Sweater Collection

Les Laines Bisanne wool company poster
Advertising poster for Les Laines Bisanne, a French wool company from Lyon-Megeve, showing a young man in ski clothing including a geometrically patterned jumper

Ben Dale, lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex
Ben Dale, a famous lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex, who served as Coxswain for 23 years. Pictured here with two medals pinned to his chest

Winter fashion, 1954
Two women wearing warm, practical but stylish coats. On the left is a reversible coat of white wool and proofed black gaberdine by Ledux and on the right as snug

Knitted Bows 1936
A machine-knitted jumper with narrow pleat detail on the shoulders & body. Wool lace bows add a decorative touch

Cartoon by Charles Addams
A group of passengers on the New York subway look in alarm at the growing garment appearing from the knitting needles of one old lady - a sweater with two neck holes. Date: 1955

Model Celia Hammond - white sweater and dark floral-print skirt Date: circa 1963

Client: Monsanto Textiles - knitwear for PR - long striped cardigan - location: 17 Rochester Square, London NW1 - Model: Jenny Yorke - shoot date: April 1, 1970 Date: 1970

Client: Monsanto Textiles - knitwear for PR - long striped cardigan - location: 17 Rochester Square, London NW1 - Model: Jenny Yorke - shoot date: April 1, 1970 Date: 1970

Warly 1970s model in poncho and flares
Model with big hair (wig?) wearing a poncho, flared trousers a knitted polo neck sweater and loafers. Date: circa 1970

Model with St. Bernard puppy dog on lead - wearing double-breasted jacket (large lapels) and wide flared trousers. Also wearing a baker boy cap and white roll neck sweater. Date: circa 1966

Modeal as 'artist' in smart collared sweater
Model posing as an artist in front of a period portrait holding paint brushes. She is wearing a smart collared sweater. Date: circa 1960

Knitting pattern shoot - circa 1962
Possibly a knitting pattern shoot - circa 1962 Date: circa 1962

Client: John Craig - Knitwear shoot - September 7, 1966 (1/2) Date: 1966

Rider with check coat, riding helmet, tight roll-neck jumper/sweater and her horse Date: circa late 1940s

The Master Jack Hobbs - Surrey and England Cricketer
The Master Jack Hobbs (1882-1963) - Surrey and England Cricketer - advertising card for Force cricket bats. Universally regarded by experts as one of the greatest batsmen in the entire history of

Model wearing a knitted sweater in white Tricoton cotton with shaped sleeve cuffs. Date: 1935

Model wearing tight crocheted cotton sweater in green with a tie collar, the cotton endorsed by couturier Mme Schiaparelli Date: 1935

Model wearing tight knitted sweater in fancy rib stitch. Date: 1940

Model wearing a tight knitted sweater in a diamond pattern of rib and garter stitch. Date: 1940

Model wearing a knitted sweater in a ribbed and lace pattern. Date: 1940

Advert for Braemar Knitwear's cashmere twinset. Date: 1939

Summer fashion separates for women: a poplin skirt with a sweater, and a poplin top with striped jeans Date: 1954

A striped jumper, knitted "on the cross". Date: 1954

Some ideas and instructions for home knitting projects - a reversible cardigan and a jumper. Date: 1943

Designs for women's knitwear, published with instructions on how to make the garments at home. Date: 1943

Knitting for the long winter evenings, 1943. Patterns for vest and pants, and a pastel sweater. Date: 1943

Advert, Fleisher Knitting Wool. 1922

Sea Suits for Sunning and Swimming 1931
Clothes for swimming and sunbathings, two leisure preoccupations of the 1930s. The gaily coloured outfit on the left in striped blue and white heavy cotton has braces to the trousers

Womans Fashion Knitwear in yellow and black
Knitting pattern, Womans Fashion Knitwear, Jumper, Hat and Gloves in yellow and black. 1973

Knitting pattern, Womans Fashion Sweater. 1970

Mens Fashion Knitwear, Cardigan and Sweaters. 1959

The Sweaters Furnace or the Real Curse of Labour: an unscrupulous boss works blood, sweat and tears from his employees in the textile industry Date: 1888

GIRLS JUMPER 1930S
A jumper suitable for a young girl with round neck & long sleeves. The body is enlivened with rows of different colours. It is worn with a box pleated skirt. Date: 1930s

FANCY STITCH JUMPER 1936
Jumper in rib & a fancy stitch with a square neckline & 3 button fastening. The buttons look like pebbles. Worn with a tweed skirt. Date: 1936

MAN LIGHTING CIGARETTE
A young man lights up a cigarette outside in the street Date: 1960s

Man on beach - Algarve, Portugal
A local man wearing traditional black beret on a beach on The Algarve, Portugal. Behind him the Atlantic waves are lit by winter sunshine. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1989

Happy Birthday Greetings card - Dutch - Tennis Player. Date: circa 1920s

Royal Coronation 1953 knitting book
Front cover of the Womans Companion Coronation Knitting Book with a dozen delightful designs for all the family. Patterns featured include a jumper for a little boy with a soldier on the front

Advertisement for Pepsodent toothpaste -- female model wearing a yellow pullover with her arms raised aloft. 1959

George Henry Hubert Lascelles (later 7th Earl of Harewood)
The Hon. George Henry Hubert Lascelles, (later The 7th Earl of Harewood) (1923-2011) - son of Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897-1965)

Winter sports outfit by Elsa Schiaparelli
Illustration showing a sweater with adjustable high collar, bonnet and high woollen leggings by Elsa Schiaparelli. 1928

What People Are Wearing - Linda Keith
The English model Linda Keith wearing a plum-coloured suede coat from Dorothee Bis in Paris with a tan-striped sweater and black trousers. Date: 1966

WWII knitting booklet, Home Front Woollies
Front cover of a knitting booklet produced by Weldons featuring a variety of patterns to make garments for war workers from a resolute looking member of the Home Guard to female members of the armed

WWII knitting, New Woollies for soldiers, sailors & airmen
Front cover of a knitting booklet from the Second World War published by yarn manufacturer Weldon, featuring woollen garments which could made for men in the armed services

Edward VIII - laughing
The Prince of Wales, future King Edward VIII (1894 - 1972), laughing in country attire of tweed suit (with plus fours) and flat cap

Elegant 1930s woman looking at snow from a window
An elegantly dressed woman in a knitted sweater pulls aside a curtain to gaze upon falling snow from her window. Date: 1932

Female athletes in Ilford
Three female athletes dressed in sweaters and wearing spiked shoes photographed at a track in Ilford, London. 1927

British Caribbean girl and two English girls standing by a t
Nottingham. British Caribbean girl and two English girls standing by a tree in Nottingham Arboretum. The girls stand either side of the tree

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