Ladder Collection

Shop repairmen
People You See. Shop repairmen. From Teddy Bear (date unknown)

Balloon being filled with gas
Balloon in a yard, being filled with gas from a barrel in preparation for flight. late 18th century

House Painter
People You See: The House Painter. From Teddy Bear (14 March 1964)

Timber merchant
People You See. Timber merchant. From Teddy Bear (11 March 1967)

Advertising Bill Poster
People You See. From Teddy Bear (12 November 1966)

Tree surgeon
People You See. From Teddy Bear (23 October 1965)

Apple pickers
People You See. Apple pickers. From Teddy Bear (date unknown)

The Decorator
People You See. From Teddy Bear (31 December 1966)

Repairman
People You See. Repairman. From Teddy Bear (2 January 1965)

Fireman
People You See: The Fireman. From Teddy Bear (9 May 1964)

Pixies mining a sponge cake
Pixie Pip and Pixies mining a sponge cake

Linseed oil is used in the manufacture of paint and soft soap. From Look and Learn no. 456 (10 Oct 1970)

Balloon ascent from the Tuilieries Gardens, Paris
Second balloon ascent, made from the Tuileries Gardens by Charles and Robert, watched by a crowd of spectators. 1 December 1783

Nursery Rhymes -- Jolly Miller, Tom Thumb

Fanciful balloon, La Minerve
Fanciful drawing of a balloon carrying a large ship entitled La Minerve vaisseau airien, designed by Professor Robertson. circa 18th century

Exhibition of Airports and Airways Poster
Poster, Exhibition of Airports and Airways, arranged by the Royal Institute of British Architects, admission free. 20th century

Poster For Veritas Mantles and Burners - British Made. " Gosh! Them Veritas beat all" - A hapless lamplighter is nonetheless impressed with the durability of the Veritas lightbulb he has

Nursery Rhymes -- bull and dog, cockerel
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations, showing a bull tossing an unfortunate dog into the air, and a cock crowing at sunrise, waking all the farmyard animals. early 20th century

Granpop Gets Down to Brass Tacks by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood featuring his orang utan character, Granpop, descending a ladder only to stand painfully on some brass tacks. His porcine companion seems to find this hilarious

Silver Jubilee decorations, Ludgate Circus, London
Silver Jubilee decorations on a building at Ludgate Circus, London. 1935

British soldiers with boarding for trenches, WW1
British soldiers carrying boarding for the bottom of trenches on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Street scene near St Pauls Cathedral, London. 20th century

Derrick Floor of an oil rig, Iran
Derrick Floor of an oil drilling rig, Iran Date: circa 1925

To The Rescue
A Fireman climbs a ladder to gain access to a building seeimgly totally ungulfed by flame. He has an axe attached to his belt and wears a shiny gold helmet. Date: circa 1908

Superstitions
" An interesting instance of the popular aversion to walking under a ladder". A group of superstitious pedestrians find themselves in a bit of a scrum as they attempt to squeeze through

Two thatchers at work
Two thatchers repair the thatch on the roofs of two traditional country cottages. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Taxi Cab and Motor Fire Escape
A bright and shiny fire engine populated by a team of firemen and ladder are given right of way through a busy street. In the background waits a taxi cab piled high with luggage on its roof

Railway construction, Western Front, France, WW1
Broad gauge railway constructed by British soldiers on the Western Front in France during World War One. A barracks on wheels. circa 1916

Over the Garden Wall -- two kittens

British telephone exchange for observation balloon, WW1

Danae, or the Tower of Brass, by Edward Burne-Jones

Pigeon loft on Western Front, France, WW1
A pigeon loft near the front lines on the Western Front in France during World War One. The pigeons were used for sending messages. circa 1916

Large water depot, Western Front, WW1
A large water depot on the British Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Two soldiers and two nurses at sale of work, WW1
Two soldiers and two nurses at a sale of work during the First World War, consisting of carved wood and woven baskets, probably made by wounded soldiers during occupational therapy

Cottages in a bleak Scottish landscape

People on sandy beach with cars and light aircraft, Scotland
People on a sandy beach in Scotland with two cars and a light aircraft belonging to Northern & Scottish Airways Ltd of Glasgow. The G-ACSM was a Spartan Cruiser with three engines. 1930s

London street with King George VI display
A narrow London street with a display marking the accession of King George VI. circa 1936

Children queueing up for a ride on the swings, probably at a seaside resort in France

Harvesting scene with laden cart
Harvesting scene showing a cart laden with hay, and two oasthouses in the background

Factory with coiled wire
A factory with newly manufactured wire standing in coils on the floor

Changing scenery for the NSDF
Changing scenery after a performance ready for the next days rehearsal, as part of the National Student Drama Festival. The NSDF was founded in 1956 by the Sunday Times arts columnist Kenneth

John Piper, English artist, famous for his pictures of war damage, watercolours of Windsor Castle and stained glass design in Coventry Cathedral. Seen here working alone in his studio in 1964

Mending a Lamp Post
A crowd gathers to watch a workman up a ladder mending a broken lamp post, England. Date: early 1930s

Lost Property

Sailor with a telescope
A sailor looks through a telescope, standing high up on the rigging of his ship. circa 20th century

Two women picking apples in an orchard. circa 20th century

Little girl climbing a ladder in the garden
A little girl climbing a ladder in the garden. Date: 1968

Street artists in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Two street artists painting murals in a style and context reminiscent of Banksy, in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Shibuya is one of the fashion centres of Japan, particularly for young people

Poster for Veritas Mantles, highlighting the strength and brilliancy of this superior product. Date: 1930s

Fall / Pekingese / 1953
CHAMPION YU-TONG, CHAMPION TONG-TUO and CHAMPION LIN-YU- TANG, all of Alderbourne, on a step ladder. Owned by Miss Ashton Cross. Date: 1953

Urban Chicken
Why did the chicken cross the road? A cheeky chicken becomes the talk of the town. Date: 1930s

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