Stir Collection

Ladies Cycling Club
Jolly Hockey sticks! Its the Rosslyn Ladies Cycling Club, causing quite a stir as they cycle through the village of Hadham Cross, Hertfordshire, England. 1930s

The Brewer 1827
Brewers sweat and toil as they stir and brew beer and haul heavy barrels up and down a ladder next to the sweltering heat of a kiln

Gulliver Tied / Lilliput
Gulliver is tied up by the people of Lilliput: " I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir."

Grimsby Fishermen
Early morning mist in No 2 Fish Dock, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. The large discs in the foreground are used as rollers to stir up the sea bed and catch fish

Clement Attlee and General Jose Miaja give the Socialist Sal
Photograph showing Clement Attlee (left), General Jose Miaja (centre with glasses) and Giner de Los Rios giving the Socialist clenched-fist salute from balcony of a government building in Madrid

Clement Attlee and General Jose Miaja, Madrid, 1937
Photograph showing Clement Attlee (right) and General Jose Miaja in conversation, Madrid, 1937. Clement Attlee, then leader of the Labour Party in Great Britain

Original Artwork - Stirring the Christmas cake mixture
Original Artwork - Design for a Christmas Good Cheer greetings card. Mother stirring the Christmas cake mixture while her two children watch. Date: circa 1937

Design for a Christmas Good Luck card
Design for a Christmas Good Luck greetings card. Mother stirring the Christmas cake mixture while her two children watch. Date: circa 1937

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Making a Stir
The war is just over and on the back of the card Mr Churchill says Advance Britannia! Long live the cause of Freedom! God save the King

Scottish traveller dancing a jig with a violinist. I ve been throw Hollan, Spain and France, An at Vienna learn d to dance

Curry shop, Delhi, India
A chef squats by a huge cooking pot and cooks curry in an open air curry shop and restaurant in Old Delhi, India Date: 1987

Medical Examination 1940
A doctor examines a little boys chest with his stethoscope during a visit to a Toddlers Evacuation Hotel, where he caused quite a stir amongst curious tots!

Two German boy scouts cooking at camp

Cow & Gate Snap - Just a stir and its ready! circa 1930s

The Round Game of Happy Families, Master Plane
Chad Valley, The Round Game of Happy Families, Master Plane the Carpenters Son. circa 1910

Mice Making the Pudding
Mice Making the Christmas Pudding. circa 1920s

Happy Families Playing Cards - Mrs Churn the Milkmans Wife. late 19th century

Book for Boys
Buckle of Submarine V2, by Rowland Walker, will stir the blood of every true British schoolboy and make him eager to take his place in battle against Britains evil foes Date: circa 1915

Synchronised Swimming Wedding causes quite a stir
August 1962, Kinson, Bournemouth. The wedding of Eileen Hart, 22 of New Milton and David King of Coombe Gardens, Bournemouth caused quite a stir (and claims of a publicity stunt)

War Work Policewoman WW1. Policewoman causes quite a stir amongst her male colleagues. Caption - Carrie the Cop Copping Coppers. Date: circa 1917

French boy scout cooking at camp
A French boy scout cooking at camp

Royal Albert Orphanage, Bagshot, Surrey - cooking in kitchen
Boys at the Royal Albert Orphanage, some in chefs whites, stir a large mixture. Date: Date unknown

A food hygiene course
Two chefs prepare food infront of a predominantly female audience who take notes and listen keenly to the two experts. The blackboard behind the cooks has details of todays dishes which include beef

Horace Smith
HORATIO (but always known as HORACE) SMITH writer, author with his brother james of Rejected addresses which caused quite a stir in its day. Date: 1779 - 1849

Wooden Dolls stirring the Christmas Pudding
Loving Greetings - Wooden Dolls stirring the Christmas Pudding - see (10514352). Date: circa 1906

Swiss Cheesemaker stiring a large vat. Date: circa 1940s

Man stirring vats in Kashgar, western China
A man stirring vats of liquid in the open air in Kashgar, western China

Housewife Using a Modern Gas Cooker
The housewifes best friend is a modern gas cooker equipped with every convenience for cooking food scientifically and daintily

Bustle Causes a Stir
Even in 1931, a lady wearing a Victorian bustle could still turn heads in Hyde Park, London, England

Dog on Stilts
A girl on stilts and her amazing dog, also on stilts, cause quite a stir as they entertain a crowd in central London!

The Model Actress
The model actress tries to read her script and stir a cup of tea at the same time

Backless Dresses 1919
The latest vogue for backless gowns causes a stir. N.B low waists & the return of the tunic skirt. The middle lady has the high curly hairdo popular at the time

Princess Bibescos Plane
The aeroplane of Princess Marthe Bibesco of Romania (1885 - 1973) causes quite a stir upon landing in England

Cooking from a Book
What does it mean, stir until thoroughly mixed to a cream- like consistency ?

Stirring the Pudding
Family and servants stir the pudding

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