Socks Collection (page 4)

Edwardian golfer about to tee off. Date: early 1900s

Little girl in pink on a circular Christmas card, sitting on grass and taking off her socks. Date: circa 1890s

Little girl in costume, posing on a garden path. Date: circa 1930s

Three children and stockings on a Christmas card
Three children with their stockings on a Christmas card, with a decorative border of fir tree branches and presents. Date: circa 1890s

Birds and stockings on a Christmas card
A little child looks up at a line of birds on a tree branch with their stockings waiting for gifts on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Three boys pillow fighting on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Children at the seaside on a New Year card. Two boys in sailor suits play with a large model sailing boat. circa 1890s

Sweater, cap and slipper socks from Neatawear, 1965
A matching trio of winter woollens in brown, black and white wool from Neatawear. Date: 1965

Sixties winter fashions
Winter fashions from the 1960s. The model seated upright on the boat wears a cable-knit sweater in gold from Marshall and Snelgrove, brown, red and blue checked skirt by Slimma

Flat feet remedy, illustration by William Heath Robinson
A new method of curing flat feet and restoring the natural arch to the pedal extremities, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Credit must appear as: Courtesy of Mrs J. C

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Us. Pat receives a present on her sixth birthday -- a completely black Scots terrier whom she calls Smut. Date: 1922

Frontispiece design by Cecil Aldin, Us, showing a little girl (Pat Leslie) in a fashionable yellow cloak and hat. Date: 1922

Title page design by Cecil Aldin, Us, showing Pat Leslie and her pet dog Smut, a Scots terrier. Date: 1922

Prince George in Highland dress
Prince George (later King George V) in Highland dress, at the age of four. Date: circa 1869

Violet Loraine knitting in Round the Map, WWI
Actress Violet Loraine, darning socks in her role in Round the Map at the Alhambra, where she sang a sock darning anthem to music composed by Herman Fink

Advert for Shoolbreds soldiers & sailors comforts 1915
Advertisement for Shoolbreds comforts for soldiers and sailors during the First World War. Army shirts, soldiers cardigan jackets and woven body belts are among the products advertised. 1915

Golfer watched by spectators. Date: circa 1920s

Children with toy pram, Balham, SW London
Children playing with a toy pram on a Balham street, SW London. A small girl and a teddy bear are in the pram. Date: circa 1961

Seven girls on a Balham street, SW London
Seven girls in front of a wooden fence on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Six girls on a Balham street, SW London
Six girls huddled together in front of a wooden fence on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Children on doorstep in a Balham street, SW London
Four children on a doorstep in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Studio portrait, two men with a dog, Germany
Studio portrait, two men with walking sticks and a dog, Germany. Date: circa 1920s

Queens Work for Women Fund, making socks for soldiers, WW1
The Queens Work for Women Fund, whose headquarters were based in a mansion in Piccadilly, pictured with just some of the seventy machines which had been installed in the drawing room to work on some

Using socks to keep rifles in working order, WW1
A winters fighting expedient. A sock with the toe cut off and soaked in oil, used to cover the muzzle and keep a British soldiers rifle in good working order

Studio portrait, boy with Pekingese dog, photo by Medway Studios, Gillingham, Kent. Date: circa 1920s

Boys on a lamp post on a Balham street, SW London
Four boys climbing a lamp post with the aid of a rope on a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Boys playing with bottle, Balham, SW London
A group of boys sitting in a circle, playing with an empty milk bottle, on a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961

Man in garden chair with pet dog
Man in a garden chair with a pet dog. Date: circa 1907

Man in wickerwork chair with pet dog
Man sitting in a wickerwork chair with his pet dog at his feet. Date: circa 1910s

Boys playing on street corner, Balham, SW London
Four boys playing on a Balham street corner, SW London. Two of them are holding a cricket bat and a stick as if they are weapons. Date: circa 1961

Cartoon, French classroom scene, WW1
Cartoon, French classroom scene, with girls knitting socks for soldiers at the Front during the First World War. Date: 1915

Boy with toy gun and cowboy hat, Balham, SW London
A little boy named Freddie, age 2, with a toy gun and a cowboy hat, on a Balham street corner, SW London. Date: circa 1961

WW1 Canadian knitting song, music sheet cover
Knitting Socks for Daddys Men, a patriotic song with words and music by Jean Munro Mulloy, wife of Trooper Mulloy of South African fame

Leachs WW1 knitting booklet - Comforts for Men
Front cover of a Leachs Comforts for Men booklet, part of their Home Needlework Series, featuring a number of woollen comforts including a helmet or balaclava, fingerless gloves and socks

Bracelet wool holder, WW1
Advertisement for a bracelet wool holder, an accessory to aid knitters who were making socks, mufflers and other comforts for soldiers during the First World War. Date: 1915

Sock darning by men, WW1
A middle-aged man employed in darning a sock and rocking a baby - a reversal of roles during the First World War. Date: 1917

A Revolution in Sock Knitting, WW1 Australian leaflet
Front cover of a leaflet issued by Parmer & Company of Sydney, Australia, instructing knitters on how to knit two socks at the same time on a single set of knitting needles

American Red Cross leaflet, WW1 - knitting socks for soldier
A leaflet produced by the American Red Cross giving directions on knitting articles suitable for the Army, Navy and European sufferers

VAD matron and nurses at a French hospital, WW1
A group of VAD nurses, attached to the St Johns Ambulance Assocation, pictured at a hospital in France where they had been since the outbreak of war. The nurses wear arm brassards with the St

German school girls knitting socks for soldiers, WW1
German school girls knitting socks for soldiers in 1914. Date: 1914

Woolcraft guide advertisement
Advertisement for the Woolcraft Practical Guide to Knitting and Crochet with an accompanying illustration showing a lady knitting a sock. Date: c.1915

Wilkinson Manufacturing Co knitting wools for WW1 comforts
Text only advertisement for Wilkinson Manufacturing Co of Accrington Road Mills, Burnley and their special knitting wools that passed all War Office regulations

WW1 knitting postcard
A small girl presents a pair of mis-shapen hand knitted khaki socks to a soldier and expresses the hope that they fit. He doesn t look convinced

Making mittens from socks, WW1
Instructions on how to make mittens from old socks and stockings for soldiers at the front. The idea was devised by Dr George C

Knitting humour, WW1
The Sentimentalist (who has received socks from England). " She loves me; she loves me not. A British soldier, on receiving a pair of badly made socks from a sweetheart in England proceeds to

Another room in Cromwell Gardens of Artist PJ Hill
Another room in Cromwell Gardens showing man at a work table, bed, kit hanging from the walls, socks hanging up to dry. 21017 Private P. J

Advert for Tenova mens self-supporting socks 1939
Made to be forgotten. Tenova socks stay up. The cut-out at the back and the band at the top, containing Lastex yarn keep these Tenova socks gently but firmly in place

Advert for Tenova mens self-supporting socks 1938
Tenova socks need no suspenders. Tenova socks have a band at the top containing Lastex yarn, which is part of the sock itself. The band holds them up gently buy securely. Date: 1938

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