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Old man wearing a bobble hat. Date: 1970s
Sheep / Southdown WetherA Southdown Wether. Date: 1907
Golfing couple in knitted jumpersGolfing couple in ribbed knitted jumpers. 1960s
Young woman in a blue and white knitted top. 1960s
Young Mother and baby out for a winter walk in the park - wrapped up in many layers of winter woolies! Date: circa 1930
Young couple relaxing in a train compartment. Date: circa 1960s
Fisherman with lobster pots, Brixham Harbour, Devon. circa 1950s
Ballantyne cashmere advertisement, 1959Advertisement for luxurious but affordable cashmere from Ballantyne of Peebles in Scotland featuring a twinset in baby blue and a star cardigan in platinum. Date: 1959
Sweater, cap and slipper socks from Neatawear, 1965A matching trio of winter woollens in brown, black and white wool from Neatawear. Date: 1965
New style jumper - 1919 ladies clothing advertisementAdvertisment for the new style jumper in cashmere available from Greensmith Downes & Son of George Street, Edinburgh. During the 1920s, the popularity of the jumper increased
Two children on a bus ride through Eccles, ManchesterTwo little children, dressed against the cold, huddle together on a bus ride through Eccles, Manchester. Date: circa 1979
French WW1 knitting postcard - Patrie FamillePatriotic French postcard showing a wife at home with her children and a huge pile of knitted comforts, thinking of her soldier husband, who is writing a letter home. Date: c.1915
Frontispiece illustration by Cecil Aldin, Moufflou, by Ouida. Showing Moufflou, a French poodle, walking along a country road in Tuscany, Italy
Group photo of young men playing ice hockey. Date: circa 1930s
Soldier shaving in the open air at a camp. Date: circa 1940s
Girl holding rabbit in a gardenA smiling girl holding her pet rabbit in a garden. Date: circa 1920s
Girl and toddler riding a bicycle and a tricycle. Date: circa 1920s
Girl on a bicycle in a garden. Date: circa 1920s
Children on doorstep in a Balham street, SW LondonFour children on a doorstep in a Balham street, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Little girl looking glumA little girl looking glum. Date: circa 1960s
Studio portrait, little boy on the phoneStudio portrait of a little boy on the phone. Date: circa 1960s
Flocky maucauco or macauco, woolly lemur or indri, Lemur laniger.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine; or
Woolly or tundra mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F. John from Tiere der Urwelt Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1910, Hamburg
Woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, Elephas primigenius Blumb.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F. John from Tiere der Urwelt Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1910, Hamburg
Edible peppery mik-cap Lactarius piperatus and poisonous woolly milk-cap Lactarius torminosus.. Chromolithograph from Leon Dufours Atlas des Champignons Comestibles et Veneneux (1891)
Little boy with large dog in a gardenLittle boy with a large collie dog in a garden. Date: circa 1910s
Studio portrait, boy with white dog. Date: circa 1910s
Queens Work for Women Fund, making socks for soldiers, WW1The Queens Work for Women Fund, whose headquarters were based in a mansion in Piccadilly, pictured with just some of the seventy machines which had been installed in the drawing room to work on some
Studio portrait, little girl with large dog, FranceStudio portrait, little girl with a large dog, France. Date: circa 1910s
Studio portrait, boy with Pekingese dog, photo by Medway Studios, Gillingham, Kent. Date: circa 1920s
Boys drawing in chalk, Balham, SW LondonBoys drawing chalk figures on the ground in a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Studio portrait, little boy with dachshundStudio portrait, little boy holding a rather plump dachshund. Date: circa 1910s
2 Plain, 1 Purl, WW1 knitting cartoonCartoon by Stan Terry in The Tatler showing two plain old ladies and one pretty purl of a young woman all sat knitting comforts for troops at the Front. Date: 1917
Business as Usual revue - Knitting and Sewing sceneA scene from Business as Usual a new revue at the London Hippodrome with a vicar addressing a group of ladies who are knitting and sewing comforts for troops. Date: 1914
Small boy keeping goal in Balham, SW LondonSmall boy keeping goal in front of a concrete wall in a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Small boy with football in Balham, SW LondonSmall boy catching a football in front of a concrete wall in a street in Balham, SW London. Date: circa 1961
Illustration that recreates the hunting of large mammals (mammoths, woolly rhinos and elephants) using traps during the Upper Paleolithic. Painting
WW1 knitting song sheet musicFront cover of sheet music for Knitting Song, published during the First World War when national patriotism was manifested by knitting comforts for troops. Date: c.1917
Sunlight Yarn Knitting book - vintage tennis fashionFront cover of a Sunlight Yarn Knitting book featuring a young woman in a fine knitted jumper readying herself to take a smash during a tennis match. Date: 1914-1918
Baldwins knitting leaflet, WW1, winter at the frontField & Hospital Comforts in Knitting and Crochet. Great War knitting booklet published by J & J Baldwins of Halifax featuring two British soldiers in a snowy trench on the Western Front
The Needle Worker, WW1 knitting & sewing bookletFront cover of monthly magazine, The Needle Worker, from the Great War period featuring a photograph of a Belgian kepi cap - the knitting pattern for which was inside. Date: c.1915
Leachs knitting booklet - garments for scouts, WW1Front cover of a Leachs knitting booklet from the Great War period. This issue focuses on making clothing for scouts who were an important part of the war effort at home. Date: c.1915
French WW1 knitting patternReproduction of the front cover of a French WW1 period knitting booklet, with examples of tricotons (otherwise known as comforts ) available to knit for soldiers at the front. Date: 1914-1918
Leachs WW1 knitting booklet - Comforts for MenFront cover of a Leachs Comforts for Men booklet, part of their Home Needlework Series, featuring a number of woollen comforts including a helmet or balaclava, fingerless gloves and socks
Bracelet wool holder, WW1Advertisement for a bracelet wool holder, an accessory to aid knitters who were making socks, mufflers and other comforts for soldiers during the First World War. Date: 1915
WW1 knitting, woollen belts - gift to the troops from QueenGift to the Troops at the Front from the Queen and the Women of the Empire. Leaflet giving instructions on how to knit woollen belts for troops during the First World War
WW1 crocheted cap and scarf combined for soldiersPattern and photograph taken from a Baldwins Wool Great War era knitting booklet for a crocheted cap and scarf combined. Date: c.1915
American Red Cross Womens Bureau WW1 knitting bookletFront cover of The American Red Cross Womens Bureau instructions for knitting comforts for soldiers. Photograph features a very handsome young man dressed in a knitted balaclava with extended chest
