Rubs Collection

Fisherman and Djinn
The fisherman inadvertently rubs the lamp he has found, and is amazed by the apparition of the djinn (genie)

Maori Nose Rubbing Greeting - New Zealand - the Te hongi greeting. Date: circa 1910s

Hong Kong - Itinerant Chinese Barber in the Street - offering a variety of services including shaving the head, back massage and scraping the eyelids! 1908

Folklore - Jinn - Genie
When Aladdin rubs the magic lamp, this Jinn, or Genie, appears and announces that he will do whatever Aladdin wishes

Djibouti, East Africa - A Young girl cleans her teeth
Djibouti, East Africa (then French Somaliland) - A Young girl cleans (the exact translation is " rubs" ) her teeth. Date: 1905

Victorian Scrap - Aladdin rubs the ring and the geni appears. late 19th century

Hard Luck Sir - Young lad lets in a goal
" Hard Luck Sir" - Young lad lets in a goal... Date: 1906

Armenian Bathhouse - Sulphur Baths. The attendant is wearing a camel hair mitten, which is using to rub the bather all over which cleanses and exfoliates! Date: circa 1910s

HAND CARE
A stylish model rubs lotion into her lovely hands to keep them soft and supple. Date: early 1940s

Suffering Chilblains
An unfortunate man rubs ointment on his chilblained feet, while his wife looks on sympathetically

Organistrum
A larger form of hurdy-gurdy, sometimes used in churches; the right hand turns a handle which rubs the strings against a resined wheel while the left hand fingers the keys

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