Woolly Collection

Theres a Long, Long Trail by Mabel Lucie Attwell
" Theres a Long, Long Trail A-Winding into the Land of My Dreams." Knitting themed illustration by Mabel Lucie Attwell showing a cherubic little girl knitting comforts for the troops

W. Heath Robinson
Cartoon, Wild and Woolly. A few trot-skis in Switzerland. Variations on Skiing such as the tri-ski and twin-ski

Errol Flynn / Warner
ERROL FLYNN Irish-American film actor, best known for his swashbuckling roles

People salmon netting at Bideford, Devon
Four people standing in the water salmon netting at Bideford, Devon. Date: circa 1960s

Ben Dale, lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex
Ben Dale, a famous lifeboatman of Harwich, Essex, who served as Coxswain for 23 years. Pictured here with two medals pinned to his chest

Kitten Tangled in Wool
" Didn t you know I could knit?" On this evidence, this kitten is a long way from knitting a woolly jumper

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

Woolly Mammoth
Illustration of a woolly mammoth in a snowy landscape

Tooth from a woolly mammoth
Tooth from an extinct woolly mammoth, specimen from the Natural History Museum, London

Man riding an 1899 Marot-Gardon vintage tricycle
Man wearing a Union Jack hat riding an 1899 Marot-Gardon vintage tricycle Date: circa 1980s

Sheep with curved horns and thick woolly coat. Date: circa 1960s

The woolly rhinoceros, Coelodonta antiquitatis, extinct species of rhinoceros.. Colour printed illustration by Heinrich Harder from Tiere der Urwelt Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1916, Hamburg

Cock o th North wool advertisement, WW1 knitting
Advertisement for Cock o th North knitting wools made by Carter and Parker of Baildon Mills

Frederick Gorringe advert - cardigans for soldiers, WWI
Advertisement by Frederick Gorringe for wool, khaki cardigans and service scarfs for British soldiers during World War I

Little Brunette by Muriel Dawson -- a cute little girl with brown hair and a mauve woolly hat. Date: 1936

Basset hound with woolly hat and hot water bottle Date: 1950s

Kate Greenaway
The Royal Progress of King Pepito by Beatrice F Creswell. Pepito with Kitty and his woolly dog fall asleep on the bank of the stream Date: 1889

Kate Greenaway
The Royal Progress of King Pepito by Beatrice F Creswell. Pepito with his woolly dog Date: 1889

Chiroptera bat heads and faces
Chiroptera bats: Brown long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus 1, 2, lesser long-eared bat, Nyctophilus geoffroyi 3, lesser false vampire bat, Megaderma spasma 4, big-eared woolly bat

Prehistoric men hunting a mammoth in Britain
Early Prehistoric Britons prepare to hunt a Woolly Mammoth. Date: Prehistoric

Balaclava and sleeping cap knitting patterns, WW1
Patterns from a plain helmet or balaclava cap (top) and a sleeping cap taken from a Great War era Baldwins knitting booklet with instructions for knitting various comforts for soldiers at the front

Dr Wilson at the Antarctic
Dr Wilson, at the Antarctic

Christmas postcard, Three children carol singing in the street Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Little girl in the snow with holly Date: 20th century

Postcard design artwork - Posting Birthday wishes
Postcard design artwork - With lots of love, my wish I send - For a Happy Birthday Little Friend! A child posting a letter into a tall red postbox. Date: circa 1937

Birthday postcard, Little boy, dog and pillar box Date: 20th century

Stable girl with a horse
A stable girl with a horse. Date: 1964

Mountain tapir or woolly tapir, Tapirus pinchaque, endangered. Tapirus americanus

Woolly various-coloured lupine, Lupinus tomentosus

Painted woolly bat, Kerivoula picta. Vespertilio pictus Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Jakob Andreas Eisenmann after an illustration by Jacques de Seve

Geoffroys woolly monkey, endangered
Geoffroys woolly monkey, Lagothrix cana cana (Gastrimargus olivaceus), endangered, and woolly monkey, Lagothrix lagotricha (Gastrimargus infumatus), vulnerable

Milkcap mushroom, Lactarius controversus, and woolly milkcap, Lactarius torminosus. Chromolithograph by Lassus after an illustration by A

Elephant creeper, Argyreia nervosa. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L. Reeve, London, 1878

Verbascum species
Handsome verbascum, Verbascum formosum, purple verbascum, Verbascum phoeniceum, copper-coloured mullein, Verbascum cupreum, woolly celsia, Celsia sublanata, and Pyrenean ramondia, Ramondia myconi

Cineraria, astelma and swan daisy species
Woolly cineraria, Cineraria lanata, purple-leaved, Cineraria cruenta, poplar-leaved, Cineraria populifolia, great astelma, Astelma eximium, spiny triptilion, Triptilion spinosum, large swan daisy

Woolly net-bush, Calothamnus villosus
Woolly net-bush or silky net-bush, Calothamnus villosus (Calothamnus villosa)

Woolly tea-tree, Leptospermum lanigerum. Chromolithograph by Stroobant from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1885

King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, juvenile (Woolly penguin). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Red kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo and dusky wallaby
Red kangaroo, Macropus rufus 1, eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus 2, and dusky wallaby, Thylogale brunii 3. Kanguroo laineux, geant, d Aroe

Red kangaroo, Macropus rufus (Woolly kangaroo, Macropus lanigerus). Illustration by John Lewin. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by H

Woolly pimelea, Pimelea lanata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Miss Hall from Benjamin Maund and the Rev. John Stevens Henslows The Botanist, London, 1836

Solanum asperolanatum (Woolly solanum, Solanum lanatum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Mrs Augusta Withers from Benjamin Maund and the Rev

Woolly cineraria, Cineraria lanata. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by James Sowerby from William Curtis The Botanical Magazine, Lambeth Marsh, London, 1787

Turks turban or lobed-leaved woolly achania, Achania mollis

W F Brawn, footballer, Aston Villa
William (Billy) F Brawn, footballer, Aston Villa. Date: circa 1904

Kitten on a shopping trip on a German postcard. Date: circa 1930s

Susi - in a long scarf
Susi - sitting in the corner wrapped up in a long scarf Date: 1950s

Poster, Bagneres de Luchon, Pyrenees, France. Date: circa 1950s

Curtis British Entomology Plate 332
Lepidoptera: Psyche radiella = Epichnopteryx plumella (Woolly Case-bearer, Transparent Sweep) [Plant: Ononis repens (Rest-harrow)] Date: 1824-39

Woolly step-ins & dressy jumper 1940 Woolly step-ins & dressy jumper 1940
Womens clothing in wool with stitch pattern. Date: 1940

Holding the Line - WW1 knitting postcard
Humorous postcard showing a British soldier in uniform helping a pretty young female companion wind her khaki wool - a comment on the popularity of knitting as part of the war effort on the home

Physiognomy - Northern Russian Type (1 / 2)
Physiognomy - Northern Russian Type (1/2) - Full front face view. Date: 1902

LAKE FISHING / 1970S
A lone fisherman on a cold day sits by Earlswood Lake Date: 1970s

Old Lady on bench, Starigrad, Warsaw, Poland
An old lady sits on a bench in the square of Starigrad, Warsaw, Poland. It is winter and snow is on the cobblestones of the square. See also Picture No. 12445701 Date: 1987

Farmer with lambs
Staffordshire farmer Gordon Blakemore, now deceased, with two spring lambs in the back of his Landrover. First published The Times Date: 1992

Starigrad, Warsaw, Poland
An old lady sits on a bench in the square of Starigrad, Warsaw, Poland. It is winter and pigeons fly overhead. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1987

Jolly old lady Whitby
Happy old lady on a winter day on the beach at Whitby, North Yorkshire. The pier head light is in the background. Image first appeared in The Sunday Times Date: circa 1988

Model of the Ilford Mammoth
A model of the woolly mammoth found at Ilford, Essex, England, held by Fossil Mammals, Palaeontology

WWII knitting, New Woollies for soldiers, sailors & airmen
Front 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

1960s knitting crochet pattern for dress modelled by Twiggy
Front cover of a crochet pattern for a quick crochet suit in Twilleys Stalite wool, worn here by archetypal sixties model, Twiggy. Date: c.1966

Knitted helmet, WW1 knitting, comforts for soldiers
Photograph and pattern written by Marjory Tillotson for Baldwins yarn manufacturers

Woolly monkey and boy
Unusual Friends - Woolly monkey and boy. 1950s

Maxim Gorky / Sorrento
MAXIM GORKY Russian writer (born Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov) at Sorrento in 1868 Date: 1868 - 1936

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

Schiaparelli ski oufit, 1929
A ski-ing outfit by Elsa Schiaparelli featuring loosely cut breeches in dark blue toile and a novel fitted jumper, pointed hood-like cap

What to Knit for Baby - childrens knitting book
Charming illustration on the front cover of a knitting book published by Scotch Wool and Hosiery Stores. Date: c.1930

WWII knitting booklet, Home Front Woollies
Front 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

Mittens and body belt, WW1 knitting, comforts for troops
Patterns for mittens and a body belt (designed to keep the midriff warm)

Helmet with cape pieces by Marjory Tillotson, WW1 knitting
Pattern 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, WW1
Be useful in this time of war

Sentinel knitting booklet, socks, WW1
Front cover of the Sentinel Knitting Booklet published by Charles Sykes and Co, of St. Andrews Mills, Bradford during the First World War

American Red Cross Womens Bureau WW1 knitting booklet
Front cover of The American Red Cross Womens Bureau instructions for knitting comforts for soldiers

WW1 knitting booklet patterns, knitted helmets
Inside of a First World War era knitting booklet with various patterns instructing knitters how to make woollen comforts for the troops

Man in Khaki WW1 sock knitting kit box and instructions
The Man in Khaki sock knitting kit, designed to make the knitting of socks for troops as simple and efficient as possible

WW1 knitting - comic postcard, Naughty Netta
Naughty 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

Liberty knitting bag, WW1
A boat shaped knitting bag in colour printed shantung silk lined with cotton, available from Libertys at a cost of 9s. 11d. Just the ticket for all the enthusiastic knitters of the First World War

Checked knitted chess board vest, WW1
A British soldier proudly displaying a knitted vest under his jacket which, as well as eeping him warm, doubles as a portable chess and draughts board

Discovery of the Adams mammoth, 1799
Discovery of a frozen mammoth in Siberia. A local chief spotted the creature, encased in transparent ice, on the banks of the river Lena in 1799

Mammoth thigh bone
Fossilised thigh bone of a woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) from Siberia. About 40, 000 years old

Rudolph Valentino with his Dogs 1926
RUDOLPH VALENTINO film actor, exercising his two dogs. His tragic early death resulted from peritonitis after an emergency operation for appendicitis and gastric ulcers

Woolly Stockings C. 1940
A smiling young woman, reclining on tasselled cushions, pulls on a wool stocking while pointing her toe in the air

Basset hound with woolly hat and hot water bottle
Unusual Friends - Basset hound with woolly hat and hot water bottle. 1950s

Tabby kitten and woolly monkey
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten and woolly monkey. 1950s

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