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Sink Collection (page 6)

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

Background imageSink Collection: Cartoon From Indianapolis News Showing Uncle Sam Doing The Figures Which Show There Were Not

Cartoon From Indianapolis News Showing Uncle Sam Doing The Figures Which Show There Were Not Enough Lifeboats Aboard The Rms Titanic. The Cartoon Is Captioned, Gettin The Lesson

Background imageSink Collection: Charles Melville Hays, 1856

Charles Melville Hays, 1856

Background imageSink Collection: Joseph Bruce Ismay, 1862

Joseph Bruce Ismay, 1862

Background imageSink Collection: Collision And Sinking Of Spanish Steamer Leon And English Steamer Harelda Off Cabo Da Roca

Collision And Sinking Of Spanish Steamer Leon And English Steamer Harelda Off Cabo Da Roca, Portugal In January 1881. From La Ilustracion EspaAnola Y Americana Of 1881

Background imageSink Collection: Hawaii, Oahu, Kailua, Lanikai, Sun sinking below horizon on beach

Hawaii, Oahu, Kailua, Lanikai, Sun sinking below horizon on beach

Background imageSink Collection: Hawaii, Maui, Olowalu, Palm Tree Over The Beach At Sunset

Hawaii, Maui, Olowalu, Palm Tree Over The Beach At Sunset

Background imageSink Collection: Golf Ball Near Cup

Golf Ball Near Cup

Background imageSink Collection: HMHS Britannic - dinner menu, WW1

HMHS Britannic - dinner menu, WW1
HMHS Britannic - extremely rare dinner menu from the hospital ship Britannic, Titanic's ill-fated sister ship. The menu is dated 25 September 1916, in the middle of WW1

Background imageSink Collection: Washing Stockings / 1940S

Washing Stockings / 1940S
Washing day: a young woman washes stockings by hand at the sink using a bar of soap and two basins of water Date: 1940s

Background imageSink Collection: Getting ready for school - The Promotion of Health Poster

Getting ready for school - The Promotion of Health Poster
Idyllic domestic scene inside a family kitchen. Older children are getting ready for school and while one daughter of the house sits and has her hair brushed by mother

Background imageSink Collection: Vitramant Coloured Pedestal Lavatory (washbasin)

Vitramant Coloured Pedestal Lavatory (washbasin) finished in black enamel. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSink Collection: Standard Sanitary Appliances suite in Rose de Barry pink

Standard Sanitary Appliances suite in Rose de Barry pink. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSink Collection: Vitromant Coloured pedestal Lavatory (Wash Basin)

Vitromant Coloured pedestal Lavatory (Wash Basin)
Vitromant Coloured pedestal Lavatory (Wash Basin / sink) in pink enamel with chromium plated fittings. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSink Collection: WW1 - RMS Laconia torpedoed, 25th February 1917

WW1 - RMS Laconia torpedoed, 25th February 1917
WW1 - RMS Laconia was a Cunard ocean liner torpedoed by SM U-50 while returning from the USA to England with passengers. The first torpedo struck the liner, but did not sink her

Background imageSink Collection: Captain Loxley of the Formidable, WW1 bravery

Captain Loxley of the Formidable, WW1 bravery
Clear Off - Submarines About: Captain Loxley of the Royal Navy, his terrier Bruce by his side, pictured giving his last order to another ship, warning of the danger of torpedoes

Background imageSink Collection: Human torpedo in action by G. H. Davis

Human torpedo in action by G. H. Davis
A human torpedo in action: a two-man crew working together to sink an enemy warship during the Second World War. Date: 1944

Background imageSink Collection: WASHING DISHES, 1942. Three-year-old Ann Heath, daughter of a Warren McArthur factory

WASHING DISHES, 1942. Three-year-old Ann Heath, daughter of a Warren McArthur factory lathe operator, standing on a footstool to help her mother wash the dinner dishes in the kitchen of their home

Background imageSink Collection: NYC: TENEMENT LIFE, c1900. Bathing in the kitchen sink on the Lower East Side

NYC: TENEMENT LIFE, c1900. Bathing in the kitchen sink on the Lower East Side. Photographed by Lewis W. Hine, c1900

Background imageSink Collection: Man doing washing dishes in kitchen, pipe in teeth, (B&W)

Man doing washing dishes in kitchen, pipe in teeth, (B&W)

Background imageSink Collection: BARBER SHOP, 1890. Interior view of the barber shop at the Palmer House Hotel, Chicago

BARBER SHOP, 1890. Interior view of the barber shop at the Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, on an American lithograph advertisement, c1890, for J.B. Williams shaving soap

Background imageSink Collection: The motto of Paris - WWI - Propaganda - Patriotism

The motto of Paris - WWI - Propaganda - Patriotism
Flutuat nec mergitur. This phrase is the motto of Paris, France, and is translated as " Il est agite'ar les vagues

Background imageSink Collection: Two young girls in a bathroom, standing by a sink. [no caption, location or date]

Two young girls in a bathroom, standing by a sink. [no caption, location or date]

Background imageSink Collection: Hair washing with Cuticura soap, 1890s

Hair washing with Cuticura soap, 1890s
An advertisement for Cuticura soap, used here as a shampoo: for a clean, healthy scalp and luxuriant hair, where all else fails. Date: 1890s

Background imageSink Collection: Advertisement for Paul kitchen units, 1960

Advertisement for Paul kitchen units, 1960
Advertisement for kitchen units by W. H. Paul featuring two women discussing the benefits while looking at the sink unit from the high quality Argyll range. Date: 1960

Background imageSink Collection: Good Housekeeping front cover, January 1933

Good Housekeeping front cover, January 1933
Front cover of Good Housekeeping magazine featuring a little girl carefully doing the washing up

Background imageSink Collection: EVNT2A-00022

EVNT2A-00022
Naval duel between the frigate USS " Constitution" and the British ship " Guerriere, " War of 1812. Printed color lithograph of a 19th century painting

Background imageSink Collection: EVCW2A-00113

EVCW2A-00113
Sinking of the ironclad USS Monitor in a gale off North Carolina, 1862, crew making for the USS Rhode Island. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Background imageSink Collection: Toilet / Loos

Toilet / Loos
TWYFORDs UNITAS combining W.C.basin, urinal and slop sink, avoiding the wetting so objectionable in Closets having permanent seats

Background imageSink Collection: Zanzibar, Matemwe Bungalows. The stunning bathroom suit attached to one of the luxury Matemwe villas

Zanzibar, Matemwe Bungalows. The stunning bathroom suit attached to one of the luxury Matemwe villas

Background imageSink Collection: Old Maid card game - Mrs Fox Washes Up

Old Maid card game - Mrs Fox Washes Up. circa 1950s

Background imageSink Collection: Advertisement, Sapolio Washing-Up Soap

Advertisement, Sapolio Washing-Up Soap
Advertisement for Sapolio Washing-Up Soap, for cleaning all the utensils. circa 1935

Background imageSink Collection: St Peter walks on the sea towards Jesus

St Peter walks on the sea towards Jesus - Matthew 14. circa 1688

Background imageSink Collection: Shipwreck of St Paul

Shipwreck of St Paul - Acts 28. circa 1688

Background imageSink Collection: Gibbs Happy Families - Miss Pipe

Gibbs Happy Families - Miss Pipe the Plumbers daughter. 20th century

Background imageSink Collection: The Pacific War. Battle of Iquique. The Chilean corvette Es

The Pacific War. Battle of Iquique. The Chilean corvette Esmeralda is sunk by the Peruvian ironclad Huascar on May 21, 1879. Colored engraving

Background imageSink Collection: Bathroom Water Heater

Bathroom Water Heater
A new gas heater that provides instant hot water to bath and handbasin. A hot bath in approximately five minutes in summer or slightly longer during winter months - wow! Date: 1960s

Background imageSink Collection: Washing Hands with Soap

Washing Hands with Soap
A stylish woman washes her dainty hands with lovely soap in her bathroom sink. Date: 1940s

Background imageSink Collection: Peeling Potatoes 1940S

Peeling Potatoes 1940S
A housewife with painted red fingernails peels potatoes into an enamel bowl in the kitchen sink. Date: 1940s (re-enactment)

Background imageSink Collection: Armitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware - Armitage Green Basin

Armitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware - Armitage Green Basin
Armitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware - Armitage Green Wash Basin (sink). Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSink Collection: The Senlac Marble Lavatory (Wash Basin) Suite

The Senlac Marble Lavatory (Wash Basin) Suite in Dove Tigrato, Veneto Crocicohio or Cippolino Versilla. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSink Collection: Standard Sanitary Appliances suite in Claire de Lune Blue

Standard Sanitary Appliances suite in Claire de Lune Blue. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSink Collection: The Classic Marble Lavatory (Wash Basin) Suite

The Classic Marble Lavatory (Wash Basin) Suite
The Classic Marble Lavatory (Wash Basin / sink) Suite in Breche Violetta Rose Aurore Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSink Collection: Vitromant Coloured Shelf Lavatory (Wash Basin / sink)

Vitromant Coloured Shelf Lavatory (Wash Basin / sink) - from the Vitromant Sanitaryware range - from a catalogue for Nicholls and Clarke Ltd. London

Background imageSink Collection: Armitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware -Dove Grey Basin

Armitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware -Dove Grey Basin
Armitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware - Dove Grey Wash Basin (sink). Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSink Collection: Armitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware - Mottled Amber Basin

Armitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware - Mottled Amber Basin
Armitage Coloured (Mottle) Ware - Mottled Amber Wash Basin (sink). Date: circa 1920s

Background imageSink Collection: Cartoon, Ordinance, WW1

Cartoon, Ordinance, WW1
Cartoon, Ordinance. A soldier doing a stack of washing up says his wife is working in a munitions factory making shells. Their roles appear to have reversed! Date: 1915

Background imageSink Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, dog being given a bath

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, dog being given a bath
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- Tatters, a wire-haired fox terrier, being given a bath in the scullery sink, an operation which he hated. Date: 1927

Background imageSink Collection: Tinting everything to match with Dy-o-la Dyes

Tinting everything to match with Dy-o-la Dyes
Tinting Everything to Match with Dy-o-la Dyes - a housewife dyeing clothes in her bathroom sink from a Brochure: Tinting, Dyeing and Practical Art Craft with Dy-o-la Dyes. Date: 1926




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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. ๐Ÿšขโš“๏ธ๐Ÿงบ 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 โ€“ perhaps revealing hidden stories within frames. Ladies in a kitchen.