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Background imageMaking Collection: London Trade Card - Thomas Pickett, Brasier

London Trade Card - Thomas Pickett, Brasier (late servant to Mr Hancock in Pall Mall), at the sign of the Frying Pan in Compton Street, corner of Frith Street, Soho

Background imageMaking Collection: Parasol in point of lace 1868

Parasol in point of lace 1868
This beautiful intricate section of a parasol in pointed lace, appointed by The Princess of Wales. 1868

Background imageMaking Collection: Picking orange flowers for making perfume

Picking orange flowers for making perfume
People picking orange flowers for the manufacture of perfume on the Cote d Azur, France. Date: circa 1905

Background imageMaking Collection: Kelp makers huts, South Uist, Scotland

Kelp makers huts, South Uist, Scotland
Kelp makers huts, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Date: late 19th century

Background imageMaking Collection: Women making parasols, Japan

Women making parasols, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageMaking Collection: Millinery Class

Millinery Class
Schoolgirls at a London County Council School learning hat- making in a millinery class. Date: early 1930s

Background imageMaking Collection: Ragged School Union - Cobbling Class

Ragged School Union - Cobbling Class
Boys at work in the shoe-making workshop at a home run by the Ragged School Union Date: circa 1907

Background imageMaking Collection: Cardinale family making silk flowers. Father wears a cast. D

Cardinale family making silk flowers. Father wears a cast. D
8:00 PM January 29, 1912. Cardinale family making silk flowers. Father wears a cast. Does not work. (See report on schedule.) Boy, 11 years old, helps some, even at night. 43 Carmine St

Background imageMaking Collection: Candle Factory

Candle Factory

Background imageMaking Collection: Wardrobe Department

Wardrobe Department
Ladies in the Wardrobe Department of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. Date: 1960s

Background imageMaking Collection: Children building a snowman

Children building a snowman
Five children building a snowman. 20th century

Background imageMaking Collection: Making Jam C19

Making Jam C19
Making jam Date: mid 19th century

Background imageMaking Collection: Helping Daddy by Muriel Dawson

Helping Daddy by Muriel Dawson
A little girl in an apron and a Victorian style sun bonnet helps her father rake hay on a farm

Background imageMaking Collection: Wine bottles and casks, D Oliveiras Lda, Madeira, Portugal

Wine bottles and casks, D Oliveiras Lda, Madeira, Portugal
A display of wine bottles and casks at the firm of D Oliveiras Lda in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Background imageMaking Collection: Team of Carpenters making a cart

Team of Carpenters making a cart
Three carpenters make a cart under the watchful gaze of an elder craftsman or the intended recipent of the cart. Watercolour Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageMaking Collection: Moroccan Pouf Makers

Moroccan Pouf Makers
Moroccan Pouf makers

Background imageMaking Collection: Making a posy of summer blooms

Making a posy of summer blooms
A mother and daughter make a posy of summer blooms in a meadow. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageMaking Collection: Molding Lead Soldiers

Molding Lead Soldiers
In a toy factory, workers mold lead soldiers

Background imageMaking Collection: Robert Blair

Robert Blair
ROBERT BLAIR Edinburgh advocate, depicted making a point in court

Background imageMaking Collection: Last Supper / Miniature

Last Supper / Miniature
Jesus dines with his twelve disciples, making a special fuss of John

Background imageMaking Collection: Matchmakers / London / 1871

Matchmakers / London / 1871
Female matchmakers working in the East-End of London

Background imageMaking Collection: FIREWORKS 1747 - 7

FIREWORKS 1747 - 7
Techniques of firework making in 18th century France : various types of whirling and spinning devices

Background imageMaking Collection: Making a Crossbow 1555

Making a Crossbow 1555
Making a crossbow

Background imageMaking Collection: Nurse Making a Bed

Nurse Making a Bed
A cadet-nurse making a bed at Queen Marys Hospital, Sidcup

Background imageMaking Collection: Priestleys Apparatus

Priestleys Apparatus
Joseph Priestley, English clergyman and chemist. Priestleys gas-making apparatus

Background imageMaking Collection: British Postman in Snow

British Postman in Snow
Snow does not deter this country postman making his deliveries with a horse- carriage

Background imageMaking Collection: Amundsen in a Dornier

Amundsen in a Dornier
Oslo crowds cheer explorer Amundsen when he returns to Norway after making a flight across the North Pole in a Dornier flying boat

Background imageMaking Collection: Battle of Bouvines

Battle of Bouvines
At the battle of BOUVINES, Philippe-Auguste of France defeats an army of Germans, Flemish and English, making his position in France secure

Background imageMaking Collection: Making a Pie 1912

Making a Pie 1912
A young woman trims the excess pastry from a pie, prior to baking it

Background imageMaking Collection: Little Boy with a Kite

Little Boy with a Kite
A young boy experiences the joy of making his kite fly

Background imageMaking Collection: Bravery at Wattignies

Bravery at Wattignies
At WATTIGNIES, a drummer-boy named Sthrau beats his drum, making the Austrians think they are surrounded. When they realise their mistake, they kill the juvenile hero

Background imageMaking Collection: Student Nurses 1940S

Student Nurses 1940S
Four young British student nurses making notes together from medical textbooks

Background imageMaking Collection: Greenwich Park 1802

Greenwich Park 1802
Fun 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

Background imageMaking Collection: Jewelers Shop Raided

Jewelers Shop Raided
Two thieves break into a jewelers shop by making a hole in the ceiling, catching the debris in an umbrella, and using a ladder to get in and out

Background imageMaking Collection: Filey Fisherman making nets early 1900s

Filey Fisherman making nets early 1900s

Background imageMaking Collection: Primitive Stone Age people, Kazakhstan area

Primitive Stone Age people, Kazakhstan area
Primitive Stone Age people using ancient fire lighting methods. In the background are foragers harvesting. 8700-2000 BCE

Background imageMaking Collection: Eleanor Rumming, the famous alewife of England

Eleanor Rumming, the famous alewife of England
Eleanor Rumming, the (fictional) famous alewife of England, illustration to a poem by John Skelton, Poet Laureate to King Henry VIII. 16th century

Background imageMaking Collection: Clay pipes from Southorns pipeworks, Broseley, Shropshire

Clay pipes from Southorns pipeworks, Broseley, Shropshire
A selection of clay pipes found in the workshops of Southorns pipeworks, Broseley, Shropshire - now The Broseley Pipe Museum Date: 1987

Background imageMaking Collection: Mr Ivor Southorn, at the Brosley Clay Pipe works

Mr Ivor Southorn, at the Brosley Clay Pipe works
Mr Ivor Southorn, whose great, great grandfather William Southorn started clay pipemaking on an industrial scale in Broseley, Shropshire

Background imageMaking Collection: HMAS Yarra - River-Class Torpedo Destroyer

HMAS Yarra - River-Class Torpedo Destroyer
Royal Australian Navy - HMAS Yarra / HMS Yarra, a River-Class Torpedo Destroyer, making way at speed, on the River Clyde during manufacturers trials in 1910. Yarra was built by William Denny & Bros

Background imageMaking Collection: Trades in Regency England. Spinning, reaping flax

Trades in Regency England. Spinning, reaping flax and Suffolk horses. Woman spinning wool on a wheel outside a cottage in Lavenham 28, boy harvesting hemp for sailcloth in Suffolk 29

Background imageMaking Collection: Shipbuilding - RMS Franconia 1910

Shipbuilding - RMS Franconia 1910
In construction the Cunard companys steamer RMS Franconia, covered in girders and scaffolding. Franconia, was intended for the lines Boston service, between Liverpool and Boston, USA. Date: 1910

Background imageMaking Collection: Men of the Luwo tribe making a Grain Bin in the Bahr-el-Ghazal ( Sea of Gazelles

Men of the Luwo tribe making a Grain Bin in the Bahr-el-Ghazal ( Sea of Gazelles
Men of the Luwo tribe making a Grain Bin in the Bahr-el-Ghazal (" Sea of Gazelles" ) region of South Sudan, Africa

Background imageMaking Collection: A study of Ruth French, the accomplished stage dancer, Londo

A study of Ruth French, the accomplished stage dancer, London, 1923. Making her third apearance at the London Hippodrome in Julian Wylies Brighter London. Date: 1923

Background imageMaking Collection: Burrell Devonshire General Purpose Traction Engine

Burrell Devonshire General Purpose Traction Engine TA1849 Jellicoe (msn 3368), with Coeur De Lion 5nhp Engine, built 1913, at a 1959 Walford Cross auction. With Aveling & Barford Steam Roller YA2197

Background imageMaking Collection: Kazakh man cutting hay with a scythe

Kazakh man cutting hay with a scythe
A Kazakh man wearing a chapan (Kazakh quilted dressing gown) and kalpak, working in a field with a scythe, cutting hay. 20th century

Background imageMaking Collection: The Royal Mint - Press Room

The Royal Mint - Press Room
The Royal Mint, Tower Hill, London - Press Room Date: circa 1908

Background imageMaking Collection: A Basotho woman making mats - South Africa

A Basotho woman making mats - South Africa. Date: circa 1930s



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