Housewife Collection

English Rose kitchen advert, woman with desserts
Advertisement for English Rose Kitchen Equipment featuring a young housewife with a tea trolley and a selection of desserts, cakes and tea. Date: 1952

A glamorous female model with her trusty Goblin Teasmade
A stylish female model wakes up fresh-faced and ready now to face the day thanks to a few sips from a hearty brew prepared by her faithful bedside Goblin Teasmade. How Delicious! Date: 1960s

Cover for Brochure advertising Triplex Grates / Ranges
A cook proudly produces a loaf - another successful piece of cooking using her Triplex Garte / Range. Date: circa 1927

Berthe Morisot (1841-1895). Peasant girl hanging clothes to
Berthe Morisot (1841-1895). French painter. Impressionism. Peasant girl hanging clothes to dry (1881). Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhgen. Denmark

Advertisement for the Western Electric vacuum cleaner with a women patiently cleaning the carpet around her snoozing husband. Lets hope that cigarette falls into his lap and wakes him up. Date: c.1924

1930s woman cooking in her kitchen
A woman stands at a kitchen pantry or dresser trying out new recipes. Attached to the work service is a hand operated meat mincer. Date: c.1930

Advert for English Rose kitchens 1952
Young housewife cooking in her new English Rose fitted kitchen. Comes with a cause of softglow worktop colours, scarlet red, steel blue and amulet green. Date: 1952

Brochure advertising Triplex Grates / Ranges
A cook proudly produces a loaf - another successful piece of cooking using her Triplex Garte / Range. Home made with Triplex! Date: circa 1920s

CHIMNEY SWEEP, 1890. American advertisement for Pears Soap, 1890

Liverpool housewives seen here gossiping in the street. Women holding parcel June 1962

A Woman Vacuuming
New York, New York: 1929. Marie Bard, 22, who is the model for the 1930 Red Cross poster and US postage stamp illustrated by artist Lawrence Wilbur

Humber, Hillman and Sunbeam Rootes Motors Limited brochure
Front cover of a Humber, Hillman and Sunbeam Rootes Motors Limited brochure - " A Better Buy - because they re better built" 1960

Discreet Bread Bin
A curtain hung across a disused kitchen range is a discreet way to store your bread in its bread bin. Date: 1930s

Client - W M Hollins - Girl in Striped blouse biting apple
Client - W M Hollins - possibly for Housewife or Dairymaid magazines - shoot on August16, 1943. Date: 1943

Design: Mrs. Holle, 1943. Creator: Anny Dollschein
Design: Mrs. Holle, 1943

The Rolls Rapide Twin Tub washing machine - look what you get! A bargain at 39 guineas! Date: 1961

Mc Vities cookies Antique advertising 1930

Portrait of the Mother, Brother and Sister of the Artist, 1853 (oil on canvas)
XIR81888 Portrait of the Mother, Brother and Sister of the Artist, 1853 (oil on canvas) by Bonnat, Leon Joseph Florentin (1833-1922); Musee Bonnat, Bayonne, France; (add.info.: Portrait of Mother)

Woman searching in a closet. Painting by Felix Vallotton (1865-1925) Ec. Follow
JLJ4687153 Woman searching in a closet. Painting by Felix Vallotton (1865-1925) Ec. Follow. 20th century. Private collection

A naked mother washing her child in Japan near a basin filled with water
JLJ4564682 A naked mother washing her child in Japan near a basin filled with water. Prints by Haronobu Suzuki (1725 -1770). 1766-1768. Dim. 0, 27x0, 201 m

Newcastle women washing their clothes at Snow Street Wash House, Newcastle. 16th November 1970

Tattooed housewives of Coventry. Mona O Brien shows the scar on her face where she has had an anchor tattoo removed. 12th March 1964

Tattooed housewives of Coventry. Mrs Dorothy Randall (left) and Mrs Christina O Brien show off their body art. 12th March 1964

Mrs Williams, who has moved to a house further away from her mother, in Liverpool. The journey to visit family now involves a train journey. 16th August 1968

A housewife stoning the steps in Nelson Street, Manchester. 1st December 1961

Houses in Stockley Park affected by flies on rubbish brought from London and tipped into the disused clay pits. Londoners would load barges on the canal and come to tip the industrial

Scenes in Wattstown, South Wales. Located in the Rhondda Valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, ceremonial county Mid Glamorgan, Wales

Interior view of a Liverpool terraced house showing a woman scrubbing her hands in the basin, Merseyside, 1962

Woman at home knitting. Circa 1955 A119-003

Mrs Ada Jameson and her daughter Jean, pictured standing outside the steps of their condemned home on Ellison Street in Liverpool, after receiving visit from Housing Minister, Dr Charles Hill

Model Nicki Howarth poses in the kitchen, holding a broom and smoking a cigarette. 27th September 1972

Woman seen in the kitchen drying a frying pan. Circa February 1952

Any day is washday for the housewives of Talworth, Surrey, thanks to the ten automatic machines in this new shop. Here is Miss Doreen Borcham who runs the new sevice, receiving a customers laundry

Mrs Susan Davies seen here loading up here hostress trolly before serving afternoon tea. Mrs Davies is seen here in kitchen full of labour saving gadets. 14th September 1952

Wilfred Pickles seen here under the thumb. January 1947

An old woman cleaning the toilet. November 1969 Z10818-001

An old woman cleaning the toilet. November 1969 Z10818

Woman Looking Through a Magnifying Glass

Tired Housewife
A housewife in an apron comes down with a headache whilst at work in the kitchen, circa 1955. (Photo by George Marks/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Dip in the morning and Dip at Night. A housewife seems to be gaining a lot more personal pleasure from her morning soak than her evening with her soak who is not performing to quite her

GAMBIA 10
Africa / Gambia / Western Gambia/ Tanji / Tanji Village African woman is smiling and looking at the lens while cooking a Gambian traditional food at the kitchen which is outside of the house

Hamax disinfectant, marketing shot, 1963. Artist: Michael Walters
Hamax disinfectant, marketing shot, 1963. Hamax cleaning products operated from their South Yorkshire base in Mexborough for many years, producing products such as bleaches and disinfectants

The Little Street, c1658. Artist: Jan Vermeer
The Little Street, c1658. From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Woman at a kitchen sink, probably 1930s

Woman Baking - Illustration of a housewife taking a pie from the oven. Date: 1928

Basketful of Washing - Illustration of a young housewife carrying a heavy basketful of washing to put out on the line. Artist: Anon. Date: 1929

Painting & Decorating - Illustration of a smartly dressed housewife mixing paint for application onto the kitchen dresser. Artist: Anon. Date: 1931

Painting Linoleum - Smartly dressed housewife applying a protective coating onto a linoleum-covered kitchen floor while her children look on. Date: 1923

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"Embracing the Art of Homemaking: Celebrating the Housewife Through Time" Step into a world where elegance and efficiency meet, as we take you on a journey through the captivating history of housewives. From the early 19th century to the mid-20th century, these remarkable women have been at the heart of every home, creating warm and inviting spaces for their families. In our brochure advertising Triplex Grates/Ranges, witness how these innovative kitchen appliances revolutionized cooking methods. Picture yourself in an English Rose kitchen advert, where a woman proudly presents her delectable desserts with love and care. And who could forget the glamorous female model with her trusty Goblin Teasmade by her side – an iconic symbol of convenience and sophistication. Travel back in time with us to witness a patient woman meticulously cleaning using Western Electric vacuum cleaner – showcasing not only her dedication but also highlighting advancements in household technology during that era. In another scene from the 1930s, immerse yourself in nostalgia as you observe a woman passionately preparing meals for her loved ones in her cozy kitchen. Fast forward to 1952 when English Rose kitchens took center stage once again – this time capturing hearts with their timeless beauty and functionality. Meanwhile, Liverpool housewives gather on bustling streets exchanging stories while holding parcels filled with life's little pleasures. As we delve further into history, explore brochures from Humber, Hillman, and Sunbeam Rootes Motors Limited - reminding us that even outside their homes; housewives played vital roles within society. Witnessing them embrace new technologies like vacuum cleaners or discreet bread bins reveals their unwavering commitment to maintaining order amidst chaos. Through it all shines one constant theme - resilience coupled with grace. These women may have been labeled as "housewives, " but they were so much more than just homemakers; they were pillars of strength within their communities.