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Pictures from Old English Country Cottages, edited by Charles Holme [1848-1923], London Paris and New York, 1906

There is a (black and white) copy of this book on archive.org.

This book (and all that it contains) is out of copyright, because it was published jointly in the US and UK before 1923.

Title: Old English Country Cottages

Author: Holme, Charles

Date: 1906

Total items: 35

Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.

Some sample images

[picture: Endpiece: well-pump with horse-trough]

Endpiece: well-pump with horse-trough

A woodcut showing a stone trough for drinking-water for animals such as horses, sheep, cattle. The iron pump is fastened to an upright wooden post. [more...]

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[picture: Well Bucket Ornament, Coloured]

Well Bucket Ornament, Coloured

A coloured version of the well-bucket typographic ornament that I made as an example. [more...]

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[picture: Suckley, Worcestershire.]

Suckley, Worcestershire.

From a water-colour drawing by E. A. Chadwick. [more...]

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[picture: Restoration of Old Cottage at Steep Petersfield]

Restoration of Old Cottage at Steep Petersfield

STEEP, HAMPSHIRE. From a water-colour drawing by Walter Tyndale. [more...]

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[picture: Antique Meat Jack]

Antique Meat Jack

A meat jack was a device used for hanging meat in front of a fire to roast. The meat had to be turned frequently so that it cooked evenly; a meat jack was a device for doing that. Some were clockwork; I suspect this one had chains hanging over the toothed discs near the wall, with pendulum weights rather like a grandfather clocks, and you turned the [...] [more...]

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Pictures from Old English Country Cottages, edited by Charles Holme [1848-1923], London Paris and New York, 1906

There is a (black and white) copy of this book on archive.org.

This book (and all that it contains) is out of copyright, because it was published jointly in the US and UK before 1923.


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