opening Ceremony of the Tate Gallery, London, 1897
Illustration showing the Prince of Wales making a speech at the opening of the National Gallery of British Art, later known as the Tate Gallery and now Tate Britain, London, 1897

John Howard Davies (b. 1939) English actor who gained fame as a child actor making his debut as Oliver Twist

The Zulu wars. A Zulu blacksmith forging an assegai
Scene depicting a Zulu making a spear in a fire and shaping it into the famous zulu weapon. Male and female zulus are in the foreground, while two European men watch in the background

Pool Petrol Rationed
A postcard making a light- hearted comment on the fact that petrol is rationed and that there are no branded fuels, only POOL petrol

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

Errand Boy & Snowballs
On his way to deliver a goose and a box of Huntley & Palmers Dessert biscuits, a delivery boy stops to have a snowball fight

Baby Making Machine / 1906
The Great French Baby-making machine - Papa is exhausted by having to work so hard, but Maman is delighted

Street Potter - London Date: circa 1900s

Late 19th century Prussian Bathers - Baltic Coastal Resort - this may be Sestroretsk - a municipal town in Kurortny District of the federal city of St

Assistant to Santa Claus by Will Houghton
A toy maker at his work bench putting the finishing touches to a horse on wheels. Date: 1914

British toys during WW1 - drums in a British toy factory
A girl making drums at an English toy factory. Stronger articles than the German variety. Before the war, Germany had been the premier supplier of toys to Britain

Tatler cover - Marion Davies & Suzanne Lenglen
Actress Marion Davies pictured making up tennis star Suzanne Lenglen for a film test at a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio. Date: 1927

German prisoners making a road in southern England 1917
Some 102, 000 German prisoners making a road through the woods in a picturesque corner of southern England, where they are building their own camp. 1917

Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire, dormitory
Bromsgrove School, Worcestershire: the eighteen-bedder, the oldest dormitory of the school. It is in the topmost storey of the old school house

Sailmaker at work, Penzance, Cornwall
An elderly sailmaker (Arthur Willoughby), working in the traditional way in Penzance, Cornwall. circa early 1980s

Netherton Reformatory - Carpenters
The carpentry workshop at the Netherton Reformatory for Boys, Northumberland. Boys work at benches, while another is making a wheelbarrow. Date: circa 1910

Grating cassava roots, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Two natives grating cassava roots for making foofoo (fufu, foufou), Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1906

Making cloth, Sierra Leone Protectorate, West Africa
Natives making cloth on a loom, Sierra Leone Protectorate, West Africa. Date: circa 1912

John Brinsmead & Sons Pianoforte works 1883
Interior and exterior of John Brinsmead & Sons Pianoforte manufactory, in North-West London. John Brinsmead & Sons was known to build very well made pianos

Traditional road making in Upper Egypt
Two construction workers and ox-drawn road roller in Upper Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

The Lipstick by A. Davis
A woman applies her lipstick at a dressing table while being kissed by her lover. 1930

Directions for making a motor boat, the Foam, with cutout model boat. mid-20th century

Directions for making a fishing smack, the Sea Queen RX12, with cutout model boat. mid-20th century

Mother makes jam
Maman confiture (Schlecksel-Mama) -- mother makes jam. (2 of 2) 19th century

Cover design, The Curtain Book, published by Rufflette, one shilling. circa 1960s

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