Mend Collection

Scotland - Lossiemouth Fisherman mending his lines
Moray, Scotland - Lossiemouth Fisherman mending his lines Date: circa 1905

Fishing Huts at Hastings
Clustered on the shingle of the old town of Hastings, Sussex, are these tall black huts, where the local fishermen dry and mend their nets

Two Cobblers Mend Shoes
Two cobblers, seated on a low bench in their workshop, set about repairing shoes and fitting new soles

Boy Repairs Boots / 1930
A boy is taught to mend his own boots in classes at a London School

WW2 - Home Front - Make-do and Mend Poster
The iconic WWII home front public information poster from the Ministry of Informations Make Do And Mend campaign. Date: 1940

Sewing in the Garden by Millicent Sowerby
Two girl guides sit in a picturesque garden knitting socks and comforters after their exertions gardening

Mending Day, by Ethel Parkinson. A little Dutch girl sits mending a little boys breeches, while he stands uncomfortably with a towel round his waist

Road repair gang, Tickhill early 1900's

Master Chips the Carpenter's Son

Instructions for creating decorative patches to repair holes in fabric, with ideas for motifs. Date: 1943

Advert for Wolsey Clothing, emphasing the durability of their garments in the "mend and make-do" era of World War II. Date: 1943

Fishing boats, Old Port area of Marseilles, France
Fishing boats in the Old Port area of Marseilles, France. Fishermen mend their nets. Date: circa 1930s

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Coupon shortage and making do
The long Caption gives the little girls excuse for having patches. The Home Front War Effort was helped along by cryptic slogans such as Make do and Mend and Making do

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Who Cares a Darn
The Caption is Who cares a darn. A watrtime slogan was Make do and Mend. Clothing was rationed but this young lady seems prettly cheerful. Cute Kids WW2 Wartime humour Date: circa 1942

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Sew What
The Caption is Sew What? Clothing could only be purchased if one had enough Points to do so and the Points were rationed. A wartime slogan was Make do and Mend

No coupons needed, 1942. Making slippers, hood and mittens in wartime. 1942

Leather permitting, 1944 - making a bag
Leather permitting, 1944. Making a leather satchel bag in wartime. 1944

Make yourself these string slippers, 1944. Wartime crochet pattern. 1944

We re on the mend, 1941
We re on the mend. Mending and darning clothes and fabric in wartime. 1941 Date: 1941

Knitted womens cardigans 1940
Page from a magazine showing two models wearing knitted cardigans. With the onset of World War Two and the introduction of rationing, many chose to knit their own clothes as a cheaper alternative

Knitted swim wear 1940
Page from a magazine showing a model wearing a knitted bikini. Date: 1940

Woolly step-ins & dressy jumper 1940 Woolly step-ins & dressy jumper 1940
Womens clothing in wool with stitch pattern. Date: 1940

City of London handcart with scrap metal, WW2
WW2 - City of London Corporation handcart containing scrap metal, including bomb ordinance, Southwark Bridge, London. The cart also contains iron railings and general household metalwork

MENDING A WRISTWATCH
A man looks on as his watch is being mended Date: 1930s

OLD CHAIRS TO MEND
A man with a wooden leg mends chairs on the street, rebinding the seats with new rushes Date: 1804

CHAIRS TO MEND SOHO
CHAIRS TO MEND A young lady offers to repair your furniture in Soho Square, London Date: circa 1800

A fisherman mends a lobster pot in his waterside shed
A lobster fisherman mends a lobster pot in his waterside shed in Holy Island harbour, Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England. He works in a shed cluttered with fishing and sailing gear Date: 2014

Fisherman and boat, Dungeness, Kent - 2
A fisherman repairs his wooden boat on the beach at Dungeness, Kent, England. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1990

Fisherman and boat, Dungeness, Kent - 1
A fisherman repairs his wooden boat on the beach at Dungeness, Kent, England. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1990

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

Istanbul - Turkish Street Cobbler. Date: circa 1910

Louis Wain - Dolls to mend. circa 1900s

French Happy Families - Cobbler
French Happy Families - La Famille Lebouif, Grandmother, Cobbler. early 20th century

Snap Playing Card - Chairs to Mend. circa 1900s

Two men repairing fishing nets, Bideford, Devon
Two men standing in a rowing boat, repairing fishing nets at Bideford, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Tinting everything to match with Dy-o-la Dyes
Tinting Everything to Match with Dy-o-la Dyes - a housewife dyeing clothes in her bathroom sink from a Brochure: Tinting, Dyeing and Practical Art Craft with Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1926

WW1 - French Aeroplane Hospital. Date: 1918

WW1 - Russian trench scene - Eastern Front Date: 1916

Three men repairing fishing nets, Holy Land. Date: 1920s

Tinker
Pots and kettles to mend. Itinerant tinker. From Old London Cries (1885) Date: 1885

Making mittens from socks, WW1
Instructions on how to make mittens from old socks and stockings for soldiers at the front. The idea was devised by Dr George C

Darn It by Edmund Blampied
A pretty sketch of a young woman darning a stocking - a fine example of war economy. 1916

Cobblers at work, Naples, Italy. Date: late 19th century

Mending household items 1944
Make Do and Mend. During World War Two women became very resourceful, they tackled repairs and maintenance of many clothing and household items, that today we would just throw away and replace. 1944

WW2 - Cost of a Selfridges 3-piece suit in rationing coupons
WW2 - Cost of a Selfridges 3-piece suit - Cost 8 guineas and 26 Clothing rationing coupons - 17th June, 1941. In 1942, each person had 60 coupons p.a. which reduced down to 24 coupons by 1945

Repairing a junk - Vietnam / China border - Xi River
Repairing a junk near the Vietnam / China border on the banks of the Xi River, the western tributary of the Pearl River in China

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - A little bit behind
" A little bit behind!" - A kind young girl helps her boy chum who has torn his shorts and requires an urgent spot of patching-up! Date: circa 1942

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