Making Collection (page 41)

Making a Toy Horse
A girl making toy wooden horses on wheels in a British factory

Napoleon and Army
President Napoleon visits the garrison of Paris, making sure they are still loyal to his government

Reversing into a By-Road
Reversing into a by-road : drive past the by-road a few yards and, after making sure that it is safe to do so, reverse into it. Then drive out

Crinoline Manufacture
Women in Germany making cage crinolines which are constructed around a wooden frame or template. Judging by the positions they adopt they are not wearing crinolines

Putting Feathers on Toys
Factory workers put feathers on toys

Making Toy Theatres 1890
Female workers make toy theatres

Painting Lead Soldiers
Painting lead soldiers in a toy factory

Packing Toys 1890
Female workers pack toys in a factory

Making Furry Animals
Furry animal toys are made in a factory

Glass Making, London
Workers round the furnace in Mr Apsley Pellatts glass house in Holland Street, Blackfriars, London

Rameses II & Nefertiti
RAMESES II (THE GREAT) with Queen Nefertiti shown making an offering to the Sun God Amun on a wall relief at the Temple of Luxor

Brick Making
Brick making: a wheelbarrow is used to transport moulded bricks while a pony turns a mixer to produce the clay, sand and water mixture

Making History
In February 1931, for the first time a " baby" car achieved the speed of over 100mph. The MG Midget exceeded 103mph for 5km winning the international double 12 hour race

Basket Making
A man weaving willow baskets by hand

Leo Abse & his Bentley
Leo Abse and his Bentley. Leo Abse was a well known MP, especially known for introducing Private Members bills legalising homosexuality and making divorce easier

Harvesting Hay, Duncan
Harvesting the hay on an English farm : four horses are needed to haul a cart-load of hay to where the hay-stack will be built near the farm

Relatives and friends scanning the fateful lists at the Cana
Scanning the fateful lists for news. Relatives and friends of passengers on the Empress of Ireland making inquiries at the Canadian Pacific Railway offices in Cockspur Steet

Vigil outside the C. P. R, relatives and friend awaiting news
At the Liverpool office of the C.P.R. Relatives and friends of passengers on the Empress of Ireland making inquiries at the Canadian Pacific Railway offices in Cockspur Steet

Carpet Embroidering
Two operatives are required for the Embroidering Machine which produces carpets with floral and other designs for the Victorian home

Paper-Making Machine
The paper mix passes through a sequence of operations on the paper-making machine

Hats - Beaver-Fur
The top hats worn by Victorian gents are made from beaver-fur here shown undergoing the bowing process which gives the fur the requisite finish

HAT DYEING
Except for a few eccentrics, Victorian gentlemen wear their hats any colour they like so long as its black : this is the dyeing process

Police Officer and Boy
Police officer telling off little boy for fishing in Trafalgar Square fountain making him upset and sad. Metropolitan police London

Making Friends

NORGE IN ARCTIC
The Italian-built Norge of the Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile expedition which will fly from Spitzbergen to Alaska via the North Pole, making Amundsen the first to visit both Poles

The Shadow of the Cross
JESUS OF NAZARETH The boy Jesus on the shoulders of his mother Mary, making the sign of the cross

Making Toy Drums 1890
Le montage des tambours - assembling drums

Lady Makes Bed
A housewife with an elegent hairstyle makes the bed

Woman Mixing
A woman pours wine into a mixing bowl, perhaps in preparation for making a sauce of some kind

First Anglo-French telephone
Illustration showing the completion of the first Anglo-French telephone with callers in London speaking to Paris. Insert picture no

Making Brooms from Hazel
Making besoms - a particular type of broom - by splitting hazel, Penmach, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Making a Large Haystack
Four men, two horses and an extremely long ladder make a very large haystack

Fine Haystacks in Kent
A fine stackyard on a farm in Staplehurst, Kent. The stacks are shaped like round huts which compliment the oast houses in the background

Working Oxen on Farm
Working oxen on Lord Bathursts estate at Cirencester, Gloucestershire; farmworkers construct a haystack in the background

Stacking Willow Rods
A man, in Athelney, Somerset, stacks bundles of dried willow rods called withes on a cart to be used for wickerwork and basket-making

Lace-Making / Malta / Coates
Lace making at Fontana on Gozo, Maltese archipelago

Making Floral Displays
Three women making floral arrangements

Ventilation Systems
A selection of ventilation systems, making use of man- powered and natural air currents

Making Ether / 1747
The chemical processes used to make ether

Nobile in Radio Contact
Umberto Nobile flew the airship Norge over the North Pole in 1926. His second attempt in 1928 in Italia ended in a crash landing. Making radio contact - Italy

Dollmaker Dressing
Dressing the dolls in a French doll-making establishment

Japanese Style Screen
A screen in a London home, reflecting the Japanese influence which is making such an impression in the late 19th century. Note the fan and the Japanese doll, too

Gas-Making in London
Drawing the Retorts at the Great Gas Light Establishment, Brick Lane, London : at this time the streets of London are lit by gas, so the demand is huge

Polar Bears Playing
Polar bears having fun on the snow, by making a sledge out of ice

Manuscript / Musicmaking
Saxon music-making

Churning Butter
A woman making butter in a churn - from The Boke of Distyllacyon printed by Laurence Andrewe, London

Making Crinolines
Crinoline production

Hunting in Enclosure
Hunting game within a fenced- off enclosure, preventing the quarry from escaping and so making things easier for the hunter

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