Stockings Collection (page 11)

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

Patriotic stockings
Stockings embroidered with the Allied flags, a fashionable way of showing off ones legs and patriotism during the First World War

Led along the street in a long string of horses. This pencil drawing was an illustration in Moyra Charltons book Three White Stockings - Chapter V. The book was published in 1933

Patriotic garters, WW1
Miniature portraits of Lord Kitchener and Admiral Jellicoe attached to a pair of ladies garters - fashionable patriotic fervour during the First World War. Date: 1915

The Shafts of Cupid by Adam
A Pleasing Phantasy by Adam. Cupid aims his bow at a young woman who lifts her skirt to reveal stockinged legs. Date: 1918

Darn It by Edmund Blampied
A pretty sketch of a young woman darning a stocking - a fine example of war economy. 1916

Advert for Foxs puttees stockings 1916
Foxs puttees non - fray spiral puttees stockings. Date: 1916

Advert for Foxs spiral puttees 1902
Foxs puttees for men, comfortable support spiral wraps closely fitted from ankle to the knee, can be worn under your trousers. Date: 1902

Patterned stockings including patriotic flags, WW1 fashion
Two pairs of stockings with the embellishment fashionable during the First World War on the left, a pair featuring squirrels on the ankles from Peter Robinson an don the right

Advert for Wolsey Nylons 1951
Advertisement for Wolsey Nylons " Delys" shade featuring a glamorous woman with a pair of shapely legs clad in stockings. Date: 1951

Patterned stockings, WW1
Three types of patterned stockings - checked, geometrical and unconventional floral selected from the range available at Peter Robinson of Oxford Street

Stockwell College Girls / St Elizabeths Home, Clapham
Girls from Stockwell College present Christmas stockings to children from the St Elizabeths Receiving Home, Clapham. The home was established by the Waifs

Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1938
Not a shadow of doubt ! Each stocking by Bear Brand ia as unblemished as its reoutation, and every bit as reliable! On the score of economy too, it may be said that a step in the right direction

Coloured silhouette of a boy in school uniform
Full length coloured silhouette of a boy called Louis, in school uniform with gown and yellow stockings (Christs Hospital School). Date: 1943

Crops - fashion of c. 1794
This satirical print is entitled Crops, perhaps referring to the dandyish gentlemans cropped hair. He also wears a high cravat and short cropped boots to reveal stripey stockings

The school of coquetry
Flirtatious woman pulls up her stockings, while the man peeks through his hand. Date: 18th Century

Seasonable Cakes, Christmas Cake (right) with Holly Spray and Red Sugar Stocking. Greetings Christmas Cake (left), with Poinsettia Spray. Date: 1936

Advert for Aristoc stockings 1936
Thank you for these few words. Why are Aristoc such a success? Scores of reasons. Because says one, " I find them so reliable". Because they fit round the ankle without any wrinkles"

Print Users Yearbook -- people in underwear
Print Users Yearbook -- people viewed in a cutaway of a house, all in underwear. A new standard of intimacy. Who would have guessed that undies were the correct garb to don when entertaining guests

Chocolate box design, couple and coach
Chocolate box design, showing an 18th century scene of a couple greeting each other, with a coach and footmen in the background. Date: 20th century

Business card design, woman in corset on sofa
Business card design, depicting a woman in a corset, sitting seductively on a sofa. Date: 20th century

Business card design, woman with pink scarf
Business card design, depicting a woman in a black corset and stockings, holding a long pink scarf. Date: 20th century

Business card design, woman in corset and stockings
Business card design, depicting a woman in pink lacy corset and stockings in front of a large round mirror. Date: 20th century

Couple on a large motorbike
A couple on a large motorbike parked outside a house. Date: C.1925

Two women posing in a field
Two women in their best clothes, posing for their photo in a field

Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1937
Confidence... Every woman desires that supreme self-assurance which only perfection in matters of details can give. 1937

Fashionable woman 1934
Woman wearing three quarter length wrap-over dress in linen tweed with matching coat by Digby Morton. Date: 1934

Advert Scott Adie womens tartan skirts 1916
Advertisement for Scott Adie, a variety of tartan skirts made from the finest quality hand-woven Scotch yarn to select from. Date: 1916

Advert for Wolsey Nylons 1950
Advertisement for Wolsey Nylons " Blue Smoke" shade featuring a glamorous and beautiful woman sporting a pair of seamed stockings on her shapely legs. Date: 1950

Advert for Foxs puttees stockings 1903
Foxs patent spiral puttees. Are so shaped as to wind on spirally from ankle to knee and to fit closley to the leg with even pressure without any turns or twists. Date: 1903

Christmas Stockings
Young women workers with the large, commercial Christmas stockings they have made, stuffed with dolls and other goodies. Date: early 1930s

Making Xmas Stockings
Two factory girls making a huge pile of Christmas stockings! Date: early 1930s

Large Christmas Stocking
Two young women hanging up a huge Christmas stocking stuffed with presents and other goodies! Date: early 1930s

Gramophone Girls
Three girls (nurses or shop girls?) in matching hats, listening to the latest 78s on their gramophone on a pebbly beach. Date: early 1930s

Advertisement for Knights Castile soap -- female model (Sandra Paul) holding a pair of nylon stockings. 1959

Its a long way to Tipperary - A Mouse heads up a ladys leg, who is standing on a chair in obvious terror! Date: circa 1915

German female dance troupe striking a sculptural pose! Date: 1907

Russian Stocking seller. Date: 1905

A pin-up beauty providing a Package of Oomph
A scantily-clad striking ginger-haired beauty providing a Package of Oomph! Date: early 1940s

Angles and Curves - hourglass beauty in tiny yellow dress
Angles and Curves - an hourglass beauty in a tiny yellow dress, suspenders and stockings, all curves displayed to their best advantage. Date: early 1940s

Children wake to greet Santa Claus on Christmas night. All rather odd - for one the cot bed seems really rather small for these two siblings...? Date: circa 1908

French girls adjusts a vase of blooms
French girl wearing a skimpy pink negligee adjusts a vase of blooms. Date: circa 1920s

Sweet Little man making his case to bathing beauties
Sweet Little man making his case to three bathing beauties: " I may not be much to look at, Girls, but I m Reliable." Date: circa 1925

Holly and red ribbon on a cutout Christmas card
Holly and red ribbon with a stocking on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

A boy ties a large basket to the mantle-piece
A small boy ties a huge basket to the mantle-piece, instead of the traditional stocking, in the hope that Father Christmas will fill it up with presents. Date: c. 1910

Father Christmas filling up the stockings
Father Christmas places a pretty pink doll into a stocking. Date: c. 1910

Workshop of weaver of stockings. Plate 1 for
" Workshop of weaver of stockings. Plate 1 for the article " M鴩 er ࠦ aire des Bas" of the Encyclopedia

Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1941
Saving grace.... Here is a hint for fashionwise, yet frugal folk. Choose no other stockings but Bear Brand. For they will give you all the delicacy and beauty that your heart could desire

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