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Repairing Collection (#5)

"Restoring the Power: From Titanic's Propellers to Space Walks" The RMS Titanic's propellers receive meticulous repair in dry dock

Background imageRepairing Collection: Tuk Tuk roadside repairs, India. Creator: Unknown

Tuk Tuk roadside repairs, India. Creator: Unknown
Tuk Tuk roadside repairs, India

Background imageRepairing Collection: Shop Sign, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Albert Ryder

Shop Sign, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Albert Ryder
Shop Sign, 1935/1942

Background imageRepairing Collection: Army Repair Shop, February 1864. Creator: Alexander Gardner

Army Repair Shop, February 1864. Creator: Alexander Gardner
Army Repair Shop, February 1864. Albumen print, pl. 70 from the album " Gardners Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II" (1866)

Background imageRepairing Collection: In a Sail-Loft, 1887. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson

In a Sail-Loft, 1887. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
In a Sail-Loft, 1887. A work made of photoetching, pl. xviii from the album " wild life on a tidal water: the adventures of a house-boat and her crew" (1890); edition 270/500

Background imageRepairing Collection: Caney the Clown, 1877. Creator: John Thomson

Caney the Clown, 1877. Creator: John Thomson
Caney the Clown, 1877. A work made of woodburytype, from the album " street life in london"

Background imageRepairing Collection: Mending Clothes in the Early Morning Sun, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century

Mending Clothes in the Early Morning Sun, Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century. Formerly attributed to Zhenhui

Background imageRepairing Collection: Barn Gangway, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Perkins Harnly

Barn Gangway, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Perkins Harnly
Barn Gangway, 1935/1942

Background imageRepairing Collection: Lachesis: Study of Jane Morris Seated in a Chair Sewing, 1860s (pencil on paper)

Lachesis: Study of Jane Morris Seated in a Chair Sewing, 1860s (pencil on paper)
1199530 Lachesis: Study of Jane Morris Seated in a Chair Sewing, 1860s (pencil on paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82)

Background imageRepairing Collection: Woman Sewing, c. 1908 (oil on canvas)

Woman Sewing, c. 1908 (oil on canvas)
1197232 Woman Sewing, c. 1908 (oil on canvas) by Gilman, Harold (1876-1919); 40.7x30.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageRepairing Collection: The Clock Doctor, 1871 (oil on canvas)

The Clock Doctor, 1871 (oil on canvas)
CH198756 The Clock Doctor, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Perry, Enoch Wood (1831-1915); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Background imageRepairing Collection: The Broken Vase (oil on canvas)

The Broken Vase (oil on canvas)
990908 The Broken Vase (oil on canvas) by Watrous, Harry Wilson (1857-1940); 30.5x40.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Broken Vase. Harry W. Watrous (1857-1940). Oil on canvas

Background imageRepairing Collection: Women in an Interior (w / c on paper)

Women in an Interior (w / c on paper)
658898 Women in an Interior (w/c on paper) by Bedini, Paolo (1844-1924); 49x32 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageRepairing Collection: Chairs to Mend! (engraving)

Chairs to Mend! (engraving)
3634652 Chairs to Mend! (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chairs to Mend! Illustration for Chatterbox, 1870)

Background imageRepairing Collection: Repairing armour (chromolitho)

Repairing armour (chromolitho)
3643597 Repairing armour (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Repairing armour. Illustration for The Boys Own Annual, 1893.); © Look and Learn

Background imageRepairing Collection: Ancient Roman street scene (colour litho)

Ancient Roman street scene (colour litho)
5999080 Ancient Roman street scene (colour litho) by Williamson, J. (active c. 1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Roman street scene. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageRepairing Collection: Man up a ladder fixing a street lamp (b / w photo)

Man up a ladder fixing a street lamp (b / w photo)
6030819 Man up a ladder fixing a street lamp (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageRepairing Collection: Sketches of the Royal Tapestry Manufactory at Windsor (engraving)

Sketches of the Royal Tapestry Manufactory at Windsor (engraving)
1623964 Sketches of the Royal Tapestry Manufactory at Windsor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the Royal Tapestry Manufactory at Windsor)

Background imageRepairing Collection: Repairing Damage done by the Boers, mending the Line near Belmont (litho)

Repairing Damage done by the Boers, mending the Line near Belmont (litho)
1048715 Repairing Damage done by the Boers, mending the Line near Belmont (litho) by Soper, George (1870-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Repairing Damage done by the Boers)

Background imageRepairing Collection: Posters on a Wall and a Man Mending Metal Pots, 1882 (oil on canvas)

Posters on a Wall and a Man Mending Metal Pots, 1882 (oil on canvas)
695505 Posters on a Wall and a Man Mending Metal Pots, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Carrier-Belleuse, Louis Robert (1848-1913); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageRepairing Collection: The Overland Telegraph from the Cape to Cairo (litho)

The Overland Telegraph from the Cape to Cairo (litho)
1048014 The Overland Telegraph from the Cape to Cairo (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Overland Telegraph from the Cape to Cairo)

Background imageRepairing Collection: Rempailleur de Chaises (chromolitho)

Rempailleur de Chaises (chromolitho)
975967 Rempailleur de Chaises (chromolitho) by Borgex, Louis (fl.1897); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rempailleur de Chaises)

Background imageRepairing Collection: People repairing to David Dicksons Lecture at Irvine (engraving)

People repairing to David Dicksons Lecture at Irvine (engraving)
725558 People repairing to David Dicksons Lecture at Irvine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: People repairing to David Dicksons Lecture at Irvine)

Background imageRepairing Collection: Caney The Clown, from Street Life in London, by J

Caney The Clown, from Street Life in London, by J
659994 Caney The Clown, 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

Background imageRepairing Collection: Old Woman Mending her Linen (bronze)

Old Woman Mending her Linen (bronze)
2973597 Old Woman Mending her Linen (bronze) by Wijk, Charles Henri Marie van (1875-1917); height: 39.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Oude Vrouw haar Linnen Verstellende)

Background imageRepairing Collection: A 16 year-old schoolboy saving a boat and its passengers (colour litho)

A 16 year-old schoolboy saving a boat and its passengers (colour litho)
2779754 A 16 year-old schoolboy saving a boat and its passengers (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageRepairing Collection: Comic postcard, Plumber and maid in kitchen Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Plumber and maid in kitchen Date: 20th century

Background imageRepairing Collection: Satire on the 1903 Paris-Madrid motor race. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)

Satire on the 1903 Paris-Madrid motor race. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2796231 Satire on the 1903 Paris-Madrid motor race. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Metivet, Lucien (1863-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Satire on the 1903 Paris-Madrid motor race)

Background imageRepairing Collection: WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Boots, Boots, Boots

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Boots, Boots, Boots
The Caption is Boots! Boots! Boots! This is a take on Rudyard Kiplings poem Infantry Columns where the boots actually go up and down

Background imageRepairing Collection: Arrival and Repair of a Stagecoach at Luz on the Road to Barreges, c. 1840 (colour litho)

Arrival and Repair of a Stagecoach at Luz on the Road to Barreges, c. 1840 (colour litho)
CHT244617 Arrival and Repair of a Stagecoach at Luz on the Road to Barreges, c.1840 (colour litho) by Jacottet, Jean (1806-c.1843) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageRepairing Collection: The Weir, from Marlow Bridge, engraved by Robert Havell the Younger (1793-1878

The Weir, from Marlow Bridge, engraved by Robert Havell the Younger (1793-1878
STC219297 The Weir, from Marlow Bridge, engraved by Robert Havell the Younger (1793-1878) published 1818 (aquatint) by Havell

Background imageRepairing Collection: View of Lincoln

View of Lincoln
USH57141 View of Lincoln by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); Lincolnshire County Council, Usher Gallery, Lincoln, UK; eUsher Gallery; English, out of copyright

Background imageRepairing Collection: Repairing the Kite, 1895 (oil on canvas)

Repairing the Kite, 1895 (oil on canvas)
476701 Repairing the Kite, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Igler, Gustav (1842-1908); 79.4x120 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Background imageRepairing Collection: An Afternoon Visit, (oil on panel)

An Afternoon Visit, (oil on panel)
827081 An Afternoon Visit, (oil on panel) by Piltz, Otto (1864-1910); 38.5x49.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Afternoon Visit. Otto Piltz (1864-1910). Oil on panel

Background imageRepairing Collection: By the Shore, St, (oil on panel)

By the Shore, St, (oil on panel)
650776 By the Shore, St, (oil on panel) by Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903); 23.5x31.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: By the Shore, St. Ives. James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

Background imageRepairing Collection: The Carpet Menders, 1883 (oil on canvas)

The Carpet Menders, 1883 (oil on canvas)
995852 The Carpet Menders, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Swoboda, Rudolf Der G. (1859-1914); 84.1x111.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Austrian, out of copyright

Background imageRepairing Collection: In the Parlour, (oil on canvas)

In the Parlour, (oil on canvas)
822815 In the Parlour, (oil on canvas) by Jones, Francis Coates (1857-1932); 69x56 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Parlour. Francis Coates Jones (1857-1932). Oil on canvas

Background imageRepairing Collection: Repairing the Doll, 1867 (oil on canvas)

Repairing the Doll, 1867 (oil on canvas)
6198150 Repairing the Doll, 1867 (oil on canvas) by Burr, Alexander Hohenlohe (1837-99); 197x146 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info)

Background imageRepairing Collection: Country folk. Young tinker

Country folk. Young tinker
Repairing a saucepan for a young lady. Artist: Frances Brundage Date: 1903

Background imageRepairing Collection: Inside of a vessel lying on its hull, illustration from the Atlas de Colbert

Inside of a vessel lying on its hull, illustration from the Atlas de Colbert
XIR414999 Inside of a vessel lying on its hull, illustration from the Atlas de Colbert, plate 40 (pencil & w/c on paper) by French School, (17th century); Service Historique de la Marine, Vincennes

Background imageRepairing Collection: Workers carrying out repairs to tram lines, St Petersburg, c. 1914 (b / w photo)

Workers carrying out repairs to tram lines, St Petersburg, c. 1914 (b / w photo)
833374 Workers carrying out repairs to tram lines, St Petersburg, c.1914 (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Calmann & King Ltd; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageRepairing Collection: Automobile repair, front cover of the DuPont Magazine

Automobile repair, front cover of the DuPont Magazine
615303 Automobile repair, front cover of the DuPont Magazine, January 1919 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, Delaware

Background imageRepairing Collection: The repairing of the Walls of Jerusalem (engraving)

The repairing of the Walls of Jerusalem (engraving)
664627 The repairing of the Walls of Jerusalem (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The repairing of the Walls of Jerusalem)

Background imageRepairing Collection: Four men working on a house that was severely damaged during the Battle of the Marne east

Four men working on a house that was severely damaged during the Battle of the Marne east
697592 Four men working on a house that was severely damaged during the Battle of the Marne east of Paris, September 1914 (autochrome) by Gervais-Courtellemont

Background imageRepairing Collection: Mechanic of the British Army Service Corps repairing a truck with his 303 rifle close to

Mechanic of the British Army Service Corps repairing a truck with his 303 rifle close to
700924 Mechanic of the British Army Service Corps repairing a truck with his 303 rifle close to hand, 1915 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageRepairing Collection: The Cresta Run - a repair party at work

The Cresta Run - a repair party at work
Workmen busy tuning up what is one of the most famous toboggan runs in the world - the Cresta Run in St. Moritz - at Battledore and Shuttlecock, two well known turns. Date: 1924

Background imageRepairing Collection: A Mender of Porcelain, plate 28 from The Costume of China, engraved by J

A Mender of Porcelain, plate 28 from The Costume of China, engraved by J
STC89205 A Mender of Porcelain, plate 28 from The Costume of China, engraved by J. Dadley, 1800 (engraving) by Mason, Major George Henry (19th century) (after)

Background imageRepairing Collection: Child at play

Child at play
Small boy with tool set repairing toys. Date: circa 1925

Background imageRepairing Collection: House in Castle Green, after the removal of buttresses from the Castle

House in Castle Green, after the removal of buttresses from the Castle
2832197 House in Castle Green, after the removal of buttresses from the Castle (pencil & w/c on paper) by Jackson, Samuel (1794-1868); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums




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"Restoring the Power: From Titanic's Propellers to Space Walks" The RMS Titanic's propellers receive meticulous repair in dry dock, a testament to preserving history and engineering marvels. Margot Fonteyn gracefully repairs her ballet shoes, ensuring every step tells a story of resilience and dedication. With precision and strength, a mechanical digger mends the earth, shaping landscapes and building foundations for progress. In Lossiemouth, Scotland, a fisherman carefully repairs his lines – an age-old tradition passed down through generations to sustain livelihoods. Amidst Kolkata's bustling streets in West Bengal, India, brave workers navigate dangerous scaffolding to mend structures that stand tall against time. Two cobblers diligently mend worn-out shoes; their skilled hands breathe new life into footwear while cherishing craftsmanship traditions. Factory workers in the 1930s embody resilience as they repair machinery with unwavering determination amidst challenging times. Floating in space during a daring spacewalk mission, astronauts demonstrate ingenuity as they repair vital equipment beyond Earth's boundaries. Whitehall witnesses road works in 1882 as dedicated laborers pave the way for smoother journeys through London's historic heartland. A young boy meticulously repairs his boots in 1930 - an inspiring display of resourcefulness and self-reliance even at tender ages. Illustrating biblical values of restoration and faithfulness from 2 Kings 12, King Josiah’s men work tirelessly to repair Solomon’s Temple—a symbol of hope renewed. In Indianapolis' Fountain Pen Repair Shop lies expertise honed over years—preserving treasured writing instruments that capture stories yet untold. Note.