Coals Collection

Housemaid Carries Coals
The housemaid brings up a scuttle full of coal

The Pitman: from George Walker The Costume of Yorkshire, Leeds, 1814. The steam locomotive
The Pitman: from George Walker The Costume of Yorkshire, Leeds, 1814

Silhouette, Sending Coals to Newcastle
Sending Coals to Newcastle -- silhouette showing a mining landscape and three men carrying sacks of coal up a slope

Colliery Lasses (colour photo)
3103953 Colliery Lasses (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colliery Lasses)

Pyne - Coal Heavers
COAL HEAVERS An essential trade when almost every house is heated with coal, the heaver shovels coals into sacks for delivery door to door

Interior of Italian Kitchen. Cooks preparing a feast. Facsimile of a woodcut from the cookbook of Cristoforo di Messisbugo, Banchetti compositioni di Vivende, published in Ferrara, 1549

The Fireball
Cicek Kiral

1969 1960s 60s Sixties Electric Man Men Electricity
1969, 1960s, 60s, sixties, electric, man, men, electricity, council, appliance, appliances, testing, laboratories, laboratory, leatherhead, surrey, lab, labs, test, experiment, quality, electrical

Bernot wagon, coal transport, coal delivery to the inhabitants
1 person, architectural engineering, black, black-and-white, black-white, building engineering, coals, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn

An Allegory of Winter (oil on canvas)
CH262792 An Allegory of Winter (oil on canvas) by Sweerts, Michael (1618-64); 72.4x58.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, out of copyright

"Ninety-Three", the Fugitives in the Forest of La Saudraie (engraving)
1058430 " Ninety-Three", the Fugitives in the Forest of La Saudraie (engraving) by Fildes, Samuel Luke (1844-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Ninety-Three")

A Lad of Mettle (engraving)
1056830 A Lad of Mettle (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Lad of Mettle)

Interior of "The Great Britain"Steam-Ship (engraving)
1095365 Interior of " The Great Britain" Steam-Ship (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of " The Great Britain" Steam-Ship)

Comic postcard, dissatisfied customer in shop Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, hen laying in coals, WW2 Date: 1940s

An Allegory of Fire (oil)
BAL42391 An Allegory of Fire (oil) by Son, Joris van (1623-67); Johnny van Haeften Gallery, London, UK; Flemish, out of copyright

I am having a devil of a hot time (colour litho)
820187 I am having a devil of a hot time (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I am having a devil of a hot time)

Christmas distribution of coals (engraving)
605428 Christmas distribution of coals (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas distribution of coals)

Allegory of Winter, 1650s (oil on canvas)
SOU80708 Allegory of Winter, 1650s (oil on canvas) by Everdingen, Cesar Boetius van (c.1616/17-78); 91.8x71.2 cm; Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire, UK; eSouthhampton City Art Gallery; Dutch

Humble acts of value, driver who suddenly stops a train by overturning the car
2815426 Humble acts of value, driver who suddenly stops a train by overturning the car

Jane Eyre and the Gipsy (colour litho)
2813179 Jane Eyre and the Gipsy (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jane Eyre and the Gipsy)

Screening Coals (engraving)
2793512 Screening Coals (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Screening Coals. Illustration for The Penny Magazine, 31 March 1835)

Combes and Clemenceau. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2786505 Combes and Clemenceau. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Combes and Clemenceau)

A Dog-Fanciers Strategy (engraving)
1614192 A Dog-Fanciers Strategy (engraving) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dog-Fanciers Strategy)

An avalanche of coal (colour litho)
2778371 An avalanche of coal (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An avalanche of coal)

Massage (colour litho)
3643061 Massage (colour litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Massage. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Earl of Durham (colour litho)
612707 The Earl of Durham (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Earl of Durham, Coals, 24 December 1887, Vanity Fair)

Mouth of Coal Pit (engraving)
2793513 Mouth of Coal Pit (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mouth of Coal Pit. Illustration for The Penny Magazine, 31 March 1835)

"The cellar under the House of Lords
2780866 " The cellar under the House of Lords, which he found full of wood and coals" (engraving) by Pasquier

Coaling Stations in the East (engraving)
1038354 Coaling Stations in the East (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coaling Stations in the East)

Ordeal of fire in ancient Gaul (engraving)
6029373 Ordeal of fire in ancient Gaul (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ordeal of fire in ancient Gaul)

Plan of Bethlem Hospital, Wards, and Gardens (engraving)
1616930 Plan of Bethlem Hospital, Wards, and Gardens (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of Bethlem Hospital, Wards, and Gardens)

Farm Buildings at Liscard, Cheshire (engraving)
1096604 Farm Buildings at Liscard, Cheshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Farm Buildings at Liscard, Cheshire)

Hindu fire walking ceremony (w / c on paper)
908416 Hindu fire walking ceremony (w/c on paper) by Indian School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Indian, out of copyright

The Cats Paw, c. 1824 (oil on panel) (see 488149 for study)
488012 The Cats Paw, c.1824 (oil on panel) (see 488149 for study) by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73); 76.2x68.9 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Greengrocer
LLM462038 Greengrocer by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greengrocer)

The late Floods at Windsor (engraving)
1621449 The late Floods at Windsor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Floods at Windsor)

Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight (detail), 1835 (oil on canvas)
4073442 Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight (detail), 1835 (oil on canvas) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Work at a Coal Mine, I (engraving)
1059871 Work at a Coal Mine, I (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Work at a Coal Mine, I)

Page of Advertisements (engraving)
1107412 Page of Advertisements (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page of Advertisements)

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Eating Out, Majorca, Spain, August 1971. Pigs being roasted on spit

Old-Fashioned Iron Date: 1880

CHINESE BEGGARS / MASOCHIS
Strolling Beggars in China placing burning coals on their heads and using other austerities Date: 1752

Strolling beggars in China with burning coals
Strolling beggars in China laying burning coals on their heads and using other austerities in order to extort alms. Date: 1752

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Mexico, Oaxaca, Large, earthenware pots of food cooking over hot coals

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Food, Meat, Cooking, Sausages being cooked on a barbecue outdoor grill over hot coals

Winter - a Greek or Roman woman warms her hands by a fire
Winter by Henry Ryland - a Greek or Roman woman warms her hands by a fire set in an ornamental metal basin

Blacksmith Shop Restaurant, Whitman, Massachusetts, USA
A chef at work in the Blacksmith Shop Restaurant, Whitman, Massachusetts, USA, specialising in lobsters, steaks, fish and chops broiled over the coals of the old forges. 1941

Engraving depicting an experiment showing how expansion is caused by heat

Nursery Rhymes -- Jack and Jill, Polly Flinders
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- Jack and Jill falling down the hill. Below -- Little Polly Flinders sitting among the cinders. Date: early 20th century

Smoke-free coal burning C017 / 3709
Smoke-free coal burning on a home fire. This is coal which has been treated by low-temperature carbonisation, removing the parts of coal that create smoke

Brahmins walking on hot coals near Madras, India
Near Madras, India, forty Brahmins of the Soivrasta sect demonstrate their piety by walking on hot coals. Date: 1908

Food baking at a Continental Army camp reenactment, Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

Food baking at a Continental Army camp reenactment, Yorktown battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph

How are you Off
How are you off for coals ?

Fanning a Fire
A woman uses a newspaper over an open coal fire to make it draw more quickly and light the coals faster

Class Distinctions / Coal
DIGNITY ATTACKED " I say Guv ner, jest guv us a lift up with these here coals" A rather ridiculously-attired posh gentleman is shocked by a coalboys impish request

Snap Playing Card - Coals, coalman with his delivery cart. circa 1900s

Christmas card, skating rabbits. 20th century

Coals at Christmas
Christmas distribution of coals to the poor by the town. Date: 1850

The Brass Rail restaurant, New York City, USA
The Brass Rail restaurant, 7th Avenue and 49th Street, New York City, USA, showing meat cooking in front of burning coals on an English Roasting Jack. Date: circa 1940

Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight, 1835 (oil on canvas)
XOS746457 Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight, 1835 (oil on canvas) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); 92.3x122.8 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; English

Paul and Mrs. Pipchin, illustration from Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens
XJF393875 Paul and Mrs

A Young Woman Warming her Hands over a Brazier, an Allegory of Winter, c. 1644-8
XOS1121299 A Young Woman Warming her Hands over a Brazier, an Allegory of Winter, c.1644-8 (oil on canvas) by Everdingen, Cesar Boetius van (c.1616/17-78); 97x81u8 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Grilled meat, marinated turkey breast and beef steaks on a grill, hot coals underneath

The blacksmith at work in the Westerham Forge. 1935

Chicken fillets wrapped in parma ham on the barbecue credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Bridgewater Canal, built to carry coals from the Duke of Bridgewaters mines at Worsley into the city of Manchester. Barge crossing the Barton aqueduct over the Irwell

Refining gold: furnaces, 2, 2, and operator, 9. The man near 4 is gradually heating a crucible surrounded by a ring of burning coals: to increase the heat coals were be raked into a smaller circle

Assay laboratory with various forms of furnace including and athanor or Slow Harry, 7, self-stoking furnace for cementation, 9, and barrel-shaped furnace, 3

Exposed Bituminous coal seams in Utah # America

Stock Exchange Notes (1 / 4) - Fall of Coal
An allegory on the The Fall of the Coal Price - Stock Exchange Notes: " Coal Fell Unexpectedly" !! 1903

Twelve proverbial silhouettes given a literal depiction: the fat is in the fire, to have a finger in the pie, sending coals to Newcastle, one sows and another reaps

Thomas Britton - 3
THOMAS BRITTON Coal-dealer, musician, mystic, scientist and bibliophile, depicted as he went about the streets selling small-coals. Date: 1654 - 1714

Mined coal at colliery museum, Rhondda Heritage Park Museum, Trenafod, South Wales, june

Coal fire. Flames and glowing embers in a coal fire

Whitby Parish poor relief voucher for coal
A voucher for a shilling bag of coal, issued as poor relief by the Churchwarden at Whitby, North Yorkshire

Madame Giradelli, The Celebrated Fire-Proof Femal
Undated illustration of Madame Giradelli, " The Celebrated Fire-Proof Female", with one hand in the brazier and foot on a slab of red-hot iron. HPG/8/2/1 (xxv)"

Woman on Rug by Fire
A young woman sits on a leopard skin rug, complete with head, in front of a roaring fire

Ladies by a Fireside
Two young ladies sit in front of an open fire : should they require them, a whole battery of tools are available to poke the coals, shovel the ash or brush the hearth

Selling Small Coals
Selling small coals from a barrow in a winter street

Advertisement for Hill & Poyser, coal merchants, Derby
Advertisement for Hill & Poyser, Coal Merchants and Colliery Agents, Head Office at 45 The Wardwick, Derby, Depot at City Road Wharf, Derby

Bassinoire of C17
A bassinoire (warming pan) : it is filled with hot coals and slipped between the bedsheets to do the same job as the hot water bottle

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"From Housemaid to Coal Heavers: A Journey Through the Coals" In the dimly lit room, a housemaid carries coals, her silhouette casting shadows on the walls. It's a scene reminiscent of an era when coal was king and essential for warmth and daily life. Sending coals to Newcastle may seem like an absurd notion, but it once symbolized surplus in abundance. Pyne's painting captures the laborious work of coal heavers, their muscles straining under heavy loads as they transport this vital resource. The 1960s brought about significant changes with the rise of electricity. Electric men emerged as heroes, connecting homes to power grids and transforming lives. The Electricity Council appliance testing lab in Leatherhead became a hub for innovation and safety standards. Transporting coal had its own history; Bernot wagons were once synonymous with coal delivery in 1880 Paris. This digitally restored reproduction showcases how inhabitants relied on these deliveries during that historic period. Across continents, even today, places like Whitman's Blacksmith Shop Restaurant stand as reminders of our dependence on coal. They serve as nostalgic havens where stories are shared over hearty meals cooked using traditional methods fueled by this black gold. Yet not all tales surrounding they can pleasant ones - "The Strike in South Wales" depicts a time of hardship and scarcity known as the Coal Famine at Merthyr. Engravings such as "A Pennyworth of Coals" capture the struggle faced by many during those challenging times. Amidst winter's harsh embrace, an allegory comes alive on canvas - "An Allegory of Winter. " Here we see how firewood and coals become symbols of survival against nature's icy grip. And finally, within Victor Hugo's novel "Ninety-Three, " fugitives seek refuge amidst the Forest of La Saudraie while carrying precious cargo - a fireball made from burning coals. It represents both warmth and hope in the darkest of times.