Woollen Collection

Baldwins knitting leaflet, WW1
Knitted Comforts for Men on Land and Sea - front cover of a booklet published by J & J Baldwin s, yarn manufacturers of Halifax

Patons knitting wools advertisement, WW1 comforts
Advertisement for Patons Alloa knitting wools during the First World War featuring a Red Cross nurse busy knitting and the words, Every Woman Can Help. Date: c.1915

Putting on Ice Skates
Three young women, sitting down to put on their ice skates at Wimbledon Common, London. One girl is accidentally showing off her bloomers!

Sporty Lacrosse Girl - The Sporting Girl - " The Fellows like the girl of sport, shes such a jolly, chummy sort." Date: circa 1910s

Dressing frame in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Lancashire Spinning Mill Victorian period

Man & Quizzing Glass
Blue cravat, tartan under- waistcoat, D-B waistcoat with pointed front, grey woollen pantaloons, brown frock coat: gigot sleeves, black lining, roll collar & lapels

Choosing a Club
A woman chooses a club from the bag carried by her diminutive caddy, she is confident of looking good in her printed woollen sports ensemble by Philippe et Gaston

Two Dressed by Chantal
Two women wear creations by Chantal of Paris - one a woollen serge tailor-made for morning wear, her companion a day frock in two shades of crepe de Rome

Tatler winter fashions, by Gordon Conway
Fashion illustration by Gordon Conway of a soft woollen suit worn with green kasha scarf and gloves. The second outfit, a red coat made of soft suede, worn with a matching scarf and waistcoat

Castle Mill, Dorking
A stylish woman, well wrapped up for a cold day, stops to admire Castle Mill, Dorking, Surrey, England

Advert for Gorringes womens bathing costumes 1927
One piece swimsuits and separate tunics with knickers in a variety of styles in different colours and patterns and also rubber caps with flowers, available at Gorringes, Buckingham Palace Road

Green Dress 1938
A short sleeved dress, with interesting bodice detail, made in green woollen jersey and worn with a matching green hat and white bow tie and wing collar. Date: 1938

Spring fashion from The Tatler, by Gordon Conway
A fashion illustration by Gordon Conway of an elegant black and white woollen suit worn with a silk shirt

Woollen Swimwear 1940
A radiant young lady poses against a dramatic sky in her stylish two-piece woollen bathing costume in which she would be advised to continuing posing rather than attempt swimming

Countrywear / Men 1876
A country gentlemen wears a Norfolk shirt (the forerunner of the Norfolk jacket), knickerbockers, bowler hat, woollen socks & leather shoes & carries a knobbly cane

Illustration of Squirrel woollen underwear all-in-ones Date: 1929

Mill worker, Victorian period

Engine room in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Packing finished cloth in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Making up cloth in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Rolling and cutting cloth in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Perching and measuring cloth in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Pressing cloth in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Tentering cloth in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Cutting cloth in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Dyeing cloth in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Milling cloth in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Scouring cloth in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Burling and mending pieces in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Piece numbering in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Piece room in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Jacquard loom in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Box loom in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Card cutting machine in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Plain coating loom in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Beaming machine in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Warping Mill in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Winding frame in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Twisting Frame in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Fly Spinning Frame in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Cap Spinning Frame in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Cone Roving machines in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Cone reducing machines in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Cone Finishing Box Woollen Mill Bradford Wool

Cone Drawing machines in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Cone Gill machines in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Roving machines in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

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