Skills Collection (page 5)

Stencilling, charming and original designs for a decorative medium which can be applied to fabrics, furniture
3623873 Stencilling, charming and original designs for a decorative medium which can be applied to fabrics, furniture, china and walls (colour photo) by English Photographer

Architecture of the house, a set of working drawings for a medium-sized house as prepared by the architect for his
3623867 Architecture of the house, a set of working drawings for a medium-sized house as prepared by the architect for his client and for the use of the builder (colour litho) by English School

Sweets, some wholesome and delicious sweetmeats which can be made at home (colour litho)
3623864 Sweets, some wholesome and delicious sweetmeats which can be made at home (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sweets)

Plate to illustrate selected dishes described under the letter "S"(colour litho)
3623859 Plate to illustrate selected dishes described under the letter " S" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Special plate to illustrate selected dishes described under the letter "G"(colour litho)
3623852 Special plate to illustrate selected dishes described under the letter " G" (colour litho) by English School

Tasty and attractive sweets and puddings made from bananas (colour litho)
3623849 Tasty and attractive sweets and puddings made from bananas (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wax pattern dyeing, corner of a scarf decorated in vivid Spanish colours (colour photo)
3623846 Wax pattern dyeing, corner of a scarf decorated in vivid Spanish colours (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wax pattern dyeing)

Beads, dainty and artistic work applied to useful purposes (colour photo)
3623845 Beads, dainty and artistic work applied to useful purposes (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beads)

Lacquer, brilliant examples of modern styles on various materials (colour photo)
3623836 Lacquer, brilliant examples of modern styles on various materials (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lacquer)

Cottage, perspective views of a model six-roomed dwelling (colour litho)
3623831 Cottage, perspective views of a model six-roomed dwelling (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cottage)

Colour, schemes for decoration of bedroom and library or living room (colour photo)
3623830 Colour, schemes for decoration of bedroom and library or living room (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colour)

Clasp-maker (engraving)
668450 Clasp-maker (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clasp-maker. Illustration for Manners, Customs)

The Vintagers, after a Miniature of the "Dialogues de Saint Gregoire"(engraving)
668448 The Vintagers, after a Miniature of the " Dialogues de Saint Gregoire" (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Vintagers)

Compositor (chromolitho)
668351 Compositor (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Compositor. Advertising card.); © Look and Learn

Interior of a Printing-office in the Sixteenth Century (engraving)
668339 Interior of a Printing-office in the Sixteenth Century (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of a Printing-office in the Sixteenth Century)

Porcelain Painting (chromolitho)
735566 Porcelain Painting (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Porcelain Painting)

Dyeing (chromolitho)
735013 Dyeing (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dyeing. Liebig card, late 19th century/early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Rosenberg Collection

Optical and Mechanical (chromolitho)
735010 Optical and Mechanical (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Optical and Mechanical)

Miramoto To Kugawa (chromolitho)
734790 Miramoto To Kugawa (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miramoto To Kugawa)

Woodblock Production (woodcut)
STC360827 Woodblock Production (woodcut) by Japanese School, (18th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Japanese, out of copyright

An older man and two young apprentices manually operating a stirring device, Yoshiwara (colour woodblock print)
LLM443679 An older man and two young apprentices manually operating a stirring device, Yoshiwara (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai

Indian Training School, Forest Grove, Oregon: Blacksmithing, 1882 (b / w photo)
DPL415573 Indian Training School, Forest Grove, Oregon: Blacksmithing, 1882 (b/w photo) by Davidson, Isaac Grundy (1845-1922); Denver Public Library

Educational poster for a school showing bakers at work and tools of the bakery trade
CHT404273 Educational poster for a school showing bakers at work and tools of the bakery trade (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Romualdo Alinaris children, Adele and Arturo, on stilts, Florence, c. 1875 (glass plate)
494201 Romualdo Alinaris children, Adele and Arturo, on stilts, Florence, c.1875 (glass plate) by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); Alinari

Nelson and his Midshipmen (engraving)
2813261 Nelson and his Midshipmen (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nelson and his Midshipmen. Illustration for Chatterbox (1903).); © Look and Learn

Book 2 (Part 1), Vol. 2: Brodeur, Planche II (Embroiderer, Plate 2)
4073086 Book 2 (Part 1), Vol. 2: Brodeur, Planche II (Embroiderer, Plate 2), from Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire raisonnedes sciences by Denis Diderot, 1762-72 (engraving) by Prevost

Embroidery and Knitting (chromolitho)
734734 Embroidery and Knitting (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Embroidery and Knitting)

Wrought Ironwork (chromolitho)
734731 Wrought Ironwork (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wrought Ironwork)

Sewing (oil on canvas)
2956860 Sewing (oil on canvas) by Greiffenhagen, Maurice (1862-1931); 73.03x60.96 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Greiffenhagen painted heavily symbolist romantic pictures one of which, An Idyll)

Edith and Millys Housekeeping (colour litho)
5228969 Edith and Millys Housekeeping (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edith and Millys Housekeeping)

Pitmans Metropolitan School: One of the Typewriting Rooms (b / w photo)
6007513 Pitmans Metropolitan School: One of the Typewriting Rooms (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: One of the Typewriting Rooms)

Pitmans Metropolitan School, Southampton Row, London (colour litho)
6007502 Pitmans Metropolitan School, Southampton Row, London (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pitmans Metropolitan School, Southampton Row, London)

Lady Burlington at her easel in her Garden Room (pen & ink and pencil on paper)
5926043 Lady Burlington at her easel in her Garden Room (pen & ink and pencil on paper) by Kent, William (1684-1748); 23.1x18.1 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

A woman painting a landscape (chalk on paper)
2642020 A woman painting a landscape (chalk on paper) by Pierre, Jean Baptiste Marie (1713-89); 22.5x18.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Glass Fishbowl Maker, 1790 (w / c & ink on paper)
940974 A Glass Fishbowl Maker, 1790 (w/c & ink on paper) by Pu Qua (1494-1552); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA; ePeabody Essex Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

The Tailors Shop, 1878 (oil on canvas)
878386 The Tailors Shop, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Constant, Jean Joseph Benjamin (1845-1902); 64x100.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Rose garden, design for a hedged garden, with added charm of crazy paving and lily pond (colour litho)
3623876 Rose garden, design for a hedged garden, with added charm of crazy paving and lily pond (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rose garden)

Fish, natural colour photograph of a fishmongers display slab showing twenty-five varieties of fish regularly available
3623872 Fish, natural colour photograph of a fishmongers display slab showing twenty-five varieties of fish regularly available for the housewifes selection (colour litho) by English School

Garden schemes, sketches showing three pleasing lay-outs for different aspects and types of gardens for suburban
3623871 Garden schemes, sketches showing three pleasing lay-outs for different aspects and types of gardens for suburban and country houses (colour litho) by English School

Plate to illustrate selected dished described under the letter "T"(colour litho)
3623850 Plate to illustrate selected dished described under the letter " T" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Special plate to illustrate selected dishes described under the letter "C"(colour litho)
3623848 Special plate to illustrate selected dishes described under the letter " C" (colour litho) by English School

Graining and marbling, specimens of marbled woods and illustrations of methods (colour photo)
3623839 Graining and marbling, specimens of marbled woods and illustrations of methods (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Graining and marbling)

Lacquer, examples in the Chinese style for the amateur worker (colour photo)
3623837 Lacquer, examples in the Chinese style for the amateur worker (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lacquer)

Sealing wax, decorative effects produced by the use of this medium (colour photo)
3623835 Sealing wax, decorative effects produced by the use of this medium (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sealing wax)

Boat, sets of working drawings with natural colour photographs for the construction of a model cross-channel steamber
3623866 Boat, sets of working drawings with natural colour photographs for the construction of a model cross-channel steamber and a model sloop-rigged racing yacht (colour litho) by English School

Second special plate to illustrate dishes described under the letter "C"(colour litho)
3623860 Second special plate to illustrate dishes described under the letter " C" (colour litho) by English School

Leatherwork and Woodburning (chromolitho)
735568 Leatherwork and Woodburning (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leatherwork and Woodburning)

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"Unleashing the Power of Skills: From Shoemaking to Fencing, Carpentry to Firefighting" Step into a world of craftsmanship as various shoemaking tools weave their magic, creating masterpieces that stand the test of time. During the First World War, women's skills shone bright at the Women's Institute activities, proving their mettle in every aspect and supporting the war effort. Explore the artistry behind fencing positions – where agility and precision combine to create an exhilarating display of skill and strategy. Enter the workshop of a cooper (barrel maker) and witness firsthand how age-old techniques blend with modern expertise to craft sturdy vessels for storing precious liquids. Hockey enthusiasts showcase their footwork, dribbling finesse, and passing accuracy on the field – a testament to their dedication in honing these essential skills. Journey into the workshop of a carpenter and joiner where wood is transformed into functional works of art through meticulous craftsmanship and attention to detail. Witness bravery unfold as NFS firefighters undergo rigorous training at a camp during World War II – preparing themselves for any challenge that comes their way. Met Police cadets captivate audiences with their impeccable discipline and precise movements during an impressive display showcasing their acquired skills. Set sail towards excellence aboard Training Ship Mercury on River Hamble, Hampshire – nurturing young minds with invaluable life skills while fostering camaraderie among future leaders. Delve into leather making and tannery tools - witness artisans transform raw materials into luxurious goods through skillful techniques passed down through generations. Relive history as NFS firefighters conquer challenging assault courses during World War II training camps - pushing boundaries while mastering vital firefighting skills under pressure. William Heath Robinson shares his golfing notes; discover his whimsical yet insightful take on this beloved sport - reminding us that even in leisure they can be honed and perfected.