Trades Collection (page 2)

French street trader selling hot roasted chestnuts 1908
Parisienne woman holding out a small bag to receive some hot roasted chestnuts from a street trader. Date: 1908

Ms. Lat 209 fol. 11r The Professions, from De Sphaera (vellum)
XIR308310 Ms. Lat 209 fol.11r The Professions, from De Sphaera (vellum) by De Predis, Cristoforo (1440/45-86) (attributed to); Biblioteca Estense, Modena

The Travelling Cobbler
Children sit on a grass verge and watch The Travelling Cobbler repairing shoes from the back of his van. Date: early 1930s

Bakers Man with Dogs

Cherries in Paris Street
A smart woman buys cherries for herself and her children from a Parisien street trader

BOX SELLER
Band Boxes. A box seller passes Benjamin Tabarts Juvenile Library on Bond Street, London. Tabart was an early seller of fairy tales & nursery stories for children

MILK BELOW
In Londons Cavendish Square the milk-woman cries Milk below ! to the servants in the basements of the houses

Workers - May Day 1936
Workers organisations May Day celebrations in Hyde Park - London

Paris Ecaillere 18C
A Frenchman treats himself to an oyster on the streets of Paris while the ecaillere watches to see whether he approves it

Ice Cream Seller & Dog
A sudden spell of hot weather brings ice cream vendors many customers, including this dog who insists on being served along with his small owner

Girl Match Seller
A young girl sells matches in the street

SHOE-BLACK 1877
A Shoe-Black boy cleans and shines a gentlemans shoes on a wooden block

A London Costermonger
A London costermonger with a fully laden cartload of vegetables

London / Cries / Watercress
The watercress seller

Billingsgate Fishwife
A fishwife of Billingsgate, Londons fish market

C17 - 48 TRADES
Forty-eight depictions of various trades

Chinese silk-cord or silk-twist makers, Qing Dynasty. Women twisting silk thread on an uprtight cone
FLO4590262 Chinese silk-cord or silk-twist makers, Qing Dynasty. Women twisting silk thread on an uprtight cone. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Mirror seller, Qing Dynasty. The mirrors are made of highly polished copper
FLO4590242 Mirror seller, Qing Dynasty. The mirrors are made of highly polished copper. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste

Chinese seller of sugar hares or mooncakes at the 4th moon, and truck to carry Chinese wine, beer brewed from millet
FLO4590575 Chinese seller of sugar hares or mooncakes at the 4th moon, and truck to carry Chinese wine, beer brewed from millet, Qing Dynasty

Chinese swan pan or abacus, and pottery shop, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after
FLO4590545 Chinese swan pan or abacus, and pottery shop, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin

Chinese rice mill with blindfolded mules turning a millstone, Qing Dynasty
FLO4590500 Chinese rice mill with blindfolded mules turning a millstone, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste

Chinese mountebank riding a boat on land accompanied by a musician playing a recorder, Qing Dynasty
FLO4590485 Chinese mountebank riding a boat on land accompanied by a musician playing a recorder, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Chinese puppet show, Qing Dynasty. The puppeteer is completely hidden inside a curtained theatre
FLO4590473 Chinese puppet show, Qing Dynasty. The puppeteer is completely hidden inside a curtained theatre and works the puppets in a window above his head

Carriage of the Kong Tchou, the Qing Emperor's eldest daughter. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea
FLO4590372 Carriage of the Kong Tchou, the Qing Emperor's eldest daughter. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin

Chinese stage cart, Qing Dynasty. Common horse-drawn carriage or wagon used by all classes
FLO4590365 Chinese stage cart, Qing Dynasty. Common horse-drawn carriage or wagon used by all classes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Chinese musical instruments, Qing Dynasty: iron Hien-pan 1, bronze vase 2, drum
FLO4590326 Chinese musical instruments, Qing Dynasty: iron Hien-pan 1, bronze vase 2, drum, wooden percussion instrument in the shape of a fish 4, and Bong-gui 5

Chinese rope makers, Qing Dynasty. Workers twisting and weaving rope from bamboo on a horizontal frame
FLO4590295 Chinese rope makers, Qing Dynasty. Workers twisting and weaving rope from bamboo on a horizontal frame. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Embroiderer working on two pieces of silk cloth, Qing Dynasty. One with a bird for a civil mandarin
FLO4590272 Embroiderer working on two pieces of silk cloth, Qing Dynasty. One with a bird for a civil mandarin, one with a quadruped animal for a military mandarin

Chinese pottery making: potter firing a porcelain plate in a furnace to fix the glaze on it
FLO4590209 Chinese pottery making: potter firing a porcelain plate in a furnace to fix the glaze on it, and a potter firing porcelain plates over an open oven

The emperor's eldest son smoking a tobacco pipe with his wife playing the pipa
FLO4590172 The emperor's eldest son smoking a tobacco pipe with his wife playing the pipa and her attendant in the gardens of the Old Summer Palace, Yuanming Yuan

Grand Lama and Lama of the eight Tartar Banners. Tartar Buddhist monks in yellow satin robes and hats
FLO4590100 Grand Lama and Lama of the eight Tartar Banners. Tartar Buddhist monks in yellow satin robes and hats. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Chinese soldiers, Qing Dynasty China. One beating the evening watch on a bamboo cylinder, the other holding a lantern
FLO4590550 Chinese soldiers, Qing Dynasty China. One beating the evening watch on a bamboo cylinder, the other holding a lantern

Rice-straw cloak, wood and straw sandals, Chinese woman's bound foot and boot
FLO4590515 Rice-straw cloak, wood and straw sandals, Chinese woman's bound foot and boot. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Itinerant Chinese barber ringing finger bells to find customers, Qing Dynasty
FLO4590497 Itinerant Chinese barber ringing finger bells to find customers, Qing Dynasty. He carries a stool and bucket on a bamboo yoke, along with razor, scissors, strop, etc

Chinese paper-making, second process: workers mixing glue from the hao-teng vine while another pounds farina of rice in
FLO4590201 Chinese paper-making, second process: workers mixing glue from the hao-teng vine while another pounds farina of rice in a pestle and mortar

Chinese junk, Qing Dynasty. Flat-bottomed, three-masted ship with compartmentalized hold
FLO4590561 Chinese junk, Qing Dynasty. Flat-bottomed, three-masted ship with compartmentalized hold. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Chinese men cormorant fishing on a raft in the river, Qing Dynasty. Fishing cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
FLO4590529 Chinese men cormorant fishing on a raft in the river, Qing Dynasty. Fishing cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis

Grand Lama and Tao-Tse. Tartar Buddhist monk in yellow satin robe, and Taoist monk in yellow and blue robes
FLO4590103 Grand Lama and Tao-Tse. Tartar Buddhist monk in yellow satin robe, and Taoist monk in yellow and blue robes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Chinese youth alighting from his carriage to salute a friend of his father's, Qing Dynasty
FLO4590396 Chinese youth alighting from his carriage to salute a friend of his father's, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Monkeys gathering leaves from tea bushes high on a mountain and delivering them to their master
FLO4590221 Monkeys gathering leaves from tea bushes high on a mountain and delivering them to their master. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Chinese man writing with a brush at a desk. The brush is made of rabbit hair and bamboo
FLO4590188 Chinese man writing with a brush at a desk. The brush is made of rabbit hair and bamboo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Tartar woman riding on a one-wheel barrow drawn by servants. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after
FLO4590144 Tartar woman riding on a one-wheel barrow drawn by servants. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin

Chinese men hunting wild ducks with decoy gourd hats in the river, Qing Dynasty
FLO4590527 Chinese men hunting wild ducks with decoy gourd hats in the river, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste

Anti-Trades Union cartoon showing a meeting of a Trades Union Committee, top
527917 Anti-Trades Union cartoon showing a meeting of a Trades Union Committee, top, and the Duke of Wellington putting down the Trade Unions. London c1833. ; Universal History Archive/UIG

The Hatter. In the foreground a hat is being shaped (blocked). In the background the hats are being felted kettle'
531834 The Hatter. In the foreground a hat is being shaped (blocked). In the background the hats are being felted kettle'

Chinese pedlar and tobacconist, Qing Dynasty. The pedlar wears a bamboo lattice shop with handkerchiefs, ribbons
FLO4590360 Chinese pedlar and tobacconist, Qing Dynasty. The pedlar wears a bamboo lattice shop with handkerchiefs, ribbons, purses, etc

Chinese pork butcher selling hams, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine
FLO4590353 Chinese pork butcher selling hams, Qing Dynasty. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin

Chinese distiller making Cho-Chou or brandy in a vat on a furnace. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi
FLO4590345 Chinese distiller making Cho-Chou or brandy in a vat on a furnace. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon from Henri-Leonard-Jean-Baptiste Bertin

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"Embracing the Craftsmanship: A Journey through Time and Trades" Step into a world where skills were honed, trades union membership certificates proudly displayed, and craftsmanship reigned supreme. Witness the dedication of a house carpenter meticulously planing a board on his sturdy bench, each stroke bringing forth perfection. In the bustling streets of yesteryears, an advertisement catches your eye - the Trades Unionists Sheep Shear Co-operative Society steel sheep shears from Brunswick Works in Eldon Street. A testament to unity and quality, these shears symbolize the power of collective effort. As you wander further, a vibrant poster beckons you towards Pollards Storefitters. Their expertise in transforming spaces is evident as they promise to create wonders within walls that hold stories untold. Amidst this tapestry lies an enchanting aroma - "Who will buy my sweet blooming lavender?" calls out a vendor with pride. The street sausage seller tempts passersby with sizzling delights while builders diligently shape structures that stand tall against time's relentless march. Butchery tools lay scattered nearby; their purpose clear - to carve artistry out of meaty canvases. And who can forget the watercress girls? In 1882, they graced London's streets with bundles of fresh green goodness, adding color and health to every corner. A penny-ice man operates his crane-like contraption; children eagerly await their icy treats amidst summer's scorching heat. The street trade grinder sharpens blades for those seeking precision cuts while jewellers delicately craft intricate pieces at their leather-covered benches. Trades unite us all; they are threads woven into society's fabric throughout history. From humble beginnings to grand achievements, these snapshots capture moments frozen in time – reminders that behind every trade lies passion and skill passed down through generations. So let us celebrate these unsung heroes who transform raw materials into works of art, who shape our world with their hands and hearts.