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Cub Scouts taking part in Operation ShoeshineTwo Cub Scouts taking part in Operation Shoeshine, a seven-day campaign during Scout Job Week. Their first customer was an actress, Caroline Munro
Cub Scout washing a window, Scout Job WeekA Cub Scout washing a window which displays a poster advertising Scout Job Week. 1970s
Dickens / Pickwick PapersSam Weller - Mr Pickwicks servant who councils his master with Cockney wisdom
Thessaloniki, Greece - Bootblack Date: circa 1916
Cub Scouts cleaning fire engine
Advert / Enameline PolishENAMELINE STOVE POLISH for polishing stoves, grates, ranges, etc
Model Maid-Of-All-WorkThe model maid of all work is kept busy in the scullery cleaning boots, boiling kettles and pans, and responding to the bells that are constantly rung for her
Waifs and Strays Society Lincoln - Boot polishingBoys polishing boots at the Waifs and Strays Society Home, Lincoln Date: 1896
JUSTICE CLEANED UPCleaning up British Justice
Polishing a FloorA housewife uses her Johnsons Wax Electric Floor Polisher
Woman in shoe shine booth LisbonShoe shine booths in a Lisbon Street, Portugal. People sit in the small cabins to have their shoes cleaned and shined Date: 1988
Victorian Shoe Shine - Clean Your Boots, Sir? 19th century
Floor Polishing - Housewife busy polishing the hall floor. Artist: Anon. Date: 1928
Matchless Metal Polish advert, polishing the Crown. Date: 1902
WW2 British Marine And Royal Navy SailorA pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows a British marine standing with polishing gear
WW2, Rub-A-Dub-DubAn illustration of a little girl polishing a teapot and other household objects, with the notion that helping her mother can add towards winning the war. Date: circa 1940s
Glo-Coat Advertisement IllustrationAn advertisement illustration promoting Glo-Coat, a floor polishing product, the image shows three women discussing how good it is! Date: circa 1939
Polishing Pencils - Pencil Making at Keswick Date: 1854
Advert for Min Cream Polish. Supply of the product was restricted during the war. Date: 1943
Cartoons showing the activities of a diligent wartime housewife, operating without the assistance of a maid. Date: 1943
Advert for Min Piano Polish, promising a beautiful finish in half a minute. Date: 1932
Night before the University Boat RaceThe night before the University Boat Race, polishing up the boat. Date: 1880
Hilliard & Chapman, free standing patent knife polishing and sharpening with six different sizes. Date: 1862
A young boy brushes his shoes. Date: 1910
Polishing the motor carA man polishes his gleaming motor car. Date: circa 1940s
English gentleman being shown into a drawing room for a musical night, 19th century. Facey Romford in tweeds playing the flute, Cassandra Cleoptra holding a music score. Mr
Advert, Bon Ami cleaning and polishing cake and powder. 1922
Advert, Johnsons Polishing Wax Advert, Johnsons Polishing WaxAdvert, Johnsons Polishing Wax. 1926
The Boots Who Forgot to Chalk the Boots, H. M. BatemanSequential cartoon by H.M. Bateman showing a young man given shoe cleaning duties in a hotel muddling up various pairs with hilarious consequences the following morning. Date: 1920
Publicity card, Stephenson Bros, Superior Furniture CreamPublicity card, Stephenson Bros, Bradford, Superior Furniture Cream and Metal Paste, making life easier for the servants. circa 1890
Shoe black (shoeshine boy) and client, in 18th century style. 18th century
Town of Oberstein and gem-polishing millView of the town, bridge and crag church at Oberstein 1, and view of the agate and jasper gemstone polishing mill 2. Vue de bourg en face du pont, Atelier de travail
Advert for Zebra Fire Grate Polish. 1902
Advert, polishing and plating supplies, New York City, USAAdvert, Zucker & Levett & Loeb Co, polishing and plating supplies, West 25th Street, New York City, USA. Date: circa 1880s
Advert for Brookes Soap 1890 Advert for Brookes Soap 1890Women polishing all the metal wear, so much that she can see her reflection. Date: 1890
Johnsons Wax polishAdvertisement for Johnsons Polishing Wax. It protects and beautifies. Illustration from Delineator magazine April 1928. Artist anon. Date: 1928
Advertising Insert - Monkey Brand Polish. 1914
2nd County of London Westminster Dragoons Camp1910
Advert for Wrens shoe polish 1908Wrens shoe polish. Date: 1908
SERVANTS CLEANINGTwo servants find that their job of polishing furniture is made cleaner, faster and more economical thanks to BRILLANT FOREZIEN Date: circa 1900
INDUSTRY / GLASS C18The rough polishing of Glasses Date: circa 1730
GLASS 18TH CENTURY 15GLACES Polishing glass plates Date: 1765
Shoe shine in street, LisbonA shoe shine man cleans a customers shoes in a Lisbon street, Portugal. The male customer holds on to a traffic light as his shoes are polished. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989
Two Shoeshine boys fighting over a potential customer - humorous images used as a promotional tool for Blecao - the blurb for which reads as follows
Ancient Gem Cutter and Apprentice - Sri LankaAncient Gem Cutter with his cutting and polishing tools and (his middle-aged!) Apprentice - Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1908
Sad irons, curling and goffering ironsA selection of home appliances, as featured in a catalogue. A sad iron and stand, a polishing iron, a spirit iron, a hat iron for ironing brims and a Dalli box iron are pictured
Saint-Claude, France - Fabrique Jeantet-David Pipe Factory - Polishing the pipes using overhead belt-driven polishing machines. (see: 10993880) Date: circa 1909
Victorian Scrap - soldiers polishing boots at camp - Captain Goode and Captain Field. late 19th century