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Sink Collection (page 4)

"Sink into history: From the sinking of the Bismarck to kitchen units advertisements, explore the diverse tales behind this everyday fixture

Background imageSink Collection: The Last Hope, a Municipal Reform Party poster

The Last Hope, a Municipal Reform Party poster
NAT323419 The Last Hope, a Municipal Reform Party poster, published in The Graphic, October 27th 1906 (litho) by English School

Background imageSink Collection: Decorated Lavatories from a catalogue of sanitary wares produced by Morrison, Ingram & Co

Decorated Lavatories from a catalogue of sanitary wares produced by Morrison, Ingram & Co
STC182252 Decorated Lavatories from a catalogue of sanitary wares produced by Morrison, Ingram & Co. Manchester, published c.1890 (colour litho) by English School

Background imageSink Collection: The kitchen at the Philadelphia Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 1913 (silver gelatin print)

The kitchen at the Philadelphia Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 1913 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380740 The kitchen at the Philadelphia Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 1913 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x.35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Background imageSink Collection: The barbershop at the Copley Plaza hotel, Boston, 1912 or 1913 (silver gelatin print)

The barbershop at the Copley Plaza hotel, Boston, 1912 or 1913 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380619 The barbershop at the Copley Plaza hotel, Boston, 1912 or 1913 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 23.5x28.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Background imageSink Collection: Lady Treating Catarrh (chromolitho)

Lady Treating Catarrh (chromolitho)
733428 Lady Treating Catarrh (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Treating Catarrh.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Background imageSink Collection: The Cable Car That Saves (Colour Litho)

The Cable Car That Saves (Colour Litho)
2777814 The Cable Car That Saves (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The zip line that saves)

Background imageSink Collection: U-Boats Out!, German WWI poster, 1914-18 (colour litho)

U-Boats Out!, German WWI poster, 1914-18 (colour litho)
700906 U-Boats Out!, German WWI poster, 1914-18 (colour litho) by Erdt, Hans Rudi (1883-1925); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures; German, out of copyright

Background imageSink Collection: Primary school washroom, Hirson (b / w photo)

Primary school washroom, Hirson (b / w photo)
3102093 Primary school washroom, Hirson (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Primary school washroom, Hirson)

Background imageSink Collection: Little girl washing at a basin (b / w photo)

Little girl washing at a basin (b / w photo)
3094389 Little girl washing at a basin (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little girl washing at a basin)

Background imageSink Collection: 1940s Homemaker Washes Dishes in Her Dream Kitchen, 1944 (screen print)

1940s Homemaker Washes Dishes in Her Dream Kitchen, 1944 (screen print)
2630104 1940s Homemaker Washes Dishes in Her Dream Kitchen, 1944 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSink Collection: Man in a golf club dressing room reading a notice instructing members not to clean their balls

Man in a golf club dressing room reading a notice instructing members not to clean their balls with the hair brushes
5999945 Man in a golf club dressing room reading a notice instructing members not to clean their balls with the hair brushes (colour litho) by English School

Background imageSink Collection: Plans showing Sanitary Fittings and Drainage of a Pair of Suburban Houses (litho)

Plans showing Sanitary Fittings and Drainage of a Pair of Suburban Houses (litho)
3650884 Plans showing Sanitary Fittings and Drainage of a Pair of Suburban Houses (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSink Collection: Ideal 1930s American Kitchen, 1931 (screen print)

Ideal 1930s American Kitchen, 1931 (screen print)
3035757 Ideal 1930s American Kitchen, 1931 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage illustration of an ideal American kitchen with modern appliances; screen print)

Background imageSink Collection: The end of a giant of the seas (colour litho)

The end of a giant of the seas (colour litho)
2809197 The end of a giant of the seas (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The end of a giant of the seas)

Background imageSink Collection: The tragedy on the river (colour litho)

The tragedy on the river (colour litho)
2783457 The tragedy on the river (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The tragedy on the river)

Background imageSink Collection: The ice that crushes (Colour Litho)

The ice that crushes (Colour Litho)
2783977 The ice that crushes (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ice that crushes)

Background imageSink Collection: Sink me, cousin, Harry, what in the plagues name are you doing here? (colour litho)

Sink me, cousin, Harry, what in the plagues name are you doing here? (colour litho)
667740 Sink me, cousin, Harry, what in the plagues name are you doing here? (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sink me, cousin, Harry)

Background imageSink Collection: A bathroom of the Edward Brandeis residence at 16 West 88th Street, New York

A bathroom of the Edward Brandeis residence at 16 West 88th Street, New York
MNY381642 A bathroom of the Edward Brandeis residence at 16 West 88th Street, New York, 1902 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 20.3x25.4 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Background imageSink Collection: Washing Up, c. 1924-25 (oil on canvas)

Washing Up, c. 1924-25 (oil on canvas)
425803 Washing Up, c.1924-25 (oil on canvas) by Gash, Walter Bonner (1869-1928); 61x45.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of the artists daughter Margaret.); eLiss Fine Art; English

Background imageSink Collection: Maid helping her mistress undress aboard the RMS Scythia (b / w photo)

Maid helping her mistress undress aboard the RMS Scythia (b / w photo)
STC439502 Maid helping her mistress undress aboard the RMS Scythia (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: RMS Scythia was a Cunard liner)

Background imageSink Collection: In the Bay, Dressing for Dinner, from P & O Pencillings (colour litho)

In the Bay, Dressing for Dinner, from P & O Pencillings (colour litho)
STC286242 In the Bay, Dressing for Dinner, from P & O Pencillings (colour litho) by Lloyd, W. (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageSink Collection: Decorated Lavatory Bowls from a catalogue of sanitary wares produced by Morrison

Decorated Lavatory Bowls from a catalogue of sanitary wares produced by Morrison
STC182253 Decorated Lavatory Bowls from a catalogue of sanitary wares produced by Morrison, Ingram & Co. Manchester, published c.1890 (colour litho) by English School

Background imageSink Collection: Narcissus Washstand, 1865-67 (mixed media) (see also 5614175)

Narcissus Washstand, 1865-67 (mixed media) (see also 5614175)
CEC128159 Narcissus Washstand, 1865-67 (mixed media) (see also 5614175) by Burges, William (1827-81); The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum, Bedford, UK; eThe Higgins Art Gallery & Museum; English

Background imageSink Collection: Man doing the washing up and wishing he had a woman to do it for him (colour litho)

Man doing the washing up and wishing he had a woman to do it for him (colour litho)
5995998 Man doing the washing up and wishing he had a woman to do it for him (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSink Collection: Repos au bain, 1888 (oil on canvas)

Repos au bain, 1888 (oil on canvas)
1197499 Repos au bain, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Ralli, Theodore Jacques (1852-1909); 45.7x38.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageSink Collection: BELTRAME, Achilles (1871-1945). BELTRAME, Achilles (1871-1945); SANTOS DUMONT

BELTRAME, Achilles (1871-1945). BELTRAME, Achilles (1871-1945); SANTOS DUMONT
CUL4892955 BELTRAME, Achilles (1871-1945). BELTRAME, Achilles (1871-1945); SANTOS DUMONT, Alberto (1873-1932). Brazilian aviation pioneer

Background imageSink Collection: Boundary Street: interior of laundry room, people working with machinery, London

Boundary Street: interior of laundry room, people working with machinery, London
1812538 Boundary Street: interior of laundry room, people working with machinery, London, 1897 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); London Metropolitan Archives

Background imageSink Collection: Pleiades (engraving)

Pleiades (engraving)
973781 Pleiades (engraving) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pleiades. Illustration for Flaxmans Classical Outlines by John C L Sparkes (Seeley)

Background imageSink Collection: Section through Suburban House (litho)

Section through Suburban House (litho)
3650890 Section through Suburban House (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Section through Suburban House)

Background imageSink Collection: The Washbasin, c. 1880-85 (monotype)

The Washbasin, c. 1880-85 (monotype)
3031351 The Washbasin, c.1880-85 (monotype) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 48.4x35.3 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; French, out of copyright

Background imageSink Collection: Woman Standing in an Art Deco Bathroom, 1927 (screen print)

Woman Standing in an Art Deco Bathroom, 1927 (screen print)
3035649 Woman Standing in an Art Deco Bathroom, 1927 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage illustration of a woman looking in a hand mirror)

Background imageSink Collection: Primary school bathroom, Hirson (b / w photo)

Primary school bathroom, Hirson (b / w photo)
3096512 Primary school bathroom, Hirson (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Primary school bathroom, Hirson)

Background imageSink Collection: Woman telephoning a plumber (colour litho)

Woman telephoning a plumber (colour litho)
3094450 Woman telephoning a plumber (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman telephoning a plumber. Postcard, early 20th century)

Background imageSink Collection: Floating in the mirror world

Floating in the mirror world
Vessela Banzourkova

Background imageSink Collection: Never Let Go

Never Let Go
Karen Jones

Background imageSink Collection: Dreams in the bathroom

Dreams in the bathroom
Jose C. Lobato

Background imageSink Collection: Winter shower

Winter shower
Marc Pelissier

Background imageSink Collection: Warashi

Warashi
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Background imageSink Collection: A baby gets a bath in the sink. Picture taken 4th January 1941

A baby gets a bath in the sink. Picture taken 4th January 1941. Possibly in Manchester

Background imageSink Collection: Salisbury day nursery. A woman bathing a child, with other seated children watching

Salisbury day nursery. A woman bathing a child, with other seated children watching. October 1942

Background imageSink Collection: Two new recruits getting use to army life making an early morning toilet in one of the up

Two new recruits getting use to army life making an early morning toilet in one of the up to date wash houses, Normanton Barracks, Derby. 15th January 1940

Background imageSink Collection: Tommy Steele resting in his dressing room. 1957

Tommy Steele resting in his dressing room. 1957

Background imageSink Collection: On the main road from Manchester to Rochdale, forty feet of the road disappeared

On the main road from Manchester to Rochdale, forty feet of the road disappeared. It sank, leaving a large hole along a stretch which normally carries a heavy volume of traffic through Harpurhey

Background imageSink Collection: Hygena System kitchen range. 29th March 1964

Hygena System kitchen range. 29th March 1964

Background imageSink Collection: Mrs Singleton of Croydon has had her kitchen done up by a new cheap method that entails

Mrs Singleton of Croydon has had her kitchen done up by a new cheap method that entails all the surfaces being refurbished with new made to measure surfaces. 13th May 1982

Background imageSink Collection: The kitchen of Mr and Mrs Singleton of Croydon. 6th May 1982

The kitchen of Mr and Mrs Singleton of Croydon. 6th May 1982

Background imageSink Collection: Woman in Bedsit, 23rd September 1982. A one roomed unit of accommodation typically

Woman in Bedsit, 23rd September 1982. A one roomed unit of accommodation typically consisting of combined bedroom and sitting room with cooking facilities

Background imageSink Collection: Testing the keenness... Every day at the factory of the Wilkinson Sword Company

Testing the keenness... Every day at the factory of the Wilkinson Sword Company
Testing the keenness....... Every day at the factory of the Wilkinson Sword Company in Cramlington, outside Newcastle, 270 men who make the razor blades shave on duty as part of the production




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"Sink into history: From the sinking of the Bismarck to kitchen units advertisements, explore the diverse tales behind this everyday fixture. 🚢⚓️🧺 The Sinking of the Bismarck: A haunting reminder of naval warfare's brutality and its impact on world history. Elizabeth Ann kitchen units advertisement: Step into a vintage era where stylish kitchens were adorned with these timeless fixtures. German propaganda poster, U Boote Heraus. , WW1: Delve into wartime tactics as submarines emerged as formidable threats beneath the waves. Young woman washing clothes at a sink: Witness the simplicity and hard work that went into daily chores before modern conveniences took over. New Pavilion Saltair and bathers, Salt Lake City, USA: Immerse yourself in nostalgia as you envision carefree summer days spent by this iconic sink-like structure. The Plumber: Discover how skilled tradespeople keep our sinks running smoothly while navigating complex plumbing systems behind closed walls. Titanic Hymn Sheet 1912: Reflect on tragedy through music as survivors clung to hope amidst icy waters that swallowed an unsinkable legend. HMS Good Hope in Great War Deeds, WW1: Pay tribute to brave sailors who faced perilous battleships during World War I, some tragically meeting their fate at sea. Union gunboats sunk in Galveston Bay, 1863: Uncover forgotten chapters of American Civil War history when naval clashes shaped destinies along coastal shores. Shipwreck of the Gallant Lady on the coast of North Bimini: Explore tales of maritime misfortune and resilience against nature's unpredictable forces. " EVNT2A-00086 (Image): Dive deeper into captivating visuals capturing unique perspectives around sinks – perhaps revealing hidden stories within frames. Ladies in a kitchen.