Scrap Collection (#32)

War souvenir, pencil set, enamel flags of the Allies
War Souvenir - For A SCRAP OF PAPER. Pencil set containing enamel flags of the Allies. Commemorative Ware. Date: 1914

Christmas scraps
Santa and his sleigh full of gifts. Date: circa 1905

German gun destroyed by British firing, Western Front, WW1
A German gun destroyed by British firing on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

Home-made toys for Christmas 1942
Everyone is making toys. Noah never saw so many animals as are coming out of scrap-bags in every household for Christmas. The diagram given for the four animals shown are easy to follow. 1942

Home-made dolly for Christmas 1944
A cutie to make at home. Cut out pattern for a home-made dolly. 1944

God Save the Queen
Arrangement of people spelling out God Save the Queen. Date: victorian era

Vehicles awaiting repair
Vehicles in a yard, waiting to be repaired, or perhaps they are beyond repair and are being held for spare parts

Marquis of Leyda
Marques de LEYDA Spanish ambassador to England during the protectorate of Cromwell - a job which must have called for every scrap of diplomacy he possessed ! Date: CIRCA 1650

Batteries for Recycling

WORLD WAR II: DANCE, c1943. American troops attend a dance, possibly to encourage the donation of scrap metal for the war effort. Photograph, c1943

WWII: HOMEFRONT, 1942. Boys collecting scrap metal for the war effort in San Juan Bautista, California. Photograph by Russell Lee, 1942

WWII: HOMEFRONT, 1942. Children collecting string for a scrap salvage campaign in Washington D.C. Photograph by Marjory Collins, 1942

AUTO PARTS, 1938. Automobile parts hanging on the wall of a junkyard near Abbeville, Louisiana. Photograph by Russell Lee, November 1938

TOYS, 1941. Toys made from scrap materials, probably from a FSA project. Photograph by Dick Sheldon, 1941

FLORIDA: JUKE JOINT, 1941. A combination store, juke joint and boarding house for migrant workers near Canal Point, Florida. Photograph by Marion Post Wolcott, 1941

MONTANA: JUNKYARD, 1942. Scrap metal and salvage depot at Butte, Montana. Photograph by Russell Lee, October 1942

MILWAUKEE: AUTO PARTS, 1936. A junkyard with auto parts and scrap metal alongside working class houses, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photograph by Carl Mydans, April 1936

MIGRANT CHILD, 1939. Daughter of a migrant family clutching trailer connections, at Edinburg, Texas. Photograph by Russell Lee, February 1939

Source Size = 3941 x 5670
MACHINE TOOLS: 1. Rivet-making Machine 2. Riveting-Machine 3. Shearing-Machine for bars of all lengths and scrap iron 4. Punching and Shearing Machine 5. Double Shearing-Machine, 1867, TECHNOLOGY

Material for recycling

Pile of discarded household and industrial items at a scrap metal recycling centre, Quebec, Canada

Damaged cars after autocross in Moosbeuren, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Canary Islands Dragon Tree -Dracaena draco-, coast near El Tablado, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe, PublicGround

Snow-covered peaks of Le Brevent Mountain with the mountain station of the cable car, tracks from deep snow riders on the steep slopes, Chamonix ski resort, France, Europe

Pile of discarded automotive debris at a waste management site, Quebec, Canada

Bearded vultures -Gypaetus barbatus-, young birds, Extremadura, Spain

Alpine Ibex -Capra ibex- looking down slope, Bernese Oberland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

Alpine Ibex -Capra ibex- in steep terrain, Bernese Oberland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

Alpine Ibex -Capra ibex- feeding, Bernese Oberland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

Two Alpine Ibexes -Capra ibex- in steep terrain, Bernese Oberland, Canton of Bern, Switzerland

Waterfall Cachoeira da Fumacinha, Chapada Diamantina Mountains, Bahia, Brazil

The waterfall Cachoeira do Buracao, Chapada Diamantina Mountains, Bahia, Brazil

View from Mt Schafler in the Appenzell Alps to Mt Santis, Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland

Rusty vintage car surrounded by plants, Karas, Namibia

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1908. Boys carting home scrap wood for fuel from a factory they work for in Cincinnati, Ohio. Photograph by Lewis Hine, August 1908

SCRAP MACHINERY, 1912. A pile of scrap machinery outside the Carolina Cotton Mill in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Photograph by Lewis Hine, May 1912

STREET BOYS, 1916. Three boys looking through a garbage can, Fall River, Massachusetts. Photographed on 16 June 1916 by Lewis Hine

First class carriage
An abandoned DMU locomotive awaiting possible restoration.Its tired paintwork shows its age and is emphasised by the thunderous clouds in the background

Body confidence of a diminutive ruffian
" Shure, if oi was as big a ye-self oid woipe the flure wid yez, little as oi am!" Date: 1900

Agressive local man spots ths chance of a swift buck
Scene - Scarboro. Time - Sunday Morning. Very Muddy. Inhabitant: " Be Thoo a Strong Mon?" Amateur Weightlifter (rather proud that his fame has spread so far): " Well, yes, my friend

The Fight Interrupted - by Mulready
The Fight Interrupted - a schoolmaster breaks up a playground scrap between two boys, although he has seized the wrong culprit! Reproduction of a painting by William Mulready. Date: 1816

Love Triangle scrap
A charming chromolithograph Victorian scrap featuring a rural scene of young love and possible jealous attention. A pretty girl in pink sits below a tree reading the latest chic-lit whilst her male

Central America, Guatemala, Typical Guatemalan textile - fabric scraps of various colors
Guatemala. Typical Guatemalan textile; fabric scraps of various colors and textures forming a quilt

Hand-written notice stuck prominently on display in an empty High Street shop window stating Single man looking for women for adult fun ask inside, Deal, Kent, England

Workmen clearing up metal dumped in an orchard in St Mary Cray, Kent. 22 September 1937

Iron metal and waste merchants. 1937

WW2 poster, Scrap Heap
WW2 poster by Fougasse, Scrap Heap -- When you scrap a job, you scrap all the labour thats gone on it. Please don t add to the heap! Date: circa 1942

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"From war efforts to old customs: the diverse world of scrap" Her Majesty's Australian Ship (HMAS) Melbourne (21): Once a proud vessel, now reduced to scrap metal. Phrenological Head / Scrap: Exploring the intriguing connection between phrenology and discarded objects. Victorian scrap - dentist pulling a tooth: Unveiling the peculiarities of Victorian-era dental practices through scrap illustrations. Locomotive No. 9303 at Barry Scrapyard, c1980: Witnessing the end of an era as powerful locomotives are left to rust in scrapyards. Two young men sorting through a pile metal: The relentless pursuit for hidden treasures amidst heaps of discarded materials. Collecting Scrap Metal: Shedding light on the unsung heroes who gather scraps, turning them into valuable resources once again. Locomotives awaiting to be scrapped at Swindon Works, 1962: A haunting image capturing the fate that awaited these once-mighty machines. Victorian Scrap - Tattooing - an old custom: Delving into historical tattoo culture through fragments preserved in vintage scrapbooks. German circus scrap: Discovering remnants from a bygone era when circuses roamed Germany's towns and cities. WW2 - Recycling cans to aid war effort in East Ham, London: Highlighting how even small acts like recycling cans played a vital role during times of conflict and scarcity. Rusty gas pumps and car: Reflecting on forgotten relics from yesteryears' gas stations, where memories have turned into rusty scraps. Turn out more Scrap Metal - Turn out More Tanks poster: Unearthing wartime propaganda urging citizens to contribute their unused metals for tank production and national defense efforts.