Brooms Collection

Scottish Curling 1912
An exciting finish to a curling match in Scotland

Scottish Curling 1885
Soop her up! Two Scottish curlers brush vigourously to melt the top of the ice, and allow the curling stone to slide correctly

Curling in Scotland 1869
A curling match in Scotland

Craftsmen making besom brooms and wooden rakes
Two craftsmen sit on narrow benches, making besom brooms and wooden rakes. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Craftsmen make besom brooms and wooden rakes
Two craftsmen sit on narrow benches, making besom brooms and wooden rakes. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Butcher's shop, Mayfair, London (b/w photo)
8676253 Butcher's shop, Mayfair, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butcher's shop, Mayfair, London)

A maid, c.1860 (print)
7293403 A maid, c.1860 (print); (add.info.: Society. Economy. Young maid cleaning. Imagery, Epinal, France, ca 1860.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

There was an Old Lady of Winchelsea, who said, If you Niddle or Pin shall see (coloured engraving)
8634412 There was an Old Lady of Winchelsea, who said, If you Niddle or Pin shall see (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

100 old time Bible words (litho)
8673187 100 old time Bible words (litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 100 old time Bible words)

Colporter - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4981258 Colporter - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Colporter - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

United Kingdom, London: Somerset House, 1895 - Statue Wellington, tramway, post office, Salisbury
LUX4815812 United Kingdom, London: Somerset House, 1895 - Statue Wellington, tramway, post office, Salisbury; (add.info.: United Kingdom, London: Somerset House, 1895 - Statue Wellington, tramway)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the city of Paris throwing the Germans out of these walls
LUX4739374 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing the city of Paris throwing the Germans out of these walls, titled: 'No garbage before my door', 1914

Letter Q: pulls them to Q. Engraving "The Soldier's Alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209447 Letter Q: pulls them to Q. Engraving "The Soldier's Alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter O: haircut. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209441 Letter O: haircut. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Letter K: the morning Kaka. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209420 Letter K: the morning Kaka. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Boulevard de Magenta, a worker sweeps the gutter, Paris, 1895 (b/w photo)
LUX4782769 Boulevard de Magenta, a worker sweeps the gutter, Paris, 1895 (b/w photo); (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Boulevard de Magenta

Broom (colour litho)
3117095 Broom (colour litho); (add.info.: Sarothamnus scoparius, Cytisus scoparius Kohler's Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erlauterndem Texte)

Letter B: logger; branches; swing; fight; oxen; bather; hat; broom; boat; wood; bugs; bottle. Alphabet (Abecedaire)
DUV4199509 Letter B: logger; branches; swing; fight; oxen; bather; hat; broom; boat; wood; bugs; bottle. Alphabet (Abecedaire)

Letter C: Troubled correspondence. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209242 Letter C: Troubled correspondence. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Q le balayage du Quartier - "Military Alphabet" 1837 (engraving)
DUV4215693 Q le balayage du Quartier - "Military Alphabet" 1837 (engraving); (add.info.: Q le balayage du Quartier - Engraving 1837 in " Alphabet militaire" Lithographs by Clement)

Letter D: La Desiree. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916
DUV4209238 Letter D: La Desiree. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Street crossing sweeper on Ludgate Hill wearing a cloth on his head. Copperplate etching drawn
FLO5000908 Street crossing sweeper on Ludgate Hill wearing a cloth on his head. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

Broom, Cytisus scoparius. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert
FLO4986950 Broom, Cytisus scoparius. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Chambermaid, reign of Charles VII, 1460. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after ancient English
FLO4685796 Chambermaid, reign of Charles VII, 1460. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polidor Pauquet after ancient English miniatures from the Pauquet Brothers' " Modes et Costumes

Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais
JEB4934021 Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Architecture Vivante, 1800
1574401 Architecture Vivante, 1800; (add.info.: Illustration shows a woman fashioned out of and/or wearing and carrying cooking implements, such as pans and utensils, a fireplace, a broom)

Scenes of Witchcraft: Day, c. 1645-49 (oil on canvas)
XOS5879300 Scenes of Witchcraft: Day, c. 1645-49 (oil on canvas) by Rosa, Salvator (1615-73); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

A maid using an improved dustpan
5310254 A maid using an improved dustpan; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a maid using an improved dustpan which enabled her to hold the pan with her foot while sweeping dust into it with the broom)

Daniel Cropp, filthy street-crossing sweeper on Charles Street and Rathbone Place
FLO5000897 Daniel Cropp, filthy street-crossing sweeper on Charles Street and Rathbone Place. Copperplate etching drawn and engraved by John Thomas Smith from his Vagabondiana

Cover of " The Red Laughter", Satirical in Colors, 1916_12_16: The opinion of the old god " The blessing
ICA4845812 Cover of " The Red Laughter", Satirical in Colors, 1916_12_16: The opinion of the old god " The blessing of the Pope! Out of here, that would be too convenient

Letter A and B from ABC de Guignol by Griff, c.1920 (engraving)
DUV4202539 Letter A and B from ABC de Guignol by Griff, c.1920 (engraving); 16x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: ABC de Guignol by Griff (French illustrator), 8 pages Letter A and B (araignee)

Letter F: Fricot Research. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209251 Letter F: Fricot Research. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

Woman berating her husband who got drunk the night before (colour litho)
8656685 Woman berating her husband who got drunk the night before (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Engraving depicting a maid sweeping the floor with a broom, 19th century
5308657 Engraving depicting a maid sweeping the floor with a broom, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a maid sweeping the floor with a broom)

Sweeping - Sweeping - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979793 Sweeping - Sweeping - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Sweeping - Sweeping - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220493 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Cabin boy, from the Royal Navy in the 18th century, generally aged between 12 and 16
MMM5482457 Cabin boy, from the Royal Navy in the 18th century, generally aged between 12 and 16, most of them from disadvantaged backgrounds, others convicted of minor offenses

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): avenue Foch, sandblasting of the footwear by a cantonnier, 1895
LUX4772246 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): avenue Foch, sandblasting of the footwear by a cantonnier, 1895; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): avenue Foch

Bill Row and John Taylor, two grubbers with iron pick, broom and basket. They search for nails
FLO5003436 Bill Row and John Taylor, two grubbers with iron pick, broom and basket. They search for nails, rings and coins in the cracks between cobblestones

Tunisia, Sfax: Arab Quarter, cafe with murals. Sweeper. Animated view, 1900
LUX4765911 Tunisia, Sfax: Arab Quarter, cafe with murals. Sweeper. Animated view, 1900; (add.info.: Tunisia, Sfax: Arab Quarter, cafe with murals. Sweeper)

New Year's greeting card with a young chimney on a snowball with a wooden board (swing or butt tap)
IMB4824892 New Year's greeting card with a young chimney on a snowball with a wooden board (swing or butt tap). Chromolithography of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220151 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

A housemaid, 1850 (engraving)
3477981 A housemaid, 1850 (engraving); (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a housemaid with a broom. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Letter H: The Chambermen. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R
DUV4209266 Letter H: The Chambermen. Engraving of "The soldier's alphabet". E.R. Stop! , publisher, Paris, circa 1916

K: Kepi on his ear, Kiki reviews his brave soldiers. Engraving in " ABC fun"
DUV4207557 K: Kepi on his ear, Kiki reviews his brave soldiers. Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages. Dim: 24,5x18,5cm

Letter J: Jacquot takes revenge for the teasing of little Jean who will certainly swear not to start again
DUV4207543 Letter J: Jacquot takes revenge for the teasing of little Jean who will certainly swear not to start again. K: Kepi on his ear, Kiki reviews his brave soldiers

"Street life in London": the temperance sweep, 1877 (print on double-weight paper)
3570754 "Street life in London": the temperance sweep, 1877 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson, John;Sampson Low, Marston)

Brook, Broom, Brush, Build, Burst, Carve, Catch, Chain, Chair, Chase, Chess, Chest (engraving)
8651537 Brook, Broom, Brush, Build, Burst, Carve, Catch, Chain, Chair, Chase, Chess, Chest (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brook, Broom, Brush)

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"Brooms: A Timeless Tool Weaving Through History" From the icy Scottish curling rinks of 1912 to the traditional craft of besom broom making in the late 19th century, they have played an integral role in various aspects of life. Scottish curling enthusiasts skillfully swept their way to victory using brooms during the historic matches of 1885 and even as far back as 1869. Craftsmen meticulously crafted besom brooms and wooden rakes, showcasing their dedication to preserving age-old traditions. The sight of these skilled artisans at work, surrounded by piles of bristles and wood shavings, was a testament to their craftsmanship. In another corner of history, amidst morning duties or leisurely strolls down High Street in Harborne, south-west Birmingham, one could spot humble brooms leaning against cottage walls. These simple tools were not only essential for maintaining cleanliness but also added charm to rustic landscapes captured on canvas. The versatility extended beyond domestic use; they found themselves alongside mushrooms, honey jars, apples, and jams at roadside farm stands in Ukraine's picturesque countryside. Symbolizing both practicality and tradition, these handcrafted brooms became a staple item among local produce. Even across continents and eras like the repeal of Prohibition in 1933 America or depicted within paintings such as "The Vision of Faust" from 1878 - where a solitary figure wields a mystical-looking brush - brooms continue to leave their mark on our collective consciousness. Whether it be sweeping away debris or evoking nostalgia for simpler times gone by when brushmakers diligently prepared brushes with precision around bustling workshops filled with an array of cleaning tools – each bristle holding its own story and can more than just utilitarian objects; they embody centuries-old customs while adapting seamlessly into modern-day routines.