Skilled Collection (page 2)

Tin-plate worker in apron beating tin on an anvil with a mallet surrounded by tin buckets, pots, urns and utensils. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades

A metal worker using a wire-drawing machine to make thin wire. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

English mariner with sextant on a beach in front of a lighthouse and tall ship. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

The Engraver by Jost Amman. 1568

Cutting screw threads with hand chaser 1875
Skilled operator cutting threads or screws on a lathe by hand. Date: 1875

Scene in a carpenters workshop. circa 1865

A Tailor at work. Date: 1900

INDIAN TEXTILE WORKER
Women in India are much in demand in the weaving industry, where they are considered more skilled than men. Strict rules forbid them from working at night. Date: 1937

IRONWORKER 1930S
A metalworker in his workshop puts the finishing touches to an iron basket fire grate. Date: 1930s

WIFE AS HOME DOCTOR
A German housewife can - and indeed should - become a home doctor, skilled at taking care of her family and neighbours Date: 1905

Sheffield Steel manufactures 1866
Sheffield : scythe-grinders. Date: 1866

Indian carpet factory - 2
A man squats on the floor to put the finishing touches to an Indian rug in a carpet factory in Jaipur, India Date: 1987

Indian carpet factory - 1
A man squats on the floor to put the finishing touches to an Indian rug in a carpet factory in Jaipur, India Date: 1987

Diamond polishing, Jaipur, India
A man squats on the floor by the window of his Jaipur workshop and polishes diamonds with a hand powered cutting machine Date: 1987

Sadler, Walsall
A skilled saddle maker at work on his bench in Walsall, West Midlands Date: 1987

WW1 - The Canadian National Vimy Memorial
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War

Lullingstone Silk Farm, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire
Skilled Silk Operator at her reeling machine at the Lullingstone Silk Farm, Ayot, House, Ayot St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire. Date: circa 1930s

A Diabolo player by German photographer Reinhold Thiele
Composite photograph of a Diabolo player by noted photographer (Karl Anton) Reinhold Thiele (1856-1921), born in Hamelin, Germany

Tent Pegging at the Royal Tournament
Tent-pegging at the Royal Tournament, the annual event when the best of the Armed Forces displayed their skills. Date: 1932

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

British Royal Naval Recruitment Poster, WW1
Remember! England Expects -- The need is great today.... the Navy requires you for its glorious service. Join today. Skilled artificers and artisans, seamen, stokers, marines and boys

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

Harry MacDonald - Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green
Harry MacDonald at work in his Woodcarvers Shop - Woolmer Green, Knebworth, Hertfordshire. MacDonald (a Yorkshireman) came south and brought this cottage for 1, 000 in 1937

Bedfordshire Lace School. Date: circa 1905

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

Anne of Cleves funeral panorama: rear of procession
Contemporary panoramic view of the funeral procession of Anne of Cleves to Westminser Abbey, a skilled though sketchy drawing on a roll of heavy parchment mounted on rollers

Anne of Cleves funeral panorama: chief mourners
Contemporary panoramic view of the funeral procession of Anne of Cleves to Westminser Abbey, a skilled though sketchy drawing on a roll of heavy parchment mounted on rollers

It?s a skilled trade join the / Regular Army
It?s a/ skilled/ trade/ join the/ Regular Army.Colour photolithograph recruiting poster published by Her Majesty?s Stationery Office, 1960 (c).Printed by G.C.M

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

Anne of Cleves funeral panorama: funeral bier
Contemporary panoramic view of the funeral procession of Anne of Cleves to Westminser Abbey, a skilled though sketchy drawing on a roll of heavy parchment mounted on rollers

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

Hand-Painted Ceramics
A woman hand-painting ceramics in her studio, surrounded by the various beautiful plates, teapots, etc. she has skillfully decorated. Date: early 1930s

Experienced Gardeners Recommended. early 19th century

Lace making
A Buckinghamshire lace maker of the Old Bucks point lace at work, placing a pin into the parchment pattern. The picture shows also the hanging bunch of bobbins

Fisherman with pollock, Lands End, Cornwall
Fisherman landing a four pound eight ounce pollock near Lands End, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Couple with goldsmith on a Christmas card
Elizabethan-style couple admiring the products of a goldsmith on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

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

Factory filled with equipment to smelt metal
A factory filled with equipment to smelt metal. From: Commercium philosophico-technicum; or, the philosophical commerce of arts: designed as an attempt to improve arts, trades, and manufactures

Cobblers at work, Naples, Italy. 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

RFA men with parachute equipment, France, WW1
Men of the RFA (Royal Field Artillery) with parachute equipment on the Western Front in France during World War One. They are responsible for air observation using kite balloons

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

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

Hand-Painting a Teapot
A woman hand-painting a teapot in a pottery studio, surrounded by other beautiful hand- painted ceramics. Date: early 1930s

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