Cutting Collection

Rude Gargoyle
Gargoyle on a medieval seminary (now a girls school) at Tours, France : masons often amused themselves by cutting such subjects on respectable buildings

Wedding of Dan Everard and Dollis Brook
Scene at the wedding reception of Dan Everard and Dollis Brook, performers in the Pelissier Follies. The wedding took place at Finchley Parish Church, north London

Alexander & Gordian Knot
ALEXANDER THE GREAT When in Gordium, Phrygia in 333 BC, Alexander cuts the Gordian knot with his sword, bluntly solving the puzzle

The Last Broad Gauge Locomotive, May 1892
The last broad gauge locomotive to leave Paddingon can be seen here passing through Sonning Cutting

Dressmakers workshop
Staff in the workroom of a dressmaker or outfitter. Clothes in various stages of completion are on dummies. The employees (all female apart from a solitary man with a tape measure around his neck)

Horse-drawn harvester
Two shire horses pull a farmer sitting asride an basic harvesting machine. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

A Scottish trench-barbers hair-dressing establishment
A Scottish army barber is shown cutting another soldiers hair, August 1916

Christmas at the Front: Soldiers chopping down a tree 1914
Two British soldiers at the front line chopping down a small tree for Christmas. Date: 1914

Don Bradman square cuts at Lords, 1930
Photograph of Don Bradman square cutting during the second Test Match between England and Australia, held at Lords Cricket Ground, London, 1930

Cross section of a steam thresher

GWR navvies, Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A group of ten Great Western Railway navvies working on the Treffgarne railway at Nant Y Coy, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Four-horse Ploughing team at work - South Downs, East Sussex
Sons of the soil - A four-horse Ploughing team at work in on the South Downs - East Sussex. Date: circa 1920s

The Plum Pudding in Danger, 1805 (coloured engraving) (see also 152999)
XIR158226 The Plum Pudding in Danger, 1805 (coloured engraving) (see also 152999) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Jamaica - Harvesting the Sugar Cane Crop on a large Estate Date: circa 1910s

Alexander cutting the Gordian Knot oil on canvas. Jean-Simon Berthelemy (1743-1811) French history painter. Legend is, in 333 BC at Gordium, Phrygia, Alexander the Great, unable to untie the knot

LFCDA-LFB Fire Rescue tenders
The 1990s saw a new breed of fire rescue tenders, large and small, introduced into the London Fire Brigade. The heavy rescue unit carried a comprehensive range of cutting and spreading equipment

Metalwork
MODEL RELEASED. Metalwork. Metalworker watching a CNC (computer numerical control) lathe as it machines a metal component. CNC lathes are controlled electronically

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren
Sir Gawain takes up the challenge. As instructed by the Green Knight, he swings the battleaxe and cuts off the Green Knights head. The head falls off and rolls towards the banqueting guests

Yakov Sverdlov
YAKOV SVERDLOV Russian revolutionary, virtual creator of the new Soviet state : very active 1917-1919, but died of illness, cutting short an eminent career

Roade Cutting, Roade, Northamptonshire. Date: 1839

Advert / Steedman Powders
Steedmans Soothing Powders for children cutting teeth

Boy / Hairdressers 1930S
A seat inside a model toy car ensures a boys co-operation at the hairdressers Date: 1930s

Gipsy Wedding
A gipsy wedding at Baildon, Yorkshire. The King of the Gipsies in England, Petulengro performs the ceremony, cutting the hands so the blood of both can unite

Turf Cutting, Co. Fermanagh - a view of six men working at a turf face in a bog, one is using a turf barrow. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Fermanagh). Date: circa early 1900s

Tarot Card 13 - La Mort (Death)

The bottom sawyer in a saw pit cutting a timber log into pla
The bottom sawyer in a saw pit cuts a timber log into planks. He is showered by sawdust Date: 1989

Cutting the Turf in a Co. Derry Peat Bog - a view of a group of workers cutting turf from a face. There are two turf barrows being used. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim)

16th century haircut at a barber shop
Gentleman at the barbers gets a haircut, while a chap in the background has his hair washed. 16th century

horse-powered threshing machine
Illustration of a horse-powered threshing machine

Shetland Islands - Cutting a peat bank
A Crofter cutting a peat bank on The Shetland Islands, Scotland. Date: circa 1920s

Barber-surgeons, satirical artwork
Barber-surgeons. Satirical artwork depicting barber-surgeons and their patients as monkeys. At bottom, the barber role is being performed, while at top the surgical and medical roles are shown

The Deep Cutting, Stalybridge (Mottram), Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England. Date: 1910s

Dolcoath Mine, Camborne, Cornwall. 26th October 1895
Cutting the first sod for the Williams Shaft, also known as New Shaft. Mine workings and All Saints Church, Tuckingmill, can be seen in the background

Cutting Bananas down from their tree - Costa Rica
Cutting large bunches of Bananas down from their tree - Costa Rica Date: circa 1910s

LFCDA-LFB Heavy fire Rescue tenders
The 1990s saw a new breed of fire rescue tenders, large and small, introduced into the London Fire Brigade. The heavy rescue unit carried a comprehensive range of cutting and spreading equipment

LFCDA-LFB Fire Rescue tenders
The 1990s saw a new breed of fire rescue tenders, large and small, introduced into the London Fire Brigade. The heavy rescue unit carried a comprehensive range of cutting and spreading equipment

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, 1880. Farmer Garfield Cutting a Swath to the White House. James Garfield as the 1880 Republican Party candidate for President on a lithograph poster by Currier & Ives, 1880

Peat cutting with blocks drying Isle of Skye, Scotland
MAB-20 Peat cutting with blocks / briquettes drying Isle of Skye, Scotland Extracting fuel fossil seam. Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Matchmakers
Girls cutting and packing at Bryant and Mays match factory

A worker at the Mansfield shoe factory in Northampton, cutting out a leather shoe upper. 26th April 1956

Granite Quarry, New Hampshire, USA - Chanelling Date: circa 1909

Dearne District Light Railway, Wath upon Dearne, Yorkshire
Dearne District Light Railway, Wath upon Dearne, near Goldthorpe/Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England. Showing Car No. 8 in Wath Cutting Date: 1933

Flying Gandharva on Fa'ade of Kailasa Temple
Flying Gandharvas on fa'ade Kailasa Temple at Ellora Caves, Maharashtra (India). Ellora is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of india

Peat cutting, Connemara, County Galway, Republic of Ireland, Europe

The Wirral Railway, Cheshire, First Turf cut by Mr Gladstone, 21 October (engraving)
1603669 The Wirral Railway, Cheshire, First Turf cut by Mr Gladstone, 21 October (engraving) by Holland Tringham, Joseph (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wirral Railway, Cheshire)

Cutting Turf near Oughterard, Connemara, County Galway, Republic of Ireland

Advert for Universal hair extensions 1915
Using human hair extensions to change your hairstyle, in a range of colours. 1915

Hand holding tile in tile cutter

Japan, Imperial Mint, Osaka - Rolling Mills, Cutting Presses
Japan - The Imperial Mint at Osaka - Rolling Mills, and the Cutting-out Presses. Date: circa 1910s

Thessaloniki - Orthodox Priest and Nougat seller in a street scene also featuring a red cross nurse. Date: circa 1916

A barbers shop
A barber tends to his clients hair in a sixteenth-century barber shop. 16th Century

Saint Martin cutting his cloak. Middle 15th century. Aragonese school. Gothic art. Tempera on wood. SPAIN. Barcelona. National Art Museum of Catalonia

Wig Shop - Middle Temple, London
E Albins Wigmaker and Hair Cutters Shop, selling wigs to the members of the Legal Profession, based in the vicinity of the Middle Temple, London. Date: 1857

The Not Forgotten Royal Tea Party, 1937
Cutting the cake for wounded soldiers at Buckingham Palace: Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth attend the Not Forgotten Tea Party at the Royal Riding School at Buckingham Palace

Hejaz Railway, people on line at Amman, Jordan
View of the Hejaz (Hedjaz) Railway (part of the Ottoman railway network, linking Damascus and Medina), with people on the line at Amman, Jordan. Date: early 20th century

Cartoon - WWI - Haircut
A cartoon making light of the perils of life on the front line and the frequent need for surgical intervention to operate on soldiers

Portland Prison, Dorset - Stone cutting using a huge circular saw Date: 1912

Treating foot corns, satirical artwork

GWR construction work at Pontlliw, South Wales
Construction work taking place on the Great Western Railway near the village of Pontlliw, near Swansea, Glamorgan, South Wales

Tunnel construction, Great Western Railway, South Wales
Tunnel construction taking place on the Great Western Railway, somewhere in South Wales

Harvest workers, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Harvest workers in a field above the town of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Poster depicting people cutting bananas in Jamaica
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting people cutting bananas in Jamaica

Reaping sugar canes in the West Indies
Poster for the Empire Marketing Board, depicting the reaping of sugar cane in the West Indies

Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Khyber Railway Tunnel
The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location

Diamond Cutting
A true Representation of the Diamond Cutters Wheel or Mill

Hissarlik (Troy) Digging
A clear example of the excavation style of Heinrich Schliemann at Hissarlik, cutting through later occupation levels, actually missing Homerian deposits!

Desclieux / Coffee Plant
Captain Gabriel Mathieu Desclieux, a French Navy Officer, uses his water ration to save a single coffee plant which instigated the entire Martinique Coffee Industry

Draycott, Cotswold vllage, Oldborough Farm, men and scythes
Draycott, Cotswold village, Oldborough Farm, five men in field with scythes. Date: circa 1920

Railway cutting works, discovery of fossilised trees
Railway cutting works on the Manchester to Bolton line, discovery of fossilised trees. Date: 1840s

A View of the Highgate Archway, 1821, engraved by John Hill (1770-1850) (aquatint)
GHL6201 A View of the Highgate Archway, 1821, engraved by John Hill (1770-1850) (aquatint) by Pugin, Augustus Charles (1762-1832) (after); London Metropolitan Archives

A Stone Quarry, 1833 (colour litho)
STC169232 A Stone Quarry, 1833 (colour litho) by Kretzschmer, H. (fl.1883) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German, out of copyright

June - the palace and the Sainte-Chapelle, 15th century, (1939). Creators: Hermann Limbourg
June - the palace and the Sainte-Chapelle, 15th century, (1939). Juin - Le Palais Et La Sainte-Chapelle. Barefoot peasants hay-making in the fields: men wield scythes as they cut the grass

British Countryside - Cutting Chestnuts
British Countryside - A Woodman cutting Chestnuts at Midhurst, Sussex - from which barrel hoops, fencing and bean sticks are made. Date: 1938

Chinese paper cuts, or Jianzhi, a folk art dating back many centuries. Seen here is a colourful landscape with trees, mountains, a temple, and a bridge across a river. Date: late 19th century

Construction of a Railway Line, 1841. Digging a cutting on the Great Western Railway. Broad gauge line by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) appointed engineer to the GWR in 1833

Cabinet Makers in Shoreditch
A man guides a piece of wood through a large saw at a cabinet makers in Shoreditch, London. 1940s

Sussex Smugglers / C18Th
SUSSEX SMUGGLERS Daniel Cater chained in the Turff House at Old Mill s. John Cobby is kicking him and Benjamin Tapner is cutting him across the eyes and nose while he is saying the Lords Prayer

Re-Cutting the Koh-I-Noor Diamond
The Duke of Wellington cuts the first facet during the re-cutting of the Koh-i-Noor diamond. It had been exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851, but was discovered to be not quite perfect

England, Lincolnshire, Walcot. Combine harvester harvesting wheat

Navvies at Work
Navvies at work in a railway cutting

The Dog Groomers, 1820 (colour litho)
XIR205745 The Dog Groomers, 1820 (colour litho) by Chalon, John James (1778-1854); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; English, out of copyright

Tree surgery. Tree surgeon using a chain saw to trim the branches of a tree

Oxy-acetylene welding
MODEL RELEASED. Oxy-acetylene welding. Worker in heavy heat-resistant protective clothing holding oxy-acetylene welding equipment

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"Cutting: From Rude Gargoyles to Metalwork Masterpieces" Step into the world of cutting, where artistry and craftsmanship intertwine with innovation and history. Explore a diverse range experiences that have shaped our past and continue to inspire us today. Witness the captivating scene of "The Plum Pudding in Danger, " an 1805 coloured engraving showcasing the delicate precision required for culinary perfection. Marvel at the horse-drawn harvester, a testament to human ingenuity as it effortlessly slices through fields of golden grain. Unravel the enigma behind Alexander's legendary feat - his conquest over the Gordian Knot. Discover how this audacious act forever changed perceptions about problem-solving and cutting through life's challenges. Travel back in time to witness "The Last Broad Gauge Locomotive" chugging along its final journey in May 1892, symbolizing progress as narrow gauges took over. Observe GWR navvies in Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire, South Wales meticulously carving out railway tracks that connected communities. Enter a dressmaker's workshop where skilled hands expertly cut fabrics into elegant garments that grace runways worldwide. Immerse yourself in A Scottish trench-barber's hairdressing establishment, where precise cuts transformed soldiers' appearances amidst war-torn landscapes. Experience sporting greatness as Don Bradman executes square cuts at Lords during his iconic innings in 1930 – a display of mastery over bat and ball that left spectators awestruck. Delve into industrial marvels with a cross-section view of a steam thresher; witness gears turning and blades slicing through crops with unmatched efficiency. Feel the warmth of camaraderie during Christmas at the Front: Soldiers chopping down trees amidst trenches in 1914 – finding solace even amid conflict by creating moments reminiscent of home. Finally, explore metalwork creations born from fiery forges.