Wash Line Collection

Washday for a litter of Old English Sheepdog puppies, hanging on a clothes line in socks

Hanging dollies smalls Along comes Jack the Jackdaw Dollies scanties falls. Audrey Parslow aged 7 years has trouble on her washing day when hanging out her dolls clothes

Advertisement for Ivory Soap, c. 1898 (colour litho)
1073946 Advertisement for Ivory Soap, c.1898 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; American, out of copyright

Pauline Carey aged 2 and a half hanging out the laundry to dry at the Hampstead (London) Day Nursery. Circa 1960

Lalagay Cairns (20) design student from Bearsden Glasgow her hair is 2 feet long so she dries it on a clothes line if the weather is sunny. 1967

Six puppies hanging from sock pegged onto a clothes line

Washing day in St Johns Street, Percy Main

A small puppy in a sock hung up on a washing line with wooden clothes pegs circa 1975

Alfieri Snr. Washing in the street, Gullistre, France. 1st June 1922

Hanging dollies smalls Along comes Jack the Jackdaw Dollies scanties falls. Audrey Parslow aged 7 years has trouble on her washing day when hanging out her dolls clothes

Domestic Life: Woman getting out of bath. 1957

Washing day on the isle of Urk in the Zyder Zee. On this former island, which now belongs to the Netherlands by reclaiming of the Zyder Zee

Domestic Science class at Newlands Secondary School in Blyth. Part of the training for Ann French and Marjorie Farrows 10/02/53

Its best crockery and cakes time for little Rosamund McCloskey who is giving a tea party for her young friends in Kirkheaton Place, while mum looks on, August, 1950

Washing lines, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"Wash Line: A Tale of Dollies, Jackdaws, and Laundry Adventures" In the enchanting world of wash lines, where clothes dance in the breeze and stories unfold with each hanging item, there is a whimsical tale to be told. Picture this: dollies and smalls swaying gently as they find their place on the line. Along comes mischievous Jack the Jackdaw, eyeing those delicate dollies with curiosity. Suddenly, one dolly's scanty attire takes flight as it falls into Jack's clutches. Travel back to 1898 through vibrant lithographs advertising Ivory Soap; witness four women showcasing Kirkman's Borax Soap from a rear view perspective while expertly hanging laundry. Fast forward to London in 1957 when little Pauline Carey aged two and a half lends her tiny hands to hang out laundry at Hampstead. But wait. There's more. Meet Lalagay Cairns, a design student from Glasgow whose hair cascades down for an astonishing two feet long while she tackles her own laundry day adventures. And who can resist adorable Old English Sheepdog puppies adorably suspended on clotheslines wearing socks? Imagine six playful pups dangling from sock pegs or even a small puppy tucked snugly inside its very own sock hammock hung up with wooden clothes pegs - pure cuteness overload. Journey across time and space to St Johns Street in Percy Main where washing day unfolds amidst bustling streets. Or transport yourself back to Gullistre, France on June 1st, 1922 when Alfieri Snr. , unbothered by passersby, diligently washes his garments right there on the street. And finally. . Domestic life captured in 1957 reveals a woman stepping out of her bath onto freshly laundered towels awaiting their turn on the wash line.