Resourceful Collection

Illustration of Ned Kelly wearing home made armour and shooting handgun

Wheelbarrow filled with ice and drinks in bottles and cans

Illustration of hanging lightweight netting above newly sown grass to prevent birds from eating seed

Advert for the Ministry of Food 1940
The weeks food facts No. 6. If you eat more than you need, you are wasting food as surely as if you had thrown it away. So eat what you need, but no more. Buy wisely and cater strictly

Mending the Baseball, (oil on canvas)
650883 Mending the Baseball, (oil on canvas) by Witkowski, Karl (1860-1910); 61.3x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mending the Baseball. Karl Witkowski (1860-1910). Oil on canvas

Cross section illustration of oval house made from animal skins with fire below ground and smoke rising above, Nabta Playa, Egypt

ancient civilizations, ancient egyptian, cut out, flora, medium group of objects, no people, paper, papyrus, resourceful, slice, stem, studio shot, the past, watercolour painting, white background

Scottish soldier writing home on a spiral staircase, WW1
A resourceful Scottish soldier sits on a section of spiral staircase on the Western Front during the First World War to write his letter home. Date: 1914-1918

Male Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) trying to catch fallen fruits using stick as a tool, Conkouati-Douli National Park, Republic of Congo, Africa

Black-striped capuchin (Sapajus libidinosus) using rock as a tool to break open palm nut, Parnaiba Headwaters National Park, Piaui, Brazil. August

Baby ground squirrel (Xerus inauris) using its tail for shade, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. Non-ex

Illustration of Ned Kelly wearing home made armour and shooting handgun

Ruse de renard. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101444 Ruse de renard. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruse de renard)

Darwins woodpecker finch (Cactospiza pallida) using twig as tool to extract beetle grub from dead branch, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, South America

Apples in a Hat, (oil on canvas)
650619 Apples in a Hat, (oil on canvas) by Prentice, Levi Wells (1851-1935); 30.8x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Apples in a Hat. Levi Wells Prentice (1851-1935). Oil on canvas

They cut up their trains into sunday waistcoats, illustration from
617055 They cut up their trains into sunday waistcoats, illustration from The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith, c.1910 (colour litho) by Jameson

Old West American Cowboy on Horseback, 1930 (litho)
3035866 Old West American Cowboy on Horseback, 1930 (litho) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage black)

Scene from the novel Les Cinq Sous de Lavarede, by Paul Ivoi (chromolitho)
3105683 Scene from the novel Les Cinq Sous de Lavarede, by Paul Ivoi (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from the novel Les Cinq Sous de Lavarede)

Clever monkeys at a zoo (colour litho)
5996047 Clever monkeys at a zoo (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clever monkeys at a zoo. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Scene from the novel Les Cinq Sous de Lavarede, by Paul Ivoi (chromolitho)
3105685 Scene from the novel Les Cinq Sous de Lavarede, by Paul Ivoi (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from the novel Les Cinq Sous de Lavarede)

The Joy Ride, (oil on canvas)
989857 The Joy Ride, (oil on canvas) by Morgan, Frederick (1856-1927); 50.8x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Joy Ride. Frederick Morgan (1856-1927). Oil on canvas

Scene from the novel Les Cinq Sous de Lavarede, by Paul Ivoi (chromolitho)
3105679 Scene from the novel Les Cinq Sous de Lavarede, by Paul Ivoi (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from the novel Les Cinq Sous de Lavarede)

Catching the sun on the highest spot in London. The statue of Nelson at the top of the column is being cleaned once again, and steeplejacks perched on the top made the most of the sun

Tea making during Power Cuts, 11th December 1970. In the kitchen, a spare car battery and headlamp bulb provide enough light to work in as water for the tea is boiled in an antique copper kettle on a

Former Swan Hunter coppersmith and welder Rob Dixon, 38, built the 7 ton steel hulled Rio Delta, in the backyard of his council home in Cedarwood Avenue on the North Shields Meadow Well Estate

Butterfly, Painted lady, Vanessa cardui
Dahlia, yellow flower with Painted Lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui

leaf, leaves
Leaf Leaf, variety not identified Green subject

adansonia digitata, baobab
Adansonia digitata Baobab Green subject

eco friendly garden
4592 Eco friendly garden Hampton Court Flowershow 2009 Rain Chain garden designed by Wendy Allen

Fennel, Bronze fennel, Foeniculum vulgare Purpureum
Bronze fennel, Foeniculum vulgare Purpureum, mustard yellow flower in soft focus and a red ladybird on the fine leaf

Lettuce, Lollo bionda, Lactuca sativa Lollo bionda
Lettuce, Lactuca sativa Lollo bionda growing with other lettuce and coriander in recycled containers at Hampton Court 2009. Capital Growth Incentive volunteers edible balconies

Basil, Purple basil, Ocimum basilicum purpurescens
Purple Basil, Ocimum basilicum purpurescens growing in bright pink wellington boot at Hampton Court 2009. Capital Growth Incentive volunteers edible balconies

Celery, Apium graveolens cultivar growing with Lettuce, Lactuca sativa Lollo rosso at Hampton Court 2009. Capital Growth Incentive volunteers edible balconies using unusual recycled container

Lettuce, Lollo rosso, Lactuca sativa Lollo rosso
Lettuce, Lactuca sativa Lollo rosso Bronze and green salad leaves growing in recycled workmans helmet at Hampton Court 2009. Capital Growth Incentive volunteers edible balconies

Walla Brook Bridge, Dartmoor, c1896. Artist: Chapman & Sons
Walla Brook Bridge, Dartmoor, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Crusoe Makes A Little Tent With A Sail, c1870. From The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe. [Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London]

Fitting the Hand-Sledges with Runners. July, 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

British engineers with the Expeditionary Force making hand grenades out of tobacco tins, c1914. From The Manchester Guardian: History of the War, Vol. II.-1914-15. 1915

Crossing the Tigris river on inflated goat skins, 1918

Black and white illustration of pegging polythene barrier to protect young carrots from pests

Snow covered bison standing in a snowy field next to sagebrush, Yellowstone National Park, USA
Snow covered Bison cow (Bison bison) standing in a snowy field next to frost covered sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) on a sunny winter day; Yellowstone National Park, United States of America

Illustration of tomato plants in compost bag with marigolds growing between to attract pests

Hand placing ice cube into dent in carpet caused by legs of table or chair (removing dent in carpet)

Illustration of Siberian tent made from animal skin and bones

bomb crater, cricket pitch / W H Robinson
Not even a five foot deep bomb crater on the cricket pitch can stop play when a simple wooden plank will allow the game to continue

Munchausen, having tethered his horse to pole in snowstorm, in morning finds snow gone and horse on church spire. Ever resourceful, he severs tether with a shot, mounts and continues his journey

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"Unleashing the Power of Resourcefulness: From Ice-Cold Refreshments to Ancient Innovations" A wheelbarrow filled with ice and drinks in bottles and cans, a testament to resourcefulness at backyard parties. Ned Kelly, the legendary outlaw, donning homemade armor and shooting a handgun - an embodiment ingenuity. Journey back in time as we explore Nabta Playa, Egypt - a cross-section illustration revealing an oval house made from animal skins with fire below ground and smoke rising above; ancient resourcefulness at its finest. Preventing hungry birds from devouring newly sown grass by hanging lightweight netting - a clever solution captured in an illustrative masterpiece. Step into history with an advert for the Ministry of Food 1940, showcasing how resourcefulness played a vital role during challenging times. "Mending the Baseball, " an oil on canvas painting depicting skilled hands repairing cherished sports equipment through resourceful techniques. Delve into ancient civilizations as we marvel at cut-out flora objects from ancient Egypt - evidence of their innovative use of resources for artistic expression. Amidst the chaos of WW1, witness a Scottish soldier finding solace while writing home on a spiral staircase - resilience and adaptability personified. The wind farm in La Muela, Zaragoza, Spain stands tall as evidence that harnessing renewable energy sources is both sustainable and resourceful for our planet's future. Observe nature's brilliance as male chimpanzees utilize sticks to catch fallen fruits or black-striped capuchins using rocks as tools to break open palm nuts - showcasing intelligence born out of necessity among our primate relatives. Witness the adorable sight of a baby ground squirrel seeking shade under its own tail within Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park – proof that even animals exhibit remarkable adaptability when it comes to utilizing available resources.