Skill Collection (page 16)

Dutch boy scout making model animal, Holland
A Dutch boy scout following a pattern to make a model animal, Holland

Dutch boy scout carving wood, Holland
A Dutch boy scout carving a piece of wood, Holland

Dutch sea scouts at the wheel, Holland
A group of six Dutch sea scouts at the wheel of a ship, with their leader standing behind them, Holland. Date: 1972

Man thatching a roof
A man thatching a roof, probably in Devon. Date: 20th century

Two men thatching a roof
Two young men thatching a roof, probably in Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Man thatching a roof, Bickleigh, Devon
A young man thatching a roof at Bickleigh, by the River Exe, Devon. Date: 20th century

Dutch sea scouts with leader, Holland
Two Dutch sea scouts with their leader, Holland, learning the ropes. Date: 1972

Dutch sea scouts tying knots, Holland
Four Dutch sea scouts tying knots, Holland. Date: 1972

Boy doing carpentry, Ghana, West Africa

Cub Scouts of Episkopi pack tying knots, Cyprus
Three Cub Scouts of the 57th Cyprus (Episkopi) pack learning to tie knots, under the instruction of their leader. Date: 20th century

Boy scouts practising firefighting, Egypt
Boy scouts practising their firefighting skills, Egypt

Making a silhouette: a fairground silhouettist
A side show at Shepherds Bush - a silhouette artist at the Anglo-American Exhibition at White City demonstrates his art by cutting a portrait of a seated woman while a crowd at his studio entrance to

LCC-LFB learner drivers on a London street
A picture taken outside the headquarters of the London Fire Brigade in Southwark Bridge Road, SE1, on 14 September 1935, showing a motorised Dennis fire engine with an L-plate on the front

WW2 poster, De Havilland productivity -- lost last week 1034 working hours, a gift to German industry, reward of national gratitude will be paid for their recovery

Cobblers at work, Naples, Italy. Date: late 19th century

Letter writer and client, Naples, Italy. The notice says that the man can also offer his services in French. Date: late 19th century

Barrel maker, Japan
Barrel maker at work, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Potters at work, Japan
Potters at work in a yard, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Japanese carpenters at work. Date: circa 1890s

Mat makers, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Cobblers shop, India
Scene from outside a cobblers shop, India. Date: circa 1890s

Street barbers at work, China. Date: circa 1890

Sperry bomb sight in action by G. H. Davis
Precision bombing: the Sperry bomb sight in action during a raid, Second World War. The flight of bombs is controlled by a mechanism guided by a skilled bombardier. Date: 1944

Balloon bursting at RAF display by G. H. Davis
Balloon bursting: a new contest at the RAF display. A supreme test of skill in manoeuvring: fast little gamecock aeroplanes ramming elusive balloons that dart rapidly here

Ancient boat building by G. H. Davis
Boat building over 2500 years ago: Humber craft reconstructed. The skill of primitive man exemplified in a recent find of two carvel-built canoes. Date: 1946

H. L. Oakley cutting a silhouette
Harry Lawrence Oakley (1882-1960), silhouette artist, pictured in his studio on the pier at Llandudno. Oakley, whose silhouettes were in demand for posters, magazines illustrations and advertising

Barrel makers, Japan
Barrel makers at work, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Gliding training by G. H. Davis
How gliding training helps the war pilot during the Second World War: utilising clouds. 1940

Nursery Rhymes -- Tom the Pipers Son. Tom with his pipe did play with such skill, that those who heard him could never keep still; as soon as he played they began for to dance

Arthur, 1st Marquess of Donegall 1739-99 (c.1780). Gainsborough, Thomas 1727-1788. During the eighteenth century full-length portraits were the most admired

Boasting actor submits acting claim to Sir Henry Irving
Tradgedian (disappointed) - " You should see me play amlet, Irvin! Why, I could act is bloomin ead off!" Sir Henry Irving looks less than impressed with this claim by a jobbing actor rather

Old & Young Lacemakers
A young girl worker using a spinning wheel to spin thread for pillow lace, Honiton, Devon, England. Date: early 1930s

London Fire Brigade HQ workshop, Lambeth
Men at work in the London Fire Brigade HQ workshop, Lambeth

American Merchant Seamen increase your professional knowledge and skill in the United States Maritime Service. Poster for the United States Maritime Service offering training courses to members of

Prof. Theurer in his inimitable feats of skill and dexterity. Date c1883 May 11

Skyence over skill. Date c1859 Oct. 8

Senior Sea Scouts training course, London
Senior Sea Scouts of Greater London attending a training course. Showing a boy walking the rope bridge. 13-15 May 1966

River Humour - The Amateur Punter circa 1909

Metropolitan Police blacksmith with WPC and horses
A blacksmith shaping a horseshoe on his anvil, while a Metropolitan Police WPC watches. Two horses stand waiting in the background. Date: circa 1980s

Metropolitan Police officer at showjumping event
A Metropolitan Police officer and his horse tackle a jump at a showjumping event. Date: circa 1990s

Metropolitan Police officers at showjumping event
Three Metropolitan Police officers on horseback jump through rings of fire at a showjumping event. Date: circa 1990s

Silhouette of people in a snowy landscape, on a menu recommending Lea & Perrins Sauce. The group on the left are playing a game of curling on the ice

Red Arrows display at St Mawgan Air Day, Cornwall
The Red Arrows (RAF aerobatic team) taking part in a display at the St Mawgan Air Day, Cornwall. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1980s

Man carrying withies for lobster pot making, Devon
A man carrying withies (willow branches) to be used in the making of lobster pots, at Start Bay, Devon. Date: circa 1970s

Thomas Fossett - Texas Tom - Rodeo Rider - " the fastest and most expert rider ever known." Date: circa 1920

Craftsman at a cabinet makers, Shoreditch, London
An old craftsman finishes off a drawer with a plane, at a Shoreditch cabinet makers. 1940s

Apprentice cabinet maker, Shoreditch, London
An apprentice learning his trade at a cabinet makers in Shoreditch, London. c.1947

Tree-Surgeon & Audience
A cartoon on the tree- surgeons art: a tree trunk lies in an operating theatre with an axe embedded in its bark while the surgeon demonstrates his skill Date: 1927

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