Cleaner Collection (page 3)

Couple wringing out the washing (colour litho)
8635491 Couple wringing out the washing (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple wringing out the washing)

Women's costume of Parame, Ille-et-Vilaine (colour litho)
8677228 Women's costume of Parame, Ille-et-Vilaine (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's costume of Parame, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany)

London's nightly wash (b/w photo)
8676180 London's nightly wash (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: London's nightly wash: street cleaning outside the Law Courts, Strand)

New Zealand, 1890s: Wool Scouring (b/w photo)
8662658 New Zealand, 1890s: Wool Scouring (b/w photo) by New Zealand Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wool Scouring)

Russian peasants using a steam bath, 19th century (colour litho)
8663932 Russian peasants using a steam bath, 19th century (colour litho) by Russian School (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Russian peasants using a steam bath, 19th century)

Premier Diamond Mine, South Africa (litho)
8663722 Premier Diamond Mine, South Africa (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Premier Diamond Mine, South Africa)

Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho)
8663415 Illustration for The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944) ; Private Collection; (add.info)

Toddles stepping into her bath (litho)
8641429 Toddles stepping into her bath (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Toddles stepping into her bath)

Hindu's Ceremonial Bathing (b/w photo)
8649204 Hindu's Ceremonial Bathing (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hindu's Ceremonial Bathing)

Busy little people (colour litho)
8652466 Busy little people (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Busy little people)

Commands: Clean your teeth (colour litho)
8645079 Commands: Clean your teeth (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clean your teeth)

The "Quicksey" cabinet (b/w photo)
8658816 The "Quicksey" cabinet (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The "Quicksey" cabinet)

A sitting-room in a London flat (b/w photo)
8658812 A sitting-room in a London flat (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A sitting-room in a London flat)

Leviticus: Purification of the Leper - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684), 1837
FGL5483200 Leviticus: Purification of the Leper - Engraving from a Bible by Louis Isaac Lemaistre De Sacy (1613-1684), 1837; Private Collection; Fototeca Gilardi.

An engraving depicting a Savory and Moore's eye douche, 19th century
5311418 An engraving depicting a Savory and Moore's eye douche, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a Savory and Moore's eye douche, 19th century
5311416 An engraving depicting a Savory and Moore's eye douche, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG.

R. Hornsby and Son's washing, wringing and mangling machine, 1862
7125127 R. Hornsby and Son's washing, wringing and mangling machine, 1862; (add.info.: R. Hornsby and Son's washing, wringing and mangling machine)

The washing of wool
3480146 The washing of wool; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the washing of wool in a stream. The wool would then be taken away to be hung out to dry)

Education. Children life in the countryside. Dolls washing. Engraving "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany
3434967 Education. Children life in the countryside. Dolls washing. Engraving "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany, c.1880 (colour engraving); (add.info.: Education. Coll. Part. Education)

Economy. Figaro washing powder. Poster by Leo Gausson, France, c.1890 (poster)
3434478 Economy. Figaro washing powder. Poster by Leo Gausson, France, c.1890 (poster); (add.info.: Economie. Lessive Figaro. Coll. Part. Economy. Figaro washing powder)

Science. Textile manufacturing: a wash house in Paris. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie
3434765 Science. Textile manufacturing: a wash house in Paris. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Industrie textile)

Chinese paper-making, third process: worker boiling bamboo pulp while others spread sheets of paper on frames to dry
FLO4590203 Chinese paper-making, third process: worker boiling bamboo pulp while others spread sheets of paper on frames to dry

This is jolly (coloured photo)
8655934 This is jolly (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: This is jolly. Boy in a bathtub. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

Washing iron ore (woodcut)
8655516 Washing iron ore (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Washing iron ore)

Cleaning the paths in the Jardin du Champs-Elysees (colour litho)
8673378 Cleaning the paths in the Jardin du Champs-Elysees (colour litho) by Jeanniot, Pierre Georges (1848-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cleaning the paths in the Jardin du Champs-Elysees)

Diamond washing in Brazil (engraving)
8641449 Diamond washing in Brazil (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diamond washing in Brazil)

Doing the laundry (colour litho)
8641356 Doing the laundry (colour litho) by Barnes, Robert (1840-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doing the laundry. Illustration for Story-Land by Sydney Grey with illustrations by Robert Barnes)

A serving-hatch scheme, the dining-room side (litho)
8658831 A serving-hatch scheme, the dining-room side (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A serving-hatch scheme, the dining-room side)

Suction machines (b/w photo)
8658825 Suction machines (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suction machines)

The "Daisy Sweeper, No 2" (b/w photo)
8658823 The "Daisy Sweeper, No 2" (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The "Daisy Sweeper)

A home-made hay-box cooker (b/w photo)
8658820 A home-made hay-box cooker (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A home-made hay-box cooker)

The "Lady-Maid" cabinet, closed and open (b/w photo)
8658814 The "Lady-Maid" cabinet, closed and open (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The "Lady-Maid" cabinet, closed and open)

It's a shame to take the money (colour litho)
8656785 It's a shame to take the money (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: It's a shame to take the money)

Commands: Clean the upstairs windows (colour litho)
8645084 Commands: Clean the upstairs windows (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clean the upstairs windows)

A lighted coal cellar, mid 1930s (b/w photo)
8634925 A lighted coal cellar, mid 1930s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A lighted coal cellar, mid 1930s)

Larder, mid 1930s (b/w photo)
8634923 Larder, mid 1930s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Larder, mid 1930s)

Blitz, 1940-41: A mobile laundry service in Portsmouth (b/w photo)
8634815 Blitz, 1940-41: A mobile laundry service in Portsmouth (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A mobile laundry service in Portsmouth)

Sheep washing in Sussex (b/w photo)
8676048 Sheep washing in Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sheep washing in Sussex)

Advert of "Sutton's Compound Cream of Ammonia". 1907 (lithograph)
FGL5471156 Advert of "Sutton's Compound Cream of Ammonia". 1907 (lithograph); (add.info.: English advertisement for a multi-purpose ammonia product: bath, tableware, carpet washing)

An engraving depicting a parlour maid cleaning a fireplace. Illustrated by George John Pinwell (1842-1875)
5310784 An engraving depicting a parlour maid cleaning a fireplace. Illustrated by George John Pinwell (1842-1875) a British illustrator and Watercolourist

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

Enema of the feet by Saint Louis (painting)
7110357 Enema of the feet by Saint Louis (painting); Notre Dame, Paris, France; (add.info.: Enema of the feet by Saint Louis. detail of a shutter of the treasure cabinet in the chapter room)

Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles. 14 th century. Strasbourg cathedral (stained glass)
8711254 Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles. 14 th century. Strasbourg cathedral (stained glass); (add.info.: Strasbourg Cathedral. Stained glass. Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles)

The washing of wool
3480145 The washing of wool; (add.info.: Line engraving depicting the washing of wool and the hanging to dry; in order for the wool to then be spun)

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.

A dry dock which were used to repair ships or clean their bottoms, 1850
3330904 A dry dock which were used to repair ships or clean their bottoms, 1850; (add.info.: Sectional view of a dry dock which were used to repair ships or clean their bottoms)

Penrith, Plague Trough (litho)
8633428 Penrith, Plague Trough (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Penrith, Plague Trough, Used for washing money during the great plague)

Commands: Wash your hands (colour litho)
8645085 Commands: Wash your hands (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wash your hands)

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In the early 1900s, the concept of a "cleaner" took on a whole new meaning. From the upright Hoover to the Western Electric vacuum cleaner, these innovative devices revolutionized household cleaning. Advertisements depicted women patiently using their vacuum cleaners, showcasing how effortless and efficient cleaning could be. But it wasn't just homes that benefited from this technological advancement. Even wireless communication systems were not spared from the power of suction as they were seen being meticulously cleaned by diligent individuals. The bustling High Street in Tonbridge, Kent was no exception to this trend. Follows & Bates winding machines advertised their services with pride, ensuring that every intricate detail was spotless and well-maintained. As time went on, even more advancements in cleaning technology emerged. The Daisy vacuum cleaner made its debut in 1912, promising an even easier way to keep homes dust-free and pristine. Beyond domestic settings, establishments like The Bull and Swan Inn in Stamford, Northants relied on cleanliness to attract customers. A black-and-white photograph captured its charm while emphasizing the importance of maintaining a clean environment for patrons' enjoyment. Artists also found inspiration in depicting scenes related to cleanliness. "The Chess Game" painted in 1896 showcased meticulous attention to detail as players engaged in a strategic battle amidst a pristine setting. Similarly, "Cup of Chocolate; La Tasse du Chocolat" portrayed an elegant scene where cleanliness played an essential role in creating an inviting atmosphere for indulging one's senses. Even public spaces such as Dunville Park and Royal Victoria Hospital on Falls Rd. , Belfast recognized the significance of cleanliness for health and wellbeing purposes. And let's not forget about those who dedicated themselves to keeping our railways spick and span - railway cleaners ensured that trains ran smoothly without any dirt or debris hindering their journey. Lastly but certainly not leastly (if that is indeed a word), women window cleaners defied societal norms by taking on this physically demanding and traditionally male-dominated profession.