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Young woman washing clothes at a sinkA young woman at a kitchen sink washing clothes using a washboard. There is a stack of four dinner plates waiting to be washed up, a kettle, and a tin of One-O-One which cleans without scratching
Art Deco BathroomLuxury Art Deco en suite bathroom in various types of marble, with a built-in bathroom cabinet, heated towel rail and stylish taps and fittings
Advert, Doultons improved hooded baths, London, Paisley and Paris. circa 1890
Sulphur Well at Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales - a spa town, which grew up following the discovery of waters with amazing healing properties in 1732, by the Rev. Theophilus Evans
Ladies in a kitchenTwo woman with sleek 1920s hair discuss the state of their hands in front of a kitchen sink filled with brightly decorated art deco pottery
Lever Brothers Vim AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Lever Brothers Limited, promoting Vim, a cleaner for metal and even woodwork, such as utensils, taps, floorboards, baths etc
Lever Brothers Advertisement VimAn illustrated advertisement for Lever Brothers Limited, promoting Vim, a cleaner for metal and even woodwork, such as utensils, taps, floorboards, baths etc
Dent and Hellyer AdvertisementAdvertisement for Dent and Hellyer Ltd, sanitary specialists. Image shows a bright shiny pink basin with brass taps, legs and fittings. Date: circa 1930
Views and elevations of an 18th century beer pump machineViews and elevations of an 18th century beer pump with levers, taps and pipes contained in a cabinet. Copperplate engraving by Mutlow after an illustration by J. Farey Jr
Music cover, A Little Boy Called Taps, a march song, words by Edward Madden, music by Theodore Morse, sung with immense success by Miss Madge Lessing. Date: 1904
Hotel Mar y Vent, Banyalbufar, Majorca, SpainDining Room in the Hotel Mar y Vent, Banyalbufar (Banalbufar), Majorca, Spain. Date: circa 1930
Prince Albert lays foundation stone - Nautical SchoolMay 1919 - prince Albert (later King George VI 1895-1952) lays the foundation stone for a new Nautical School at Poole, Dorset
Advert for Ewarts Geyser hot water 1928Hot water instantly night or day, maid bringing clean towels to her mistress, who is sitting at the edge of the bath. Date: 1928
TurncockLondon characters: the TURNCOCK is employed by the water company to turn the mains taps on or off, as may be necessary. Date: circa 1870
Georgian Donkey Water Carrier - Caucasus. Date: circa 1908
Dax, France - Thermal Baths - Mud bath Treatment. Date: 1923
Young model in a bathA young model posing in a bathroom. Date: circa 1970s
Vitramant Coloured Pedestal Lavatory (washbasin) finished in black enamel. Date: circa 1920s
Standard Sanitary Appliances suite in Rose de Barry pink. Date: circa 1920s
Vitromant Coloured pedestal Lavatory (Wash Basin)Vitromant Coloured pedestal Lavatory (Wash Basin / sink) in pink enamel with chromium plated fittings. Date: circa 1920s
Malaysia - tapping rubber trees Date: circa 1920s
Advertisement, Sapolio Washing-Up SoapAdvertisement for Sapolio Washing-Up Soap, for cleaning all the utensils. circa 1935
Best carbon block filters, Plate 40Best carbon block filters fitted with anti-corrosive taps, Plate 40, for obtaining purified water in different locations. Date: circa 1880s
Dishes, Pans, Funnels, Bottles, Jars, Barrels, Plate 60Baking Dishes, Milk Pans, Funnels, Bottles, Patent Top Jars, Spirit Barrels and other items, Plate 60, showing a range of items mostly in earthenware. Date: circa 1880s
Carpeted BathroomIncredibly, people really did used to carpet their bathrooms with shagpile steps leading up to the bath! Date: 1970s
From Barrel to BarHow the beer gets from the barrels in the cellar to the taps in the bar, thanks to carbonic acid gas in Hermann- Lachapelles apparatus Date: circa 1880
The Senlac Marble Lavatory (Wash Basin) Suite in Dove Tigrato, Veneto Crocicohio or Cippolino Versilla. Date: circa 1920s
Standard Sanitary Appliances suite in Claire de Lune Blue. Date: circa 1920s
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, dog being given a bathIllustration by Cecil Aldin -- Tatters, a wire-haired fox terrier, being given a bath in the scullery sink, an operation which he hated. Date: 1927
Tapping a Rubber Tree Date: circa 1920s
Advert for Ewarts Geyser hot water 1928Hot water instantly night or day, maid in the kitchen, while woman running a bath. 1928
Man in dormitory at Baden Powell House, LondonA man adjusting his tie in the mirror of a communal dormitory at Baden Powell House, Queens Gate, South Kensington, London. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961
Boy drying his face on a towelA 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
Tapping a rubber tree - Singapore Date: circa 1908
Resinier collecting resin of a pine tree, FranceResinier 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, FranceWoman tapping a tree for resin at Arcachon, France located in the Gironde department, in the Aquitaine region. Date: 1910s
Ablution facilities, Valide Sultan Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
Advert for Ewarts Geyser hot water 1925Hot water instantly night or day, just turn on the tap - Date: 1925
Advert for Ewarts Califront hot water 1927Advertisement for Ewarts baths and geysers, with a picture of a maid bringing a tray of morning tea to her mistress, who is still reclinging in bed, and clearly too busy to even switch on her bath
The Queens Dolls House - a section showing Electric Lighting and Water Systems Date: 1924
Young model having a bathA young model posing in a bathing
Nurse with equipment at the Medical Centre, HendonScene at the Metropolitan Police Medical Centre, Hendon, north west London, with a nurse wheeling an oxygen cylinder
Winemaking equipment, Camara de Lobos, Madeira, PortugalAn antique object used in the making of wine, in the showroom of Henriques & Henriques SA, Camara de Lobos, near Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Tapping a rubber tree - CeylonA woman in Ceylon tapping a rubber tree with traditional techniques
American Drinks, showing a large cistern of soda water and tAn illustration of a typical American soda fountain with bottles of orange, lemon, raspberry and strawberry syrup to make flavoured soda drinks
Housewife Washing UpA glamorous houswife, happy in her work, washes the dishes by hand at the kitchen sink
Doing the Drying UpA happy young housewife in a red top dries up her yellow plastic collinder