Skill Collection (page 18)

Making Oars 1930
Making wooden oars for the Oxford verus Cambridge boat race - shaping the haft

Tunisian Fantasia
A fantasia in Tunisia - mounted warriors display their skill

The Wonderful Musician
He demonstrates his skill

MOPSUS, Greek soothsayer of Apollo who defeated his rival Calchas in a trial of skill, later became king of Mallus in Cilicia, and died fighting Amphilocus

Battle of Long Island
BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND Superior in numbers and skill, the British defeat the Continental Army on Long Island, forcing them to retreat in disorder. Date: 29 August 1776

Ladies in Panier Dresses
Ladies at the court of Louis XV, in the fashionable panier dresses which required great skill on the wearers part

Cat Benefits from Will
Mlle. Dupuy, noted harpist who believed that her skill came from her cat, leaves most of her property to him in her will

A fantasy clockmaker, dressed up in a costume made of clocks and clockmaking equipment

Two women potting plants
Two women learning the skill of potting plants

Boy on stilts
A boy on stilts smiles out at the reader

Paper Making / German / 1570
Paper making in Germany

Houseteads Mile-Castle
The interior of the mile - castle at Housesteads fort on Hadrians Wall. Housesteads contains the only visible example of a Roman hospital in Britain

A Young Clockmaker
Young Fred is the fourth in line as watch-repairer at the Fred W.Jensen shop. His Great- Grandfather proudly shows his aptitude and skill with clocks to all his customers!

Dutch Printers Example
A splendid jeu d esprit from a Dutch printer, demonstrating his skill

Learning to Ride Hobby
Englishmen learn to ride Johnsons Pedestrian Hobby Horse at the riding school in the Strand, London; the machine is based on Drais machine, the Draisienne

Chamois Huntin, C16
The emperor Maximilian marvels at the skill of the chamois hunters of Bavaria, who use their iron-tipped poles to help them move rapidly among the rocks

Boy Plays Diabolo / 1905
A French boy demonstrates his skill at diabolo

A Chiltern Carpenter
A Chiltern woodworker shaves a piece of wood, probably a chair or table leg

Liebig Games - 3
A boy entertains his friends with his skill with the hoop, demonstrating some of the laws of physics such as the power of centrifugal force

Koren Women on Stilts
Korean women with nothing better to do like to jump on stilts - which requires much skill

Ancient Greek D0Ctors
For all their professional skill, Greek doctors feel the need for any help thats going - so they sacrifice a sheep to Esculapius, just in case

C17 Shoemaker / Woodcut
A shoe maker sitting at his workbench files the wooden sole of shoe

BOOMERANG An Australian native demonstrates his skill

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