Woodcut Collection (page 12)

Soapmaker cutting hardened soap with a copper
Soap boiler making soap in a factory. A man stirs a vat of boiling fat and ley, while another cuts the hardened soap with a copper wire in wooden frames

Straw-hat makers, women and girl, sewing hats from braided and plaited straw in a milliners shop. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts

Apothecary in his shop using a mortar and pestle to prepare a medicine. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810

Currier shaving animal hides with a knife to make leather for shoes, boots, saddles, bookbindings, etc. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts

Shipwright driving wedges into the stern of a ship
Shipwright or ships carpenter standing on a scaffold and driving wedges into the stern of a ship with a wooden trunnel. At his feet, his auger, axe and punch

Blacksmith using hammer and tongs to beat a piece of red-hot iron heated in a forge. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810

Sawyers cutting timber into planks with a large saw in a saw-pit. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Tabart, London, 1810

Stone mason carving a stone with mallet and chisel on a bevel. In the background, another mason cuts a block of stone with a saw

Cooper hammering a metal hoop on a hogshead barrel. On the walls are tools such as saws, axe, spoke-shave, stock and bit, adze and auger

Hat maker ironing the brim of a hat made from beaver fur. In the background, an apprentice works the felt in a battery (hot-water kettle)

Waterman on his rowboat ferry on the River Thames, London. His coat and silver badge identify him as a skilled rower registed at Watermans Hall

Woman spinner in bonnet and apron spinning wool yarn on a spinning machine. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

Wool comber using heated wool combs to pull a fine sliver of wool to be spun into yarn. Washed raw wool in a basket, and a clay comb-pot to heat the combs in the foreground

Potter making a clay vessel on a wheel driven by a labourer turning a crank. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

A worker using mechanical power to press paper in a mill. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

Wheelwright hammering a metal cover onto a wooden wheel in a yard. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

Woman spinning yarn on a spinning wheel in front of a cottage. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

Gentleman painter with paintbrush in front of an easel in his atelier. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

Watch maker in apron seated at his bench making metal gears. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

Trunk maker making a leather chest in his workshop. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

Wool-comber combing out wool remove short fibres. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

Rope maker twisting rope yarns together on a rope walk while an apprentice turns a wheel to revolve the hook. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades

Tin-plate worker in apron beating tin on an anvil with a mallet surrounded by tin buckets, pots, urns and utensils. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades

A metal worker using a wire-drawing machine to make thin wire. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

English mariner with sextant on a beach in front of a lighthouse and tall ship. Handcoloured woodcut engraving from The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts, Phillips, London, 1818

Alderman of Paris, Echevin de Paris, reign of King Francis I. The livery features the coat of arms of Paris on the sleeve

Fisherman
Woodcut of fisherman in sou wester. Date: 1928

Crowd scene
Woodcut of a crowd scene. Date: 1929

Campostela
Woodcut of Campostela

Snow scene
Woodcut of village at night covered in snow

Masks and music
Woodcut of two theatrical masks and musical instruments

Wine and fruit
Woodcut of jugs of wine and harvest fruits

Harvest
Woodcut of man harvesting wheat with scythe

Hans Sachs
Woodcut of Hans Sachs (1494-1576), German Meistersinger, poet, playwright and shoemaker

Coach and horses
Woodcut of coach and horses

Choristers
Woodcut of five young people singing

Oranges
Woodcut of boy beside orange tree

Angels
Woodcut of two angels playing musical instruments

Sailing boat
Woodcut of sailing boat with dinghy. Date: 1933

Fishing boat
Woodcut of fishing boat. Date: 1933

Teacher & scholar
Angry teacher and scholar. Woodcut. Artist: Wladyslaw Skoczylas

Slovak peasant (man in doorway). Woodcut. Artist: Wladyslaw Skoczylas

Red Indian chief (head). Woodcut. Artist: Wladyslaw Skoczylas

Red Indian brave with bow. Woodcut. Artist Wladyslaw Skoczylas

Mother & child falling off footbridge. Woodcut. Artist: Wladyslaw Skoczylas

Highwayman
Juraj Janosik, Slovak Highwayman. Woodcut. Artist: Wladyslaw Skoczylas

Coal Merchant. Woodcut. Artist: Wladyslaw Skoczylas

Chasing a thief. Woodcut. Artist: Wladyslaw Skoczylas

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