Cleaning Collection (page 4)

A high ideal (colour litho)
8656238 A high ideal (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A high ideal. Man admiring the backside of a woman up a ladder)

I always wash my pussy with scented soap (colour litho)
8656217 I always wash my pussy with scented soap (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I always wash my pussy with scented soap)

Mr Henpeck doing the work (colour litho)
8635519 Mr Henpeck doing the work (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Henpeck doing the work. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

A housewife's monthly work throughout the year (colour litho)
8634927 A housewife's monthly work throughout the year (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A housewife's monthly work throughout the year)

Dinner table setting, mid 1930s (b/w photo)
8634922 Dinner table setting, mid 1930s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dinner table setting, mid 1930s)

Separating diamonds from gravel (b/w photo)
8663721 Separating diamonds from gravel (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Separating diamonds from gravel)

Bath house, 16th Century (engraving)
8663769 Bath house, 16th Century (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bath house, 16th Century)

Ore processing in the first half of the 19th century (engraving)
8663921 Ore processing in the first half of the 19th century (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

100 old time Bible words (litho)
8673191 100 old time Bible words (litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 100 old time Bible words)

Watering the streets in Alpine Towns (engraving)
8672770 Watering the streets in Alpine Towns (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Watering the streets in Alpine Towns)

Birth of a child in ancient Germany (engraving)
8626221 Birth of a child in ancient Germany (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birth of a child in ancient Germany)

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Newfoundland fisheries - close of the season (engraving)
8676943 Newfoundland fisheries - close of the season (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Newfoundland fisheries - close of the season)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669438 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertising card for the Sweeperette Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan (chromolitho)
8677275 Advertising card for the Sweeperette Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The monsters whose meat is dirt and dust (litho)
8676264 The monsters whose meat is dirt and dust (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The monsters whose meat is dirt and dust. The workings of a vacuum cleaner)

The Carthusians: The Washing of the Feet (litho)
8666616 The Carthusians: The Washing of the Feet (litho) by Kauffmann, Paul Adolphe (1849-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Washing of the Feet)

Washing and dyeing in a silk production works, 1823
3480219 Washing and dyeing in a silk production works, 1823; (add.info.: Early 19th century washing and dyeing in a silk production works in Derby, England 1823.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A carding engine, 1850
3480151 A carding engine, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a carding engine. Carding is the process that disentangles; cleans; and intermixes the woollen fibres)

A servant ease dropping, 1850
3478255 A servant ease dropping, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a servant ease dropping, whilst she is supposed to be cleaning the stairs)

Mechanism of Whitney's saw gin
2602532 Mechanism of Whitney's saw gin; (add.info.: Mechanism of Whitney's saw gin for cleaning seeds from cotton bolls. Woodcut, London, 1849.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cross-section of Elihu Whitney's (1765-1825) saw-gin for cleaning cotton, 1865 (engraving)
531565 Cross-section of Elihu Whitney's (1765-1825) saw-gin for cleaning cotton, 1865 (engraving); (add.info.: Cross-section of Elihu Whitney's (1765-1825) saw-gin for cleaning cotton

Science. Electric sweeper. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France, 1910
2638700 Science. Electric sweeper. Imagery from a series on the Wonder of Electricity, France, 1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI.

S J Pocock's steam milk can cleaner
3732510s J Pocock's steam milk can cleaner; (add.info.: Engraving depicting S. J. Pocock's steam milk can cleaner)

A scene from within the WM Younger & Co., Holyrood Brewery
5308443 A scene from within the WM Younger & Co., Holyrood Brewery.; (add.info.: Engraving a scene from within the WM Younger & Co., Holyrood Brewery - cleansing beer in union casks)

A scene from within the WM Younger & Co., Holyrood Brewery
5308437 A scene from within the WM Younger & Co., Holyrood Brewery.; (add.info.: Engraving a scene from within the WM Younger & Co., Holyrood Brewery - cleansing beer in union casks)

Engraving depicting a maid dusting items, 19th century
5309083 Engraving depicting a maid dusting items, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a maid dusting items. Dated 19th century 01/02/1880); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Puzzle: boy or girl - which? (colour litho)
8656425 Puzzle: boy or girl - which? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puzzle: boy or girl - which)

An 18th century lady taking a footbath is interrupted by a suitor. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter
1000911 An 18th century lady taking a footbath is interrupted by a suitor. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection.

An exacting housekeeper, 1886
1574886 An exacting housekeeper, 1886; (add.info.: An exacting housekeeper. President Grover Cleveland busily sweeps dirt from the front door of the White House)

Washing Dishes by Electricity (litho)
8631775 Washing Dishes by Electricity (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Washing Dishes by Electricity)

Cavalry stables, Aldershot (engraving)
8631337 Cavalry stables, Aldershot (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cavalry stables, Aldershot, Hampshire. Illustration from Black and White)

Cleaning the Car (litho)
8672392 Cleaning the Car (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cleaning the Car)

Valise, Valley, Vampire, Vial, Village, Viper, Vulture, Wagon, Waiter, Walrus, Washboard, Washing (engraving)
8650083 Valise, Valley, Vampire, Vial, Village, Viper, Vulture, Wagon, Waiter, Walrus, Washboard, Washing (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Valise)

Pa, Ma and the kids going in for a wash (colour litho)
8656379 Pa, Ma and the kids going in for a wash (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pa, Ma and the kids going in for a wash)

Where ignorance is bliss (colour litho)
8656528 Where ignorance is bliss (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Where ignorance is bliss)

Commands: Wash dolly's dress (colour litho)
8645089 Commands: Wash dolly's dress (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wash dolly's dress)

Commands: Wash the door steps (colour litho)
8645082 Commands: Wash the door steps (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wash the door steps)

Trade card for Lifebuoy Soap (chromolitho)
8677717 Trade card for Lifebuoy Soap (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for Lifebuoy Soap.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection.

Trade card for Dr Lovelace's Soap (chromolitho)
8677585 Trade card for Dr Lovelace's Soap (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ore processing in the first half of the 19th century (engraving)
8663928 Ore processing in the first half of the 19th century (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Water for drinking, washing and bathing in medieval times (engraving)
8663760 Water for drinking, washing and bathing in medieval times (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Water for drinking)

An electric stove in a flat (b/w photo)
8658822 An electric stove in a flat (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An electric stove in a flat)

A dining-room that is easy to keep clean (b/w photo)
8658807 A dining-room that is easy to keep clean (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A dining-room that is easy to keep clean)

Mary, I want you to clean the old master (colour litho)
8656815 Mary, I want you to clean the old master (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Mary)

Combined washing, sterilizing, and Bottle-Capping Machine (b/w photo)
8651173 Combined washing, sterilizing, and Bottle-Capping Machine (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Combined washing, sterilizing)

One method of washing for silver (engraving)
8650682 One method of washing for silver (engraving) by Australian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: One method of washing for silver)

Butcher cutting a piece of steak, mid 1930s (b/w photo)
8634931 Butcher cutting a piece of steak, mid 1930s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butcher cutting a piece of steak, mid 1930s)

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"A Complete Wash-out: Exploring the Art of Cleaning" In this captivating collection, William Heath Robinson takes us on a whimsical journey through the world of cleaning. From the iconic DOLLY TUB to the meticulous preening of a Quaker/Monk Parakeet in South America, these hints remind us of the beauty and importance of cleanliness. Step into Pullars Dye Works in Perth, Scotland with their enticing advert that promises vibrant colors and spotless garments. Meanwhile, in England's countryside, witness the transformation as roadside drainage ditches are cleared using a powerful JCB digger - nature reclaiming its purity. Marvel at the tender moment captured by Jesus Washing the Feet of his Disciples; an act symbolizing humility and servitude. The wringer and wet clothes dryer stand as timeless reminders of simpler times when hard work was required for pristine laundry. Ella Watson's stern gaze in Gordon Parks' photograph AMERICAN GOTHIC tells a tale of determination amidst adversity - her role as US Government Chairwoman demanding impeccable standards. Witnessing an adult Mute Swan preening itself gracefully along Cleveland's shores or Sun Conures indulging in self-care rituals brings forth a sense of tranquility from South America. And let us not forget our furry friends. Observe a Sea Otter meticulously grooming itself at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, WA - reminding us that even amidst chaos, there is solace to be found through personal care. Join us on this visual expedition where cleaning becomes an art form. Discover how these diverse moments encapsulate both simplicity and complexity while celebrating cleanliness as an essential aspect of life's harmony.