Historic Home Equipment

Illustrations of vintage home appliances and plumbing fixtures from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, showcasing historical innovation in domestic equipment.

'Talkies' a self-contained cinema, gramophone and radio-set for household use, mechanism of synchrophone.  1931
'Talkies' a self-contained cinema, gramophone and radio-set for household use, mechanism of synchrophone. 1931
 The language of eyes:  cunning, faithful, constant,  amiable, fascinating,  changeful.      Date: early 20th centuryOld metal 1950s agricultural advertising sign at the Beamish Open Air Museum in Northumberland in northeast England.'Manfield & Sons, unlimited choice'.  Everything the soldier needs is at Manfield's.  The choice is practically unlimited, but th name is also known to stand fro individual character and quality in each pair, and guarantees the same to every purchaser.     Date: 1916Life, out every Tuesday, for sale here , Cupids, Knocking, PeriodicalsQuadrille shiny The mascot for piano.Matchbox labels, from the Swedish industrial and trading museum.Udevalla - Örebro. (The Viking Ship).Vignet with a crown in an ornamented picture frame. .'10/- will buy this camera for your son.  Six bright little pictures from every spool.  Loads in daylight.  1919Raw Silk Seigiyosha Japan, Silk Labels - JapaneseRush's Buchu & Iron, Rush's Sarsaparilla and iron. , Flowers, Sarsaparilla, 19th Century American Trade CardsAdvertisement for Motorluxe travel rugs, specifically their Coronation themed styles featuring authentic shades of Coronation red and blue carried out in art silk caracul.  In the centre is the Motorluxe Souvenir Motor Rug, a hand-made reproduction of teh Union Flag in Art Silk Plush, 'a masterpiece of pile fabric craftsmanship, backed in any of the many exclusive alpaca fabrics and priced at 3 1/2 guineas.'     Date: 1937Matchbox labels, from the Swedish industrial and trading museum. (Brisker & Shellard's).Stakich Furniture Co., everything for the home , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesMechanical Green Caterpillar, Vintage Toy Box ArtStreet sign for Powell and Market,Hyde and Beach,and Fisherman's WharfIron Cryptorium. ca. 1928, GALION CRYPTORIUM. THE UNDER-GROUND MAUSOLEUM. GENUINE GALION ARMCO IRON CRYPTORIUM. A better, more attractive air-sealed Vault - electrically welded - artistically decorated. Unconditionally Guaranteed. THE GALION METALLIC VAULT CO., GALION, OHIO. German trading stamp, "Hahn Maccaroni, Knorr"Merry Xmas, 1941. Stirrup-Cup Castle. Oakdale, N. Y. , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United StatesFactory mark for cement bags. Maltesholm's cement share company. Prime Portland cement.Samson's Cold Cream, Medical - DermatolgyLion Brand Coloured Matches, The Big Cats - Lions, Tigers, Leopards etc.