Bucket Collection (page 2)

Women Window Cleaners
A group of newly trained Georginas set off for their first job, carrying their ladders and buckets. Date: 1940s

Ritemp Washing Machine
A housewife prepares to drain her English Electric Ritemp washing machine, simply and rapidly, into bucket or drain, according to the instruction book

Comfort to the Corns, pub. 1800 (hand coloured engraving)
3051740 Comfort to the Corns, pub. 1800 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Dutch Girl (oil on canvas)
712233 A Dutch Girl (oil on canvas) by Hitchcock, George (1850-1913); 89x61 cm; Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Otsu, Soii Chaya, ca. 1834. ca. 1834. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Otsu, Soii Chaya, ca. 1834

Shire horse and foal, Trewey Farm, Zennor, Cornwall
Shire horse Bluebell with her week-old foal at Trewey Farm, Zennor, Cornwall

LEATHER MANUFACTURE, c1918. Workers scraping hides at the Alexander Brothers Leather Company plant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photographed c1918

English Village Well
A mother and child fetch a pail of water from the well in the village of Old Basing, Hampshire. England. Date: 1930s

Opening of the Anglesey Hunt
An opening custom of the Anglesey Hunt, whereby hot coppers or small change (heated in a bucket by the fire) are thrown from the balcony of the Bulkeley Arms Hotel following the hunt ball

Scrubing Doorstep / 1920S
A Charwoman, who goes to work in her motorcycle and side car, kneels whilst scrubbing the steps of no. 47

Shelling Mussels / 1906
Shelling mussels, Cromasty, Scotland Date: 1906

Girl and goose on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Frontispiece illustration, Peter, the fox terrier. Date: 1912

Off to the Sea by Muriel Dawson -- a little child ready for the summer holidays. Date: 1940

Children Run on Sand
Two children and their dog scamper across the sand, carrying their spade and bucket. Date: 1913

Fire. Conceptual image of a fire inside a container normally used by fire services to hold water to extinguish fires. This could represent recent controversies surrounding the funding of the fire

Pig. Large white cross piglet in bucket with bubbles
JD-19918 Pig. Large white cross piglet in bucket with bubbles John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

PIG. Berkshire piglet in bucket
JD-21646 PIG. Berkshire piglet in bucket John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Pembrokeshire fisherman and family
A Pembrokeshire fisherman and his family outside their cottage. The woman on the left is washing clothes in a wooden bucket

Cleaning Day, by Ethel Parkinson. A little Dutch girl wields a mop, while a little boy kneels down and scrubs the floor

Elephant Washing Aldin
An elephant washing itself with water from a bucket

Beach Dress
A perfect outfit for the seaside: sleeveless dress with fitted bodice, bow detail, 3/4 length skirt with contrasting fringing, strappy sandals, straw hat & bucket bag

Piglets. 2 week old Kune Kune piglet in bucket
JD-19959 Piglets. 2 week old Kune Kune piglet in bucket John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Fifteen brightly coloured buckets, mainly yellow and blue, for sale, Skegness, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Woman Feeds Chickens
An older woman in a long dress and wide-brimmed hat throws handfuls of chicken feed on to the ground for the chickens to peck at and scratch in the straw

Couple / Pink Champagne
Passion and pink champagne: a heady mixture

Children on Beach 1 of 4
Four children on the beach, wanting to make friends but feeling a bit shy

Excavator digging stone on hillside, England, november

Christmas card in the shape of a boy in a sailor suit with bucket and spade. Date: circa 1890s

A miner washes gold at Makala gold mine camp near the town of Mongbwalu in Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, April 7, 2018. Picture taken April 7, 2018. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Young girl with a bucket on her head, Amacayon Indian Village, Amazon river, Puerto Narino, Colombia

The Rear Courtyard of Charlottenborg Palace, 1828 (oil on canvas)
8724031 The Rear Courtyard of Charlottenborg Palace, 1828 (oil on canvas) by Sodring, Frederik Hansen (1809-62); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; (add.info.: By F. Sodring).

Near Yokohama, Japan, 1870 (watercolour)
7341539 Near Yokohama, Japan, 1870 (watercolour) by Butt, James Henry (fl.1868); 17.2x12.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Lt)

A cottager 'dipping' for water
5310299 A cottager 'dipping' for water; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting a cottager 'dipping' for water in a stream. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a water carrier from Mexico City, 19th century
5311188 An engraving depicting a water carrier from Mexico City, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1835); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a woman collecting buckets of water from a well, Hungary, 19th century
5311185 An engraving depicting a woman collecting buckets of water from a well, Hungary, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1970); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Woman washing clothes while a child observes
3570820 Woman washing clothes while a child observes by Michetti, Francesco Paolo (1851-1929); (add.info.: Woman washing clothes while a child observes Photographer: Michetti)

Farmer at work with a sieve; behind him a few women and children
3560728 Farmer at work with a sieve; behind him a few women and children. by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Italy 1890 - 1900 ca)

Drawing water from a river at sunrise at Easter in Brandenburg, Germany (chromolitho)
8664035 Drawing water from a river at sunrise at Easter in Brandenburg, Germany (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

I for Italian (chromolitho)
8677323 I for Italian (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: I for Italian. Woman in traditional Italian costume drawing water from a well)

Postcard, N & B: In the Cantonation: Coffee Preparation - War of 14 -18, Photography, Canteen Rolling Soup, Cafe
ICA4837432 Postcard, N & B: In the Cantonation: Coffee Preparation - War of 14 -18, Photography, Canteen Rolling Soup, Cafe, Cantonation - Soldiers; (add.info.: Postcard)

Illustration of Stop (1825-1899) in Le Charivari, 1872-11-11 - Prevision of parliamentary storms - Chamber of Deputes
ICA4871842 Illustration of Stop (1825-1899) in Le Charivari, 1872-11-11 - Prevision of parliamentary storms - Chamber of Deputes Hemicycle, Lightning, Thunderstorm

Group of children dancing and kissing in a garden in front of their toys. Engraving by Le Natur (detail)
PCT4280619 Group of children dancing and kissing in a garden in front of their toys. Engraving by Le Natur (detail) in the book " Chansons et rounds enfantines" Garnier 19th century.;

Tartar (Tatar) girl of the Crimea with water jug and basket, 19th century
FLO4656417 Tartar (Tatar) girl of the Crimea with water jug and basket, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical

Young girl from Nuremberg wearing jugs and a betail driver, 16th century - Maiden from Nuremberg carrying pails
NWI4956704 Young girl from Nuremberg wearing jugs and a betail driver, 16th century - Maiden from Nuremberg carrying pails

"Street life in London": street advertising, 1877 (print on double-weight paper)
3570749 "Street life in London": street advertising, 1877 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson, John;Sampson Low, Marston)

"Street life in London": sufferers from the floods
3570746 "Street life in London": sufferers from the floods; (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1877 Photographer: Thomson, John;Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington); Alinari Archives

Young girl from the Canton of Unterwalden, Switzerland, 1825. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from
FLO4686726 Young girl from the Canton of Unterwalden, Switzerland, 1825. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers' " Modes et Costumes Etrangers Anciens et

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"Buckets: A Journey Through Time and Perspectives" Step into the past with us as we explore the significance of buckets throughout history. From an 1866 cartoon titled "Deaths Dispensary, " highlighting water pollution as a source of disease, to a milkmaid in Cornwall during the early 1900s diligently carrying her bucket, these humble vessels have played various roles. In another depiction from 1866, a poignant "Pollution Cartoon" reminds us of the consequences that polluted water can have on public health. Fast forward to the roaring twenties, where a flapper girl sits elegantly at a cocktail bar, perhaps sipping from her own stylish bucket-shaped glassware. But buckets were not only used for personal needs; they served practical purposes too. The "Keep a Pig" poster encourages households to use buckets for feeding livestock while promoting self-sufficiency. Meanwhile, Lyme Regis Promenade witnessed countless beachgoers carrying their trusty sandcastle-building companions - colorful plastic buckets. Across continents and cultures, buckets found their place in daily life. In Japan's bathhouses depicted by artist Yoshiiku, quarrels broke out amidst steam-filled rooms where women clutched their precious bathing utensils tightly. And who could forget the demolition excavator tearing down structures with its mighty metal bucket? Market Jew Street in Penzance during the 1920s showcased bustling scenes where vendors relied on sturdy buckets to display and sell their goods. Even young Uyghur girls in Kashgar carried small pails filled with treasures collected along Xinjiang's vibrant streets. Beyond utility, some advertisements highlighted unexpected uses for these versatile containers. An advertisement for Morses distemper featured a decorator lying flat while painting walls – his trusted companion being none other than his trusty paint bucket. From ancient times to modern days, one thing remains constant: butter making. Whether it was churning cream or collecting fresh milk straight from cows, buckets played an essential role in this timeless culinary tradition.