Trades Collection

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

Trades union membership certificate
A trades union membership certificate for the United Operative Plumbers Association of Great Britain and Ireland, with Defence and Defiance as their motto

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

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 Seller
French 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 tools
Tools used in butchery, including a mallet, a chopper, an axe, and various knives and cleavers

Watercress Girls / 1882
Watercress girls buying their stock at Farringdon Market in London

Penny-Ice Man / Crane
The ice cream man sells penny licks to the children gathered around his cart

Street Trade / Grinder
A grinderx sharpens a knife in Whitehall, London

Dennis Skinner, Labour MP for Bolsover, Derbyshire
Dennis Edward Skinner (b 1932), Labour politician, MP for Bolsover since 1970. Well known for his outspoken remarks in parliament, for which he has been suspended more than ten times

Nautical chart entitled King Hamy. 1502. Parchment
" Nautical chart entitled " King Hamy". 1502. Parchment. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Barcelona. Barcelona Maritime Museum."

Dodie Smith at home in Essex
Dorothy Gladys (Dodie) Smith (1896 - 1990), English novelist and playwright whose works include the play Autumn Crocus and the childrens novel

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 Secretary
George Woodcock (1904-1979), British trade unionist and TUC General Secretary from 1960 to 1969. Date: 1963

The old city bellman, Norwich
Photograph of an old city bellman in Norwich, UK 1905

A barbers shop
A barber tends to his clients hair in a sixteenth-century barber shop. 16th Century

The General Strike - Elephant & Castle
Burnt out bus incident at the Elephant & Castle, showing a portion of the bus on the left while mounted policemen control the crowds

Opening Oysters 1930S
A man prises open oysters at Scotts Oyster Bar in the West End of London. Date: 1930s

The General Strike - Government leaders
Government 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 Seller
A street vendor sells Fine native oysters while a crowd watch a Punch and Judy show in the background

Ancient Greek Bookseller
An ancient Greek travelling bookseller holds up a scroll and has more scrolls in the basket at his feet

Oyster Stall, England
A 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 Crane
The muffin man, with a tray of muffins balanced on his head, rings his handbell to attract the attention of passers-by

Stantons Ice Cream Van
ICE CREAM VAN A queue forming at Stantons ice cream van

Sandal Sellers 1930S
Twin sandal makers selling their wares in a bazaar

A London knife grinder on the street
A London knife grinder at work on the street

A saddler making a saddle in his leather workshop
A 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

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

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 SALE
Fresh 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

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

Paper bag design, c. 1890
Paper 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 1908
Parisienne woman holding out a small bag to receive some hot roasted chestnuts from a street trader. Date: 1908

The Travelling Cobbler
Children 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 Street
A smart woman buys cherries for herself and her children from a Parisien street trader

BOX SELLER
Band 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 BELOW
In Londons Cavendish Square the milk-woman cries Milk below ! to the servants in the basements of the houses

Workers - May Day 1936
Workers organisations May Day celebrations in Hyde Park - London

Paris Ecaillere 18C
A Frenchman treats himself to an oyster on the streets of Paris while the ecaillere watches to see whether he approves it

Ice Cream Seller & Dog
A 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 Seller
A young girl sells matches in the street

SHOE-BLACK 1877
A Shoe-Black boy cleans and shines a gentlemans shoes on a wooden block

A London Costermonger
A London costermonger with a fully laden cartload of vegetables

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