Comforts 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

Wrights Coal Tar Soap - WW1
Advertisement for Wrights Coal Tar Soap from the Great War showing a soldier and his wife or sweetheart bidding farewell to each other

Interior of the R101 airship
Amenities of the giant British airship R101, showing the smoking room, a typical two-berth cabin, and passengers looking down on the lights of a city from the starboard promenade deck

Instruction booklet, Knitting for the RAF, WW2
Cover design, instruction booklet, Knitting for the RAF, World War Two, price one shilling. circa 1940

WW2 poster, The Merchant Navy was there! Merchant Navy Comforts Service. Date: 1940s

A glamorous female model with her trusty Goblin Teasmade
A stylish female model wakes up fresh-faced and ready now to face the day thanks to a few sips from a hearty brew prepared by her faithful bedside Goblin Teasmade. How Delicious! Date: 1960s

Wagons-Lit company poster
Poster extolling the comforts of travelling by rail when you have luxurious sleeper bunks to relax in

COMRADE IN WHITE
The Comrade in White - also known as Jesus - comforts a wounded soldier as he is assisted by a Red Cross officer 1915

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

Wrights Coal Tar Soap advertisement, WW1
Lucky Beggar!...Send a bar to YOUR soldier friend. Advertisement for Wrights coal tar soap with a soldier the envy of all his comrades as he is enjoying a wash with a whole bar sent to him from home

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

WW2 poster, Merchant Navy Comforts Service
WW2 poster advertising the Merchant Navy Comforts Service, which organised parcels of food, drink, clothing and other comforts during the war. Date: 1940s

Mr Peggotty and Little Emily - David Copperfield, Dickens
Mr Peggotty and Little Emily - David Copperfield, Charles Dickens. Date: circa 1910s

The NeedleWorker, WW1 knitting with Jessie Pope poem
Page from The Needle Worker from March 1915, advising readers on knitting for men and boys and featuring, The Knitting Song, a poem by Jessie Pope

Sara Crewe / Becky / Maid
Becky the maidservant comforts Sara Crewe when she is orphaned and penniless

Boots advertisement WW1 - comforts for the trenches
Boots advertisement warning Remember, there are no Chemists Shops in the Trenches. Their suggestions for comforts to send to men at the front include foot comfort, Meloids for a sore throat

Cock o th North wool advertisement, WW1 knitting
Advertisement for Cock o th North knitting wools made by Carter and Parker of Baildon Mills, near Shipley in Yorkshire and ideal for making comforts for soldiers

The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell and grandfather in the shop
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

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. The Tommy featured is keen to show off his cardigan and quips

Old man comforting crying woman, 1903
Painting by Louisa Starr Canziani (1845 - 1909) depicting an elderly man comforting a crying young woman after seemingly having read a devastating report in a newspaper about an overseas battle

JAPAN 33
Japan/ Shinkansen train series " 700" - Tokyo - Kyoto Japanese man is using his laptop with a wireless connection while traveling with the Sinkansen train known as " bullet train"

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

Front cover of Beehive knitting pattern booklet for men's socks, hats, balaclavas etc, for Royal Navy and Merchant Navy sailors and for the Army Date: 1918

Royal Navy, HMS Hood, War Comforts Fund
ROYAL NAVY: HMS Hood rare War Comforts Fund charity booklet

WW2 Women Sewing
This illustration shows four women sat at home, knitting and sewing to assemble comforts for the war services during WW2. Date: circa 1941

The Gas Light and Coke Co Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for The Gas Light & Coke Co. promoting the delight and comforts of having a gas fire in Spring. Date: circa 1916

The Right of Way
A landscape painting of a broad countryside setting, with a winding stream trailing off, beside which a mother comforts her son, who seems uncomfortable by the sheep and lambs. Date: circa 1922

Artist H. H. Harris at work
Artist H. H. Harris on a sketching tour in aid of the RAF Comforts Fund. Date: 1940

Caricature illustration, Highland Bull with radio aerial, with herdsman listening below. Captioned, Things seen and heard'

Apparitions: angels & the ghost of a lover comforts woman
The spirit of a dead man, accompanied by two angels, returns to Earth to comfort his surviving lover. Date: circa 1810

Seaside comforts (chromolitho)
2800643 Seaside comforts (chromolitho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seaside comforts. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Comforts of a Rumford Stove, 1800 (coloured engraving)
2632289 The Comforts of a Rumford Stove, 1800 (coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Home - the place where we grumble the most and are treated the best! (colour litho)
5996065 Home - the place where we grumble the most and are treated the best! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Woman At the Knitting Party... by H. M. Bateman
The Woman at the Knitting Party Who Dared to Knit Herself a Jumper by H. M. Bateman (while the rest of the group get on with knitting socks and other comforts for serving soldiers). Date: 1940

The Gas Light and Coke Company, Horseferry Road,s W. Advertisement (colour litho)
560431 The Gas Light and Coke Company, Horseferry Road,s W. Advertisement (colour litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gas Light and Coke Company)

Egypt after the War, the Comforts of an Occupation, Recreation in Cairo (engraving)
1043884 Egypt after the War, the Comforts of an Occupation, Recreation in Cairo (engraving) by Villiers, Frederic (1851-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egypt after the War)

Constantine the Leper comforts the Pious Women (fresco)
704461 Constantine the Leper comforts the Pious Women (fresco) by Italian School; Oratorio di San Silvestro, Rome, Italy; (add.info)

Comfort (engraving)
6000798 Comfort (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comfort. Illustration for Scraps and Sketches by George Cruikshank (no publishers name, c 1885)

The Lodging House slavey brings up his boots and letters (chromolitho)
2805177 The Lodging House slavey brings up his boots and letters (chromolitho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lodging House slavey brings up his boots and letters)

Home Friends (colour litho)
2800427 Home Friends (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Home Friends. Illustration for The Quiver, 1867.); © Look and Learn

Campaigning in Rhodesia (litho)
1051245 Campaigning in Rhodesia (litho) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Campaigning in Rhodesia)

Sir Francis Drake, dining on The Golden Hind to the sound of violins (litho)
3099913 Sir Francis Drake, dining on The Golden Hind to the sound of violins (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Francis Drake)

Home Is Home Be It Ever So Homely (colour litho)
3095629 Home Is Home Be It Ever So Homely (colour litho) by Browne, Gordon Frederick (1858-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Home Is Home Be It Ever So Homely)

Sleeping in bath room (colour litho)
3641843 Sleeping in bath room (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sleeping in bath room. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Henry VIII and Catharine Parr, 1546 (engraving)
671179 Henry VIII and Catharine Parr, 1546 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry VIII and Catharine Parr, 1546)

In a Pullman Palace Car on the Midland Railway (engraving)
583040 In a Pullman Palace Car on the Midland Railway (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In a Pullman Palace Car on the Midland Railway; from The Graphic)

Sous Louis XIV (colour litho)
6004678 Sous Louis XIV (colour litho) by Caran d Ache (Emmanuel Poire) (1858-1909) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sous Louis XIV)

Outcast! (engraving)
6016537 Outcast! (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Outcast! Illustration for The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News)

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"Finding Comfort in the Midst of Chaos: A Journey Through History" "There's a Long, Long Trail to Comforts: Exploring Mabel Lucie Attwell's Heartwarming Illustrations" "Wrights Coal Tar Soap - Bringing Relief and Comfort during WW1" "Knitting for the RAF: An Instruction Booklet that Brought Warmth and Comfort in WW2" "The Luxurious Interior of R101 Airship: A Haven of Comfort Above the Clouds" "Comrade in White: Uniting Soldiers with Healing and Comfort during WW2" "The Merchant Navy was There: Providing Essential Support and Comfort During Wartime - A Powerful Poster from WW2" "Wagons-Lit Company Poster: Embarking on a Journey Filled with Luxury, Convenience, and Ultimate Comfort" "Glamour meets Practicality: The Trusty Goblin Teasmade - Every Woman's Companion for Morning Blissful Moments of Relaxation" "Wrights Coal Tar Soap Advertisement - Offering Soothing Care amidst the Turmoil of WW1 Trenches. " "Baldwins Knitting Leaflet, WW1 Edition - Crafting Warmth and Love as a Source of Solace Amidst War. " "Patons Knitting Wools Advertisement, WW1 comforts – Wrapping Hearts with Threads of Hope during Challenging Times. " "Merchant Navy Comforts Service Poster from WWII – Delivering Joyful Packages Filled with Love Across Oceans. " In times when chaos prevailed, these glimpses into history remind us that even amidst turmoil, there were always comforting elements to be found; whether it was through heartwarming illustrations like Mabel Lucie Attwell’s “Theres a Long, Long Trail, ” or Wrights Coal Tar Soap providing solace during World War 1 trenches.