Wooden Collection (#13)

Salvation Army Colony, Hadleigh, Essex. Date: circa 1910

A Little girl photographed on a turned wooden stool
A Little girl photographed seated on an elegant turned Arts & Crafts-style wooden stool. circa 1920s

Advertising showcard, Compo Washing Soap Powder, the safe self washer

Trying out wooden velocipedes in Paris, France
Trying out wooden velocipedes in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France, after a lithograph of the time. Date: 1818

Windsor chair with cabriole legs. mid-18th century

Turned walnut childs chair. circa 1660

17th and 18th century balusters

Oak inlaid secretaire by Sir Ambrose Heal
Oak inlaid secretaire designed by Sir Ambrose Heal for Heal and Son, shown at the Paris International Exhibition of 1900. 1900

Group photo of children, the girls wearing smocks
Group photo of children in a garden, the girls wearing smocks. circa 1900

Woman perched on a wooden donkey at the seaside, with a pier in the background (unknown location) c. 1925

Whitley and Prospect Avenue, Hollywood, California, USA. Date: circa 1906

The Landing at Savannah
James Edward Oglethorpe landed in Georgia in 1733 after peacefully negotiating land from the Mico of the Yamacraws Tomo-chi-chi, and is the principal founder of Savannah

Pilgrim Fathers First Meeting 1621
Inside a large wooden building, the pilgrims hold their first meeting. Various men and women sit and listen, as two men stand in the centre, one holding a book and talking

Township of Hochelaga Visited by Cartier
A terrain map of the town of Hochelaga visited by Jacques Cartier in 1535, a circular collection of buildings surrounded by a wooden palisade on either side. At the bottom, French and St

Proclamation of the Colony of Bay Islands
The British gained violent control of the Bay Islands from Honduras in 1838, but did little about any formalities or governance until March 1852

Capt. Faulknor Storming Fort Royal, Martinique
Captain Faulknor in the ship Zebra, storming Fort Royal in Martinique in 1794, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Faulknor uses his sword to point up a set of wooden stairs

Demolition of the old London Bridge 1832
Demolition of the Great or Chapel-Pier of old London Bridge in 1832. March 1832

U. S. Troops depart for Mexico 1914
A line of US soldiers in uniform and full kit march onto a ship, surrounded by wooden boxes full of supplies and weapons, en route to Mexico

Trial-trip on the Underground Railway 1862
Dignitaries taking a ride on the first underground train on the Metropolitan Railway line, waving their hats in the air as they ride on a wooden steam locomotive between Paddington and Farrinton

The Youngest Woman Barrister, Yvonne Stranger, the 21-year-old daughter of Harold Stranger KC. Date: 1933

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Astronomer looking at the sky from an attic room. Date: circa 1860s

Barber in action, Rouen, Normandy, Northern France
Barber in action, shaving a sailor on the quayside at Rouen, Normandy, Northern France. Date: 1922

Mayor signing documents, Brittany, Northern France
Mayor signing legal documents, Brittany, Northern France. His traditional costume includes pleated breeches and heavy wooden clogs. 1922

Interior of a peasant cottage, Finland, showing the warmest place in the home, with the stove reaching from floor to ceiling. Date: 1922

Peasants crossing a stream on horseback, Finland. Date: 1922

Miniature bakery and brewery found during excavation, Egypt
Miniature bakery and brewery, with workers, discovered in a pyramid during excavations, Egypt. Their purpose was to minister to the needs of the buried dignitary. Date: 1922

Miniature granary found during excavation, Egypt
Miniature granary, with workers, discovered in a pyramid during excavations, Egypt. Their purpose was to minister to the needs of the buried dignitary. Date: 1922

Wooden statues of servants found during excavation, Egypt
Wooden statues of servants, discovered in a pyramid during excavations, Egypt. Their purpose was to minister to the needs of the buried dignitary. Date: 1922

Wooden statues of handmaidens, Thebes, Egypt
Wooden statues of handmaidens with baskets on their heads, discovered near Thebes during excavations, Egypt. Their purpose was to minister to the needs of the dead inside a pyramid. Date: 1922

Young woman weaving on a loom, China, East Asia
Young woman weaving cloth on a large loom, China, East Asia. Date: 1922

Jamaican industry was struggling against fierce rivalry of production volumes from the great European Nations manufactures

Village of d Heremence, Switzerland - Woman and Mule Rider on one of the narrow streets between the traditional wooden buildings. Date: 1908

Court in the Kings Palace, Bhutan, South Asia. It has typically massive timberwork. The troughs in the middle are royal baths, used medicinally. Date: 1922

The Schoolroom, Hamilton House, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
View of an empty Schoolroom at Hamilton House Secondary School for Girls, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Date: early 20th century

Woman saving paper during WW1
Woman saving paper during the First World War. 1914-1918

Women workers loading cart at London Gas Works, WW1
Women workers loading a coke cart at a London Gas Works during the First World War. 1914-1918

St Catherines Church, Canvey Island, Essex. Date: early 20th century

Ships of 14th century
Ship of the time of Richard II, showing a cog vessel, single-masted vessels, clinker-built with steep sides and a flat bottom. Mid to end of 14th century

Warship from 15th century
English warship of the fifteenth century, showing a cog ship, single-masted vessel, clinker-built with steep sides and a flat bottom. 15th century

Two wooden dolls pulling a cracker on a greetings card -- Gay Young Sparks. Date: circa 1900s

Truncheon with comic verse on a Christmas card
Policemans truncheon with comic verse on a Christmas card -- probably a reference to the Trafalgar Square Riots of November 1887, also known as Bloody Sunday. Date: circa 1887

Railway signals on a Christmas and New Year card
Railway signals on a Christmas and New Year (New Century) card. Date: circa 1899

Children with tree and holly on a Christmas postcard
Children in the snow with tree and holly on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Angel delivering presents on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Four kittens in a wooden crate on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Cat and two kittens on a greetings postcard
Cat and two kittens in a box filled with straw on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Holly and log on a Christmas postcard. Date: circa 1890s

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