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Clothes prop with comic verse on a Christmas cardClothes prop with washing line and socks, with comic verse on a Christmas card -- including a Leap Year proposal in advance of the following year. Date: circa 1890s
Old English Sheepdog turned into wool, CornwallAn Old English Sheepdog with its enterprising owners, who spin its longhaired coat into balls of wool for knitting, at home in Mullion, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
Margaret Vyner, 1940Margaret Vyner, wife of actor Hugh Williams, sporting an outfit made from wool designed by Norman Hartnell, who was at the time dress-maker to the Queen. 1940
Grenadier cap, officers, 43rd Regiment of Foot, 1740-1749. Metal and silk thread embroidery on velvet and wool. This officers cap displays the white horse and motto of the house of Hanover
Children playing at the beachYoung children playing on the beach with a shovel and bucket. Altl are wearing charming fashions from Gnooch s, Brompton Road, London
Aquascutum coat, 1954A stone-coloured coat made in blended wool and cashmere cloth, with a pale velvet half collar and horn buttons suggestive of an Edwardian dandy. The car is an Austin Healey 100. Date: 1954
Advert for Braemar Scotlands finest knitwear 1935Womens botany, fine lambswool and pure cashmere cardigans. 1935
The Early Iron Age. The bog body from Huldremose in Djursland from 100 AD. The woman wore a skirt of wool, a scarf and two fleece capes. Her hair was tied up with a long woollen cord
Winter sports outfit by Elsa SchiaparelliIllustration showing a sweater with adjustable high collar, bonnet and high woollen leggings by Elsa Schiaparelli. 1928
Girl and boy in knitted cardigans. The price of the pattern is shown in both old and new currencies (one shilling equalling five pence). circa 1971
Two nuns in Eastbourne, Sussex - one of them is knitting. Date: circa 1960s
Charles Creed suit, 1965Advertisement for Charles Creed and a suit in a basket weave wool tweed with a contrasting bolero top in velvet with the trim repeated on the jacket collar and cuffs. Date: 1965
Balenciaga and Givenchy fashions, 1961Illustration depicting ensembles designed by Balenciaga and Givenchy in 1961. From left, (1) wool coat with large black overcheck reversing to black
Nina Ricci cape coat 1961Cape coat in pebble wool in a rich marron glace reversing to stone designed by Jean Crahay at Nina Ricci. The dress underneath is of the same marron colour and is slim-fitting
Maternity wear by Motherhood, 1965Mrs Peter Blond (aka the model Virginia Wynne-Thomas) pictured wearing a simple maternity shift dress in Liberty-print wool of marigold colours on black with double frills at the elbows
David Before Saul. Flemish tapestry 1525 cDavid before Saul. ca. 1525. Series of History of David. Cardboard by Bernard van Orley. Manufacturing in Brussels. Silk and wool. 560 x 410 cm. Flemish art. Tapestry. SPAIN. CASTILE AND LEON
What to Knit for Baby - childrens knitting bookCharming illustration on the front cover of a knitting book published by Scotch Wool and Hosiery Stores. Date: c.1930
WWII knitting booklet, Home Front WoolliesFront cover of a knitting booklet produced by Weldons featuring a variety of patterns to make garments for war workers from a resolute looking member of the Home Guard to female members of the armed
WWII knitting, New Woollies for soldiers, sailors & airmenFront cover of a knitting booklet from the Second World War published by yarn manufacturer Weldon, featuring woollen garments which could made for men in the armed services
Mittens and body belt, WW1 knitting, comforts for troopsPatterns for mittens and a body belt (designed to keep the midriff warm), two items of clothing which could be knitted for soldiers at the front featured in a Great War era knitting booklet published
Helmet with cape pieces by Marjory Tillotson, WW1 knittingPattern from a Baldwins knitting booklet during the First World War for a wool helmet with cape pieces to protect the neck and chest designed by the leading knitting expert
Weldons garments & hospital comforts, knitting booklet, WW1Be useful in this time of war. Front cover of a Weldons booklet with instructions on how to make a variety of garments for soldiers and hospital comforts for wounded men
Sentinel knitting booklet, socks, WW1Front cover of the Sentinel Knitting Booklet published by Charles Sykes and Co, of St. Andrews Mills, Bradford during the First World War
Knitted helmet, WW1 knitting, comforts for soldiersPhotograph and pattern written by Marjory Tillotson for Baldwins yarn manufacturers, to make a knitted helmet with cap pieces - one of numerous comforts for soldiers suggested during the First World
Advert for Burberry winter coats 1924Heavy wintert overcoats, provide comforting warmth through the soft, luxurious qualities of fine woola and thus they combine. Date: 1924
WW1 knitting - comic postcard, Naughty NettaNaughty Nettas Knitting Knickers for the Seat of War. Humorous postcard inspired by the national effort of knitting comforts for soldiers during the First World War
Advert for Wolsey pure wool underwear 1914Advertisement for Wolsey pure wool underwear, made in Britain, by Britons. September 1914
Advert for the Olva sleeping blanket, WW1Advertisement for the Olva improved sleeping blanket, a great improvement on the ordinary sleeping bag. Invaluable for officers on active service
American ladies coat fashion 1924Collection of 1920s American coats, from a clothing catalogue. Date: 1924
Advert for Gor-ray Koneray pleated skirts 1950Give her a lovely NEW Gor-ray pleated skirt. With its permanised knife-edge into sheath-fitting, single material over the hips, it is the most flattering of all skirts. 1950
Cyprus - Women Spinning woolCyprus - Cypriot Women Spinning wool and working at a loom. Date: circa 1906
A Tunisian Arab Woman spinning wool using a hand spindle Date: 1908
Hill Man and Woman - Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, IndiaHill Man and Woman at Mussoorie, a hill station and a municipal board in the Dehradun District of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Date: 1905
Algeria - Biskra - Nomadic Encampment. Date: circa 1906
Nina Ricci outfit, 1960A model studies a fashion magazine while wearing a dress in flecked grey wool with a peplum overskirt giving a fashionable tiered effect by Nina Ricci, worn with a short bolero jacket. Date: 1960
Tunic suit by Marcus and Otto Lucas hat, 1960A tunic in fine black and white check wool worsted which buttons down the back worn over a straight skirt by Marcus and teamed with a black straw high-crowned hat by Otto Lucas. Date: 1960
Radomir, Bulgaria, in the Pernik Province - a woman spinning wool and a unisex Gymnasium
Woolly Stockings C. 1940A smiling young woman, reclining on tasselled cushions, pulls on a wool stocking while pointing her toe in the air
Susi - with knitting on a needle, some of it unravelling. 1950s
Fur-trimmed coats 1933Model wearing fashionable full length wool romaine coats with fur trim. Date: 1933
Advert for Goochs toddlers clothing 1929Three charming styles, girls double breasted overcoat with bonnet, boys suit made from crepe-de-chine with white front collar and cuffs
Sphagnum moss manufactured for surgical dressings, WW1Page from The War Budget reporting on the use of sphagnum moss, harvested in peat bogs, and processed into antiseptic surgical dressings during the First World War
John Smedley knitted swimsuitsAdvertisement for John Smedley knitted swimwear. Good quality but no doubt rather itchy after a dip. 1938
Woman knitting with six foot needles and very thick wool. Date: circa 1980s
Advert for Lillywhites summer sports clothing 1930Fashions for all summer sports, available at Lillywhites, Piccadilly. 1930
Championship sheep at the Royal Cornwall ShowThree championship sheep (a ram and two ewes) and their minders at the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show, which takes place at the beginning of June each year, at Wadebridge in North Cornwall
Advert for Dickins & Jones soldiers & sailors comforts 1914Selection of Christmas gifts for soldiers and sailors. 1914