Skill Collection (page 13)

Men at a fairground on a Christmas and New Year card
Men playing a fairground game on a Christmas and New Year card -- It is a fortunate head that never aches. Date: circa 1890s

Peter Deane, expert fly dresser -- close-up as he begins to construct a salmon fly. He taught himself the skill from a book after being confined to a wheelchair by polio

Women police officers at a bowling alley, possibly taking part in a competition. They are, from left to right, Margaret Newbon, Monica Ryan, Jennifer Smith, Alison Blair and WPS Roberta Strickland

MARSYAS
A Phrygian flute-player who challenged Apollo to a contest of musical skill, lost, and was flayed alive for his presumption

Fisherman with pollock, near Sennen Cove, Cornwall
Fisherman with pollock, caught near Sennen Cove, Cornwall. The man is retired coxswain of Sennen Lifeboat, using a highly skilled handline method under calm conditions to catch the fish. circa 1970s

Auguste Edouart cutting silhouette of Liston the actor
Portrait of the artist in the act of cutting the silhouette of John Liston, the actor, an example of the supreme mastery the silhouette artist Edouart had achieved by 1828 when this picture was cut

What to Knit for Baby - childrens knitting book
Charming illustration on the front cover of a knitting book published by Scotch Wool and Hosiery Stores. Date: c.1930

Thatching at Pinn Court Farm, Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon
Thatching the roof at Pinn Court Farm, Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon. Date: 20th century

Women welders at work, WW1
Women welders at work on pieces of metal at a school opened at Notting Hill Gate by the Womens Service Branch of the London Society for Womens Suffrage during the First World War

Saint-Claude, France - Fabrique Jeantet-David Pipe Factory - Polishing the pipes using overhead belt-driven polishing machines. (see: 10993880) Date: circa 1909

Wedding gift for Princess Marina
A wedding gift for Princess Marina of Greece on the occasion of her marriage to Prince George, Duke of Kent on 29 November 1934 of a dressing jacket made from Buckinghamshire lace being made up by

Andrew Irvine on Everest, 1924
Photograph of Andrew Comyn Irvine (1902-24), the British climber, working on an oxygen bottle in the Everest Expedition camp, 1924

Sea and Ships Pavilion, Festival of Britain site, London
View of the Sea and Ships Pavilion, part of the Festival of Britain site, South Bank, London, with models of sterns of different types of vessel, to illustrate British skill in shipbuilding

Great Zimbabwe
The great wall of the remarkable site of Great Zimbabwe, a testament to the skill of construction and status of the occupants

Hans the Clever Horse
Hans a horse of singular mathmatical skill, with his handler, and his tutor Wilhelm von Osten, who was convinced that animals possessed an intelligence equal to humans

Norman Soldier on Horse
A Norman horseman at the time of the invasion of England : he uses stirrups, but it needs considerable skill to manage shield and lance while wearing heavy armour

Man at work thatching a cottage roof, West Country. Date: circa 1960s

Two-Gun George, Worlds Lasso Expert
Captain George Ash, known as Two-Gun George, world lasso expert, showing off his skills lassoing cattle. Date: 1932

Britannia Instructing Her Sons in the Arts & Sciences

Woods Wood Engraving Establishment -- new principle of consecutive wood engraving. 19th century

Waiting for the Verdict -- at the cobbler s
Waiting for the Verdict -- a little girl wonders if the cobbler will be able to repair her boots. 1893

London Trade Card - Thomas Sandby, artist
London Trade Card - Thomas Paul Sandby (1753-1832), artist (son of Thomas Sandby), St Georges Row, Oxford Street, offering drawing lessons

The Round Game of Happy Families, Mr, . Squills
Chad Valley, The Round Game of Happy Families, Mr Squills the Chemist. circa 1910

The Round Game of Happy Families, Mr Plane
Chad Valley, The Round Game of Happy Families, Mr Plane the Carpenter. circa 1910

Piano tuner at work on an upright piano. early 20th century

Busy scene in a wheelwrights workshop. 19th century

Scene in a saddlery workshop, with four workmen and a client. 19th century

Two men and a horse in a blacksmiths forge. 19th century

French Lacemaker working on a large-scale piece. Date: circa 1910s

Soldier at their Sabre practice in a French Barracks. Date: circa 1905

Learning to scuba dive in a swimming pool. Date: early 1970s

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - brushing hair
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - teaching his son to brush his hair. circa 1910s

Gibbs Happy Families - Mr Chips the Carpenter. 20th century

Happy Familes Playing Cards - Mr Wood the Carpenter. circa 1935

Happy Familes Playing Cards - Mr Flower the Gardener. circa 1935

Happy Familes Playing Cards - Mr Dough the Baker. circa 1935

Happy Familes Playing Cards - Mr Snap the Photographer. circa 1935

Book of Trades, The Rope Maker. 1841

Book of Trades, The Cooper. 1841

Book of Trades, The Basket Maker. 1841

Cheery Families - Mr Sole the Shoemaker. 1890s

Cheery Families - Mr Grub the Gardener. 1890s

Cheery Families - Mr Clamp the Carpenter. 1890s

Book of Trades, The Wheel Wright. 1841

Book of Trades, The Engraver. 1841

Book of Trades, The Farrier. 1841

Book of Trades, The Trunk Maker. 1841

Book of Trades, The Sign Painter. 1841

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