House carpenter planing a board on a bench. His workshop contains carpentry tools such as saws, hammer, chisel, as well as finished products such as a door, rafters, ladder, etc
Trades union membership certificateA trades union membership certificate for the United Operative Plumbers Association of Great Britain and Ireland, with Defence and Defiance as their motto
Poster advertising Pollards Storefitters, showing workmen busy with their carpentry. 20th century
Who will buy my sweet blooming lavender?Old Street Cries -- Who will buy my sweet blooming lavender? 20th century
Street Sausage SellerFrench marchande de saucisses sell sausages on the streets of Paris
Builders at work in the foreground, with partially completed buildings in the background
Various butchery toolsTools used in butchery, including a mallet, a chopper, an axe, and various knives and cleavers
Watercress Girls / 1882Watercress girls buying their stock at Farringdon Market in London
Penny-Ice Man / CraneThe ice cream man sells penny licks to the children gathered around his cart
Street Trade / GrinderA grinderx sharpens a knife in Whitehall, London
Nautical chart entitled King Hamy. 1502. Parchment" Nautical chart entitled " King Hamy". 1502. Parchment. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Barcelona. Barcelona Maritime Museum."
PAXTON, Joseph (1801-1865). Crystal Palace. 1851. First building with revolutionary modular, prefabricated design, and use of glass. Built for the Universal Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park, London
Dodie Smith at home in EssexDorothy Gladys (Dodie) Smith (1896 - 1990), English novelist and playwright whose works include the play Autumn Crocus and the childrens novel
A weaver weaving fabric on a loom in a cottage. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Jeweller at his bench with leather covers. His tools include files, drills, hammer, pliers, wire drawer and crucible. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades
George Woodcock, TUC General SecretaryGeorge Woodcock (1904-1979), British trade unionist and TUC General Secretary from 1960 to 1969. Date: 1963
Suffragette Isabella Ford. Miss. Isabella Ormston Ford (1855-1924), member of Leeds Trades Council, Labour Party, N.U.W.S.S and at one time (until 1907), the W.S.P.U Date: circa 1909
The old city bellman, NorwichPhotograph of an old city bellman in Norwich, UK 1905
A barbers shopA barber tends to his clients hair in a sixteenth-century barber shop. 16th Century
Opening Oysters 1930SA man prises open oysters at Scotts Oyster Bar in the West End of London. Date: 1930s
The General Strike - Government leadersGovernment leaders during the General Strike: Ministers and Commissioners. 1. Chief Civil Commissioner: Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson, 2. Principal Chief Assistant Commissioner, Mr. A. B. Lowry, 3
London Oyster SellerA street vendor sells Fine native oysters while a crowd watch a Punch and Judy show in the background
Ancient Greek BooksellerAn ancient Greek travelling bookseller holds up a scroll and has more scrolls in the basket at his feet
Oyster Stall, EnglandA bowler-hatted oyster seller watches while a workman, with his cap on the side of his head, helps himself to Cleethorpes oysters : probably in Lancashire
Muffin Man / Thomas CraneThe muffin man, with a tray of muffins balanced on his head, rings his handbell to attract the attention of passers-by
Stantons Ice Cream VanICE CREAM VAN A queue forming at Stantons ice cream van
Sandal Sellers 1930STwin sandal makers selling their wares in a bazaar
A saddler making a saddle in his leather workshopA saddler in leather apron making a saddle in his workshop. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818
Basket maker weaving a basket from willow taken from an osier-bed. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810
FRESH PEAS FOR SALEFresh gathered peas, young Hastings: a woman gathers her apron up to hold the peas poured out by a farmer on the back of a cart Date: 1795
Paper bag design, c. 1890Paper bag design from the late nineteenth century for Albert Smith, Baker, Confectioner and Corn Factor, of Derby Road, Nottingham, featuring a rather lovely border showing various crops
Map of Bergen in 16th c. Engraving. FRANCE. Paris. National Library
Victorian Scrap -- Watercress Seller. late 19th century
French street trader selling hot roasted chestnuts 1908Parisienne woman holding out a small bag to receive some hot roasted chestnuts from a street trader. Date: 1908
The Travelling CobblerChildren sit on a grass verge and watch The Travelling Cobbler repairing shoes from the back of his van. Date: early 1930s
Bakers Man with Dogs
Cherries in Paris StreetA smart woman buys cherries for herself and her children from a Parisien street trader
BOX SELLERBand Boxes. A box seller passes Benjamin Tabarts Juvenile Library on Bond Street, London. Tabart was an early seller of fairy tales & nursery stories for children
MILK BELOWIn Londons Cavendish Square the milk-woman cries Milk below ! to the servants in the basements of the houses
Workers - May Day 1936Workers organisations May Day celebrations in Hyde Park - London
Paris Ecaillere 18CA Frenchman treats himself to an oyster on the streets of Paris while the ecaillere watches to see whether he approves it
Ice Cream Seller & DogA sudden spell of hot weather brings ice cream vendors many customers, including this dog who insists on being served along with his small owner
Girl Match SellerA young girl sells matches in the street
SHOE-BLACK 1877A Shoe-Black boy cleans and shines a gentlemans shoes on a wooden block
A London CostermongerA London costermonger with a fully laden cartload of vegetables
London / Cries / WatercressThe watercress seller
Billingsgate FishwifeA fishwife of Billingsgate, Londons fish market
C17 - 48 TRADESForty-eight depictions of various trades
