Wood Collection (page 81)

Business Keeps Going Up
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing Gran pop the orang utan having to saw a hole in the ceiling to accommodate his ever growing sales projection

Not Quite a Lady
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood showing Gran pop the orang utan reprimanding a cheeky young monkey who is making a face from the safety of her swing

The all Scotch Spirit
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood showing a miserly Scottish driver filling up his cigarette lighter with petrol from the pump at a filling station

Cricketer, Wood
Henry Wood Cricketer - Surrey

Death & the Woodcutter
DEATH AND THE WOODCUTTER A wretched woodman, worn down by lifes woes and the weight of his load of sticks, calls on Death to relieve him of his suffering

Period Dining Room
A period style dining room with a polished wood dining table

The Woods & the Woodman
THE WOODS AND THE WOODCUTTER The woodman asks the forest for wood to mend the handle of his broken axe; he promises to ply his trade elsewhere but reneges when his axe is fixed

Djibouti / Tadjoura
A wood near Tadjoura; animals watering at a pool

Germans in Snow
German infantry advancing in a wood through the snow

Girl Picks Violets 1895
A little girl picking violets

The Circus, Bath, England, a fine example of neoclassical architecture, built by the architect John Wood (the Elder) between 1754 and 1770. Date: 1940s

Boys on See-Saw / C19Th
Two boys fashion a see-saw from a plank of wood and a fence

Golf Equipment Set
A golf ball, some tees and a stout three-wood, presented as an elegant golfing tableau

Tobacco Holder
A carved, polished wooden tobacco holder in the shape of a dog (possibly a bulldog)

Something Rotten in the State of Denmark
Illustration by Lawson Wood, showing two Easter chicks holding their beaks by a rotten egg

Mahogany, Guatemala
Felling mahogany trees in Guatemala : the enormous demand for this hard furnishing wood leads, alas, to extensive deforestation for it re-grows slowly

Mahogany, West Indies
Mahogany trees in the West Indies : the enormous demand for this hard furnishing wood leads, alas, to extensive deforestation for it takes many years to re-grow

Cranstons wood grass mowing machine
Engraving of Cranstons wood grass mowing machine of 1862

Girl Relaxing Outside
A young woman with bare feet lies on her back on a grassy bank and stares up at the sky in a mood of relaxation and contemplation

Fore Street, Hatfield Hertfordshire, in which James, 2nd Marquis of Salisbury, first experimented with wood block paving, a pioneer in this type of road surfacing

Rastatt Incident 5
in a wood near Rastatt (or Rastadt) the French plenipotentiaries to the Congress of Rastatt are murdered by Austrians to impede the negotiations

Charcoal Burning
Each burner holds three tons of wood. After three days during which the air is excluded and much steam is given off, the result will be half a ton of charcoal

Pigs / Olaus Magnus 1555
A group of pigs in a wood

Hedgehog & Bear 1555
A hedgehog and a bear in a forest

Lavoisier Botanising
ANTOINE-LAURENT LAVOISIER French scientist, depicted collecting botanical specimens in a wood

Furniture Woods
Various types of furniture wood including mahogany, ash, walnut and rosewood

The Cat & the Fox C1870
THE CAT AND THE FOX The cat climbs the tree to escape the fox

Carpenter at Work / Sawing
A carpenter uses a large frame saw to split a thin piece of wood held tightly to his bench

Charles Ii / Royal Oak
Charles II is advised to hide amid the branches of the Royal Oak in Boscobel Wood, part of the park of Boscobel House following the Battle of Worcester

Wood Leopard & Buff Tip
WOOD LEOPARD MOTH with its caterpillar below BUFF TIP MOTH

Tiger Moth and Others
Wood Tiger Moth Cinnabar Moth Crimson Speckled Footman with its Caterpillar

Chinese Carpenter
A Chinese carpenter carrying a large block of wood on his back

Slum Cricket
A group of boys play a game of cricket on waste ground. A piece of wood propped up with coats serves as a makeshift wicket, while the ball is composed of who knows what?

James Wood, Banker
JAMES WOOD banker of Gloucester, and a millionaire

Village, St Petersburg
A village on the outskirts of St Petersburg, on the route to Moscow : note the well and the storehouse, both of wood

Owen Jones Renaiss 80
Ornaments copied from enamelled earthenware, glassware, a carved wood panel and silk embroidery, mostly of the 16th and 17th centuries

Hopis Gather Wood
Two Hopi men on a wood- gathering expedition : wood is hard to come by in the Arizona desert, and seeking it can mean a long journey

Awaiting Attack
French infantry take up positions on the edge of a wood to await an enemy attack

French Cavalry in Wood
French cavalry make use of cover as they advance on the enemy. Trees may hamper progress but they provide protection and conceal movement

Mushrooms at home 19C
A variety of mushrooms growing in a wood

Mississippi Woodcutter
A woodcutter and his family outside their modest cabin by the Mississippi river. Despite the pile of logs, they do not seem happy in their work

Saw Mill, Fort Anne
The saw-mill at Fort Ann Creek, New York state, was destroyed by general Burgoynes forces after they had defeated the rebels and taken the fort

Wood Green Cycle Club
The members of Wood Green (Essex) Cycle Club poise for a group photo : this is the great age of cycling, when roads are uncongested and cycling is a pleasure

Timber Sawing / 1835
The Sawyer

Kentish Bluebell Wood
A gnarled, moss-covered tree stands alone in a clearing surrounded by coppiced trees. A carpet of fragrant English bluebells marks the season as Spring

Kentish Bluebell Wood
A gnarled, moss-covered tree stands alone in a clearing surrounded by coppiced trees. A carpet of fragrant English bluebells marks the season as Spring

Canadian Forest Scene
CANADA - A road near Westminster, British Columbia, lined with Douglas fir and Giant Cedar

C17 Wood Turner / Woodcut
A wood turner uses a bow device to power his lathe

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