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Background imageCooper Collection: New York Public Library (oil on canvas)

New York Public Library (oil on canvas)
1767659 New York Public Library (oil on canvas) by Cooper, Colin Campbell (1856-1937); 73.7x92.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: New York Public Library. Colin Campbell Cooper (1856-1937)

Background imageCooper Collection: The First Coopers Dance; Der erste Schafflertanz (oil on canvas)

The First Coopers Dance; Der erste Schafflertanz (oil on canvas)
823473 The First Coopers Dance; Der erste Schafflertanz (oil on canvas) by Bodenmuller, Alphonse (1847-86); 110.5x95.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCooper Collection: The Cooper (engraving)

The Cooper (engraving)
6004302 The Cooper (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cooper. Illustration for The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts (new edn)

Background imageCooper Collection: Advert, Gorget patent self-adjusting shirt and elliptic coll

Advert, Gorget patent self-adjusting shirt and elliptic coll
Advert, the Gorget patent self-adjusting shirt and elliptic collar, from Cooper and Fryer, next door to the Haymarket Theatre, London. 1854

Background imageCooper Collection: 11th Armoured Division exercise, Yorkshire Moors, WW2

11th Armoured Division exercise, Yorkshire Moors, WW2
11th Armoured Division exercise on the Yorkshire Moors, attended by Winston Churchill during the Second World War. 1941

Background imageCooper Collection: Coopers at work, detail from the Life of St. Julian the Hospitaller window in the north

Coopers at work, detail from the Life of St. Julian the Hospitaller window in the north
XIR232121 Coopers at work, detail from the Life of St. Julian the Hospitaller window in the north ambulatory (stained glass) by French School, (13th century); Chartres Cathedral, Chartres

Background imageCooper Collection: Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon - The First Opened for Union Volunteers In The

Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon - The First Opened for Union Volunteers In The
486289 Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon - The First Opened for Union Volunteers In The United States, c.1862 (colour litho) by Traubel, Morris H

Background imageCooper Collection: Indo-Pacific tarpon and Chinese gizzard shad

Indo-Pacific tarpon and Chinese gizzard shad
Indo-Pacific tarpon, Megalops cyprinoides 140, Chinese gizzard shad, Clupanodon thrissa 141. Coopers making barrels for salted and pickled fish

Background imageCooper Collection: Tennis at Exmouth in the 80s and the Australian Cricket team who toured England in 1884

Tennis at Exmouth in the 80s and the Australian Cricket team who toured England in 1884
STC306605 Tennis at Exmouth in the 80s and the Australian Cricket team who toured England in 1884, photographs from The Times (photogravure) by English Photographer

Background imageCooper Collection: Cooper (coloured engraving)

Cooper (coloured engraving)
558342 Cooper (coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cooper. Cries of London.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Background imageCooper Collection: Cooper, c. 1804 (colour litho)

Cooper, c. 1804 (colour litho)
478340 Cooper, c.1804 (colour litho) by Atkinson, John Augustus (1775-1831) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Russian barrel-maker carrying iron hoops.); The Stapleton Collection; English

Background imageCooper Collection: Cooper hammering a metal hoop on a hogshead barrel

Cooper hammering a metal hoop on a hogshead barrel. On the walls are tools such as saws, axe, spoke-shave, stock and bit, adze and auger

Background imageCooper Collection: Fred G Cooper

Fred G Cooper (1883-1962). Graphic designer, illustrator and cartoonist Date: circa 1928

Background imageCooper Collection: Lady Mary Ashley Cooper in Jacobean costume Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper (1902-1936)

Lady Mary Ashley Cooper in Jacobean costume Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper (1902-1936)
Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper (1902-1936), later Lady Alington, eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury. Pictured in the costume she wore at the Hatfield Pageant

Background imageCooper Collection: Cooper Institute, New York City, USA

Cooper Institute, New York City, USA. 1857

Background imageCooper Collection: Gladys Cooper and children at Frinton on Sea

Gladys Cooper and children at Frinton on Sea
Actress Gladys Cooper on the beach at Frinton-on-Sea on the Essex coast where she had a holiday home with her children Joan and John Buckmaster. Date: 1927

Background imageCooper Collection: Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper by Madame Yevonde

Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper by Madame Yevonde
Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper (1902-1936), later Lady Alington, eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury. Pictured in part colour by Madame Yevonde in August 1923

Background imageCooper Collection: Lady Diana Cooper at Venice Lido with inflatable fish

Lady Diana Cooper at Venice Lido with inflatable fish
Lady Diana Cooper, formerly Lady Diana Manners, pictured in a pyjama suit paddling at the Venice Lido carrying a large inflatable fish! Date: 1926

Background imageCooper Collection: Lady Diana Cooper as a china figure, Venice, 1926

Lady Diana Cooper as a china figure, Venice, 1926
Lady Diana Cooper, formerly Lady Diana Manners, in her china costume which she intended to wear to Baroness D Erlangers Ball at the Fenice Theatre in Venice

Background imageCooper Collection: A Coster Group at the Westminster Hospital Ball

A Coster Group at the Westminster Hospital Ball
A group in costermongers costumes at the Westminster Hospital Ball at the Dorchester Hotel in June 1931. From left, Simon Elwes, Mr Francis Toye

Background imageCooper Collection: Middlesbrough FC Team

Middlesbrough FC Team, holders of the Football Association Amateur Championship Cup, 1894-5: Gettins, Wilson, Cooper, Piercy, Murphy, Nelmes, Morren, Bach, Allport, Johnson, Mullen. 1890s

Background imageCooper Collection: High Street, Pinner, Middlesex

High Street, Pinner, Middlesex, with the Queens Head on the left. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageCooper Collection: 1930 Christmas card

1930 Christmas card
Girl and her teddy on a sledge with bright balloons. Date: 1930

Background imageCooper Collection: Barrel leveling, trussing and hooping machine 1875

Barrel leveling, trussing and hooping machine 1875
Two separate devices, the first by a machine which compresses the barrel end wise between two disks and other by iron hooks

Background imageCooper Collection: Machine for bending the barrel hoops 1875

Machine for bending the barrel hoops 1875
This operator bending the barrel hoops. Date: 1875

Background imageCooper Collection: Cooper-Carlton and Sisson Hotels, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Cooper-Carlton and Sisson Hotels, Chicago, Illinois, USA, viewed from Hyde Park Boulevard. circa 1920

Background imageCooper Collection: New Port of London Authority Building, Trinity Square

New Port of London Authority Building, Trinity Square
Opulent Civil Architecture - the New Port of London Authority Building, Trinity Square, Tower Hill, London designed by Architect Edwin Cooper. 1922

Background imageCooper Collection: Lady Alington

Lady Alington
Mary Sibell Sturt (nÚÑáAshley-Cooper), Lady Alington (1902-1936), Wife of 3rd Baron Alington; daughter of 9th Earl of Shaftesbury. 1935

Background imageCooper Collection: Buffalo Hunt, 1915 (oil on canvas)

Buffalo Hunt, 1915 (oil on canvas)
650628 Buffalo Hunt, 1915 (oil on canvas) by Cooper, Colin Campbell (1856-1937); 204.5x309.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Buffalo Hunt. Astley David Middleton Cooper (1856-1924)

Background imageCooper Collection: Edmond Slee, cooper, basket, corn seive, measure and hamper manufacturer, trade card (engraving)

Edmond Slee, cooper, basket, corn seive, measure and hamper manufacturer, trade card (engraving)
731620 Edmond Slee, cooper, basket, corn seive, measure and hamper manufacturer, trade card (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edmond Slee, cooper, basket)

Background imageCooper Collection: A Cooper (engraving)

A Cooper (engraving)
725377 A Cooper (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cooper. Illustration for The XVIIIth Century by Paul Lacroix (Bickers and Son)

Background imageCooper Collection: Humpen, 1616 (enalled glass)

Humpen, 1616 (enalled glass)
XCF282065 Humpen, 1616 (enalled glass) by German School, (17th century); 30.5x13.0 cm; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; German, out of copyright

Background imageCooper Collection: Window depicting a barrel seller, c. 1300 (stained glass)

Window depicting a barrel seller, c. 1300 (stained glass)
XIR246430 Window depicting a barrel seller, c.1300 (stained glass) by English School, (14th century); 77x69 cm; York Minster, Yorkshire, UK; English, out of copyright

Background imageCooper Collection: Bulwell Hall

Bulwell Hall
LLM457723 Bulwell Hall by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bulwell Hall. Illustration for Pictureque Views of Seats by F O Morris (William Mackenzie)

Background imageCooper Collection: Lady Diana Manners, c. 1910 (plaster)

Lady Diana Manners, c. 1910 (plaster)
466039 Lady Diana Manners, c.1910 (plaster) by Manners, Violet (Duchess of Rutland) (1856-1937); Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire

Background imageCooper Collection: portrait of James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851), American novelist

portrait of James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851), American novelist
GIA4782960 portrait of James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851), American novelist. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: portrait of James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851)

Background imageCooper Collection: Apparatus for ventilation (litho)

Apparatus for ventilation (litho)
6013424 Apparatus for ventilation (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apparatus for ventilation)

Background imageCooper Collection: Barrel Making, print made by Bernard, illustration from

Barrel Making, print made by Bernard, illustration from
708958 Barrel Making, print made by Bernard, illustration from Encyclopaedia or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts and Crafts by Denis Diderot, published 1770 (engraving) by Lucotte

Background imageCooper Collection: Central Park, (oil on canvas)

Central Park, (oil on canvas)
650477 Central Park, (oil on canvas) by Cooper, Colin Campbell (1856-1937); 91.4x91.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Central Park. Colin Campbell Cooper (1856-1937). Oil on canva

Background imageCooper Collection: Alcazar Gardens, Seville, (oil on canvasboard)

Alcazar Gardens, Seville, (oil on canvasboard)
650379 Alcazar Gardens, Seville, (oil on canvasboard) by Cooper, Colin Campbell (1856-1937); 37.5x45 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Alcazar Gardens, Seville. Colin Campbell Cooper (1856-1937)

Background imageCooper Collection: Diana Manners, later wife of Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich, 1919 (oil on canvas)

Diana Manners, later wife of Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich, 1919 (oil on canvas)
466013 Diana Manners, later wife of Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Shannon, James Jebusa (1862-1923); Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, UK; Irish, out of copyright

Background imageCooper Collection: The Sale at Stowe (engraving)

The Sale at Stowe (engraving)
1617593 The Sale at Stowe (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sale at Stowe. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 19 August 1848)

Background imageCooper Collection: Remains of St Pancras Church in Somers Town (engraving)

Remains of St Pancras Church in Somers Town (engraving)
1607205 Remains of St Pancras Church in Somers Town (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Remains of St Pancras Church in Somers Town)

Background imageCooper Collection: Illustration of 'Leather Stockings'by F. Cooper, 1888

Illustration of "Leather Stockings"by F. Cooper, 1888
LSE4103495 Illustration of " Leather Stockings" by F. Cooper, 1888 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Jesuit Library, Cairo

Background imageCooper Collection: Illustration of 'Leather Stockings'by F. Cooper, 1888

Illustration of "Leather Stockings"by F. Cooper, 1888
LSE4103496 Illustration of " Leather Stockings" by F. Cooper, 1888 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Jesuit Library, Cairo

Background imageCooper Collection: Cooper (engraving)

Cooper (engraving)
3647996 Cooper (engraving) by Bouchardon, Edme (1698-1762) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cooper. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by Georg Hirth)

Background imageCooper Collection: The City of Charleston, engraved by W. J. Bennett, 1838 (colour litho)

The City of Charleston, engraved by W. J. Bennett, 1838 (colour litho)
NYH182463 The City of Charleston, engraved by W.J. Bennett, 1838 (colour litho) by Cooke, George (1793-1849) (after); Collection of the New-York Historical Society




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"Cooper: A Legacy of Craftsmanship and Speed" Step back in time to the vibrant streets of London, where the iconic Marylebone Town Hall stood tall as one of the most eminent buildings in the city during its heyday in 1935. Amidst this bustling metropolis, a workshop hummed with creativity and skill, as a master cooper meticulously crafted barrels that would hold precious liquids. Fast forward to 1965, where Mini Morris Coopers took center stage as rally cars, driven by none other than Paddy Hopkirk himself. The red and white speed demons tore through winding roads, leaving spectators breathless with their agility and power. In 2015, another legend emerged - the Mini John Cooper Works. Its sleek black body adorned with fiery red accents symbolized both elegance and performance. This modern marvel paid homage to its roots while embracing cutting-edge technology. Let us not forget the classic Mini Austin Cooper S that captured hearts around the world. Its timeless design became synonymous with style and sophistication on every road it graced. Cooper's influence extended beyond automobiles; it reached for the stars when Project Mercury 7 astronauts relied on his expertise to craft essential equipment for their historic space missions. Even famous faces from boxing recognized Cooper's excellence. They sought out his craftsmanship for custom-made items that reflected their strength and determination inside the ring. The year was 1968 when Mini Coopers once again stole hearts worldwide with their irresistible charm. These pint-sized powerhouses showcased an unmatched combination of style and performance that left competitors trailing behind. From Monte Carlo Rally victories to countless accolades throughout history, Mini Coopers continued to dominate racetracks across generations - be it in 1965 or even as recent as 1997 - proving that true legends never fade away. In 2009, a new chapter unfolded with the arrival of a striking white-and-black beauty: The Mini Cooper S.