Method Collection (page 4)

Stamping Clay by Foot
This method of stamping clay by foot was still employed as late as the 1930s for making the large pots used for melting glass - the method used by the Ancient Britons. Date: 17 February 1933

Wheat Stooks
Wheat stooks in a field. Stooking is a traditional method for stacking harvested cereals, leaning six sheaves against another six. Date: August 1947

John Bacon / Sculptor
JOHN BACON English sculptor. Perfected method of working in artificial stone, and transferring designs to marble Date: 1740 - 1799

Constructing Underground
Constructing an underground line beneath the streets of London using the cut-and- cover method Date: 1860s

Building Underground
Building the London Underground, using the cut- and-cover method whereby a trench is turned into a tunnel Date: 1860s

Fromagerie in Switzerlnd
Manufacturing cheese in Switzerland - a traditional method Date: 1834

Dowsing, Sieur Royer style
Sieur Royers method: he balances the dowsing baguette, or stick, on his wrist. Date: 1693

Advert for Bensons Edwardian jewellery 1906
Selection womens Edwardian diamond jewellery, a system of 20 monthly payments obtainable by The Times. Date: 1906

Man and boy, seed drill, field near Plymouth, Devon
Man and boy with horse and seed drill in a field near Plymouth, Devon. circa 1960s

How Acheulean Man Captured His Prey
Hunting with the Bolas: How Acheulean Man Captured His Prey with a Stone-Age Weapon Still in Use To-Day - A reconstruction of a hunting scene in the stone age

Fisherman with pollock, Lands End, Cornwall
Fisherman landing a four pound eight ounce pollock near Lands End, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Cartoon, Methodical training, WW1
Cartoon, Methodical training. A French soldier on the Western Front has been given a dog as a mascot. He is gradually training him by giving him less meat each day

How Betty can make a Christmas hankie for mother, page of instructions in a brochure, Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1920s

Dainty frock of opal hues, page of instructions in a brochure, Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1920s

Jolly play clothes from daddys shirts, baby creeper and sisters apron, page of instructions in a brochure, Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1920s

A smart note is added to the sports blouse, page of instructions in a brochure, Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1920s

A rainbow frock
How to create a rainbow frock using Dy-o-la Dyes, page of instructions in a brochure. Date: 1920s

A chic little turban made from an old scarf
Page of instructions in a brochure showing how to dye an old scarf with Dy-o-la Dyes and turn it into a turban -- the craft of Art Dyeing. Also how to make a dolly bag out of an old scarf. Date: 1920s

Simple designs with many uses
Page of instructions in a brochure showing how to dye different designs with Dy-o-la Dyes -- the craft of Art Dyeing. Date: 1920s

Delightful shaded scarfs of lovely tints
Page of instructions in a brochure showing how to dye scarves with Dy-o-la Dyes -- the craft of Art Dyeing. Date: 1920s

Flat feet remedy, illustration by William Heath Robinson
A new method of curing flat feet and restoring the natural arch to the pedal extremities, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C

The Feeding of our Expeditionary Army, WW1
The Feeding of our Expeditionary Army, showing the methods of transporting food to troops on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914

Edward Troughtons method of graduating a circle.. Astronomical equipment maker Edward Troughtons method of graduating a circle. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr

Tapping a Rubber Tree Date: circa 1920s

Drilling an Oil Well - Boring by Turbine. Liquid mud is pumped at high pressure through a non-revolving pipe to a turbo drill (shown in the inset enlargement) at the bottom of the well

Surgery using ether as anesthetic administered by inhalation, at Bellevue Hospital in New York, 1870. Method first experienced by William T. G. Morton in 1846. Oil

Italian Infantry advance
An illustration by Edouardo Matania showing the method of approach to enemy positions adopted by Italian Infantry when under heavy shrapnel fire

The value of pigeon post, WW2
The value of pigeon post as an accessory to wireless in war: testing a private fanciers carrier pigeons. Date: 1941

Marconi strangles Ocean Cable and Land Telegraph snakes
THE INFANT HERCULES Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937), strangling the twin snakes of Ocean Cable and Land Telegraph with his new Wireless telegraph system

Suffragette Recipe for Cabinet Pudding. Method, Take one fresh young suffragette, add a large slice of her own importance, and as much sauce as you like

Dennis breakdown lorry, demonstrating wrong method
Firefighters operating a Dennis breakdown lorry (commissioned at HQ on 3 April 1936), demonstrating the wrong method of lifting and towing the front axle

LFB firefighter, manual method of hose laying
An LFB firefighter in brass helmet demonstrating the manual method of hose laying, with the hose in folds over his shoulder

Cricket Fielding (wrong!)
A fielder demonstrates the incorrect way of fielding to stop the ball as he should be using the long barrier method. Date: 1888

Carillon, 1889
Diagram showing the method of playing a carillon. Date: 1889

Tango craze: a tango tangle, 1913
" There are 200 steps in the Argentine Tango, and although these have been reduced to 25 for ball room purposes, there remain sufficient to " tie up" the novice completely

Modes of transport, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Submarine incident in North Sea by G. H. Davis
A submarine incident in the North Sea. How the sinking of the German cruiser Hela was accomplished (top). Two other illustrations relate to

Protecting shipping against submarines by G. H. Davis
Fighting the U-boat with depth charges: the principal method of protecting shipping against submarines. How the Navy is hunting U-boats with depth charges: detecting and attacking submarines

Defence of British aerodromes by G. H. Davis
The defence of British aerodromes: methods of defence above and under the ground during the Second World War. Date: 1942

Keeping track of German raiders by G. H. Davis
Keeping track of German raiders during the Second World War: the method pictorially explained, from the moment their approach is noted until the sounding of the alert in the threatened areas

Fighting oil fires by G. H. Davis
Fighting oil fires: smothering flames with a blanket of foam. Precautions against fire at oil reservoirs, and methods of extinguishing. Date: 1929

The boat question by G. H. Davis
The boat question: a suggested method of launching ships boats (ie lifeboats) with long davits. The longer davit would launch the boat well clear of the ships side

The Leap to Tin Salmon Blower by Heath Robinson
Another convoluted contraption from the gadget king William Heath Robinson, showing how salmon are tinned in Scotland, part of a series in the Illustrated Sporting

Method of saving submarine seamen by G. H. Davis
Our own method of saving submarine seamen. Showing two divers wearing the recently invented copper helmet and waterproof jacket

Landing aircraft in fog by G. H. Davis
The dot and dash radio beam system of landing aircraft in fog: a method which prevented many accidents during the Second World War. Date: 1945

Modern methods of sea rescue by G. H. Davis
Modern methods of sea rescue during the Second World War: day and night detection devices. Date: 1941

Wedding Cakes with Gum Paste Molding. Stucco Finish Date: 1936

Wedding Cakes with Piped Decorations
Wedding Cakes with Gum Paste Molding and Piped Decorations Date: 1936

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