Polishing Collection (#2)

Hilliard & Chapman, free standing patent knife polishing and sharpening with six different sizes. Date: 1862

A young boy brushes his shoes. Date: 1910

Polish and Sewing Shop outing, c1920s
Staff outings were a popular part of GWR working life. This image from the 1920s shows a group of women who worked in the Polishing and Sewing Shops at Swindon Works

Friday Morning (oil on canvas)
XPG379892 Friday Morning (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection

The Cleaning Lady (oil on canvas)
490030 The Cleaning Lady (oil on canvas) by Baes, Firmin (1874-1945); 138.2x113.2 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Needhams Polishing Paste, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Needhams Polishing Paste, 1886. From " The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Barmaid (Any Bar), 1898 (woodcut)
3088152 Barmaid (Any Bar), 1898 (woodcut) by Nicholson, William (1872-1949); 25.4x22.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Original woodcut, without hand colouring)

Reproduction of a poster advertising Jacquot and Cie shoe polish, 1894 (colour litho)
STC138064 Reproduction of a poster advertising Jacquot and Cie shoe polish, 1894 (colour litho) by Lefevre, Lucien (1850-c.1902); 176x124 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Independent Shoe-Black, 1881. Creator: John Thomson
The Independent Shoe-Black, 1881. A work made of woodburytype, plate 21 in the book " street incidents" (1881)

The Independent Shoe-Black, 1877. Creator: John Thomson
The Independent Shoe-Black, 1877. A work made of woodburytype, from the album " street life in london"

Tour a polir les agates (engraving)
3644832 Tour a polir les agates (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tour a polir les agates. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1856)

The Shoeblack (engraving)
3625993 The Shoeblack (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shoeblack. Illustration for Chatterbox (1867). Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

Messrs Elkington and Cos Electro-Plate Works (engraving)
6010322 Messrs Elkington and Cos Electro-Plate Works (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Messrs Elkington and Cos electro-plate works)

A novel amusement for winter evenings - a floor-polishing party (litho)
6014298 A novel amusement for winter evenings - a floor-polishing party (litho) by Cox, Edward Morant (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shoeshine boy polishing a salors boots, advertisement for Carrs Blackit shoe polish (chromolitho)
6030700 Shoeshine boy polishing a salors boots, advertisement for Carrs Blackit shoe polish (chromolitho) by English School

"Canterbury Week"in Calicut, South-West India (engraving)
1055709 " Canterbury Week" in Calicut, South-West India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Canterbury Week" in Calicut)

The Amsterdam Exhibition, Notes in and about the City (engraving)
1044161 The Amsterdam Exhibition, Notes in and about the City (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Amsterdam Exhibition, Notes in and about the City)

The Dramatic Shoe-Black, from Street Life in London, by J
659992 The Dramatic Shoe-Black, from Street Life in London, by J. Thomson and Adolphe Smith, 1877 (b/w photo) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish

Taille du verre et du cristal (engraving)
2781342 Taille du verre et du cristal (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taille du verre et du cristal)

Gold and Silver Smith (engraving)
2801978 Gold and Silver Smith (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold and Silver Smith)

Advertisement for Lustro metal polish (chromolitho)
3104958 Advertisement for Lustro metal polish (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Polishing the motor car
A man polishes his gleaming motor car. Date: circa 1940s

English gentleman being shown into a drawing room for a musical night, 19th century. Facey Romford in tweeds playing the flute, Cassandra Cleoptra holding a music score. Mr

In the Kitchen, c. 1930 (oil on canvas)
MNK129619 In the Kitchen, c.1930 (oil on canvas) by Dadlez, Pawel Marian (1904-40); 110x120 cm; National Museum in Cracow, Poland; Polish, out of copyright

London Cries: Shoe Cleaner, c. 1759 (pen & brush, grey ink, w / c and graphite on paper)
XYC160206 London Cries: Shoe Cleaner, c.1759 (pen & brush, grey ink, w/c and graphite on paper) by Sandby, Paul (1725-1809); 19.7x14.9 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Advert, Bon Ami cleaning and polishing cake and powder. 1922

Advert, Johnsons Polishing Wax Advert, Johnsons Polishing Wax
Advert, Johnsons Polishing Wax. 1926

The Boots Who Forgot to Chalk the Boots, H. M. Bateman
Sequential cartoon by H.M. Bateman showing a young man given shoe cleaning duties in a hotel muddling up various pairs with hilarious consequences the following morning. Date: 1920

The polishing workshop (engraving)
5230511 The polishing workshop (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The polishing workshop)

Daddys Boots, 1892 (oil on canvas)
CH402149 Daddys Boots, 1892 (oil on canvas) by White, John (1851-1933); 66x99.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Frances Special Badge for heroism in the War, illustration from
STC405598 Frances Special Badge for heroism in the War, illustration from The Illustrated War News, 10th January 1917 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Shoe black (shoeshine boy) and client, in 18th century style. 18th century

Boot Scraper, c. 1816 (coloured engraving)
STC373412 Boot Scraper, c.1816 (coloured engraving) by Lambert, E. F. (fl.1823-46); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Artiste Decrotteur; ); The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Town of Oberstein and gem-polishing mill
View of the town, bridge and crag church at Oberstein 1, and view of the agate and jasper gemstone polishing mill 2. Vue de bourg en face du pont, Atelier de travail

The Independent Shoe Black, from Street Life in London, 1877-78 (woodburytype)
SC28131 The Independent Shoe Black, from Street Life in London, 1877-78 (woodburytype) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Scottish, out of copyright

Shoe Black (chromolitho)
2811696 Shoe Black (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shoe Black. Illustration for a booklet called Sketches of London Life)

Glass making (colour litho)
2795428 Glass making (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Glass making. Double page illustration contained in one of the series of Les Recreations)

The Shoeblack (b / w photo)
3096140 The Shoeblack (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Shoeblack. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Advert for Zebra Fire Grate Polish. 1902

An angry bull, escaped the men who led him to the slaughterhouse, after a crazy race for... (colour litho)
2783591 An angry bull, escaped the men who led him to the slaughterhouse, after a crazy race for... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An angry bull)

Mr. Hammond as Sam Weller (hand-coloured litho)
2563271 Mr. Hammond as Sam Weller (hand-coloured litho) by English School, (19th century); 26x20.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; eFree Library of Philadelphia; Print and Picture Collection

Advert, polishing and plating supplies, New York City, USA
Advert, Zucker & Levett & Loeb Co, polishing and plating supplies, West 25th Street, New York City, USA. Date: circa 1880s

Advert for Brookes Soap 1890 Advert for Brookes Soap 1890
Women polishing all the metal wear, so much that she can see her reflection. Date: 1890

Johnsons Wax polish
Advertisement for Johnsons Polishing Wax. It protects and beautifies. Illustration from Delineator magazine April 1928. Artist anon. Date: 1928

Advertising Insert - Monkey Brand Polish. 1914

The first thing he did was to scour a suit of armour that had belonged to his great-grandfather (engraving)
979039 The first thing he did was to scour a suit of armour that had belonged to his great-grandfather (engraving) by Hardy

Put his strange case before Old Solomon Caw, from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J M
3481711 Put his strange case before Old Solomon Caw, from Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J M Barrie (1860 - 1937), pub

The Servant, c. 1875-90 (oil on canvas)
3588415 The Servant, c.1875-90 (oil on canvas) by Falguiere, Jean Alexandre Joseph (1831-1900); 155x100 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; French, out of copyright

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"Polishing: From Cub Scouts to Steam Engines, the Art of Making Things Shine" Cub Scouts taking part in Operation Shoeshine: Teaching young boys the importance of keeping things polished and presentable. A long run from Tarland, Aberdeenshire, necessitates a thorough clean-up for this 1925 beauty: After enduring a challenging journey, this vintage vehicle deserves some extra TLC. After bringing his steam engine, Hielan Laddie, from Aberdeen: The proud owner knows that regular polishing not only maintains its appearance but also preserves its historical significance. Cub Scout washing a window during Scout Job Week: Learning valuable skills like cleaning and polishing at an early age helps instill a sense of responsibility and pride in their work. Dickens / Pickwick Papers: In Charles Dickens' classic novel, even the characters understood the transformative power - both metaphorically and literally. Unusual Picture of Czech model Dana Mala having her hot pants polished by a bootblack: Sometimes unexpected situations call for creative solutions – even when it comes to keeping our clothes looking their best. Thessaloniki, Greece - Bootblack: The skilled hands of these professionals ensure that every shoe shines brightly as they take pride in their craft. Cub Scouts cleaning fire engine: These young scouts understand that maintaining firefighting equipment is crucial for saving lives – ensuring everything is spotless ensures optimal performance when needed most. Advert / Enameline Polish: Discover the secret behind achieving impeccable shine with Enameline Polish – making your belongings look brand new again. Model Maid-Of-All-Work showcasing her expertise in boot polishing services : This dedicated professional takes care of all your footwear needs with precision and skill - leaving you ready to step out in style. Waifs and Strays Society Lincoln - Boot polishing program transforms lives through skill-building.