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Wired Collection

Background imageWired Collection: English Rose Corsetry advertisement

English Rose Corsetry advertisement
Advert for the new corselette from English Rose corsetry, exquisitely styled and entirely without bones. It is described as a corselette with wired

Background imageWired Collection: Psychometric Test

Psychometric Test
A young woman, wired up to a Psychometer machine, undergoes a psychometric test. Date: early 1930s

Background imageWired Collection: Threshing 1930S

Threshing 1930S
Harvest time, Essex. The ripe barley is being fed into the thresher, the straw forced out is then compressed into bales, wired up and then carried up to the stack to be stored

Background imageWired Collection: Costume 1500 / Durer

Costume 1500 / Durer
A German lady in Sunday dress wears a wired veil headdress (possibly a butterfly headdress) & a finely pleated mantle over her gown which has a fur hem. Date: 1500

Background imageWired Collection: Dail Mail / Typing Story

Dail Mail / Typing Story
An office at the Daily Mail showing a story being wired to Manchester for duplicating in the Manchester edition. Date: 1950 s

Background imageWired Collection: Advert for Dunlop, wired tyres, 1927

Advert for Dunlop, wired tyres, 1927 1927

Background imageWired Collection: Woman in negligee

Woman in negligee
Woman deep in thought, sitting crossed legged with just a negligee, slip and stockings, while a wired haired fox terrier looks fondly up at her. Date: 1935

Background imageWired Collection: Man and woman with radio equipment

Man and woman with radio equipment
A man and a woman sit with radio equipment, including earphones, clearly enjoying what they are hearing

Background imageWired Collection: DRESS & CAPE 1914

DRESS & CAPE 1914
Brimless hat & feathers, dress of tiered tunic & tango skirt, gathered cape with flounce, blouse with wired collar, wrap over long sleeved waistcoat in a vertical stripe & gloves. Date: 1914

Background imageWired Collection: BLOUSES 1915

BLOUSES 1915
Selection of blouses in floral, striped & plain fabrics with lace over-bodice, wide shawl collars, wired stand collars, epaulettes & various cuff styles

Background imageWired Collection: Dangerous Plug

Dangerous Plug
A badly wired plug, liable to give anyone a nasty electric shock

Background imageWired Collection: Evening Coat / Paquin 1914

Evening Coat / Paquin 1914
Paquin evening coat: deep set fur trimmed sleeves & panels using a fabric with a Klimt style spiral motif. The shell style collar is possibly wired to keep its shape

Background imageWired Collection: Silver Fox Coat 1939

Silver Fox Coat 1939
A Fourrures Halifax model: a short, silver fox fur coat lined in black silk cut to curve round the hips. Worn with a bag shaped cap wired to create a striking shape


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