Repair Collection (page 5)

Susi - demolishing an alarm clock. 1950s

HMS Marlborough in dry dock in Malta. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

HMS Marlborough - Starboard Quarter viewed in dry dock in Malta. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill

Man at work repairing a saddle
Man at work repairing something on a saddle, London horseguards. Date: circa 1960s

Advertisement for British Tailoring and Repairing, WW1
Advertisement for British Tailoring and Repairing, advising on the economies of repairing or renovating old clothes during wartime. Date: 1917

Louis Wain - Dolls to mend. circa 1900s

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

The dry dock. Barcelona. Engraving by Manchon. The Spanish and American Illustration, 1872. Colored

Tinker, Tailor playing card - Tinker, Peter Pan. 20th century

Snap Playing Card - Chairs to Mend. circa 1900s

Happy Families Playing Cards - Mrs Putt the Golfers Wife. circa 1930s

Road Workers Pakistan
Men at work in one of the main streets at Sukkur, West Pakistan. Date: 1984

Workers Repair a Roof
Three men working on replacing damaged roof tiles Date: 18th century

Scene in Brixham Harbour, Devon, with people enjoying the sunshine. circa 1960s

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

Lightship in dry dock, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Friedmans Music Shop, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Friedmans Music Shop, 73 Springfield Avenue, Newark, New Jersey, USA. Date: 1932

Man working on road repairs, Liverpool Road, Eccles
A man working on road repairs in Liverpool Road, Eccles, Manchester. Date: circa 1977

Man repairs puncture on upturned bicycle, Eccles
A man repairs a puncture on his upturned bicycle, in front of a row of shops in Peel Green, Eccles, Manchester. Date: circa 1977

Automobile Row, Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Automobile Row on Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska, USA, full of car showrooms, car dealers and garages. Date: 1916

Couple trying to fix a car on a London street. They have the bonnet up and are looking into the engine. Date: circa 1960s

London in 1919 - rebuilding roads outside John Lewis
After a number of London thoroughfares were badly neglected during the First World War, many roads and famous streets were repaired by workmen in 1919

WW1 - French Aeroplane Hospital. Date: 1918

Sewing Machine Repair Shop, Colchester, Essex
Sewing Machine Repair Shop, Colchester, near Manningtree, Essex, England. Date: 1910s

The Lofoten Islands, Norway, 1941
Fishermen of the Lofoten Islands, Norway, hanging up their nets for drying and repair. The islands featured in a spread in The Illustrated London News in March 1941

Telephone Cable Repair
The intricate work of repairing and connecting telephone land lines. London, 1998 Date: 1998

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

Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, with reconstruction to the stonework taking place. The Floral Hall is just visible on the left

Japanese cruiser Asama, British Columbia, Canada, WW1
Japanese cruiser Asama at Nanaimo (British naval base) for repairs, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, during the First World War. Date: 1915

HMS Exeter, British heavy cruiser, WW2
HMS Exeter (68), British York class heavy cruiser, returning home in February 1940 after repairs following the Battle of the River Plate (December 1939)

Boeing Stratocruiser N90942 American Overseas
Flagship Europe of American Overseas Airlines. This aircraft had a collision with another Stratocruiser in 1967 and was damaged beyond repair. Date: 1948

Soldiers as munitions workers
Having enlisted early in the war, and been sent back from the front, many British soldiers found work in factories producing war munitions. Date: 1915

London Fire Brigade repair workshop, Lambeth HQ, with a mechanic working on top of a fire appliance

Ladder after repair in workshops, Lambeth HQ
Ladder (No.13 TTL) after repair in workshops, Lambeth HQ

Massey Shaw fireboat under repair

Man with his Austin car, parked at the roadside for repairs or maintenance

American planes in China
In a repair hangar somewhere in China, skilled Chinese workers repair Curtiss P-40 and other American fighter planes Date: 1942 - 1945

Reims Cathedral, France, restored after WW1
Reims Cathedral in France restored and back in use after damage sustained during World War One. Date: June 1920

Big fighting ships auxiliaries by G. H. Davis
Navy notes of the week. A big fighting ships auxiliaries: some little-known members of the British fleet. 1912

Indian soldiers repairing roads in France, WW1
Indian soldiers repairing roads on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Ground crew activities by G. H. Davis
The men behind the fighter pilots: how the ground crews keep their aircraft fighting fit. RAF teamwork during the Second World War. Date: 1941

Mending Atlantic cables by G. H. Davis
Mending earthquake-torn Atlantic cables: methods and tools. How the Atlantic cables broken by the submarine earthquake (18 November) are repaired: perilous work in winter. Date: 1929

Ground crews and heavy bombers by G. H. Davis
Background to a raid on Berlin: the ground crews who keep British heavy bombers in the air during the Second World War. Showing the vital maintenance work carried out at a British bomber base

Fisherman making and repairing lobster pots
A fisherman making and repairing lobster pots. Date: circa 1930

Silhouette Calendar -- January, New Year Resolutions. Showing a little girl sewing at a table. Date: 20th 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

Man with motorbike in a field
A man with his motorbike in a field. He is either repairing the bike or picking flowers!

Fisherman repairing lobster pots
A fisherman repairing lobster pots. Date: circa 1930

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