Occupations Collection (page 2)

Groom
London characters: the GROOM accompanies his mistress to Rotten Row in Hyde Park, to make sure she doesnt come to any harm by falling off or being molested by strangers. Date: circa 1870

Basketwoman
London characters: a BASKET WOMAN takes the baskets she has made from door to door. Date: circa 1870

Orange Girl
London characters: an ORANGE GIRL offers her wares to passers-by in the street, a valuable source of vitamin C if they only knew it. Date: circa 1870

Turncock
London characters: the TURNCOCK is employed by the water company to turn the mains taps on or off, as may be necessary. Date: circa 1870

Street Arab
London characters : even the barefoot street Arab must work for his living, doing cartwheels and handstands in hopes that some kind gent will chuck him a copper. Date: circa 1870

Occupation - Costermonger
London characters: costermonger Date: circa 1870

Park Keeper
London characters: the PARK KEEPER makes sure evildoers dont walk on forbidden grass, drop litter, pick the flowers or misbehave in the bushes. Date: circa 1870

Policeman
London characters: the POLICEMAN, friend to the well- behaved, foe to the miscreant, protector of the peaceful, upholder of law and order... Date: circa 1870

Entertainer
London characters : the STREET ENTERTAINER works hard for his living, for theres plenty of competition on the pavements from rival acrobats, jugglers, escape artists and strong men. Date: circa 1870

Navvy
London characters : if the streets of London were paved with gold, the navigator (NAVVY) would find it, for he spends his life digging them up and filling them in again. Date: circa 1870

Errand Boy
London characters: when you go shopping, you dont have to carry your purchases home, the ERRAND BOY does that, like this butchers boy carrying your uncovered Sunday joint. Date: circa 1870

Lamplighter
London characters: London is lit by gas lamps now, and every evening the LAMPLIGHTER must switch on every lamp in the metropolis, and every morning switch them off again. Date: circa 1870

Nursemaid (Petherick)
London characters: a NURSEMAID wheels her charges through Kensington Gardens, keeping an eye out for the friendly soldiers from Knightsbridge Barracks. Date: circa 1870

Organ Grinder
London characters: the ORGAN GRINDER and his monkey come from Italy, and the songs he sings in our fog-grey streets are warm with nostalgia for their sunny homeland. Date: circa 1870

Porter (Petherick)
London characters: in these days of hatboxes, parasols, dressing cases and all, the STATION PORTER takes them from cab to train and puts them in the luggage rack for you. Date: circa 1870

FIREMAN
London characters: Man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward, and with a coal fire burning in every hearth, the FIREMAN is all too often called to cope with it. Date: circa 1870

Flower Girl 1905
Fine window-plants! Wholl buy? shouted the man with the flower-laden donkey-cart; but it was his daughter who did most of the selling

17th century Mason
A mason saws a piece of stone for the construction of an ecclesiastical looking building. Date: 17th century

C17 BAKER
A baker rolls out his dough using an early type of rolling pin, Date: 17th century

17th century Ploughing
A farmer ploughing a field with oxen Date: 17th century

17th century Vintner
A vintner (wine seller) fills a customers glass from his portable barrel. Date: 17th century

C17 BRUSH MAKER
A brush maker at work. Date: 17th century

17th century Tailors
A pair of tailors at work : one, who wears a wig, stands at a table with shears to cut cloth, while his assistant sits stitching. Date: 17th century

17th century Slipper Maker
A shoemaker sits cross-legged as he stitches a slipper. Date: 17th century

17th century Weaver
A weaver at his loom. Date: 17th century

17th century Potter
A potter at his wheel, turned by his foot, puts the finishing touches to an elegant pot. Date: 17th century

17th century Blacksmith
Two blacksmiths work with hammers at an anvil, while behind them their furnace roars. Date: 17th century

17th century Mens Hatter
A mens hatmaker at work at his bench. Date: 17th century

17th century Butcher
A shop keeper - butcher or poulterer - brandishes a cleaver as he slices a joint into cutlets or whatever. Date: 17th century

Priest at Work
A priest at work : he performs a marriage ceremony. Date: 17th century

17th century Grinder
A grinder sharpens a knife on a grindstone. Date: 17th century

17th century Porter
A porter staggers along a country road, bowed down beneath the weight of his bags. Date: 17th century

C17 BASKET MAKER
A basket maker at work on a nearly completed basket. Date: 17th century

17th century Offender flogged
Punishing an offender - he is whipped with a cat o nine tails Date: 17th century

17th century Shoemaker
A shoe maker sitting at his workbench files the wooden sole of shoe. Date: 17th century

17th century Hunter
A hunter with his dog and his gun, Date: 17th century

17th century Wheelwright
A wheelwright wields a massive mallet to hammer the spokes into a wooden carriage wheel. Date: 17th century

17th century Music Teacher
A music teacher gives a singing lesson. Date: 17th century

17th century Sculptor
A sculptor gives the finishing touches to an ecclesiastical figure for a church. Date: 17th century

17th century Lacemakers
Two ladies making lace - the older woman instructing the younger. Date: 17th century

17th century Water Carriers
Two water carriers carry their water in a heavy container suspended from a yoke. Date: 17th century

17th century Rosary Threading
Two men sit at a workbench threading beads onto rosaries to help Catholics say their prayers, Date: 17th century

17th century Woodworkers
Two woodworkers sawing through a piece of wood held in a workbench. Date: 17th century

17th century Apothecaries
Apothecaries preparing medicines, pounding the ingredients with pestles in a mortar. Date: 17th century

C17 COACHMAN
A coachman guides his two- horse team along a country road, Date: 17th century

C17 METALWORKER
A metalworker sits on a trestle and uses his hammer on a metal item softened by heating on that nearby stove. Date: 17th century

A fantasy swordsmith, dressed in a costume made up of the products he makes. Date: circa 1700

A fantasy buttermaker, wearing a costume made up of the tools of her trade, and with a table hanging round her waist. Date: circa 1700

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