Tap Collection (page 3)

Woman filling kettle from outdoor tap, Newhaven, Sussex
A woman filling a kettle from an outdoor tap at Newhaven, East Sussex. Date: 1920s

Boy drying his face on a towel
A boy looks up rather guiltily, having been caught drying his face and hands on a towel when they are not properly clean. The water in the sink is filthy. Date: 1953

Leaflet design, How to paint with Jensons Robbialac. Featuring a man with a tin of green paint and a paintbrush, at work in his kitchen

Man washing hands after gardening
A man washing his hands at an outdoor tap after doing some gardening. Date: February 1911

Dog Drinking from a Tap
A thirsty dog drinking water from a tap. Date: early 1930s

Tapping a rubber tree - Singapore Date: circa 1908

Resinier collecting resin of a pine tree, France
Resinier collecting the resin of a leaning pine tree in the Landes Forest, France. The forest is in the historic Gascony natural region of southwestern France now known as Aquitaine

Tapping a tree for resin at Arcachon, France
Woman tapping a tree for resin at Arcachon, France located in the Gironde department, in the Aquitaine region. Date: 1910s

Singapore - Tapping a rubber tree. Date: circa 1930

Scientist at work adding alcohol to a specimen jar
An end to the effort of moving large volumes of spirit around the storerooms by hand, in the Darwin Centre alcohol is available at the workbench on tap

Ducklings discover how to use a tap

Ewarts Califont Hot Water Supply, 1927
Advertisement for Ewarts Califont Hot Water Supply, advising you to just turn the tap to enjoy hot, running water. Beyond a bathroom, a maid does the washing in a large butlers sink. Date: 1927

Young boys quench their thirst at a water tap
This illustration entitled Thirsty little souls shows one of the places at which London water carts were filled. Here three young boys from very poor backgrounds quench their thirst drop by drop

India - Deolali - British Garrison (distant view)
Distant view of the British Garrison at Deolali, in Nashik District in the state of Maharashtra, India - British soldiers and Officers outside the Billiard Room

Advert for Ewarts Geyser hot water 1926
Hot water instantly night or day 1926

Tapping for pine resin - Arcachon, France
Tapping for pine resin - Arcachon, Gascony - West coast of France Date: circa 1910

Tapping for pine resin - Landes, France Date: circa 1910

India - Deolali - British Garrison
British Garrison at Deolali, in Nashik District in the state of Maharashtra, India - British soldiers and Officers outside the Billiard Room

CAT SPLASH
A thirsty cat causes a splash when it sticks its paw under the tap over the kitchen sink! Date: 1960s

Lighthouse Water Supply
Joyce pumps water from a pump operated tap for her bath at a lighthouse. It seems a lot of trouble, but traipsing up and down the steps with buckets of hot water sure keeps her fit! Date: 1940s

Village Well House
This odd-shaped building on the village green at Offley, Hertfordshire, England is a well house, within which is modern pumping machinery providing water on tap. Date: 1930s

St Bernard drinking from a tap
A St. Bernard puppy, Totila, owned by McKenna, aged ten weeks. Totila drinks water straight from an outdoor tap while his little friend watches. Date: 1976

Woman filling a bucket from an outdoor tap
A middle aged woman filling a bucket with water from an outdoor tap near the sea. She is wearing dark clothes and a headscarf

Little boy brushing his teeth
A little boy brushes his teeth -- he can only just reach over the washbasin. (2 of 2)

Aix-les-Bains - Source de St Simon
Refreshment Bar (Tap Room) of the Source de St. Simon - Aix-Les-Bains (Savoie), France

Distributor of free water - Constantinople
A distributor of free water - Constantinople, Turkey - he is listening out for the call of the thirsty man

Armeria Plantaginea taproot
Taproot of the Armeria Plantaginea (Thrift)

The Oil Shop. A young girl makes a purchase from the shop keeper, stood next to a large barrel of paraffin and a counter dominated by a large jar of paint

Port Said - Water Carriers
A Water carrier fills up his water skin at a street standpipe in Port Said, Egypt

Shortage of Labour during WWI
Depicting the problem of manpower shortage on the home front during World War One. A householder finds it impossible to get an odd job man to fix a dripping tap. They re all off fighting the war

Tapping Rubber Trees
A woman and young boy tap rubber trees in Malaya and collect the sap in buckets

Norfolk Step-Dancing
STEP-DANCING An example of one of the many forms of step-dancing found in England. Two men perform for their mates in a pub tap room

BATHS
A selection of baths, including a hip bath (fig 188) a shower bath (fig 189) and an invalid tap (fig 190)

Dog Bath under Cold Tap
A little white dog is washed under the cold tap -- hes not very happy about it!

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